books about: captain (pirateology dorchester leadership)

books about: captain

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A Pirate Captain's Guide To Leadership: How To Turn "Workplace Pirates" Into Motivated And Productive ...

18 reviews
Doug Heatherly

A Lighthouse for Leaders, 2008

Informative, entertaining, and inspirational
A Pirate Captain's Guide to Leadership is a management book that's actually fun to read! The author presents a spot-on analogy between pirate captains and business managers, explaining how a good leader can turn "workplace pirates" into successful and productive employees. The book provides great practical techniques on how to set goals, communicate well, inspire commitment, resolve conflicts ...

Captains and Kings

45 reviews
Taylor Caldwell

Fawcett, 1982

truth and wisdom
The world we live in has little to do with what we see on the evening news. A wise person values truth above all else, and is willing to search for it. This book will reward those who seek the truth. The true acid test of a person's wisdom is that their theories not only explain the present reality, but are accurate in predicting future events as well. Written over 35 years ago, this book ...

The Captain from Connecticut

16 reviews
C. S Forester

The Sun Dial Press, 1945

A wonderful tale of Yankee grit. A great sea story!
This is a fine novel by CS Forester, the author of the magnificent Hornblower series of novels. It tells the story of a fictional American naval sea captain during the War of 1812, one Captain Josiah Peabody--an American charged with the mission of breaking the British blocade of the fledgling United States and wreaking havoc with the British sea lanes. This, he understands, will give America ...

Pirateology: The Pirate Hunter's Companion (Ologies)

59 reviews
William Captain Lubber

Candlewick, 2006

Book was in good condition. Quick shipment.
The book was in brand new condition, even though I bought it used...and it was shipped super fast. No complaints here.

Japanese Destroyer Captain: Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Midway - The Great Naval Battles As Seen Through ...

24 reviews
Tameichi Hara, Fred Saito, ...

Naval Institute Press, 2007

Good battle stories from the enemy's point of view.
The author has a good narrative style that lets us see several naval battles from the bridge of the enemy ship. His conclusions on who won the battles are certainly skewed to reflect the Jap viewpoint however. It was interesting to read his account of a battle and then go read an American account of the same battle. This destroyer captain is the one whose ship cut John Kennedy's PT ...

Captain from Castile

16 reviews
Samuel Shellabarger

Little Brown & Company, 1945

The Epic Novel of Adventure, Love, and Conquest in New Spain
"The dream, not the realization; effort, not fruition; battle, not victory - these were life." -Fray Bartolome Olmedo (CAPTAIN FROM CASTILE) The words of Father Olmedo fire the spirit of young Spanish nobleman Pedro de Vargas for glory, riches, fame, and honor in the New World in 1518. Falsely charged with the crime of heresy by The Dominican Inquisitor of Jaen, Father Ignacio de Lora, and ...

Munson: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain

30 reviews
Marty Appel

Anchor, 2010

A flawed man but a great captain nonetheless.
Before Jeter there was Mattingly and before Mattingly there was Munson. This is a simple but universal truth for any Yankee fan (my age) but I have to say up until now I knew from very little to none about Thurman, a far, far, far from perfect figure. Perhaps this was owed to how recent the information age is. Tbirty years ago all you had were the newspaper stories of which you only got to read a ...

Captain Nemo

89 reviews
Xavier Joseph Carbajal

New Future Pub, 1996

Great science fiction for kids!!!
I gave Captain Nemo five stars because of the strong moral to this story. I also liked the relationship between the sea creatures and Captain Nemo and his crew. I have the book and the audiobook and my friends and I are studying Jules Verne. We read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Journey to the Center of the Earth. Captain Nemo is very loyal to the Jules Verne character and it has added a new ...

" Captain Underpants " and the Attack of the Talking Toilets (Captain Underpants)

52 reviews
Dav Pilkey

Scholastic, 2008

i like this book
Hi my name is Katie. I am 7 years old.I think you should read Captin under pants and the attack of the talking toilets because it is funny. I like the part when the toilets were chaseing George and Harold.

Son of Perdition (Ahab's Legacy)

25 reviews
Louise M. Gouge

River Oak, 2006

One of Those Odd Literary Coincidences, Part 3
In one of those odd literary coincidences two Moby Dick fans simultaneously got the bright idea of writing fictional accounts about Ahab's wife, but while Sena Jeter Naslund was writing for publication, Louise M. Gouge was writing her dissertation novel, not really expecting to ever publish it. (One assumes that the critical and commercial success of Naslund's Ahab's Wife: Or, The Star-gazer: A ...

Cocktails In Tahiti

15 reviews
Richard Bondurant

Tahiti Publishing Company, 2006

Let's go!
The format of the book is very well done. Makes you want to go to Tahiti.

Captain Visual's Big Book Of Balloon Art: A Complete Book of Balloonology for Beginners and Advanced Twisters

15 reviews
Captain Visual

Citadel, 2000

Worth the investment - even during this time of inflation! *snort*
Easy to read & follow & a wonderful resource for beginner & advanced twisters alike. Be careful of copyright violations for several of the characters but this book is a must-have for your library!

How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen

13 reviews
Russell., Hoban

Jonathan Cape Limited, 1974

best children's book ever.
This is, quite simply, the best children's book ever written. The story and the illustrations are brilliant. I still own the copy I had as a child, and can't wait to read it to my daughter, once she's old enough to appreciate it. It's hilarious and twisted and clever and wonderful in the way that classic childrens' books should be.

Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs

14 reviews
Giles Andreae

Margaret K. McElderry, 2005

exactly what I wanted
Thank you so much! I had to buy this specific book to replace a library book and was thrilled that it was in perfect condition. I was much cheaper than the price the library wanted and was shipped quickly.

Star Trek First Contact (Star Trek The Next Generation)

15 reviews
J. M. Dillard, Ronald D. Moore, ...

Pocket Books, 1996

Excellent Star Trek Book
Star Trek First Contact by J.M. Dillard was an excellent book. it showed emotion, fear, dispair, and anger. IT was a well written book considering it was made after the movie. I encourage all Star Trek fans to read this book and watch the movie.

Ahab's Bride (Ahab's Legacy)

14 reviews
Louise M. Gouge

David C. Cook, 2004

A Beautiful Telling
Louise Gouge's telling of Ahab's Bride's story is beautifully wrought. The tone is consistent throughout the book, so much so that I was captivated by the time period. She does a lovely job of capturing Ahab's obsession, his penchance for pushing away anyone who longed to have deep ties with him--all in all a great character study of pride and its destructiveness both to the person who is ...

Captain Raptor and the Moon Mystery

13 reviews
Kevin O'Malley

Walker Books for Young Readers, 2005

We Love Captain Raptor
I picked up Captain Raptor and the Moon Mystery at our local library thinking it might interest our six-year-old son. That was two days ago, and we have now read this book at least ten times, either us reading it to him, or him reading it to himself. He can't get enough of it! And we really don't mind reading it. It is brilliantly written and illustrated in graphic novel/picture book form, able ...

Captain Saturday: A Novel

16 reviews
Robert Inman

Back Bay Books, 2003

Excellent!
Captain Saturday is a GREAT read! I thouroughly enjoyed the book. I will be reading more from Robert Inman soon. I have also read Dairy Queen Days...and was equally pleased with that book. I cannot wait until Mr. Inman has a new book!

No Greater Glory: The Four Immortal Chaplains And The Sinking Of The Dorchester In World War Ii (Captain ...

15 reviews
Dan Kurzman

BBC Audiobooks, 2004

Four Chaplains
The author writes well and holds your interest in this episode from the WWII era. He points to the importance of the four chaplains, each from a different church background (2 Protestant, Jewish and Catholic) who found the key to working together for the benifit of the soldiers, sailors and cost guard people who were in the scope of their influence and responsibility. The picture of these four ...

Captain's Verses

14 reviews
Pablo; Walsh, Donald D., Translator Neruda

W.W. Norton & Company, 1972

the heart of Neruda
This is a fabulous dual-language collection of some of the most sensual, passionate poems written in modern times. Whether he imagines himself as an insect making a journey "from your hips to your feet", traveling to distant places with his beloved by his side, or as a soldier who must leave but whose love will "go on singing until the end of life", Neruda writes with exquisite simplicity, and ...