Salvage Man

Author : John Doughty Alden
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Salvage Man written by John Doughty Alden and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few American naval officers have been as unconventional as Edward Ellsberg and still managed to rise to the rank of rear admiral. This probing biography shows Ellsberg time and again confronting the Navy's conservatism, service politics, and professional jealousies to literally salvage the unsalvageable. Taking full advantage of Ellsberg's extensive collection of papers and archives on both sides of the Atlantic, this insightful study is the first to focus on the determined admiral.

Author : Bonnie Jo Campbell
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814334126
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Salvage written by Bonnie Jo Campbell and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New from award-winning Michigan writer Bonnie Jo Campbell, American Salvage is rich with local color and peopled with rural characters who love and hate extravagantly. They know how to fix cars and washing machines, how to shoot and clean game, and how to cook up methamphetamine, but they have not figured out how to prosper in the twenty-first century. Through the complex inner lives of working-class characters, Campbell illustrates the desperation of post-industrial America, where wildlife, jobs, and whole ways of life go extinct and the people have no choice but to live off what is left behind. The harsh Michigan winter is the backdrop for many of the tales, which are at turns sad, brutal, and oddly funny. One man prepares for the end of the world--scheduled for midnight December 31, 1999--in a pole barn with chickens and survival manuals. An excruciating burn causes a man to transcend his racist and sexist worldview. Another must decide what to do about his meth-addicted wife, who is shooting up on the other side of the bathroom door. A teenaged sharpshooter must devise a revenge that will make her feel whole again. Though her characters are vulnerable, confused, and sometimes angry, they are also resolute. Campbell follows them as they rebuild their lives, continue to hope and dream, and love in the face of loneliness. Fellow Michiganders, fans of short fiction, and general readers will enjoy this poignant and affecting collection of tales.

Author : Lester Gray French
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1232 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Machinery written by Lester Gray French and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 1232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Madeleine Roux
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0451491831
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Salvaged written by Madeleine Roux and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A WOMAN ON THE RUN. A CAPTAIN ADRIFT IN SPACE. ONE OF THEM IS INFECTED WITH AN ALIEN PARASITE. In this dark science fiction thriller, a young woman must confront her past so the human race will have a future. Rosalyn Devar is on the run from her famous family, the bioengineering job she's come to hate, and her messed-up life. She's run all the way to outer space, where she's taken a position as a "space janitor," cleaning up ill-fated research expeditions. But no matter how far she goes, Rosalyn can't escape herself. After too many mistakes on the job, she's given one last chance: take care of salvaging the Brigantine, a research vessel that has gone dark, with all crew aboard thought dead. But the Brigantine's crew are very much alive--if not entirely human. Now Rosalyn is trapped on board, alone with a crew infected by a mysterious parasitic alien. The captain, Edison Aries, seems to still maintain some control over himself and the crew, but he won't be able to keep fighting much longer. Rosalyn and Edison must find a way to stop the parasite's onslaught...or it may take over the entire human race.

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Total Pages : 760 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of Occupational Titles written by and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supplement to 3d ed. called Selected characteristics of occupations (physical demands, working conditions, training time) issued by Bureau of Employment Security.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1112 pages
Book Rating : 4.0Z/5 ( download)

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Total Pages : 1156 pages
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Download or read book The Post Magazine and Insurance Monitor written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 1156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jesmyn Ward
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 140882700X
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Salvage the Bones written by Jesmyn Ward and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-04-12 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hurricane is building over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the coastal town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, and Esch's father is growing concerned. He's a hard drinker, largely absent, and it isn't often he worries about the family. Esch and her three brothers are stocking up on food, but there isn't much to save. Lately, Esch can't keep down what food she gets; at fifteen, she has just realized that she's pregnant. Her brother Skeetah is sneaking scraps for his prized pit bull's new litter, dying one by one. Meanwhile, brothers Randall and Junior try to stake their claim in a family long on child's play and short on parenting. As the twelve days that make up the novel's framework yield to a dramatic conclusion, this unforgettable family - motherless children sacrificing for one another as they can, protecting and nurturing where love is scarce - pulls itself up to face another day.

Author : Tony Booth
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1848848935
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Admiralty Salvage in Peace and War 1906 - 2006 written by Tony Booth and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2007-10-06 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The importance of marine salvage during armed conflict has been vastly underestimated since becoming a vital Naval arm during the First World War. Between 1915 and 1918 the Admiralty Salvage Section saved nearly 400 merchant vessels, desperately needed to bring food and war materials into Britain. During the Second World War, some two million tons of shipping was successfully recovered. From D-Day onwards Admiralty salvage men cleared many stricken craft from the Normandy beaches alone, often under heavy shellfire. Then, as the Germans retreated back across Europe, salvage teams undertook vital port clearance duties. During the Suez Crisis, Falklands Conflict and even the Gulf War the same story can be told. And their peacetime operations have also been important. Drawing on a wealth of official documents, Admiralty Salvage is the first book to explore in depth the courage, personal sacrifice and invaluable contribution these forgotten heroes have made during both peace and war.

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Total Pages : 666 pages
Book Rating : 4.3B/5 ( download)

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