A journalist and maritime historian investigates the deadly 2013 storm that claimed the lives of five fishermen off the coast of eastern Canada. It was a frigid night in February 2013 when the five young fishermen vanished. The crew of the Miss Ally—a 12-metre Cape Islander from Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia—was fishing for halibut far off the Nova Scotia coast when their boat’s spotlight malfunctioned. A vicious winter storm was approaching from her south, and all other boats at the fishing grounds were steaming for shore. Unable to locate his longlining gear, the Miss Ally’s young captain decided to stay an extra day to retrieve the gear and, hopefully, a big catch. Their retreat delayed, the Miss Ally crew ended up pounded by hurricane-force winds and waves well over 10 meters high. Late on February 17, the boat foundered. The five young men aboard—Katlin Nickerson, Billy Jack Hatfield, Joel Hopkins, Cole Nickerson, and Tyson Townsend—were never found. The Sea Was in Their Blood explores two key questions: who were the men aboard the Miss Ally, and why were they battered and sunk by a storm forecasted days in advance? Through interviews with the crew’s families and friends, rescue personnel, and members of the tight-knit fishing communities of Woods Harbour and Cape Sable Island, award-winning journalist Quentin Casey pieces together the tragic sinking—including important case details not previously reported—and weaves in the backstories of the Miss Ally’s crew and the lingering effects of their disappearance. A portion of the royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to various charitable causes associated with the Miss Ally.
Goods Of Desire is fictional, however it all began with a real dream that the author had. The other actual event is the dangerous ride at 110 m.p.h. that took place in a 1942 1/4 ton panel Ford truck, that was used to deliver milk. The SUV in the novel was used to update the story line. The thoughts of Charley Watts are the basic feelings of the author to level the playing field of the world, where everyone has an equal chance to make it in real life. A very scientific gadget called "Gizmo", propels the story throughout. Ways are devised to protect the Gizmo, because of its tremendous powers. Evan Casey, Charley's partner and best friend, experiments with Gizmo at various sporting events, and finds time to use its power on girls without Charley's knowledge. Casey, due to his nature gets involved with the Mafia, when he meets Meg Ciarlone. With worldwide operations G.O.D. inadvertently hires some under qualified consultants who take advantage of Gizmo by getting involved with drugs and call girl services in England. Charley Watts meets Anne Bliss, a Sister of Charity, after being rescued from a boating accident while on vacation. Anne becomes a major player in the organization. Anne is foiled by an imposter of Father Quinn, a very close friend, while traveling the world checking on G.O.D. operations. Charley's life is always in danger, resulting in hospital stays and a disappearance. Casey and his friend Meg Ciarlone have many close calls protecting the Gizmo and unravelling, Meg's Father's past with the mafia and solving her mother's mystery. Tony Ciarlone, known as T.C. to his close friends, is a mob boss with a very soft heart. Charley's dreams having been realized takes on other projects. The whereabouts of Anne Bliss concerns everyone.
Goods Of Desire is fictional, however it all began with a real dream that the author had. The other actual event is the dangerous ride at 110 m.p.h. that took place in a 1942 1/4 ton panel Ford truck, that was used to deliver milk. The SUV in the novel was used to update the story line. The thoughts of Charley Watts are the basic feelings of the author to level the playing field of the world, where everyone has an equal chance to make it in real life. A very scientific gadget called “Gizmo”, propels the story throughout. Ways are devised to protect the Gizmo, because of its tremendous powers. Evan Casey, Charley’s partner and best friend, experiments with Gizmo at various sporting events, and finds time to use its power on girls without Charley’s knowledge. Casey, due to his nature gets involved with the Mafia, when he meets Meg Ciarlone. With worldwide operations G.O.D. inadvertently hires some under qualified consultants who take advantage of Gizmo by getting involved with drugs and call girl services in England. Charley Watts meets Anne Bliss, a Sister of Charity, after being rescued from a boating accident while on vacation. Anne becomes a major player in the organization. Anne is foiled by an imposter of Father Quinn, a very close friend, while traveling the world checking on G.O.D. operations. Charley’s life is always in danger, resulting in hospital stays and a disappearance. Casey and his friend Meg Ciarlone have many close calls protecting the Gizmo and unravelling, Meg’s Father’s past with the mafia and solving her mother’s mystery. Tony Ciarlone, known as T.C. to his close friends, is a mob boss with a very soft heart. Charley’s dreams having been realized takes on other projects. The whereabouts of Anne Bliss concerns everyone.
Quentin Reynolds, noted author and columnist for Colliers magazine, was among the select group of American correspondents that recorded and recounted the Second World War in Europe from the very beginning. In this witty, perceptive and personal account the author tells of the fall of France and the Battle of Britain. “Collier’s our reporter tells the inside story of everyday life in England, particularly in London, and makes you feel, for sure “‘there’ll always be an England’”. No mawkish sentimentality here, but cold hard facts about people, conditions and life and death. Reynolds was there in time to see France Collapse and he bears witness to the courage of the French soldiers, bewildered and betrayed by their leaders. He escaped south to Bordeaux, he got to England, to Ireland. He sees the Englishman in his home, his pub, his factory, his hospital, his airfield, his shelter. You meet R.A.F. men, labor leaders, members of the cabinet. Without belittling the punishment England is taking, he gives you confidence in their survival. Interesting and enlightening reading.”-Kirkus Reviews.
- presents an engaging and accessible examination of the role of systematic biology in species exploration and biodiversity conservation - clarifies misconceptions about systematic biology, reimagining it for the 21st Century - proposes an ambitious, planetary-scale project to inventory and make known every kind of plant, animal, and microbe on Earth - challenges the next and present generations of taxonomists to allow molecular data to assume it’s proper place alongside traditional data, to reembrace the fundamentally important mission of systematics - will be of great interest to those researching and working in systematics in botany and zoology, as well as professionals working in taxonomy and biodiversity conservation.
This collection of microfiction contains reader-voted best work published on MicrofictionMondayMagazine.com in 2015 alongside original, never-before published work from each of the contributing authors. Foreword by Gayle Towell.
Instant New York Times bestseller The long-awaited first work of nonfiction from the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: a deliriously entertaining, wickedly intelligent cinema book as unique and creative as anything by Quentin Tarantino. In addition to being among the most celebrated of contemporary filmmakers, Quentin Tarantino is possibly the most joyously infectious movie lover alive. For years he has touted in interviews his eventual turn to writing books about films. Now, with Cinema Speculation, the time has come, and the results are everything his passionate fans—and all movie lovers—could have hoped for. Organized around key American films from the 1970s, all of which he first saw as a young moviegoer at the time, this book is as intellectually rigorous and insightful as it is rollicking and entertaining. At once film criticism, film theory, a feat of reporting, and wonderful personal history, it is all written in the singular voice recognizable immediately as QT’s and with the rare perspective about cinema possible only from one of the greatest practitioners of the artform ever.
If you are believer of British Justice or in the Legal Profession, then this book is a must, there must be many within the profession who would like to see it made transparent, and those that cause discredit must be removed.
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