Sailing Alone Around the World
by Joshua Slocum


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Full of astounding adventures, "Sailing Alone around the World" is the true story of the first man ever to circle the globe alone entirely by sea. In a little over three years, Captain Joshua Slocum completed the feat many experts believed couldn't be... (read more)

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The Last Run: A True Story of Rescue and Redemption on the Alaska Seas
by Todd Lewan


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It was a desperate mission that made front-page headlines and captured the attention of millions of readers around the world. In January 1998, in the dead of an Alaskan winter, a cataclysmic Arctic storm with hurricane-force winds and towering seas... (read more)

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The Way of a Ship: A Square-Rigger Voyage in the Last Days of Sail
by Derek Lundy


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Chapter One Down to the Seas ...as a simple sailor, right before the mast, plumb down into the forecastle, aloft there to the royal mast-head. Herman Melville, "Moby Dick Off the pitch of the Horn. Wind at full-gale strength, waves as high as the maintop,... (read more)

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Miracles on the Water: The Heroic Survivors of a World War II U-Boat Attack
by Tom Nagorski


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Based on firsthand accounts from child survivors and other passengers, including the author's great-uncle, "Miracles on the Water" is an unforgettable story of children in wartime, of heroism at sea, and of courage and the power of the human spirit.... (read more)

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Hell Or High Water
by Peter Heller


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A grand expeditionan elite kayaking teams heroic conquest of the worlds last untraveled river The Tsangpo Gorge in southeastern Tibet, sacred to the Buddhists and the inspiration for Shangri La, has lured explorers and adventurers since its discovery. As... (read more)

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Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before
by Tony Horwitz




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In a highly entertaining adventure, Tony Horwitz rides the wake of Captain James Cook, recreating the history of his pioneering voyages, the stories of his island landings, and the lasting impact his contact had on the indigenous populations... (read more)

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The Strip-Built Sea Kayak: Three Rugged, Beautiful Boats You Can Build
by Nick Schade


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Fatal Storm: The Inside Story of the Tragic Sydney-Hobart Race
by Rob Mundle


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'“Mundles portrayals of courageous sailors and heroic rescuers fighting for their lives are as vivid as any I have read.”--John Rousmaniere, author, Fastnet, Force 10 “Wet and nonstop action. Thrilling.”--Washington Times “... (read more)

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Demon of the Waters: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Whaleship Globe
by Gregory Gibson


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The story of the "Globe" mutiny is one of unending fascination. Dovetailing Gibson's riveting account of the mutiny is the history of the sperm oil industry, its Nantucket Quaker powerbrokers, and the growth of American naval influence. Above all, the... (read more)

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Afoot & Afloat San Juan Islands 4TH Edition
by Marge Mueller


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The popular guide to boating and other recreational activities in Washington's San Juan Islands, updated and including new quick-access features.*New sidebars on wildlife and history*New tables listing the author's favorites; best side trips; and the... (read more)

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The Hungry Ocean
by Linda Greenlaw


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In The Perfect Storm, Sebastian Junger describes Linda Greenlaw as "one of the best sea captains, period, on the East Coast." Now Greenlaw tells her own riveting story of a thirty-day swordfishing voyage aboard one of the best-outfitted boats on the East... (read more)

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Pirates (Collins Gem)
by Collins Gem


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<center><p> Yarr Matey </p></center> <p><i>Pirates</i> covers everything from peg legs to parrots, including: </p> <ul> <li><p>Profiles of real pirates from John Paul Jones and Blackbeard... (read more)

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The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty
by Caroline Alexander


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More than two centuries after Master's Mate Fletcher Christian led a mutiny against Lieutenant William Bligh on a small, armed transport vessel called Bounty, the true story of this enthralling adventure has become obscured by the legend. Combining vivid... (read more)

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Captain Cook in the Pacific
by Nigel Rigby


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As a man whose "competence changed the face of the world," Captain James Cook has fascinated and intrigued generations of people worldwide. This lively and highly illustrated account of the man and his Pacific voyages draws on the National Maritime... (read more)

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The Sea Hunters II: More True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks
by Clive Cussler


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For twenty-three years, Clive Cussler's NUMA®-the National Underwater & Marine Agency-has scoured the rivers and seas in search of lost ships of historic significance. His teams have been inundated by tidal waves, and beset by the vagaries of man and... (read more)

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Rounding the Horn: Being the Story of Merchant Seamen, Daring Explorers, Natural Disaster, Native Splendor, and a Journey to the Most Fam
by Dallas Murphy


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Fifty-five degrees 59 minutes South by 67 degrees 16 minutes West: Cape Horn—a buttressed pyramid of crumbly rock situated at the very bottom of South America—is a place of forlorn and foreboding beauty that has captured the dark imaginations... (read more)

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Night To Remember 50TH Anniversary Edition
by Walter Lord


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The classic minute-by-minute account of the sinking of the Titanic, in a 50th anniversary edition with a new introduction by Nathaniel Philbrick First published in 1955, A Night to Remember remains a completely riveting account of the Titanic's fatal... (read more)

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A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: The Life of William Dampier: Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer
by Diana Preston and Michael Preston


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The first major biography of the explorer — and pirate — who inspired Darwin, Defoe, and Cook. Charles Darwin called his books "a mine of information" and took them aboard the Beagle. Jonathan Swift and Daniel Defoe used his experiences as... (read more)

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