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Weil Astrid schon lange genug von der Männerwelt hat, konzentriert sie sich ganz auf ihre gemütliche Buchhandlung »Bücherhimmel«. Als sie ihre beliebte Vorlesestunde wegen Heiserkeit absagen muss, springt unerwartet ihr neuer bester Kunde ein. Es stellt sich heraus, dass Thore Wilkens selbst Bestseller verfasst hat und wunderbare Lesungen veranstalten kann. Um seine Schreibblockade zu lösen, zeigt Astrid ihm die schönsten Seiten Himmelsees.

"It isn't every one who's been a god," said the sunburnt man. "But it's happened to me..." When the Ocean Pioneer sinks in twenty fathoms of water, she takes fifty thousand pounds of pure gold dust down with her. Desperate to strike it rich, a crew of rogue salvagers launches a secret expedition...

On the storm-lashed island of Guernsey, one man risks everything to salvage a wrecked steamship from the sea. A haunting portrait of obsession, solitude, and the brutal beauty of nature. In Victor Hugo's hands, the ocean becomes both enemy and witness as Gilliatt battles tides, machinery, and fate itself for the chance to earn love and redemption.

Kein Job, keine Wohnung und ein Verlobter, der sich als Millionenbetrüger entpuppt. Rezeptionistin Linda lässt Graz hinter sich und flieht mit ihrem klapprigen Fiat Panda nach Istrien. Als ihr Wagen im Wald liegen bleibt, findet Trüffelsucher Marko mit Dackel Pino sie und bringt Linda in ein kleines B&B in Rovinj, einen Zufluchtsort für gestrandete Seelen. An der zauberhaften Adriaküste will Linda ihr Leben neu ordnen und beschließt, nie wieder einem Mann zu vertrauen.

Set in the late nineteenth century, A High Wind in Jamaica recounts the perilous fate of seven children, as they board a ship which soon becomes captured by pirates. The Bas-Thornton siblings, raised on a plantation in Jamaica, are sent home to England after a high wind obliterates their family house. But once the pirates seize their ship, the Captain flees the scene, abandoning the children to fend for themselves. As gripping as it is brutal, A High Wind in Jamaica is a poignant tale of survival, adventure and having to grow up long before one's own time.

A premier adventure novel and one of the most loved science fiction classics of all time. It's 1866 when a group of ships from different countries spot a massive sea monster. Back home, the U.S. government puts together a crew to find and kill the beast. Pierre Aronnax, a French marine biologist, is one of the team, as is Canadian whaler Ned Land; they set out from New York and travel for months before they find—and run smack into—the monster.

The fiercely independent daughter of famous adventurers, she grew up travelling the world on the environmental flagship The Watch. So when Harriet's ship sinks in Antarctica and she has to be rescued by Commander Per Amundsen, an infuriatingly capable Norwegian naval officer and living breathing action hero, her world is turned upside down. Per thinks Harriet is an accident waiting to happen; Harriet thinks Per is a control freak. But when Harriet realises that Per is the only one who can help her fund the new ship she desperately wants, she is forced to cooperate with him.

Der Buchclub des englischen Küstendorfs St Tredock ist eine eingeschworene Gemeinschaft: Die Rentnerin Phyllis kennt alle Agatha-Christie-Krimis in- und auswendig, Arthur liest seiner Frau Liebesgeschichten vor, und der schüchterne Teenager Ash flüchtet sich am liebsten in...

*Shortlisted for the Katie Fforde Debut Romantic Novel Award 2019!* When Lottie’s Gran dies she leaves one last request; save Greenley Theatre. Faced with a decaying building, a mayor who most definitely isn’t on board with the project and a group of actors who just can’t get along, Lottie...

'A dream of a read!’ New York Times bestselling author Kate Quinn 'Emotional, raw, and beautifully written' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ From the author of the internationally bestselling novel, WHEN THE WORLD FELL SILENT, comes a breathtaking tale of secrets, betrayal, and the enduring power of friendship...

From the acclaimed author of The Deep Sky and The Stardust Grail comes the tender and gripping tale of two sisters who sail across oceans to find their missing third sister – and Earth’s salvation. ONE OF ELLE'S BEST FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION BOOKS OF 2025 LONGLISTED FOR GOODREADS READER'S...

This is a radio version of the famous Jules Verne classic about Captain Nemo and his submarine, the Nautilus, scouring the oceans of the world in a mad search for vengeance. This 1 hour version was originally broadcast on Historyradio.org, and is narrated by Michael Henrik Wynn...

A Cosmopolitan Best Book of 2017! Alisha Rai returns with the second novel in her sizzling Forbidden Hearts series! He wasn’t supposed to fall in love with his brother’s widow… Accused of a crime he didn't commit, Jackson Kane fled his home, his name, and his family. Ten years later...

Avrupalı denizciler uçsuz bucaksız denizlerde yol alırken, Peru, Çin, Japonya gibi ülkeleri ziyaret edip oraların kültürlerini öğrenirler. Fakat bir gün işler umulduğu gibi gitmez ve rüzgâr onları daha önce keşfedilmemiş bir adaya sürükler: Bensalem. Burada oldukça nazik karşılanan ve ağırlanan denizciler, haklarında hiçbir şey bilmedikleri bir toplulukla ilk defa karşılaşırlar. Onları neyin beklediğini bilmediği bu adadan bir an önce ayrılmak isteseler de gemilerinin aldığı hasar ve erzak sıkıntısı bir süre burada konaklamalarını gerektirir.

The Pearls of Parlay (1911) Parlay, who has become the ruler of the atoll of Hikihoho after marrying the queen there, summons the leading traders of the South Seas to his atoll for an auction of the whole of his fabulous collection of pearls. But that day is precisely at the peak of the hurricane season and when their ships have gathered in the atoll's lagoon the barometer starts going through the floor, as the mother of all hurricanes is on the verge of destroying not only all the ships but the island as well.

Una giovane siriana, profuga di guerra, fugge sulla barca a vela di quattro uomini assetati di miti. La ragazza si chiama Evropa. Da quel momento la leggenda della principessa fenicia rapita sulla costa del Libano da Giove trasformatosi in toro si intreccia con gli eventi del Mediterraneo di oggi: emigrazioni, secessioni, conflitti, turismo di massa. Ingravidata in sogno dal re degli dèi, la ragazza riesce a sbarcare in Italia dopo infinite avventure e a dare il suo nome alla Terra del Tramonto, che però non riconosce in una figlia dell’Asia la Grande Capostipite.

Erin had a plan . . . Go to college, become an advertising exec, marry her boyfriend of five years, and start a family—all in that order. But even the best laid plans are no match for life's curveballs. Plagued by deception, rejection, and an unfortunate diagnosis, she runs away from the only...

Abenteuerlich und ergreifend. Die 15-jährige Lilly Thomson reist in den 1980er-Jahren mit Vater und Schwester Anna auf dem Trawler "Blue Star" von Flensburg aus um die halbe Welt, um nach Jamaika auszuwandern. Dabei konkurriert der Ruf des Abenteuers mit ihrem inneren Konflikt, die kranke Mutter zurücklassen zu müssen. Lilly trotzt nicht nur den Herausforderungen der langen Schiffsreise und der Enge an Bord, den Gefahren durch Piraten, Verrat und Korruption, sondern auch ihrer angeborenen Spastik und ihrem strengen Vater.

Der Auftakt der romantischen Serie über die Herzensangelegenheiten dreier Schwestern an der Ostsee von Bestsellerautorin Elli C. Carlson. »Wenn du etwas wirklich liebst, dann lass es los. Nur so kann es für immer dir gehören.« Als die freiheitsliebende Liv ihren Traumjob als Tauchlehrerin verliert, kehrt sie in das idyllische Dorf an der Ostseeküste zurück, in dem sie zusammen mit ihren beiden Schwestern groß geworden ist. Doch in dem kleinen Hotel, das seit Generationen in Familienbesitz ist, hängt der Haussegen reichlich schief. Und daran ist ausgerechnet Jewe schuld, Livs große Jugendliebe.

Знайдений у пляшці манускрипт (англ. MS. Found in a Bottle) — оповідання Едгара Аллана По в жанрі пригод, в якому описується морська подорож героя, який пройшов через важкі випробування і став свідком фантастичних подій. Оповідання викладено у формі послання, яке герой опустив у пляшку і викинув за борт у момент загибелі, що наближається.«Знайдений у пляшці манускрипт» був одним із шести оповідань, які Едгар По відправив на конкурс, організований тижневиком Baltimore Saturday Visiter. Рішенням членів журі він став переможцем і приніс автору приз – 50 доларів.