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Dirk Pitt adventures volume 21
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Description
NUMA director Dirk Pitt searches for the connections among newly discovered Roman artifacts, the rise of a fundamentalist movement, and the existence of a mysterious long-lost "manifest," which, if discovered again, may change the history of the world
2) HAVANA STORM
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Series
Dirk Pitt adventures volume 23
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English
Description
"While investigating a toxic outbreak in the Caribbean Sea that may ultimately threaten the United States, Pitt unwittingly becomes involved in something even more dangerous--a post-Castro power struggle for the control of Cuba. Meanwhile, Pitt's children, marine engineer Dirk and oceanographer Summer, are on an investigation of their own, chasing an Aztec stone that may reveal the whereabouts of a vast historical Aztec treasure. The problem is, that...
3) Odessa sea
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Dirk Pitt adventures volume 24
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English
Description
A desperate attempt in 1917 to preserve the wealth and power of the Romanov Empire. A Cold War bomber lost with a deadly cargo. Mysterious deaths on the Black Sea linked to modern day smugglers of nuclear materials. At the center of it all is Dirk Pitt and his team from NUMA. As the danger escalates, there's only one man who can avert catastrophe. From London to Washington, from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean, the action never stops, as Pitt races...
4) Arctic Drift
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Series
Dirk Pitt adventures volume 20
Language
English
Description
Oceanographer Dirk Pitt traces a lost ship's mysterious cargo to a scientific discovery that could reverse the dangers of climate change in this novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling action adventure series.
When an act of sabotage aims to slow down a technological breakthrough in American clean energy, it puts the United States on the brink of war with one of its closest allies. Tension boils on the homefront, too, as gas prices...
When an act of sabotage aims to slow down a technological breakthrough in American clean energy, it puts the United States on the brink of war with one of its closest allies. Tension boils on the homefront, too, as gas prices...
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Confronting an extraordinary series of monsters, both human and mechanical, modern and ancient, NUMA special projects director Dirk Pitt treads upon territory previously known only to legend as he investigates the sinking of a luxury cruise ship, the "Emerald Dolphin". In the high-tech adventure, the past and future collide to create a whale of a tale to equal Cussler's bestselling "Atlantis Found."
Author
Series
Dirk Pitt adventures volume 17
Language
English
Description
Underwater adventurer Dirk Pitt and the NUMA crew investigate a black tide infesting the ocean off Nicaragua, a study complicated by the discovery of a mysterious artifact, a powerful storm, and a conspiracy
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Dirk Pitt adventures volume 2
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English
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"On an isolated Greek island, a World War I fighter plane attacks a modern U.S. Air Force base; a mysterious saboteur preys on an American scientific expedition; and Dirk Pitt plays a deadly game of hunter and hunted with the elusive head of an international smuggling ring."--
8) Deep six
Author
Series
Dirk Pitt adventures volume 7
Publisher
Pocket Star Books
Pub. Date
2018, c2006, c1984
Language
English
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Series
Language
English
Description
"In May 1940, as the German army blitzes Europe and Parisians flee their city, the chief curator of the Muše de l'Ařme is ordered to get a mysterious piece of cargo out of the country. When he arrives at the port of Le Havre and learns that his intended ship has been sunk, he places the object on a decrepit steamer that sails out under German fire. In the present day, National Underwater and Marine Agency Director Dirk Pitt is on a diving expedition...
Author
Series
Dirk Pitt adventures volume 5
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"1954, Vixen 03 is down. The plane, bound for the Pacific carrying thirty-six Doomsday bombs-canisters armed with quick-death germs of unbelievable potency-vanished. Vixen has in fact crashed into an ice-covered lake in Colorado. 1968, Dirk Pitt, who heroically raised the Titanic, discovers the wreckage of Vixen 03. But two deadly canisters are missing. They're in the hands of a terrorist group. Their lethal mission: to sail a battleship seventy-five...
11) Atlantis found
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Series
Dirk Pitt adventures volume 15
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 30
Language
English
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Agent Dirk Pitt of the U.S. National Underwater and Marine Agency battles genetically engineered neo-Nazis, seeking to establish a Fourth Reich once they wipe out humanity. They plan to unleash a flood by splitting the Antarctic ice shelf. A beautiful archeologist is on hand to help the hero
12) POSEIDON'S ARROW
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Series
Dirk Pitt adventures volume 22
Language
English
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Description
When a key element of a new and powerful attack submarine goes missing and ships begin disappearing in mid-ocean, NUMA director Dirk Pitt and his team embark on an international chase to discover the truth
13) Iceberg
Author
Series
Dirk Pitt adventures volume 3
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
A mysterious ship sealed fast in a giant North Atlantic iceberg becomes the cause and focus of Air Force Major Dirk Pitt's investigation into international conspiracy and terror
14) Dragon
Author
Series
Dirk Pitt adventures volume 10
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"Japan, 1945: Two US bombers take off with atomic bombs. Only one gets through. The Pacific, 1993: A Japanese cargo ship bound for the United States is instantly, thunderously vaporized, taking with it a Norwegian vessel. Japanese fanatics have developed a chilling plan to devastate and destroy the Western powers. From the ocean depths to the discovery of cache of lost Nazi loot, Dirk Pitt is untangling a savage conspiracy and igniting a daring counterattack....
15) CELTIC EMPIRE
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Series
Dirk Pitt adventures volume 25
Language
English
Description
"Clive Cussler, "The Grand Master of Adventure," sends his intrepid heroes Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino on their wildest, boldest mission into the ancient world, unlocking extraordinary secrets and solving hideous crimes. Another fabulous read from the most beloved series from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author. The murders of a team of United Nations scientists in El Salvador. A deadly collision in the waterways off the city of Detroit. An attack...
16) THE DEVIL'S SEA
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English
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"Fearless adventurer Dirk Pitt must unravel a historical mystery of epic importance in the latest novel in the beloved New York Times bestselling series created by the "grand master of adventure" Clive Cussler"--
Tibet, 1959. A Buddhist artifact of immense important disappeared during the Communist takeover. When National Underwater and Marine Agency Director Dirk Pitt discovers a forgotten plane crash in the Philippine Sea more than sixty years...
17) BLACK WIND
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Series
Dirk Pitt adventures volume 18
Language
English
Description
Legendary oceanographer Dirk Pitt must work with his children to unravel old battle plans from WWII to prevent a present-day massacre in this novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling adventure series.
In the waning days of World War II, the Japanese tried a last desperate measure. Kept secret from all but a few select officials, two submarines were sent to the West Coast of the United States, their cargo a revolutionary new strain...
In the waning days of World War II, the Japanese tried a last desperate measure. Kept secret from all but a few select officials, two submarines were sent to the West Coast of the United States, their cargo a revolutionary new strain...
18) Sahara
Author
Series
Dirk Pitt adventures volume 11
Publisher
Pocket Star Books
Pub. Date
[1993], ©1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 31
Language
English
Description
A deadly toxic compound in the African desert is killing thousands of people and threatens to extinguish marine life in the world's seas. As Dirk Pitt crosses the Sahara, he uncovers the truth about an Australian pilot missing since 1931, and a secret held in a Confederate ironclad
Author
Series
Dirk Pitt adventures volume 9
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"Charts of lost gold ... breathtaking art and rare volumes ... maps of hidden oil and mineral deposits that could change the world's balance of power. Now Dirk Pitt discovers the secret trail of the treasures of Alexandria--a trail that plunges him into a brutal conspiracy for total domination of the globe. Zealots threaten to unseat the governments of Egypt and Mexico, exposing America to invasion and economic collapse. Suddenly, from East to West,...
Author
Series
Dirk Pitt adventures volume 1
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2010, ©1982
Language
English
Description
Undersea adventurer Dirk Pitt faces the toughest challenge of his life when he plunges into a deadly sea zone to rescue the gigantic Starbuck, America's nuclear arsenal, while battling deep-sea assassins
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