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Paddle Your Own Kayak: An Illustrated Guide to the Art of Kayaking by Gary Mcguffin Publisher Comments Outstanding reviews for the authors' Paddle Your Own Canoe This is the best book on how to canoe. - Canoe and Kayak Absolutely the best canoe paddling book on the planet Clear writing, world-class photography... This book rocks - Canoeing icon Cliff... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $14.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Pirates: Predators of the Seas: An Illustrated History by Angus Konstam Publisher Comments Pirate culture has occupied our imaginations for generations. But what were pirates really like? Here, take a tour of piracy from the ancient world through modern times, discovering the truth behind the myths. Perfect for a coffee table and substantial... (read more) List Price $27.25 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Dove by Robin Lee Graham Publisher Comments In 1965, 16-year-old Robin Lee Graham began a solo around-the-world voyage from San Pedro, California, in a 24-foot sloop. Five years and 33,000 miles later, he returned to home port with a wife and daughter and enough extraordinary experiences to fill... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Titanic Tragedy: A New Look at the Lost Liner by John Maxtone Graham Publisher Comments This is a book unlike any other. Rather than offering simply a detailed retelling of the Titanic sinking on her maiden voyage, John Maxtone-Graham devotes his considerable knowledge and impeccable prose to a discussion of salient, provocative, and rarely... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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How to Survive the Titanic: The Sinking of J. Bruce Ismay by Frances Wilson Publisher Comments A brilliantly original and gripping new look at the sinking of the Titanic through the prism of the life and lost honor of J. Bruce Ismay, the ships owner Books have been written and films have been made, we have raised the Titanic and watched her... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Pirate Handbook: A Rogue's Guide to Pillage, Plunder, Chaos & Conquest by Pat Croce Publisher Comments Avast, ye For anyone who has dreamed of hitting the high seas, manning a crew, brandishing a cutlass, or burying treasure, here s The Pirate Handbook. Part how-to, part illustrated history, this detailed manual gives insight into every aspect of the... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Annapolis Book of Seamanship 3RD Edition by John Rousmaniere Publisher Comments Completely revised and updated, The Annapolis Book of Seamanship: Fourth Edition is the definitive guide to the art and science of sailing. Since the publication of the first edition in 1983, The Annapolis Book of Seamanship has set the standard by which... (read more) List Price $49.99 Your price: $17.98 Sale - Hardcover
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A B Sea: A Loose-Footed Lexicon by Jack Lagan Publisher Comments An entertaining, comprehensive guide to the language and lore of 21st century seafarers. Packed with practical advice, this is a dictionary with a difference: many words are illustrated by passages from classic books of the sea, others by the author's... (read more) List Price $18.75 Your price: $4.75 Sale - Trade Paper
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Paddle Your Own Kayak: An Illustrated Guide to the Art of Kayaking by Gary Mcguffin Publisher Comments Outstanding reviews for the authors' Paddle Your Own Canoe This is the best book on how to canoe. - Canoe and Kayak Absolutely the best canoe paddling book on the planet Clear writing, world-class photography... This book rocks - Canoeing icon Cliff... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Hardcover
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A Pearl in the Storm: How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean by Tori Murden Mcclure Publisher Comments "In the end, I know I rowed across the Atlantic to find my heart, but in the beginning, I wasn't aware that it was missing." In June 1998, Tori McClure began rowing across the Atlantic Ocean solo in a twenty-three-foot plywood boat with no motor or sail.... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship by Barry Clifford Publisher Comments The riveting story of the slave ship Whydah,captured by pirates and later sunk in a fierce storm off the coast of Massachusetts, energizes this lavish companion book to a unique exhibition on a five-year U.S. tour. Packed with plunder from more than 50... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Overboard!: A True Blue-Water Odyssey of Disaster and Survival by Michael J Tougias Publisher Comments From masterful storyteller Michael J. Tougias comes a new, heart-stopping true-life tale of maritime disaster, his most thrilling and amazing story yet. In May 2005, Tom Tighe, captain of a forty-five-foot-long sailboat named the Almeisan, and his first... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Ten Degrees of Reckoning: The True Story of a Family's Love and the Will to Survive by Hester Rumberg Publisher Comments An international bestseller. A remarkable true story of one woman's courage. In 1993, Judith and Michael Sleavin and their two children set out to sail around the world. Three years into their incredible journey, a nearby freighter altered its course by... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $5.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Kayaking for Everyone: Selecting Gear, Learning Strokes, and Planning Trips (Knack: Make It Easy) by Bill Burnham Publisher Comments Kayaking is one of todays fastest growing outdoor sports, and Knack Kayaking for Everyone makes joining in easier than ever— whether you seek solace on a lake, want to run rapids, or prefer paddling with dolphins. It takes you from store... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Seaspray and Whisky by Norman Freeman Publisher Comments This is the author's story of a 1960s transatlantic voyage on a down-at-heel cargo vessel. Misled into signing on the 'Allenwell', he finds himself on a journey to New York, New Orleans and Houston with a motley collection of mariners. The crew's... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $5.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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Building Outrigger Sailing Canoes: Modern Construction Methods for Three Fast, Beautiful Boats by Gary Dierking Publisher Comments Build the fastest, most exoticsailboats around! Popular in Hawaii and throughout the South Pacificand Indian Oceans, outrigger canoes combine theromance of the South Seas with a ruthless efficiency ofdesign and breathtaking sailing performance. This is... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Buccaneers of the Caribbean: How Piracy Forged an Empire by Jon Latimer Publisher Comments During the seventeenth century, sea raiders known as buccaneers controlled the Caribbean. Buccaneers were not pirates but privateers, licensed to attack the Spanish by the governments of England, France, and Holland. Jon Latimer charts the exploits of... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $13.27 Sale - Hardcover
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Dictionary of Naval Terms (Blue and Gold Professional Library) by Deborah W Cutler Publisher Comments Most professions have their own languages, and the U.S. Navy with its obscure terms and labored acronyms is certainly no exception. Those in and out of the naval profession will find these two dictionaries essential tools in deciphering their unique... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Dead Men Tell No Tales: The Lives and Legends of the Pirate Charles Gibbs (Studies in Maritime History) by Joseph Gibbs Publisher Comments A chronicle of murders, mutiny, and mayhem carried out by a real pirate of the... (read more) List Price $27.25 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Shadow of the Titanic: The Extraordinary Stories of Those Who Survived by Andrew Wilson Publisher Comments IN the early morning hours of April 15, 1912, the icy waters of the North Atlantic reverberated with the desperate screams of more than 1,500 men, women, and children—passengers of the once majestic liner Titanic. Then, as the ship sank to the... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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