Step into the electric world of speckled sea trout—the silver ghosts of the grass flats that explode on top-waters, slam paddle-tails, and turn grown anglers into kids again. In The Ultimate Cheat Code: Speckled Sea Trout, Captain Bob (Certified Saltwater Fishing Instructor and host of the nationally broadcast On The Hook with Captain Bob) hands you the exact playbook he wished someone had given him forty years ago when he stood empty-handed on a Pennsylvania trout stream. No fluff, no 300...

Flounder are highly prized not just for their incredible fighting capabilities on light tackle, but also for their unparalleled flavor and meat quality on the dinner plate. Successfully targeting flounder requires specialized knowledge of their seasonal patterns, preferred habitats, and the techniques to effectively present lures and baits directly in their strike zones. This workbook will show you where to fish, when to fish, and what to use to help put you on the flounder fast! This is y...

From the author of the Fun Loving Finn, memoir series, which explored Finn's hippie years, comes Finn on the Farm. The series offers stories fun of boyhood adventures of growing up on the family farm in rural Missouri. In Captain Bob Visits the Farm, things get exciting when cousin Caleb visits the farm.

“In his book, Bob Cerullo tells the fascinating story of the maritime life of his great-grandfather Patrick Levi Sweeney in the “golden age of sail” blending tidbits of family oral history with thorough historical research, which makes this historically accurate and compelling book a very personal read.” - Larry Chowning, Author of several books about the Chesapeake Bay, Watermen, Deadrise boats, and Signatures In Time, a living history of Middlesex County, Virginia. Chowning is a highly r...

Why me God? Why not me? I noticed a swelling on my lower left leg on the calf muscle in late December 2009. There was no pain at all, so I dismissed it as a swelling from a hard fall I had taken in my basement about a month earlier. I showed it to Cindy who wanted me to go to the doctor's, but if you haven't noticed I am thick headed and wanted to see if it would just go away..it didn't. The doctor's visit and subsequent MRI in February began the process of identifying just what this thing...

Americans, who sacrificed everything, including their sons and daughters, in an effort to save the world from Germany and Japan during World War II, will forever be known as the Greatest Generation. In this historical novel by veteran Captain Bob Norris, Robert Elliot emerges as an iconic representative of the generation that helped the United States win the war and begin an unrivaled period of prosperity. Fleeing the environmental and economic devastation of the Dust Bowl; Elliot's family...

Captain Incompetent is about the nine times the author, Bob Hoelzle, nearly lost his life on the water. Included are other dumb things the author has done, making this non-fiction book 27 short chapters. Those snafus include incidents other than those that almost cost him his life at sea. Most of the action took place on the Forgotten Coast of Florida, which is in the panhandle south of Tallahassee. If you decide to go fishing with the author, Captain Incompetent, please be sure your life ...

this brand new 2011 edition features Alexander Cavalié Mercers account of the battle of Waterloo. As an artillery officer at the sharp end Mercer was there at the defining moments of the battle; this is his eye-witness account of the events that lead to Napoleons final defeat in June 1815. Featuring original engravings and paintings from the period plus later images from the Illustrated London News and the Graphic, this primary source was edited and collected into the famous book "Wel...

In the most vicious precinct in Brooklyn, a female detective wages war on corruptionIn the New York Police Department, Monty Adams is the prince of pain. An Old Testament officer, he believes that God is wrathful, and that the police are the Lord's favorite weapon. The toughest cop in South Brooklyn, Adams isn't above bending the laws to suit his own personal sense of justice. So when his partner's nephew is snatched off the streets of Red Hook and molested, Monty d...

This historical novel tells the story of Captain Collet Barker of the 39th Regiment, during his time in the early settlement of Australia, from 1827-1831. The book is based on considerable research, and on his journals, assembled while he was the Commandant at Raffles Bay in northern Australia, and later at King Georges Sound in Western Australia (modern-day Albany).Barker had troops and convicts under his command, and he handled his duties with aplomb, but he was particularly note...

USAGE PERMISSION: I, the copyright holder of this work, release it into the public domain and it applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. Author: Xeménex. (Posted on Wikimedia.) To appreciate this book to the fullest, please visit the website: bobvillarreal.com, and experience what the author calls: “Read the book and view the s...

Each year, thousands of people visit Bob Bartlett’s boyhood home located in Brigus, Newfoundland and Labrador, to catch a glimpse of this famous sealing captain’s amazing life. Hawthorne Cottage has been designated a National Historic Site. The Log of Bob Bartlett captures details and experiences that are not widely known about his forty years of adventures. His log details his two most historic feats—his journey with Robert Peary to reach the North Pole and his heroic deed aboard the Karl...