Книга: Junger Sebastian «Perfect Storm»
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Серия: "Macmillan Readers" Was blowing at 50 knots and some waves were about 45 feet high. At that point, the swordfishing boat, Andrea Gail, must have been climbing slowly up each wave, then going over the top and falling down the other side. An hour later, the waves were about 100 feet high, and the wind was blowing at 120 knots. And no one could get through to Captain Billy Tyne on the Andrea Gait's radio... Издательство: "Macmillan" (2016)
ISBN: 9781405073127 Купить за 974 руб в Лабиринте |
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| The Perfect Storm | A perfect storm happens maybe only once in a hundred years. The phrase, `a perfect storm` is used by meteorologists - scientists who study the weather. It means that the storm could not be worse… — Macmillan Publishers, (формат: 130x195, 112 стр.) Macmillan Readers Подробнее... | бумажная книга |
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