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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick Staff Pick The heyday of whaling examined through the plight of the Whaleship Essex. This is the best sort of popular history writing.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before by Tony Horwitz Staff Pick Blue Latitudes is an enjoyable and often hilarious journey into the amazing life and adventures of Captain James Cook and his crew. There is no better way to learn nautical history than to bring an Aussie, and a bottle of grog, along.... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms, and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories by Simon Winchester Staff Pick This biography of the Atlantic Ocean encompasses myth and geology, trade and war and discovery — proving once again that Winchester knows how to dig deep and sift out the story. An engrossing tale from a master storyteller.... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Man Who Ate His Boots: The Tragic History of the Search for the Northwest Passage by Anthony Brandt Staff Pick Our modern conveniences were built on the backs of the brave (and sometimes foolish) souls who endured unimaginable hardship to tame a savage, unpredictable world. The Man Who Ate His Boots relates the fascinating stories of the explorers who spent 35... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Hardcover
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Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before by Tony Horwitz Staff Pick Blue Latitudes is an enjoyable and often hilarious journey into the amazing life and adventures of Captain James Cook and his crew. There is no better way to learn nautical history than to bring an Aussie, and a bottle of grog, along.... (read more) Your price: $5.50 Used - Book Club Paperback
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Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny by Mike Dash Staff Pick A classic of narrative nonfiction, Batavia's Graveyard is an enthralling true story of mutiny, shipwreck, murder, and survival. The dark heart of the tale is Jeronimus Corneliszoon, the manipulative megalomaniac who masterminds the on-board uprising and... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II by Robert Kurson Staff Pick Readers energized by the suspense and adventure of The Perfect Storm and Into Thin Air will be captivated by this remarkable account of wreck diving and discovery. Interweaving the excitement of locating a previously undiscovered WWII German submarine... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Hardcover
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