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Final Patrol
Final Patrol
PGN007
$18.00  
Paperback, Don Keith, 319 pages, 6 x 9, 9780451219510
During World War II, the U.S. Navy's submarine service suffered the highest casualty percentage of all the American armed forces, losing one in five submariners. But despite the odds, these underwater warriors accounted for almost 60 percent of Japanese shipping losses, and were a major factor...
Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World
Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World
PGN018
$18.00  
Paperback, Mark Kurlansky, 282 pages, 5 x 7.25, 9780140275018
Spans a thousand years and four continents to tell the history of cod fishing and the fish that changed the world and made possible the settlement of North America.  
In the Heart of the Sea
In the Heart of the Sea
PGN051
$18.00  
Paperback, Nathaniel Philbrick, 293 pages, 6 x 9, 9780141001821
A superb retelling of the tragic story surrounding the 1820 loss of the whale ship Essex, rammed and sunk by a whale in the South Pacific.
Log from the Sea of Cortez
Log from the Sea of Cortez
PGN037
$18.00  
Paperback, John Steinbeck, 278 pages, 6 x 9, 9780140187441
An exciting day-by-day account of Steinbeck's trip to the Gulf of CA with botanist Ed Ricketts. A wonderful combination of science, philosophy and high-spirited cruising adventure.
Raising the Hunley: The Remarkable History and Recovery of the Lost Confederate Submarine
Raising the Hunley: The Remarkable History and Recovery of the Lost Confederate Submarine
PGN222
$18.00  
Paperback, Brian Hicks & Schuyler Kropf, 330 pages, 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.2, 9780345447722
The history of the Confederate submarine  H. L. Hunley  is as astonishing as its disappearance. On February 17, 1864, after a legendary encounter with a Union battleship, the iron “fish boat” vanished without a trace somewhere off the coast of South Carolina. For more than a century the fate of...
Under the Black Flag
Under the Black Flag
RAN005
$18.00  
Paperback, David Cordingly, 283 pages, 5.25 x 8, 9780812977226
Rousing, revisionist history gleaned from original documents produce the most authoritative account of piracy's Golden Age. Debunks many popular myths, replacing them with truths more complex and often far bloodier. Photos, maps.
Ghost Ship: The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew
Ghost Ship: The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew
RAN080
$18.00  
Paperback, Brian Hicks, 304 pages, 5.25 X 8, 9780345466655
On December 4th, 1872, a 100-foot brigantine was discovered drifting through the North Atlantic without a soul on board. Not a sign of struggle, not a shred of damage, no ransacked cargo—and not a trace of the captain, his wife and daughter, or the crew. What happened on board the ghost ship...
Seafaring Women
Seafaring Women
RAN016
$18.00  
Paperback, David Cordingly, 274 pages, 5 x 8, 9780375758720
An action-packed narrative of the adventures of pirates queens, female stowaways and sailor's wives at sea. An astonishing number of women went to sea in the great age of sail and this myth-breaking book is long overdue.
Poems of the Sea
Poems of the Sea
RAN028
$18.00  
Hardcover, edited by J.D. McClatchy, 251 pages, 4.5 x 6.5, 9780375413292
A beautifully bound, pocket-sized collection of sea poems, some familiar, many not. Makes a fine and handsome gift.
Graveyard of the Pacific: Shipwreck and Survival on America’s Deadliest Waterway - Book
Graveyard of the Pacific: Shipwreck and Survival on America’s Deadliest Waterway - Book
PGW291
$18.00  
Randall Sullivan, 272 pages, 9780802163370
A vivid portrait of the Columbia River Bar that combines maritime history, adventure journalism, and memoir, bringing alive the history—and present — of one of the most notorious stretches of water in the world   Off the coast of Oregon, the Columbia River flows into the Pacific Ocean...
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Lighthouse Cat
Lighthouse Cat
HRW025
$17.99  
Hardcover, Sue Stainton, 32 pages, 7.5 x 0.2 x 11, 9780060096045
The faithful lighthouse cat, Mackerel, one night helps guide a fishing boat to safety when the candles illuminating the light blow out in a freak windstorm. Charming text and superb illustrations.
I'm Mighty!
I'm Mighty!
HRW071
$17.99  
Hardcover, Kate & Jim McMullan, 36 pages, 11.25 x 95, 9780060092900
Big format, engagingly illustrated look at just what mighty tugboats do around the harbor and how they do it.
The Morrow Guide to Knots
The Morrow Guide to Knots
MOR013
$17.99  
Paperback, Mario Bigon & Guido Regazzoni, 251 pages, 5 x 7.5, 9780688012267
A super book. 647 color photos describe in step-by-step detail how to tie 70 of the most useful knots. Good for sailing, fishing, camping, climbing.
Deadliest Sea
Deadliest Sea
HRW093
$17.99  
Paperback, Kalee Thompson, 336 pages, 8 x 5.3 x 0.8, 9780061766305
Deadliest Sea  by Kalee Thompson is the spellbinding true story of the greatest rescue in U.S. Coast Guard history. Recounting the tragic sinking of the fishing trawler,  Alaska Ranger , in the Bering Sea and its remarkable aftermath in March 2008,  Deadliest Sea  is real life action and...
Pirates: Predators of the Seas
Pirates: Predators of the Seas
SKY115
$17.99  
Paperback, Angus Konstam & Roger Michael Kean, 248 pages, 8.3 x 0.7 x 9.4, 9781510702851
Authors Angus Konstam and Roger Michael Kean reveal the truth behind our myths, fairy tales, and Hollywood-inspired images. The reality is, unbelievably, even more intriguing than the flashing swords, talking parrots, and mysterious eye patches portrayed in the movies. In this lavishly...
Tugboat Bill and the River Rescue
Tugboat Bill and the River Rescue
HRW138
$17.99  
Hardcover, Calista Brill, 40 pages, 10 x 0.2 x 10, 9780062366184
Fans of  Little Tug  and  Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo  will love this lyrical, heartwarming story by Calista Brill, brought to life by Tad Carpenter’s bright and lively illustrations. Perfect for readers who can’t get enough of things that GO! Bill is a tugboat. Mabel is a barge. Together they go...
Sea Glass Crafts: Find, Collect, & Craft More Than 20 Projects Using the Ocean's Treasures
Sea Glass Crafts: Find, Collect, & Craft More Than 20 Projects Using the Ocean's Treasures
SKY141
$17.99  
Hardcover, Rebecca Ruger - Wightman, 160 pages, 9 x 11, 9781631582554
Sea glass is the beautiful result of broken glass being naturally polished and smoothed by the ocean’s currents for extended periods of time. These beautiful jewels become weathered and frosted from abrasion and erosion in salt water, giving them a distinctly beautiful, jewel-like appearance...
How to Be a Pirate
How to Be a Pirate
MPS239
$17.99  
hardcover, Isaac Fitzgerald, 40 pages, 10.2x10.4, 9781681197784
" A beautiful, generous, fun collaboration of story and illustration and pirate tattoos. Seriously wise pirate advice for everyone." - Jon Scieszka, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature CeCe dreams of being a pirate. When the neighborhood boys tell her that she can't, she...
The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen
The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen
PER048
$17.99  
Paperback, Stephen R. Bown, 9780306822667
 The Last Viking unravels the life of the man who stands head and shoulders above all those who raced to map the last corners of the world. In 1900, the four great geographical mysteries-the Northwest Passage, the Northeast Passage, the South Pole, and the North Pole-remained blank spots on the...
Toy Boat
Toy Boat
PGN011
$17.99  
Hardcover, Randall de Seve & Loren Long, 48 pages, 9.75 x 9.75, 9780399243745
A wonderful story in which a little boy lets his beloved toy boat loose for adventures on its own and what adventures they are! He loves his toy boat so much that he sleeps with it and when it returns safely he knows it will always come back. Splendid illustrations.
Little Toot
Little Toot
PGN094
$17.99  
Hardcover, Hardie Gramatky, 86 pages, 7 x 8, 9780399247132
First published in 1939, this classic story of the energetic tugboat is brought to new life in this restored edition. With the help and support of Hardie Gramatky's estate, to mark the 100th anniversary of his birth, we have used archived first editions and Hardie's original paintings to restore...
Courage Like Kate: The True Story of a Girl Lighthouse Keeper
Courage Like Kate: The True Story of a Girl Lighthouse Keeper
RAN652
$17.99  
Hardcover, Anna Crowley Redding, 40 pages, 9 x 12, 9780593373408
An inspiring and beautifully illustrated picture book biography based on the life of Kate Moore, a twelve-year-old lighthouse keeper in the 19th century who saved the lives of twenty-three sailors. With an evocative text and stunning illustrations, travel back to the stormy, rocky shores of...
The Lifeboat: Courage on Our Coasts
The Lifeboat: Courage on Our Coasts
STL102
$17.99  
Wherever sea meets land, from the Cornish coasts to the Shetland Isles, the men and women of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution are on call, rescuing thousands of people each year. This dramatic volume celebrates their bravery, compassion, and commitment in the toughest conditions. Crewman...
Conquering the Pacific: An Unknown Mariner and the Final Great Voyage of the Age of Discovery
Conquering the Pacific: An Unknown Mariner and the Final Great Voyage of the Age of Discovery
HPC170
$17.99  
Paperback, Andrés Reséndez , 304 pages, 5 x 7, The story of an uncovered voyage as colorful and momentous as any on record for the Age of Discovery—and of the Black mariner whose stunning accomplishment has been until now lost to history It began with a secret mission, no expenses spared. Spain, plo
The story of an uncovered voyage as colorful and momentous as any on record for the Age of Discovery—and of the Black mariner whose stunning accomplishment has been until now lost to history   It began with a secret mission, no expenses spared. Spain, plotting to break Portugal’s monopoly...
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Narwhal: The Arctic Unicorn - Book
PGN430
$17.99  
Justin Anderson, 32 pages, 10 x 11, 9781536225129
Discover the majestic unicorn of the sea with this suspenseful narrative from a BBC filmmaker and gorgeous art from an award-winning illustrator. With a   crack  and a   creak,  the frozen sea begins to melt—the ice splits apart and a new pathway forms. As winter comes to an end,...
Don't Tickle the Shark! - Book
Don't Tickle the Shark! - Book
HRW187
$17.99  
Board book, Sam Taplin, 10 pages, 8.2 x 0.8 x 7.6", 9781805074793
When babies and toddlers touch the soft patches in this irresistible novelty book, the sea creatures come to life with hilarious and charming sounds. As well as tickling the shark, they can also tickle a dolphin, a sea lion and a seagull, before all the animals gather at the end for a musical...
Diving Deep: Using Machines to Explore the Ocean - Book
Diving Deep: Using Machines to Explore the Ocean - Book
PGN482
$17.99  
Hardcover, Michelle Cusolito, 32 pages, 9.5 x 11, 9781623542931
From snorkeling to freediving, scuba, submarines, and Challenger Deep, discover the different technologies scientists use to explore the ocean in this deep-sea STEM picture book. How does ocean exploration work? What kinds of machines and equipment help researchers under the sea? How deep can...
500 Days
500 Days
STP002
$17.95  
Paperback, Serge Testa, 216 pages, 5.75 x 8.25, 9780731648498
The author departed Brisbane, Australia in June 1984 in his 12 ft. self-designed and built boat to complete a circumnavigation in the smallest yacht yet. An amazing story. Photos.
Best Pirate
Best Pirate
IPS029
$17.95  
Hardcover, Kari-Lynn Winters, 32 pages, 11 x 0.5 x 11 inches, 9781772780192
Children's Book
Pirate Queen: A Story of Zheng Yi Sao
Pirate Queen: A Story of Zheng Yi Sao
IPS146
$17.95  
Hardcover, Helaine Becker, 36 pages, 6 x 9, 9781773061245
The most powerful pirate in history was a woman who was born into poverty in Guangzhou, China, in the late 1700s. When pirates attacked her town and the captain took a liking to her, she saw a way out. Zheng Yi Sao agreed to marry him only if she got an equal share of his business. When her...
The Essential Galley Companion: Recipes and Provisioning Advice for Your Boating Adventures
The Essential Galley Companion: Recipes and Provisioning Advice for Your Boating Adventures
MOS001
$17.95  
Paperback, Amanda Swan Neal, 389 pages, 6 x 9, 9780967690421
The Essential Galley Companion redefines the traditional concept of boating cuisine with an intriguing collection of 425 international recipes and galley advice interwoven with tales of personal adventure.Whether you're a weekend boater, preparing for an extended voyage or perhaps traveling by...
In the Land of Mermaids
In the Land of Mermaids
IPS244
$17.95  
Paperback, Daniela Drescher, 28 pages, 11 x 8.5, 9781782508144
Discover a magical world of playful and gentle mermaids in the vibrant companion to   In the Land of Fairies   and   In the Land of Elves . A new edition of the classic picture book by bestselling illustrator Daniela Drescher. Shimmering mermaids swim past flower stems, water nymphs...
Commotion in the Ocean - Book
Commotion in the Ocean - Book
OBP038
$17.95  
Sarah Borg, 9781570674112
A story in poetic verse with whimsical illustrations of friendly sea characters captivates young kids as they learn about the problem of overfishing our ocean. With the word spreading from coral reefs to across the ocean, a meeting is called to hatch a plan of defense against fishing trawlers...
Ship Captains And What They Do - Book
Ship Captains And What They Do - Book
PGW289
$17.95  
Hardcover, Liesbet Slegers, 32 pages, 10.25 x 0.5 x 10.5", 9781605379630
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The Cruising K.I.S.S. Cookbook II
The Cruising K.I.S.S. Cookbook II
SAI002
$17.50  
Spiral-Bound, Corinne C. Kanter, 480 pages, 6 x 9.5, 9780961840679
Theme: Delicious, Nutritious, Economical and Convenient. Rugged plastic-comb binding. 480 pasges, 645 exciting recipes, cross-reference index, use pressure cooker, how to identify, prepare and serve exotic vegatbles. Handy tables inside covers. Heavy duty paper for years of use, wat-resistant...
Longitude
Longitude
WAC005
$17.00  
Paperback, Dava Sobel, 180 pages, 4.5 x 7.5, 9780802715296
Engagingly told true story of John Harrison, the lone genius who met the greatest scientific challenge of his time by perfecting the marine chronometer and solving the problem of measuring longitude at sea, profoundly altering history. Color photos.
Hemingway on Fishing (Paperback)
Hemingway on Fishing (Paperback)
SIM124
$17.00  
Paperback, Ernest Hemingway, 9780743219181
From childhood on, Ernest Hemingway was a passionate fisherman. He fished the lakes and creeks near the family's summer home at Walloon Lake, Michigan, and his first stories and reportages were often about his favorite sport. Here, collected for the first time in one volume, are all of his great...
Hellcats: The Epic Story of World War II's Most Daring Submarine Raid
Hellcats: The Epic Story of World War II's Most Daring Submarine Raid
PGN133
$17.00  
Paperback, Peter Sasgen, 9780451234858
By 1945, the U.S. Navy's submarine force in the Pacific had sunk over a thousand enemy cargo ships and tankers supplying the food, weapons, and oil Japan needed to continue to fight. Yet this once mighty merchant fleet continued to thrive in the Sea of Japan, where, protected from American...
Riddle of the Sands
Riddle of the Sands
PGN002
$17.00  
Paperback, Erskine Childers, 328 pages, 5 x 7.75, 9780141181653
The classic tale of nautical espionage and small boat skullduggery among the Friesian Islands before WWI. This is widely regarded as the first modern spy novel and the best small boat cruising yarn ever penned.
The Journals of Captain Cook
The Journals of Captain Cook
PGN134
$17.00  
Paperback, Capt. James Cook, 9780140436471
Cook led three famous expeditions to the Pacific Ocean between 1768 and 1779. In voyages that ranged from the Antarctic circle to the Arctic Sea, Cook charted Australia and the whole coast of New Zealand, and brought back detailed descriptions of the natural history of the Pacific. Accounts...
A Full Cup
A Full Cup
PGN105
$17.00  
Paperback, Michael D' Antonio, 400 pages, 9781594485213
The chain of islands from the Virgins through to the southern Caribbean is considered one of the most desirable tropical cruising grounds for any sailor. It can be sailed in comfort and confidence with only one language, one currency, a modicum of weather forecasting, and an ability to spot...
Empire of Blue Water
Empire of Blue Water
RAN044
$17.00  
Paperback, Stephan Talty, 332 pages, 5.5 x 8, 9780307236617
Awash with bloody battles, political intrigue, and an incredible epoch-ending natural disaster, this is the real-life story of Henry Morgan, the legendary pirate of the Caribbean, who in the 17th century challenged the greatest military power on earth with a ragtag bunch of renegades and brought...
Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea
Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea
RAN213
$17.00  
Paperback, Richard Henry Dana Jr. & Gary Kinder, 516 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9780375757945
Tracing an awe-inspiring oceanic route from Boston, around Cape Horn, to the California coast, Two Years Before the Mast is both a riveting story of adventure and the most eloquent, insightful account we have of life at sea in the early nineteenth century. Richard Henry Dana is only nineteen...
Adrift
Adrift
HMC022
$16.99  
Paperback, Steve Callahan, 237 pages, 5.5 x 8.25, 9780618257324
Riveting, first-hand account of the only man ever to have survived more than a month alone at sea in an inflatable raft. A genuine seafaring classic.
African Queen
African Queen
LBC002
$16.99  
Paperback, C.S. Forester, 246 pages, 5 x 7.75, 9780316289108
Basis for the famous film. A classic romantic adventure: a disreputable Cockney, an English spinster and an asthmatic steam launch on a mission in Central Africa.
Sextant: A Young Man's Daring Sea Voyage and the Men Who Mapped the World's Oceans
Sextant: A Young Man's Daring Sea Voyage and the Men Who Mapped the World's Oceans
HRW112
$16.99  
Paperback, David Barrie, 384 pages, 5.3 x 0.9 x 8, 9780062279354
In the tradition of Dava Sobel's  Longitude  comes sailing expert David Barrie's compelling and dramatic tale of invention and discovery—an eloquent elegy to one of the most important navigational instruments ever created, and the daring mariners who used it to explore, conquer,...
South From Alaska: Sailing to Australia with a baby for crew
South From Alaska: Sailing to Australia with a baby for crew
SFA001
$16.99  
Paperback, Mike Litzow, 344 pages, 6 x 9, 9780692029268
"As a sailor who raised his daughter aboard, I was touched by this book. Litzow writes from the heart."  - Fatty Goodlander   When marine biologists Mike Litzow and Alisa Abookire decide to follow their dream and sail from Alaska to Australia, they agree that they won't leave...
Where Does a Pirate Go Potty?
Where Does a Pirate Go Potty?
IPS124
$16.99  
Hardcover, Dawn Babb Prochovnic, 32 pages, 8 x 8, 9781513262406
“Ahoy thar, matey! Where does a pirate go potty around here?” This little pirate’s got to go potty! He wanders around sandy beaches and dark caves, discovering where the sea lion, the pelican, and even the octopus go potty. But where in the seven seas can a pirate go?! A hilarious...
Blue Water Women: Making the Leap from Landlubber to a Life at Sea
Blue Water Women: Making the Leap from Landlubber to a Life at Sea
CPG001
$16.99  
Paperback, Gina De Vere, 336 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9781681571485
This book is for the young and young at heart who yearn for adventure. It is written for those women considering a life-changing direction and those seeking a career at sea.  It is not an instruction book, but you will learn from the experience of other blue water women what you need to know to...
Bold Sea Stories: 21 Inspiring Adventures
Bold Sea Stories: 21 Inspiring Adventures
IPG090
$16.99  
paperback, Marlin Bree, 240 pages, 6x9, 9781892147356
Who doesn't love a good sea story? Award-winning newspaperman Marlin Bree crafts his true tales about the legends and the lore of the world's wickedest waters, from the North Atlantic to the South Pacific, as well as upon (and in the dark depths) of the world's biggest inland ocean, Lake...
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