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The Pirate World

Author : Angus Konstam

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 338 pages

File Size : 38,84 MB

Release : 2019-02-21

Category : History

ISBN : 1472830962

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Highly illustrated with colour images and specially commissioned maps throughout, this is a unique exploration of the pirate world. Often romanticised in print and on the silver screen, real-life pirates were a brutal menace that plagued the high seas. In this book, Angus Konstam separates myth from reality, tracing the history of piracy through the centuries, from the pirates who plagued the Ancient Egyptians to the Viking raids and on to the era of privateers. He discusses the so-called 'Golden Age of Piracy' and colourful characters such as Blackbeard and Captain Kidd, before examining the West's initial encounters with Eastern pirates off the Chinese coast and the phenomenon of the modern pirate.



The World's Worst Pirate

Author : Michelle Worthington

Publisher : Little Pink Dog Books

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 13,18 MB

Release : 2019-08-27

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 9780994626912

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Will was the World’s Worst Pirate. He didn’t want to be a swashbuckling, treasure hunting buccaneer. He couldn’t even stand on deck without being seasick. But when the ship is attacked by a terrible sea monster, a surprising hero saves the day!



The World of the Pirate

Author : Val Garwood

Publisher :

Page : 44 pages

File Size : 46,70 MB

Release : 1997

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 9780872262812

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Relates the history of sea robbers who plundered ships' cargoes since ancient times, who flourished in the New World, and who remain active today, mainly in the South China Seas.



Pirate vs. Pirate

Author : Mary Quattlebaum

Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Page : 36 pages

File Size : 20,64 MB

Release : 2017-01-04

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 136800444X

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Bad Bart is the biggest, burliest boy pirate in the Atlantic. Mean Mo is the maddest, mightiest girl pirate in the Pacific. When they meet in the middle, it's a no-holds-barred contest to see who is the best pirate in the world. They test who is brave enough to swim with sharks, who is strong enough to throw a cannonball, who can eat the most hard tack, and who has collected the most treasure. Again and again their respective crews proclaim, "Tie!" Bad Bart and Mean Mo stare each other down and . . . fall head over heads in love! This epic tale of the union of two pirate captains is told in seadog lingo and illustrated with of knockout oceanic battles.



Be More Pirate

Author : Sam Conniff Allende

Publisher : Penguin UK

Page : 326 pages

File Size : 16,44 MB

Release : 2018-05-03

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 0241981115

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Whatever your ambitions, ideas and challenges, this book will revolutionize the way you live, think and work today, and tomorrow. Pirates didn't just break the rules, they rewrote them. They didn't just reject society, they reinvented it. Pirates didn't just challenge the status-quo, they changed everyfuckingthing. Pirates faced a self-interested establishment, a broken system, industrial scale disruption and an uncertain future. Sound familiar? Pirates stood for MISCHIEF, PURPOSE and POWER. And you can too. In Be More Pirate, Sam Conniff Allende unveils the innovative strategies of Golden Age pirates, drawing parallels between the tactics and teachings of legends like Henry Morgan and Blackbeard with modern rebels, like Elon Musk, Malala and Banksy. Featuring takeaway sections and a guide to build you own pirate code 2.0, Be More Pirate will show you how to leave your mark on the 21st century. So what are you waiting for? Join the rebellion now. ----- 'Unique...reminds me of the fun we've had with our airlines' - Sir Richard Branson 'Totally compelling' Ed Miliband 'I'd rather be a pirate than join the navy' Steve Jobs 'A model for how to break the system and create radical change' Evening Standard 'Be More Pirate feels so important as it looks to history to help us grip the future' Martha Lane Fox 'This isn't a book, it's the beginning of a movement. Be More Pirate should come with a health warning' Tom Goodwin, author of Digital Darwinism



The Pirates Laffite

Author : William C. Davis

Publisher : HMH

Page : 735 pages

File Size : 47,16 MB

Release : 2006-05-01

Category : History

ISBN : 0547350759

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An “engrossing and exciting” account of legendary New Orleans privateers Pierre and Jean Laffite and their adventures along the Gulf Coast (Booklist, starred review). At large during the most colorful period in New Orleans’ history, from just after the Louisiana Purchase through the War of 1812, privateers Jean and Pierre Laffite made life hell for Spanish merchants on the Gulf. Pirates to the US Navy officers who chased them, heroes to the private citizens who shopped for contraband at their well-publicized auctions, the brothers became important members of a filibustering syndicate that included lawyers, bankers, merchants, and corrupt US officials. But this allegiance didn’t stop the Laffites from becoming paid Spanish spies, disappearing into the fog of history after selling out their own associates. William C. Davis uncovers the truth about two men who made their names synonymous with piracy and intrigue on the Gulf.



Piracy in the Ancient World

Author : Henry Arderne Ormerod

Publisher :

Page : 302 pages

File Size : 42,29 MB

Release : 1924

Category : Mediterranean Region

ISBN :

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The Long-Lost Secret Diary Of The World's Worst Knight

Author : Tim Collins

Publisher : The Salariya Book Company

Page : 196 pages

File Size : 23,64 MB

Release : 2021-02-02

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1912006677

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These hilarious fictional diaries put us inside the heads of hapless figures from history. Meet Roderick – a scrawny, unremarkable teenager keeping a diary of his life in the Middle Ages. When he’s chosen to become a knight on a quest to find a holy relic (the fingers of St Stephen), Roderick is determined to prove his honour and graduate from zero to hero. ‘Get Real’ fact boxes feature throughout, providing historical context and further information, as well as a timeline, historical biographies and a glossary in the end matter.



The Pirate of Kindergarten

Author : George Ella Lyon

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 40 pages

File Size : 50,2 MB

Release : 2011-06-28

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1442440724

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Doubles are good for lots of things—double scoops of ice cream, double features at the movies. But double vision is NOT a good kind of double. In fact, it can make kindergarten kind of hard. Ginny sees double chairs at reading circle and double words in her books. She knows that only half of what she sees is real, but which half? The solution to her problem is wondrously simple: an eye patch! Ginny becomes the pirate of kindergarten.With the help of her pirate patch, Ginny can read, run, and even snip her scissors with double the speed! Vibrant illustrations from Lynne Avril capture the realities of what Ginny sees both before and after.



Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - Force of Will

Author : T. T. Sutherland

Publisher : Disney Press

Page : 28 pages

File Size : 28,95 MB

Release : 2007-05-01

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 9781423103769

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Arguably the most popular live-action series from Disney, readers everywhere will eagerly devour the amazing 8x8 retellings of the third Pirates of the Caribbean film. Each book will retell the story from a different point of view and will provide kids with full-color stills from the film. No pirate-in-training will want to miss out! 8x8 #3: The swash-buckling adventures and twisted intrigues of the third Pirates of the Caribbean film are retold from Will Turner's point of view.