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A Night to Remember by Walter Lord Publisher Comments She was the world's biggest-ever ship. A luxurious miracle of twentieth-century technology, the Titantic was equipped with the most ingenious safety devices of the time. Yet on a moonlit night in 1912, the "unsinkable" Titantic raced across the glassy... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Mass Market 
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Paddling Oregon (Falcon Guides Paddling) by Robb Keller Publisher Comments Detailed information on rivers, including river profiles with a visual gradient for each mile.... (read more) List Price $18.75 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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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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Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum Publisher Comments Classic of sea adventure conveys all the excitement of being the first man to sail around the world, alone, in small boat. Pirates, perils, witty observations, stories. 67 illustrations. ..".a literary gem, adroitly and engagingly written."--National... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Diesel Troubleshooter by Don Seddon Publisher Comments Most sailing vessels and motorboats have a marine diesel engine. This book will help the owner keep this vital piece of equipment going. It covers; how it works, fuel, air, cooling, lubrication, electrics, installation and winter lay up. This... (read more) List Price $18.75 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Her Name, Titanic by Charles Pellegrino Publisher Comments "NOT EVEN GOD HIMSELF COULD SINK THIS SHIP? On the evening of Sunday, April 14, 1912, the awesome ocean liner Titanic-the majestic queen of the White Star fleet-struck an iceberg and quickly vanished into the frigid blackness of the North Atlantic... (read more) List Price $6.50 Your price: $2.50 Used - Mass Market
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Passage to Juneau: A Sea and Its Meanings (Vintage Departures) by Jonathan Raban From Powells.com "I had a boat, most of a spring and summer, a cargo of books, and the kind of dream of self-enrichment that spurs everyone who sails north from Seattle," explains Jonathan Raban at the outset of his journey along the Inside Passage from... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do by Mike Tougias Publisher Comments In the midst of the Blizzard of 1978, the tanker Global Hope floundered on the shoals in Salem Sound off the Massachusetts coast. The Coast Guard heard the Mayday calls and immediately dispatched a patrol boat. Within an hour, the Coast Guard boat... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Last Voyage of the Lusitania by A A Hoehling Publisher Comments Reconstructed from hundreds of survivors' accounts and naval documents and with a new preface that puts to rest several theories about the cargo of the fated ship, The Last Voyage of the Lusitania chronicles one of the greatest sea tragedies of all time.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Canvaswork and Sail Repair (International Marine Sailboat Library) by Don Casey Publisher Comments The skills required for top-notch canvaswork are astonishingly few, and canvas's potential to protect your boat and enhance your enjoyment of it is practically limitless. Here is all you need to tackle virtually any canvaswork project: sails and... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $16.50 Used - Hardcover
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Endurance : Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (59 Edition) by Alfred Lansing From Powells.com Days before the outbreak of World War One renowned explorer Ernest Shackleton and a crew of twenty-seven set sail to attempt the first crossing on foot of the Antarctic continent. More than eighty miles from their destination, however, their... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Wreck of the Batavia: A True Story by Simon Leys Publisher Comments In 1629, the ship Batavia, pride of the Dutch East India Company, was wrecked on the edge of a coral archipelago, some fifty miles from the western coast of the Australian continent. Most of the nearly three hundred men, women and children on board... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Kayak Companion (03 Edition) by Joe Glickman Publisher Comments Glickman, a member of the U.S. National Marathon Kayak Team, teaches beginners the basic techniques for all kinds of kayaking--sea, recreational and touring. He not only provides essential information but also inspires enthusiasm for this fast-growing... (read more) List Price $10.95 Your price: $7.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Building a Strip Canoe: Full-Sized Plans and Instructions for Eight Easy-To-Build, Field Tested Canoes by Gil Gilpatrick Publisher Comments Covering everything from safety in the boat to shop repairs,Gil Gilpatrick thouroughly explains the whys and shortcuts learned from his experience in the shop and on the water. A Maine guide, he uses his own canoes and tests their performance on the... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $17.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of Thelast Mysteries of World War II by Robert Kurson Publisher Comments In 1991, acting on a tip from a local fisherman, two recreational scuba divers discovered a sunken German U-boat 60 miles off the New Jersey coast. The wreck lay in 230 feet of ocean water, too deep and dangerous for all but the most accomplished scuba... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Mass Market
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Fastnet Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing by John Rousmaniere Publisher Comments It began in fine weather, then suddenly became a terrifying ordeal. A Force 10, sixty-knot storm swept across the North Atlantic with a speed that confounded forecasters, slamming into the fleet with epic fury. For twenty hours, 2,500 men and women were... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Fatal Storm: The Inside Story of the Tragic Sydney-Hobart Race by Rob Mundle Publisher Comments “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) List Price $14.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Dove (72 Edition) 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 $13.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Many a Midnight Ship: True Stories of Great Lake Shipwrecks by Mark Bourrie Publisher Comments Many a Midnight Ship brings to life the powerful history of the greatest northern waterway of the North American continent. These fourteen stories illustrate the majesty of the Great Lakes and the tragedy bestowed upon its waters. From the "coffin" ship... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805 by Richard Zacks Publisher Comments A real-life thriller from acclaimed historian and author of The Pirate Hunter, Richard Zacks — the true story of the unheralded American who brought the Barbary Pirates to their knees. In an attempt to stop the legendary Barbary Pirates of North... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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