Set in the years around 1492, Yiddish for Pirates recounts the compelling story of Moishe, a Bar Mitzvah boy who leaves home to join a ship's crew, where he meets Aaron, the polyglot parrot who becomes his near-constant companion.
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Author:Barwin, GarySummary: -
Author:Bledsoe, AlexSummary:Twenty years ago, a barmaid fell for a young sailor who turned pirate to make his fortune. But what truly became of Black Edward Tew remains a mystery, one that has just fallen into the lap of freelance sword jockey Eddie LaCrosse.
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Author:Cade, ScottySummary:Hunky Alaskan dive master and charter boat captain, Jackson Cameron, is absolutely sure he’s straight until openly gay treasure hunter, Dax Powers, calls him and offers him the adventure of a lifetime: Dax and his sister Donatella have...
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Author:Clive Cussler and Dirk CusslerSummary:When an oil survey team is abducted after a suspicious accident, Dirk Pitt follows leads to Mongolia, where he learns about a megalomaniac's plot to supply oil to China and to undermine global oil markets.
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Author:STEVENSON, Robert LouisSummary:A mysterious map, pirates, and pieces of eight! When young Jim Hawkins finds a map to pirates’ gold he starts on an adventure that takes him from his English village to a desert island with the murderous Black Dog, half-mad...
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Author:Stevenson, Robert LouisSummary:When young Jim Hawkins picks a treasure map off a dead boarder, he’s drawn into a rollicking and dangerous journey filled with buccaneers and buried treasure — but, sadly, no Muppets. Stevenson’s timeless tale has inspired generations...
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Author:Clive CusslerSummary:Treasure is an action-adventure novel by Clive Cussler. This is the ninth book featuring the author’s primary protagonist, Dirk Pitt.
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Author:Fanthorpe, Lionel, Fanthorpe, Patricia, Lamb, LeeSummary:This special three-book bundle tells the story of the mystery of Oak Island, Nova Scotia, where, in 1795, three boys discovered the top of an ancient shaft. 200 years of courage, back-breaking effort, ingenuity and engineering skills...
- Author:Fenady, Andrew J.Summary:
Four soldiers of fortune slip into Mexico to nab five million dollars in buried gold. Before they can get their hands on this fortune, however, the rugged band will have to face off against comancheros, hostile Indians--and Benito...
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Author:Paulsen, GarySummary:For the last few years, 13-year-old Tag Jones has been running the family bait shop on the sandy Bermuda beach. He has been helping earn money ever since his father died in a scuba diving accident while searching for a legendary Spanish...
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Author:Cussler, CliveSummary:Husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are intrigued when an archaeologist friend requests their help excavating a top secret historical site. What they find will set them on a hunt for a prize greater than they could ever imagine....
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Anouk, Ben and Cara dream of a fabulous treasure buried on the golden island across the harbor. A mysterious and grizzled old man offers them passage on his boat, but only if they can solve seven vexing riddles. If they succeed, a...
- Author:Cussler, CliveSummary:
While vacationing in Mexico, Sam and Remi Fargo discover a skeleton with an ancient Mayan book, full of secrets and information so powerful, many people who do anything to possess it.
- Author:Stewart, RonSummary:
The legend of the Lost Lemon Mine is one of the most enduring unsolved mysteries of the Canadian West. In 1870, so the story goes, two prospectors named Lemon and Blackjack found gold in the rugged mountains of southwestern Alberta or...
- Author:Cussler, CliveSummary:
While traversing the treacherous heights of Nepal, Tibet, and China, treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo encounter the perils of black-market fossils, an ancient aircraft, a myth-busting skeleton, and an unknown kingdom. But can they...
- Author:Poe, Edgar AllanSummary:
The grand-prize winner of a writing contest sponsored by the Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper, The Gold-Bug was one of Poe's most popular stories during his lifetime. Similar to his ratiocination tales-early versions of what we now call...
- Author:Albert, Susan WittigSummary:
The Darling Dahlias, a garden club of lady sleuths in Depression-era Alabama, have just inherited a new clubhouse and garden, complete with two beautiful cucumber trees. But before long, these genteel ladies must unravel the mystery...
- Author:Patterson, R. M.Summary:
Written with R. M. Pattersons characteristic sharp wit and observation, this classic tale chronicles the year he spent battling frigid temperatures and wild waters along the Nahanni River in Canadas Northwest Territories. Patterson...
- Author:Delacroix, ClaireSummary:
Gaston has had his fill of war when he learns that he has inherited his father's estate in France. He accepts one last quest for the Templars, the order he has served for fifteen years, to deliver a package to Paris on his way home....
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Author:McNamara, MargaretSummary:Fairies Sylva Bell and Poppy Flower are overjoyed when they find Queen Mab's old dollhouse, but as the two friends play with it, they start to unlock its secrets and discover its special magic-- a magic that has a history of putting...
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