Tag: science
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Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Shadow Divers: Damn Nazis are still causing problems. Quick synopsis: The discovery and attempts to identify an unknown Nazi sub off New Jersey in 1991. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Back in 1991, when the book takes place, a diver could only be at a wreck for about 20 minutes…
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The Man Who Caught the Storm- Brantley Hargrove
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Man Who Caught the Storm: Don’t go into a tornado. It’s a bad idea. Quick synopsis: The story of Tim Samaras who was a famous tornado hunter and inventor. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Frequency of a tornado coming through your living room? Once every 4,000 years. This number…
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The Shipwreck Hunter by David Mearns
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Shipwreck Hunter: It is really hard to find old shipwrecks. Who knew?! Quick synopsis: Selected shipwreck findings of celebrated explorer/shipwreck hunter David Mearns. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Shipwrecks are sometimes so easy to find it’s kind of embarrassing. The Esmeralda, a 500-year-old ship was found in about 5…