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A marriage at sea : a true story of love, obsession, and shipwreck / by Elmhirst, Sophie,author.;
"The electrifying true story of a young couple shipwrecked at sea: a mind-blowing tale of obsession, survival, and partnership stretched to its limits. Maurice and Maralyn make an odd couple. He's a loner, awkward and obsessive; she's charismatic and ambitious. But they share a horror of wasting their lives. And they dream -- as we all dream -- of running away from it all. What if they quit their jobs, sold their house, bought a boat, and sailed away? Most of us begin and end with the daydream. But Maurice began to study nautical navigation. Maralyn made detailed lists of provisions. And in June 1972, they set sail. For nearly a year all went well, until deep in the Pacific, a breaching whale knocked a hole in their boat and it sank beneath the waves. What ensues is a jaw-dropping fight to survive on the wild ocean, with little hope of rescue. Alone together for months in a tiny rubber raft, starving and exhausted, Maurice and Maralyn have to find not only ways to stay alive but ways to get along, as their inner demons emerge and their marriage is put to the greatest of tests. Although they could run away from the world, they can't run away from themselves. Taut, propulsive, and dazzling, A Marriage at Sea pairs adrenaline-fueled high seas adventure with a gutting love story that asks why we love difficult people, and who we become under the most extreme conditions imaginable"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Bailey, Maralyn; Bailey, Maurice; Adventure and adventurers; Married people; Shipwreck survival; Shipwreck victims; Shipwrecks; Voyages and travels.;
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Adrift [videorecording] / by Claflin, Sam,1986-actor.; Palmer, Grace,actor.; Thomas, Jeffrey,1945-actor.; Woodley, Shailene,actor.; Baltasar Kormákur,1966-film director.; Videoville Showtime,film distributor.;
Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin, Grace Palmer, Jeffrey Thomas.Based on the true story of survival, a young couple's chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Action and adventure films.; Ashcraft, Tami Oldham, 1960-; Sharp, Richard; Shipwrecks; Survival at sea; Hurricanes; Man-woman relationships;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Adrift [videorecording] / by Claflin, Sam,1986-actor.; Palmer, Grace,actor.; Thomas, Jeffrey,1945-actor.; Woodley, Shailene,actor.; Baltasar Kormákur,1966-film director.; Videoville Showtime,film distributor.;
Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin, Grace Palmer, Jeffrey Thomas.Based on the true story of survival, a young couple's chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: PG-13.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.39:1 aspect ratio) ; Dolby TrueHD 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Action and adventure films.; Ashcraft, Tami Oldham, 1960-; Sharp, Richard; Shipwrecks; Survival at sea; Hurricanes; Man-woman relationships;
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Indianapolis : the true story of the worst sea disaster in U.S. naval history and the fifty-year fight to exonerate an innocent man / by Vincent, Lynn,author.; Vladic, Sara,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Based on years of original research and new reporting, two acclaimed authors deliver the riveting and emotionally wrenching full story of the worst sea disaster in United States naval history: the sinking of the USS Indianapolis during World War II--and the fifty-year fight to exonerate the captain after a wrongful court martial."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: McVay, Charles Butler, III, 1898-1968; United States. Navy; Indianapolis (Cruiser); Shipwrecks; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Beautiful wild / by Godbersen, Anna.;
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Subjects: Love stories.; Historical fiction.; Castaways; Rich people; Heirs; Triangles (Interpersonal relations); Mate selection; Social classes; Ocean travel; Shipwrecks; Survival;
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Plastic, ahoy! : investigating the great Pacific garbage patch / by Newman, Patricia,1958-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 46), Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: Marine pollution; Marine pollution; Plastic marine debris; Plastic scrap; Waste disposal in the ocean;
© c2014., Millbrook Press,
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Mutiny on the Bounty / by FitzSimons, Peter,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The mutiny on HMS Bounty, in the South Pacific on 28 April 1789, is one of history's truly great stories-- a tale of human drama, intrigue and adventure of the highest order-- and in the hands of Peter FitzSimons it comes to life as never before. Commissioned by the Royal Navy to collect breadfruit plants from Tahiti and take them to the West Indies, the Bounty's crew found themselves in a tropical paradise. Five months later, they did not want to leave. Under the leadership of Fletcher Christian most of the crew mutinied soon after sailing from Tahiti, setting Captain William Bligh and 18 loyal crewmen adrift in a small open boat. In one of history's great feats of seamanship, Bligh navigated this tiny vessel for 3618 nautical miles to Timor. Fletcher Christian and the mutineers sailed back to Tahiti, where most remained and were later tried for mutiny. But Christian, along with eight fellow mutineers and some Tahitian men and women, sailed off into the unknown, eventually discovering the isolated Pitcairn Island-- at the time not even marked on British maps-- and settling there. This astonishing story is historical adventure at its very best, encompassing the mutiny, Bligh's monumental achievement in navigating to safety, and Fletcher Christian and the mutineers' own epic journey from the sensual paradise of Tahiti to the outpost of Pitcairn Island. The mutineers' descendants live on Pitcairn to this day, amid swirling stories and rumours of past sexual transgressions and present-day repercussions. Mutiny on the Bounty is a sprawling, dramatic tale of intrigue, bravery and sheer boldness, told with the accuracy of historical detail and total command of story that are Peter FitzSimons' trademarks.
Subjects: Bligh, William, 1754-1817.; Christian, Fletcher, 1764-1793.; Bounty (Ship); Survival at sea; Survival; Bounty Mutiny, 1789.;
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Drowning : the rescue of Flight 1421 : a novel / by Newman, T. J.(Novelist),author.;
"Six minutes after takeoff, Flight 1421 crashes into the Pacific Ocean. During the evacuation, an engine explodes and the plane is flooded. Those still alive are forced to close the doors--but it's too late. The plane sinks to the bottom with twelve passengers trapped inside. More than two hundred feet below the surface, engineer Will Kent and his eleven-year-old daughter Shannon are waist-deep in water and fighting for their lives. Their only chance at survival is an elite rescue team on the surface led by professional diver Chris Kent--Shannon's mother and Will's soon-to-be ex-wife--who must work together with Will to find a way to save their daughter and rescue the passengers from the sealed airplane, which is now teetering on the edge of an undersea cliff. There's not much time. There's even less air. With devastating emotional power and heart-stopping suspense, Drowning is an unforgettable thriller about a family's desperate fight to save themselves and the people trapped with them--against impossible odds."--Publisher website.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Aircraft accidents; Airplane crash survival; Engineers; Families; Fathers and daughters; Women divers;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Drowning [sound recording] : the rescue of Flight 1421 : a novel / by Newman, T. J.(Novelist),author.; Benanti, Laura,narrator.; Weber, Steven,1961 March 4-narrator.; Simon & Schuster Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Steven Weber, Laura Benanti."Six minutes after takeoff, Flight 1421 crashes into the Pacific Ocean. During the evacuation, an engine explodes and the plane is flooded. Those still alive are forced to close the doors--but it's too late. The plane sinks to the bottom with twelve passengers trapped inside. More than two hundred feet below the surface, engineer Will Kent and his eleven-year-old daughter Shannon are waist-deep in water and fighting for their lives. Their only chance at survival is an elite rescue team on the surface led by professional diver Chris Kent--Shannon's mother and Will's soon-to-be ex-wife--who must work together with Will to find a way to save their daughter and rescue the passengers from the sealed airplane, which is now teetering on the edge of an undersea cliff. There's not much time. There's even less air. With devastating emotional power and heart-stopping suspense, Drowning is an unforgettable thriller about a family's desperate fight to save themselves and the people trapped with them--against impossible odds."--Publisher website.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Novels.; Thrillers (Fiction); Aircraft accidents; Airplane crash survival; Engineers; Families; Fathers and daughters; Women divers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Moana. [videorecording] / by Cravalho, Auli'i,2000-voice actor.; Derrick, David G.,1978-film director.; Fraser, Awhimai,voice actor.; Hand, Jason,film director.; House, Rachel,voice actor.; Johnson, Dwayne,1972-voice actor.; Matafeo, Rose,1992-voice actor.; Miller, Dana Ledoux,film director,screenwriter.; Morrison, Temuera,voice actor.; Scherzinger, Nicole,1978-voice actor.; Tudyk, Alan,voice actor.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; Walt Disney Animation Studios,production company.;
Voices: Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Alan Tudyk, Rachel House, Nicole Scherzinger, Temuera Morrison, Rose Matafeo, Awhimai Fraser.An epic animated musical takes audiences on an expansive new voyage with Moana, Maui and a brand-new crew of unlikely seafarers. After receiving an unexpected call from her way-finding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she's ever faced.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Children's films.; Musical films.; Comedy films.; Animated films.; Feature films.; Māui (Polynesian deity); Moana (Fictitious character); Adventure and adventurers; Gods, Polynesian; Ocean travel; Polynesians; Women heroes; Quests (Expeditions); Women adventurers; Women explorers;
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