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Boats
Books tagged with "boat" may be non-fiction about boats themselves or a non-fiction maritime account. The tag will also be used for fiction books where at least part of the story takes place on a boat.
See Transport, Maritime, Nautical ...more
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I couldn't help wondering where porpoises had learned this game of running on the bows of ships. Porpoises have been swimming in the oceans for seven to ten million years, but they've had human ships to play with for only the last few thousand. Yet nearly all porpoises, in every ocean, catch rides for fun from passing ships; and they were doing it on the bows of Greek triremes and prehistoric Tahitian canoes, as soon as those seacraft appeared. What did they do for fun before ships were invented
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― Lads Before the Wind: Diary of a Dolphin Trainer
― Lads Before the Wind: Diary of a Dolphin Trainer
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Med människor i en liten båt sker något sällsamt. Vad de upplever är att de känner sig ensamma. Vad de känner är att de är ensamma tillsammans, tillsammans med de andra i båten. Därför uppstår mellan människor i små båtar en tillfällig tillgivenhet. Man har ju bara varandra och djupa vatten är skrämmande och små båtar är mycket bräckliga. Var och en blir den andres livboj. Är inte du rädd så inte är jag det.
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― A Burnt Child
― A Burnt Child
Books about sailing, autobiographies, fiction, and everything in between.
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Each month a theme will be set with a suggested book for each age group (adult, young adult, 8-1…more
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last active 6 years ago
We promote and maintain Sunderland’s maritime history through the use of an interactive visitor …more
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last active 6 years ago
You may be wondering about the part 2 part but that's because the first edition of the group bec…more
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last active 13 years ago