The Braver Thing

The Braver ThingBy: Clifford Jackman From the acclaimed author of The Winter Family, a swash buckling adventure from piracy's Golden Age and a deft political allegory for our troubled times. Treasure Island meets Lord of the Flies. In 1721, when the most notorious pirates are either dead or on the run, Jimmy Kavanagh, who sailed with Blackbeard, decides to pull together a "Company of Gentleman of Fortune" for one last "Adventuring Cruise" that will set them all up

a master at reinvention

Among the heroes of exemplary character we meet are

Now a new generation of readers can experience the fun and adventure that won these books rave reviews and loyal fans

the countless doubters and haters and hostile bankers—as well as his many thrilling triumphs and narrow escapes

Daniel grows suspicious about Sidney’s alleged crimes and puts on his detective hat to search for evidence in what has blown up into an international affair

and everything is going wrong

through waters infested with peach-eating sharks and skies inhabited by malevolent Cloudmen

and four resorts

and she has fled the city for the middle of nowhere

including an exclusive feature-length documentary on the making of the final season

Filled with zany hijinks and slapstick humor

By: Antony Beevor     The Battle of Stalingrad was not only the psychological turning point of World War II: it also changed the face of modern warfare