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A freighter carrying top-secret computers of unparalleled capability disappears in the Western Pacific. While searching for a lost treasure that once belonged to the famous pirate queen, Ching Shih, Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala are redirected to look for the missing vessel. Discovering that the sinking of the ship is just part of an intricate web of deception, they find themselves in the middle of a cyber-war between rival groups of hackers, both of...
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"From award-winning journalists Matthew Campbell and Kit Chellel, the gripping, true-crime story of a notorious maritime hijacking at the heart of a massive conspiracy-and the unsolved murder that threatened to unravel it all. In July 2011, the oil tanker Brillante Virtuoso was drifting through the treacherous Gulf of Aden when a crew of pirates attacked and set her ablaze in a devastating explosion. But when David Mockett, a maritime surveyor working...
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Mack Bedford novels volume 3
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English
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After Somali pirates capture two U.S. ships, Mack Bedford and the Navy SEALs' Delta Platoon are tasked with not only rescuing the ships, but also completely obliterating all pirates operating in the Indian Ocean.
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Hector Cross novels volume 1
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English
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An adventure set in the violent world of modern piracy and terrorism follows the kidnapping of an oil heiress's daughter for a multi-billion-dollar ransom and the efforts of Cross Bow Security head Hector Cross to secure her release.
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Off the coast of Indonesia, an American cargo ship has been seized by terrorists, its captain kidnapped and its crew mercilessly slaughtered. In Washington, a peace-loving President's refusal to punish the transgressors has enraged the sitting Congress, led by a wrathful Speaker of the House.
An ambitious young congressional assistant, Jim Dillon has discovered a time bomb hidden away in America's Constitution—a provision that could
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Courtney volume 09
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St. Martin's Press
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1997.
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English
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In 1667, Sir Francis Clourteney and his son, Hal, voyage from the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa to the Great Horn of Ethiopia, as they and their crew attempt to seize on of the treasure-laden galleons of the Dutch East Indian Comapny en route from the Orient.
11) Neptune
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Saddleback Educational Publishing
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[2011]
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English
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When the boat they are on is hijacked by terrorists, the Silva family must work together to save themselves and the pipeline the terrorists are threatening to blow up.
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Soon to be a major motion picture
The first close-up look at the hidden world of Somali pirates by a young journalist who dared to make his way into their remote havens and spent a year infiltrating their lives.
For centuries, stories of pirates have captured imaginations around the world. The recent ragtag bands of pirates off the coast of Somalia, hijacking multimillion-dollar tankers owned by international shipping conglomerates,
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Dutton Children's Books
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[2001]
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English
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Pirates have a romantic image that Meltzer (Case Closed, p. 1130, etc.) effectively undermines in this history of piracy in which he emphasizes the violence and callousness of pirates throughout the ages. Following the practice chronologically, from Homer to modern piracy of items like videos and music CDs, he recounts stories about famous pirates like Sir Francis Drake and Blackbeard, and devotes several pages to females. A section falling halfway...
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Lionsgate
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[2016]
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English
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There's exciting news in the land of Care-a-Lot! The Care Bear Cousins have returned. They make sure that the Share Cloud is always full of the Care hearts that Care-a-Lot needs. When the cousins' ship is stolen the Care Bears and Cousins use their caring skills to retrieve the ship, save the Share Cloud, and collect the lost Care Hearts.
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Jake Grafton volume 09
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St. Martin's Press
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2001.
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English
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When the public launching of the country's most sophisticated nuclear submarine is followed by a violent hijacking, only Admiral Jake Grafton stands between the deadly cargo and its intended target: the nation's capital.
18) Pirates
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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[2006]
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English
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Presents a variety of information about pirates, including who the first pirates were, what pirate ships looked like, what life was like to be a pirate, and how pirates are represented in pop culture, in a book with hidden items under flaps.
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Deep black volume 08
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St. Martin's Paperbacks
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2010.
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English
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When a freighter carrying nuclear materials to Japan and a cruise ship heading for the Mediterranean are hijacked by Japanese eco-terrorists and Middle East extremists, Charlie Dean and his commando team try to stop the villains.
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Warner Bros. Entertainement Inc
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[2008]
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English
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Under siege: Casey Ryback is a one-man strike force, waging war against hijackers intent on commandeering a battleship's arsenal of nuclear missiles.
Under siege 2: One-man strike force Casey Ryback is back battling terrorists bent on turning a passenger train into a rolling command unit for a weapons satellite.
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