Herman Melville
141) Moby Dick
Author
Series
Publisher
Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
32 p. : chiefly ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Retells in graphic novel format Melville's story about Captain Ahab's search for Moby Dick, the great white whale that crippled him.
143) Moby Dick
Author
Publisher
Nantier, Beall, Minoustchine
Pub. Date
[2001], c1998
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ishmael, a sailor, recounts the ill-fated voyage of a whaling ship led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in search of the white whale that had crippled him. Presented in comic book format.
145) Bartleby
Publisher
Wellspring Media
Pub. Date
©2003
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When the manager of a public records firm decides his staff of three could use some help, he hires Bartleby, the one and only candidate who applies for the job. But before long, the eccentric new employee creates an uproar by repeatedly defying his boss with the phrase "I'd prefer not to."
Series
Publisher
La Sept ARTE
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
Men in the French Foreign Legion, escaping some personal or legal entanglement, can leave their lives behind and take on a new identity. In an outpost in Djibouti, the men of the Legion yield to the rigid discipline and unvarying routine of life within it. When new recruit Sentain saves the life of a fellow soldier, brooding taskmaster Sgt. Galoup sets out to destroy him. The film observes how power functions among men, and considers the consequences...
148) Billy Budd
Author
Publisher
Virgin Classics
Pub. Date
p2008
Physical Desc
3 sound discs (165 min., 47 sec.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (123 p. : ports. ; 13 cm.)
Language
English
Description
Daniel Harding leads an all-star cast in a stunning recording of Britten's operatic masterpiece.
"A moving performance ..."--Gramophone.
" ... a good, often exciting performance ..."--BBC Music.
149) Moby Dick
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Come along on an unforgettable journey across the ocean in this seaworthy retelling of the classic tale about a whaling ship, its formidable captain, and his relentless search for the great white whale of legend.
Author
Series
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents Melville's tale of Captain Ahab and his obsession with the great white whale, Moby Dick, condensed to twelve words, and accompanied by hand-felted illustrations.
151) Moby Dick
Author
Series
Publisher
Book House
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
48 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ishmael's dream of adventure on a whaling ship becomes a nightmare as the voyage turns into a struggle for survival. Captain Ahab, maimed by a monster whale, is obsessed with revenge. As the crew discovers, he is willing to risk everything to destroy the whale.
153) American Classics
Author
Language
English
Description
Featuring an appendix of discussion questions, the Diversion Classics edition is ideal for use in book groups and classrooms. In this collection of classics, five seminal tales come together to form a picture of America in its youth, but on the cusp of growing up. These stories defined and challenged the standards of American literature, and their influence is immeasurable. Including Nathaniel Hawthorne's THE SCARLET LETTER, Herman Melville's MOBY...
Author
Language
English
Description
Journey to worlds both real and imagined with these timeless landmarks of literature.
Don Quixoteby Miguel de Cervantes: Considered by many to be the first modern novel, this witty epic follows the famed nobleman from La Mancha on his quest to live up to the ideals of a chivalrous knight.
Gulliver's Travelsby Jonathan Swift: The classic satire that takes Lemuel Gulliver to Lilliput, Brobdingnag, and other fantastical corners of the world.
The Confidence-Manby...
Author
Language
English
Description
When Ishmael joined the crew of a whaling ship called the Pequod, he was eager for a life of adventure on the high seas. But he didn't know that what he was about to embark on would be the adventure of a lifetime. With Captain Ahab at the helm, Ishmael and his crewmates quickly learned that they weren't simply hunting whales. They were on a quest for the biggest catch there ever was: the great white whale of legend, Moby Dick.
156) Moby Dick
Author
Language
English
Description
When Ishmael joined the crew of a whaling ship called the Pequod, he was eager for a life of adventure on the high seas. But he didn't know that what he was about to embark on would be the adventure of a lifetime. With Captain Ahab at the helm, Ishmael and his crewmates quickly learned that they weren't simply hunting whales. They were on a quest for the biggest catch there ever was: the great white whale of legend, Moby Dick.
Author
Language
English
Description
Most people associate storms and other big weather with death-with the kind of force that makes each of us wonder about life, and time and the nature of our surroundings. Some people go out looking for bad weather or go to places where they're likely to encounter it. Others have the misfortune of being at the wrong place at the wrong time.
Still, the stories in Storm have more to say than that. They tell us about what happens when people find that...
Author
Series
Publisher
Listen & Live Audio, Inc
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
For those who dare, things often go wrong under the sea. Such tragedies, spurred by the booming interest in the Titanic and the Andrea Doria, have been the focus of tremendous literature form the world's finest authors. Deep Blue offers compelling tales of shipwrecks and salvage, submarine adventure and free diving, nautical survival and cannibalism.
Author
Language
English
Description
Few people would want to test their mettle in an ice-encrusted boat with Ernest Shackleton, sail the Straits of Magellan with Joshua Slocum, or watch with Owen Chase as an angry whale sends his ship to the bottom, thousands of miles from the nearest land. But it's quite another thing to read these true accounts while settled into a favorite chair. Shackleton and Chase persevered in the face of travails that would have given even Job pause. Their stoic...
