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What began as a relaxing fishing party became a harrowing tale of death and survival against unfathomable odds. On Saturday, February 28, 2009, 24-year-old personal trainer Nick Schuyler and three football friends--Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper, 26, Lions defensive end Corey Smith, 29, and Will Bleakley, 25, a teammate from the University of South Florida--sailed away from Tampa Bay for a day in the Gulf of Mexico. But 35 miles off the Florida...
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Canaan trilogy volume 1
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The only survivors of a devastating boating accident off the coast of Maine, Julia, Noah, and Kim struggle with their brush with death, their feelings of guilt, and their changed perspectives on their lives.
4) Boating
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Rourke Press
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IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Examines various recreational uses of boats, including kayaking, canoeing, sailing, and whitewater rafting, and stresses the importance of water rules and safety.
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"Can you keep a secret? A really Big One?" The author of the popular Andy Carpenter series develop the thrills in his first standalone suspense novel. Tim Wallace's wife died in a New Jersey boating accident several months ago and the cops suspect Tim murdered her, though they have no real case against him. Now it's New Year's Eve and his two best friends and business partners finally convince him to go out for the first time since Maggie's death....
7) Boat-mania!
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Gareth Stevens Pub
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IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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This book presents a wide-ranging look at the world of boats, including the California quake drag boat, the Deep Flight submersible, the Illbrook racing yacht, and the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier.
9) Boats
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Illustrations and simple text describe different kinds of boats and the work they do.
12) Boats and ships
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Watts
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Introduces various types of ships and boats and highlights their history and uses.
14) Canoe days
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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A canoe ride on a northern lake during a summer day reveals the quiet beauty and wonder of nature in and around the peaceful water.
15) Boat
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A history of the development and uses of boats, ships, and rafts, from birch-bark canoes to luxury liners.
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When Louis Rubin was thirteen, he built a leaky little boat and paddled it out to the edge of the ship channel in Charleston, South Carolina, where he felt the inexorable pull of the water. In his sixties, dozens of boats later-sailboats, powerboats, inboards and outboards-the pull is as strong as ever.
In the tradition established by Twain, Conrad, and Melville, Small Craft Advisory explores man's longtime passion for boats. Louis Rubin examines...
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This guidebook with basic seaman knots and fancy rope work is great for Boy Scouts and boaters alike. Rope is an essential tool to boaters, campers, hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts. Knowing the proper way to tie knots is important. With a little practice, anyone can learn how to tie the strongest knot.
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Bob Hayward was always interested in racing and speed. He would always tinker with engines; and try to make them run faster and smoother. He and his brother, Keith, started off putting outboard engines into boats, and running them down the Thames River, competing against other boats, and winning trophies. When boat racing became too mundane, Bob graduated to dragsters. He built what has been recognized as the first dragster in Canadian street racing;...
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High-spirited and passionate-at once a useful guide and a record of an extended love affair with small boats-Away All Boats is a blending of sparkling water lands and vivid memories.
Author of Striper and Fishing Came First, John N. Cole takes readers from the dangers of haul-seining for striped bass that challenge a wooden dory's limits in the surf to the excitement of searching the flats of the Florida Keys for tarpon and other game fish aboard...
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