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A Fortified Sea

The Defense of the Caribbean in the Eighteenth Century

by Pedro Cruz Freire, María Mercedes Fernández Martín, Manuel Gámez Casado, Aaron Graham, Francisco Javier Herrera García, Nuria Hinarejos Martín, Ignacio J. López-Hernández, Pedro Luengo, Alfredo J. Morales, José Miguel Morales Folguera, Juan Miguel Muñoz Corbalán0, Gene Allen Smith Jr.2, Jesús María Ruiz Carrasco Jr.4, Germán Segura García Jr.5, Mónica Cejudo Collera Jr.6, Christopher K. Waters Jr.7 ...

Series series Maritime Currents: History and Archaeology
WINNER OF THE SOCIETY FOR MILITARY HISTORY'S 2025 DISTINGUISHED BOOK AWARDA multinational, interdisciplinary study illuminating how fortifications reshaped the Caribbean as a contested imperial borderland in the eighteenth century.A Fortified Sea illuminates the key role of military forts in the greater Caribbean during the long eighteenth century. The historical Caribbean, with its multiple ... Read more

$28.99 USD

WINNER OF THE SOCIETY FOR MILITARY HISTORY'S 2025 DISTINGUISHED BOOK AWARDA multinational, interdisciplinary study illuminating how fortifications reshaped the Caribbean as a contested imperial borderland in the eighteenth century.A Fortified Sea illuminates the key role of military forts in the greater Caribbean during the long eighteenth century. The historical Caribbean, with its multiple
... Read more
Digital Informatics, Visualisation and Virtual Reality in the Built Environment

by Samad Sepasgozar, Sara Shirowzhan, Kai Smith, Juan Garzon Romero ...

Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering
Digital Informatics, Visualisation and Virtual Reality in the Built Environment delves into the intersection of human interaction, digital information, and the architectural landscape. It thoroughly examines the instruments and methodologies vital to sustainable construction management and urban planning. The book provides a detailed look at how digital informatics equips professionals to make ... Read more

$179.99 USD

Digital Informatics, Visualisation and Virtual Reality in the Built Environment delves into the intersection of human interaction, digital information, and the architectural landscape. It thoroughly examines the instruments and methodologies vital to sustainable construction management and urban planning. The book provides a detailed look at how digital informatics equips professionals to make
... Read more
Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota

Volume 4, Ecosystem-Based Management

by Hector Alafita Vásquez, Mr. William W. Arzapalo, Donald M. Baltz, Alfonso Banda, Donald F. Boesch, Luis Capurro Filograsso, John F. Caddy, Ernesto A. Chávez, Francisco A. Comin, Michael Dardeau, Alejandro Fierro-Cabo, Lisa González, Gerardo Quiroga Goode, José R. Hernández Santana, Jorge A. Herrera-Silveira, Sergio Jiménez Hernández, Eric Jordan Dahlgren, Ana Laura Lara-Domínguez, L. James Lester, Patricia Méndez-Linares, William J. Mitsch, Maria A. Ortíz-Pérez, Roberto Padilla-Hernández, Jonathan R. Pennock, Gary L. Powell, Hector Reyes Bonilla, John R. Rybczyk, Patricia Sánchez-Gil, Juan Carlos Seijo, Elizabeth H. Smith, Paul H. Templet, John W. Tunnell Jr., Robert R. Twilley, John F. Valentine, Guillermo J. Villalobos, Priscilla A. Weeks, Kim Withers, David Zárate-Lomelí, Bruce Currie-Alder, Kenneth L. Heck Jr., Robert J. Livingston, Christopher J. Madden, Enrique Reyes, Daniel O. Suman, Alfonso J. Cuevas, Dr. Thomas S. Bianchi ...

Series series Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies Series, Sponsored by the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
The fourth volume in the Harte Research Institute’s landmark scientific series on the Gulf of Mexico provides a comprehensive study of ecosystem-based management, analyzing key coastal ecosystems in eleven Gulf Coast states from Florida to Quintana Roo and presenting case studies in which this integrated approach was tested in both the US and in Mexico. Two overview chapters cover related ... Read more

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The fourth volume in the Harte Research Institute’s landmark scientific series on the Gulf of Mexico provides a comprehensive study of ecosystem-based management, analyzing key coastal ecosystems in eleven Gulf Coast states from Florida to Quintana Roo and presenting case studies in which this integrated approach was tested in both the US and in Mexico. Two overview chapters cover related
... Read more
TIdalWave Classic Horror Comics #1

by Martin Ian Smith ...

For the last twenty years TidalWave Productions has brought some epic horror titles to comic books. Including sequels to some of your favorite cult classic films. In this new edition showcases some of the one-shots that have been most frightful. Together for the first time Edgar Allan Poe's “Pit and the Pendulum”, “Rue Morgue High”, “Plan 9 From Outer Space Strikes Again” and “Humanoids from the ... Read more

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For the last twenty years TidalWave Productions has brought some epic horror titles to comic books. Including sequels to some of your favorite cult classic films. In this new edition showcases some of the one-shots that have been most frightful. Together for the first time Edgar Allan Poe's “Pit and the Pendulum”, “Rue Morgue High”, “Plan 9 From Outer Space Strikes Again” and “Humanoids from the
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Chrissys Endeavor (Unabridged)

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Narrated by Charles Downing, Mitzi Clark, Juan Smith, Kevin Barbetta ...

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9 hours 22 min

Eighteen-year-old Chrissy Hollister is on a summer adventure, but a wrong turn leads her to an unexpected encounter. What she thinks is a social gathering turns out to be a meeting of the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor. Captivated by their spirit of service, Chrissy grapples with questions about her own faith. Will this chance meeting spark a life-changing endeavor? Find out in ... Read more

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Eighteen-year-old Chrissy Hollister is on a summer adventure, but a wrong turn leads her to an unexpected encounter. What she thinks is a social gathering turns out to be a meeting of the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor. Captivated by their spirit of service, Chrissy grapples with questions about her own faith. Will this chance meeting spark a life-changing endeavor? Find out in
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Cocuyo Lights the Way

A Diary from 1493 to 1496

by Danielle Smith-Llera ...

Illustrated by Juan M. Moreno ...

Series series Nuestras Voces
Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Latino, Nuestras Voces shares inspiring Latino stories. In the summer of 1493, eleven-year-old Cocuyo is eager to find her place within her Taíno community on the island of Quisqueya. But in less than a year, her home, her family and friends, and her daily life will be forever changed by the arrival of ... Read more

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Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Latino, Nuestras Voces shares inspiring Latino stories. In the summer of 1493, eleven-year-old Cocuyo is eager to find her place within her Taíno community on the island of Quisqueya. But in less than a year, her home, her family and friends, and her daily life will be forever changed by the arrival of
... Read more
Routledge Handbook of Ocean Resources and Management

Edited by Hance D. Smith, Juan Luis Suárez de Vivero, Tundi S. Agardy ...

Series series Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks
This comprehensive handbook provides a global overview of ocean resources and management by focusing on critical issues relating to human development and the marine environment, their interrelationships as expressed through the uses of the sea as a resource, and the regional expression of these themes. The underlying approach is geographical, with prominence given to the biosphere, political ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This comprehensive handbook provides a global overview of ocean resources and management by focusing on critical issues relating to human development and the marine environment, their interrelationships as expressed through the uses of the sea as a resource, and the regional expression of these themes. The underlying approach is geographical, with prominence given to the biosphere, political
... Read more

Simón Bolívar

A Life

by John Lynch ...

The "impeccably researched, uncommonly honest, and . . . very well written" biography of the nineteenth century Venezuelan military and political leader (Alvaro Vargas Llosa, New Republic).Simón Bolívar was a revolutionary who freed six South American countries from Spanish Imperial rule, an intellectual who argued the principles of national liberation, and a statesman who led the governments of ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The "impeccably researched, uncommonly honest, and . . . very well written" biography of the nineteenth century Venezuelan military and political leader (Alvaro Vargas Llosa, New Republic).Simón Bolívar was a revolutionary who freed six South American countries from Spanish Imperial rule, an intellectual who argued the principles of national liberation, and a statesman who led the governments of
... Read more
The Pearl

by John Steinbeck ...

Illustrated by Jose Clemente Orozco ...

The classic novella from Nobel Prize-winner John Steinbeck explores the secrets of man's nature, the darkest depths of evil, and the luminous possibilities of love.Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain and now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son with meager subsistence. Then, ... Read more

$6.99 USD

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The classic novella from Nobel Prize-winner John Steinbeck explores the secrets of man's nature, the darkest depths of evil, and the luminous possibilities of love.Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain and now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son with meager subsistence. Then,
... Read more

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Conquest

Cortes, Montezuma, and the Fall of Old Mexico

by Hugh Thomas ...

Series series Gift for History Buffs
Drawing on newly discovered sources and writing with brilliance, drama, and profound historical insight, Hugh Thomas presents an engrossing narrative of one of the most significant events of Western history.Ringing with the fury of two great empires locked in an epic battle, Conquest captures in extraordinary detail the Mexican and Spanish civilizations and offers unprecedented in-depth portraits ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Drawing on newly discovered sources and writing with brilliance, drama, and profound historical insight, Hugh Thomas presents an engrossing narrative of one of the most significant events of Western history.Ringing with the fury of two great empires locked in an epic battle, Conquest captures in extraordinary detail the Mexican and Spanish civilizations and offers unprecedented in-depth portraits
... Read more
Americanos: Latin America's Struggle for Independence

Latin America's Struggle for Independence

by John Charles Chasteen ...

Series series Pivotal Moments in World History
A premier volume in Oxford's Pivotal Moments in World History series, Americanos offers an engagingly written, compact history of the Latin American wars of independence. Proceeding almost cinematically, scene by vivid scene, John Charles Chasteen introduces the reader to lead players, basic concepts, key events, and dominant trends, braided together in a single, taut narrative. He vividly depicts ... Read more

$25.99 USD

A premier volume in Oxford's Pivotal Moments in World History series, Americanos offers an engagingly written, compact history of the Latin American wars of independence. Proceeding almost cinematically, scene by vivid scene, John Charles Chasteen introduces the reader to lead players, basic concepts, key events, and dominant trends, braided together in a single, taut narrative. He vividly depicts
... Read more
Tides

The Science and Spirit of the Ocean

by Jonathan White ...

In Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean, writer, sailor, and surfer Jonathan White takes readers across the globe to discover the science and spirit of ocean tides.In the Arctic, White shimmies under the ice with an Inuit elder to hunt for mussels in the dark cavities left behind at low tide; in China, he races the Silver Dragon, a twenty-five-foot tidal bore that crashes eighty miles up the ... Read more

$11.99 USD

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In Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean, writer, sailor, and surfer Jonathan White takes readers across the globe to discover the science and spirit of ocean tides.In the Arctic, White shimmies under the ice with an Inuit elder to hunt for mussels in the dark cavities left behind at low tide; in China, he races the Silver Dragon, a twenty-five-foot tidal bore that crashes eighty miles up the
... Read more

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