The Last Lifeboat

Author : Hazel Gaynor
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593440322

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The Last Lifeboat by Hazel Gaynor Pdf

A Most Anticipated Book by Real Simple ∙ SheReads ∙ BookBub ∙ and more! Inspired by a remarkable true story, a young teacher evacuates children to safety across perilous waters, in a moving and triumphant new novel from New York Times bestselling author Hazel Gaynor. 1940, Kent: Alice King is not brave or daring—she’s happiest finding adventure through the safe pages of books. But times of war demand courage, and as the threat of German invasion looms, a plane crash near her home awakens a strength in Alice she’d long forgotten. Determined to do her part, she finds a role perfectly suited to her experience as a schoolteacher—to help evacuate Britain’s children overseas. 1940, London: Lily Nichols once dreamed of using her mathematical talents for more than tabulating the cost of groceries, but life, and love, charted her a different course. With two lively children and a loving husband, Lily’s humble home is her world, until war tears everything asunder. With her husband gone and bombs raining down, Lily is faced with an impossible choice: keep her son and daughter close, knowing she may not be able to protect them, or enroll them in a risky evacuation scheme, where safety awaits so very far away. When a Nazi U-boat torpedoes the S. S. Carlisle carrying a ship of children to Canada, a single lifeboat is left adrift in the storm-tossed Atlantic. Alice and Lily, strangers to each other—one on land, the other at sea—will quickly become one another’s very best hope as their lives are fatefully entwined.

Author : Luke Yankee
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-17
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780822230243

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The Last Lifeboat by Luke Yankee Pdf

J. Bruce Ismay was an upper-crust Englishman who always did what was expected of him. He went to the best schools, married the right society girl (even though he was in love with someone else) and vowed to his staunch, unfeeling father on his deathbed that he would take over the family shipping business and build the biggest, most opulent ship the world had ever seen: the RMS Titanic. What an accomplishment! We all know the story of how the ship sank … or do we? Ismay saved as many people as he could on that fateful night, and finally, with no women and children in sight, he stepped into the last lifeboat … and was branded a coward and a traitor forever. The world needed a scapegoat for the sinking of the Titanic and Ismay became the perfect target. He had a powerful enemy in the United States — newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst. Hearst condemned Ismay nationwide before the rescue ship Carpathia even landed in New York. Hearst’s cause was aided by William Alden Smith, a ruthless senator with presidential aspirations, who led a "witch-hunt" investigation into this high-profile disaster. Although there was no solid evidence against Ismay, Senator Smith managed to drag the hearings on for months. More than 3,000 passengers brought lawsuits against the White Star Line for loss of life and property, which only fueled Ismay’s intense survivor’s guilt. When he was forced to resign from the White Star Line, he spent the rest of his days as a recluse at his estate in Ireland, haunted by the ghosts of that fateful night to the point of near insanity. THE LAST LIFEBOAT is the story of the Titanic that has never been told. This epic tale explores not only the tragedy itself, but the sensationalized trials and aftermath of the night that changed the world forever.

Author : Charlotte Rogan
Publisher : Reagan Arthur Books
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316202848

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The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan Pdf

The sinking of an ocean liner leaves a newly married woman battling for survival in this powerful debut novel. Grace Winter, 22, is both a newlywed and a widow. She is also on trial for her life. In the summer of 1914, the elegant ocean liner carrying her and her husband Henry across the Atlantic suffers a mysterious explosion. Setting aside his own safety, Henry secures Grace a place in a lifeboat, which the survivors quickly realize is over capacity. For any to live, some must die. As the castaways battle the elements, and each other, Grace recollects the unorthodox way she and Henry met, and the new life of privilege she thought she'd found. Will she pay any price to keep it? The Lifeboat is a page-turning novel of hard choices and survival, narrated by a woman as unforgettable and complex as the events she describes.

Author : Susan Hood
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781481468848

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Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood Pdf

“This page-turning true-life adventure is filled with rich and riveting details and a timeless understanding of the things that matter most.”—Dashka Slater, author of The 57 Bus “Brilliantly told in verse, readers will love Ken Sparks.” —Patricia Reilly Giff, two-time Newbery Honor winner “Lyrical, terrifying, and even at times funny. A richly detailed account of a little-known event in World War II.” —Kirkus Reviews “Middle grade Titanic fans, here’s your next read.” —BCCB “An edge-of-your seat survival tale.” —School Library Journal (starred review) A Junior Library Guild Selection The 2019 Golden Kite Middle Grade Fiction Award Winner A 2019 ALSC Notable Children’s Book The 2019–2020 Lectio Book Award Winner The 2020–2021 Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award List The 2020 Oklahoma Library Association’s Children’s Sequoyah Book Award Winner The Connecticut Book Award Winner In the tradition of The War That Saved My Life and Stella By Starlight, this poignant novel in verse based on true events tells the story of a boy’s harrowing experience on a lifeboat after surviving a torpedo attack during World War II. With Nazis bombing London every night, it’s time for thirteen-year-old Ken to escape. He suspects his stepmother is glad to see him go, but his dad says he’s one of the lucky ones—one of ninety boys and girls to ship out aboard the SS City of Benares to safety in Canada. Life aboard the luxury ship is grand—nine-course meals, new friends, and a life far from the bombs, rations, and his stepmum’s glare. And after five days at sea, the ship’s officers announce that they’re out of danger. They’re wrong. Late that night, an explosion hurls Ken from his bunk. They’ve been hit. Torpedoed! The Benares is sinking fast. Terrified, Ken scrambles aboard Lifeboat 12 with five other boys. Will they get away? Will they survive? Award-winning author Susan Hood brings this little-known World War II story to life in a riveting novel of courage, hope, and compassion. Based on true events and real people, Lifeboat 12 is about believing in one another, knowing that only by banding together will we have any chance to survive.

Author : Mitch Albom
Publisher : Sphere
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0751584568

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The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom Pdf

THE INSTANT NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The stunning new novel from the bestselling author of global phenomenon Tuesdays with Morrie 'Mitch Albom sees the magical in the ordinary' Cecelia Ahern ____________ Adrift in a raft after a terrible shipwreck, ten strangers try to survive while they wait for rescue. After three days, short on water, food and hope, they spot a man floating in the waves. They pull him on board - and the survivor claims he can save them. But should they put their trust in him? Will any of them see home again? And why did the ship really sink? The Stranger in the Lifeboat is not only a deeply moving novel about the power of love and hope in the face of danger, but also a mystery that will keep you guessing to the very end.

Author : Andrew Doherty
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750995948

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Waterford Harbour by Andrew Doherty Pdf

Waterford harbour has centuries of tradition based on its extensive fishery and maritime trade. Steeped in history, customs and an enviable spirit, it was there that Andrew Doherty was born and raised amongst a treasure chest of stories spun by the fishermen, sailors and their families. As an adult he began to research these accounts and, to his surprise, found many were based on fact. In this book, Doherty will take you on a fascinating journey along the harbour, introduce you to some of its most important sites and people, the area's history, and some of its most fantastic tales. Dreaded press gangs who raided whole communities for crew, the search for buried gold and a ship seized by pirates, the horror of a German bombing of the rural idyll during the Second World War – on every page of this incredible account you will learn something of the maritime community of Waterford Harbour.

Author : Nicholas Leach
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781445613512

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The Lifeboat Service in Scotland by Nicholas Leach Pdf

The companion to The Lifeboat Service in Ireland Station by Station.

Author : Paul Chrystal
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781445613802

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Lifeboat Stations of North East England From Sunderland to the Humber Through Time by Paul Chrystal Pdf

This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Lifeboat Stations of North East England have changed and developed over the last century

Author : Kathy Parks
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780062393999

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The Lifeboat Clique by Kathy Parks Pdf

Mean Girls meets Life of Pi in this darkly humorous, compulsively readable teen novel that’s perfect for fans of Libba Bray and Andrew Smith. A hilariously dark and twisted story that sparkles with a remarkably fresh voice, The Lifeboat Clique is Kathy Parks's irreverent yet insightful novel about how to survive in the most unthinkable circumstances. Some people might say that Denver has a death wish. Why else would she dare to sneak into a Malibu beach party where she’d be surrounded by enemies? Oh yeah. Croix. Denver never thought in a million years he’d ask her out, but who is she to question this miracle of fate? Well, that isn’t the only surprise fate has in store. During the party a tsunami hits the coast of California, and Denver and a handful of others escape death and are swept out to sea. Of course, one of her fellow castaways is none other than her ex-BFF, Abigail, who can barely stand the sight of her. Trapped on a small boat with the most popular kids in school and waiting to be rescued, Denver wonders what might kill her first—dehydration, sunstroke, or the girl she used to think of as a sister?

Author : Scott Seeds,Joseph McMoneagle,Harold E. Puthoff
Publisher : Evidential Details
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-15
Category : Remote viewing (Parapsychology)
ISBN : 098269282X

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Titanic by Scott Seeds,Joseph McMoneagle,Harold E. Puthoff Pdf

America's decorated, military intelligence remote viewer targets the SS Titanic - April, 1912 Learn of the Titanics astounding crows nest circumstances as the ship turns from the ice Then, move to a final resolution regarding Captain E.J. Smiths unknown non-drowning death. Book includes drawings of artifacts, whose shapes were only confirmed onboard after the ocean floor dredging of the wreck. Read History's only on board narrative - after the last life boat was away. Includes the Princess Diana Accident sessions Introduction.

Author : Nicholas Leach
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781445646466

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The Lifeboat Service in England: The South Coast and Channel Islands by Nicholas Leach Pdf

The extraordinary story of the lifeboat service on the south coast of England.

Author : Nicholas Leach
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781445617572

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The Lifeboat Service in South East England by Nicholas Leach Pdf

The history of the lifeboat service from East Anglia to East Sussex. Covering both daring rescues and the boats in service.

Author : Nicholas Leach
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781445647630

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The Lifeboat Service in England: The South West and Bristol Channel by Nicholas Leach Pdf

The history of every lifeboat station on the South-West Coast along with rescue stories.

Author : Nicholas Leach
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781445668338

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The Lifeboat Service in England: The North East Coast by Nicholas Leach Pdf

Nicholas Leach has amassed a wealth of information about the lifeboats and lifeboat stations of the North East which he showcases here.

Author : James White
Publisher : Michael Joseph
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Science fiction, English
ISBN : 0718109910

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Dark Inferno by James White Pdf