Modern Pirates

Spiritual teacher Michael A. Singer explores the question of human identity and shows how the development of consciousness can enable us all to dwell in the present moment and achieve happiness and self-realization.

One of Jane Austen’s most beloved works, Pride and Prejudice, is vividly brought to life by Academy Award nominee Rosamund Pike ( Gone Girl). In her bright and energetic performance of this British classic, she expertly captures Austen’s signature wit and tone. Her attention to detail, her literary background, and her performance in the 2005 feature film version of the novel provide the perfect foundation from which to convey the story of Elizabeth Bennet, her four sisters, and the inimitable Mr. Darcy.

During the peak of the Somali piracy crisis, three ships - from Malaysia, Thailand and Taiwan - were hijacked and then abandoned to their fate by their employers, who lacked the money to pay ransoms. All would still be there, were it not for Colonel John Steed, a retired British military attaché, who launched his own private mission to free them. Author Colin Freeman, who has himself spent time held hostage by Somali pirates, takes listeners on an inside track into the world of hostage negotiation and one man’s heroic rescue mission.

When a retired United States Senator's passion for deep-sea treasure hunting off the coast of Palm Beach leads to murder, Jake Sullivan, chief prosecutor for the Justice Department in Miami, thinks he has an open and shut case: the DNA of the man pulled out of the warm waters near the ill-fated yacht matches blood found on the deck. But life is never so simple for Jake. In a rush of political maneuvering, Jake's suspect is whisked away by the State Department under a claim of diplomatic immunity. The mystery man is no simple treasure thief; he is a covert operator for the Mossad.

Ever since Young Blackbeard became a hit movie, everyone has caught pirate fever, including the residents of Warner Pier. TenHuis Chocolate is selling out of chocolate treasure chests, pirate hats and ships. When Lee McKinney Woodyard and her husband take their boat out on Lake Michigan, they're stunned when a mischievous band of pirates hops on board. Lee's is the first boat boarded that summer, and the town couldn't be more amused by the mysterious buccaneers. But when a body washes up on shore, the pirates' antics stop being so entertaining...

La historia de la edad de oro de la piratería, la que ha dado forma a la concepción moderna de un pirata, es compleja y larga, con mucha información que abarcar. Hasta ahora, no había ningún tomo que cubriera los detalles clave de la edad de oro en un formato comprensible y fácil de escuchar.

In a world choked by corporate greed and environmental collapse, the oceans have become a battleground. Mega-corporations strip-mine the seabed, their fleets guided by ruthless algorithms that calculate profit, not sustainability. Emilia Sato, a brilliant AI researcher, watches her creation – an elegant code designed to understand the ocean's complex rhythms – twisted into a tool for boundless exploitation. Refusing to become an architect of her own obsolescence, Emilia sparks a rebellion unlike any other. She flees the sterile boardrooms, assembling a crew of rogue geniuses and ...

There are plenty of other elements about real-life pirates that are simply fiction. But what about the real history of pirates - is it worth exploring, and why? The history of the Golden Age of Piracy, the one that has shaped the modern conception of a pirate, is complex and long, with lots of information to cover.

A psychologically centered battle-seasoned veteran is hired to fill a good paying job. A job he needs. He chooses to arrive two days early and await his orientation. Sudden events cascade to wrongfully land him in a prison. Straightaway, situations drive him to fight for his right to exist among the hierarchy of inmates. Then, as quickly as he finds himself caged, he is released. All Charges dropped, seemingly erased. Not long thereafter, his benefactors utilize unusual and expeditious methods to recruit him to serve his nation and the world's best interest under another flag, an unknown ...

Henry and Thomas are modern day pirates. They love to squander and pilfer whatever they can get and that includes women. They prey on beautiful princesses and demand a ransom for them. They take the princess aboard their ship and wine and dine them. The princesses fall in love with the modern day pirates and Henry and Thomas take pleasure in being able to satisfy them. Once they receive their ransom money, they let the princess go and then it is on to the next sea and the next adventure.

Sailing on the ocean blue, just you and the love of your life. What could be more romantic? Middle-aged bride and groom, Bunny and Max, set sail for the Great Barrier Reef on a dream honeymoon trip certain to give the couple plenty of privacy as their sloop cuts through the waves toward Australia. The bride distrusts the open sea, but commits to the journey to please her new husband. Her sacrifice is rewarded with romance and pleasant surprises, until the newlyweds drift into the path of a hijacked cruise ship and are seized by seagoing marauders. Once aboard the ship, Max and Bunny work as...

Daydreaming of Cooper Blackstone was something Elizabeth was good at...but what happens when her daydreaming becomes a reality?