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$29.95  
Hardcover, Ray Jones, 296 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781493029822
A wealth of facts and history fill this beautifully designed armchair and reference book. This single volume, packed with full-color and vintage photos, contains everything a lighthouse lover or maritime historian wants to know about lighthouse history, changing technologies, lighthouse keepers,...

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Paperback, edited by Tom McCarthy, 288 pages, 6 x 9, 9781493018789
From Long John Silver to Captain Hook, Blackbeard to Captain Kidd, pirates are the stuff of legend. Movies and books have been based on these terribly charismatic cutthroats for decades, with varying degrees of fact thrown in. The truth of the matter is that these bloodthirsty robbers sailed...

500 Days
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$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.

Damn the Torpedoes!
TWE001
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Paperback, Catherine Dook, 180 pages, 5.5 x 7.5, 9781894898065
Warm and witty tales of live aboard life and all its misadventures, joys and challenges. For the nautically committed and those who love to laugh.

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Paperback, R. Sheret, 139 pages, 8.5 x 11, 921107102
 The story of ships and crews that moved cargo along the West Coast from the 18th century to the present. From the paddlewheel steamers that served the CA and Yukon gold rushes to container-laden coastal barge traffic and space-age cruise ships.

Galley Guru
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$19.95  
Paperback, Lisa HaydenMiller, 327 pages, 9 x 5.9, 9780939837793
For the cook who sails and the sailor who cooks, the Galley Guru is a connoisseur s guide to simple ways to keep your grip in the galley. . Prepare, preserve, and present, from a tiny space, real food that would not be ashamed to have come from a gourmet kitchen many times the size. Great...

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Map, Bella Stander, 4 x 9, 24 x 36 unfolded, 9781888216448
An authoritative map and directory to every standing lighthouse in the 50 United States. Each lighthouse is located and named on one of 14 regional maps or a US locator. The directory lists all 770 standing lighthouses by state. Listings for each lighthouse include year of first lighting, year...

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Paperback, Mark Roberts, 282 pages, 5.25 x 8.25, 9780425219522
True tales of life and death as told by those who fought in the briny depths. From the undersea warfare of World War II through the Cold War stand-offs in the deep to the cutting-edge technology of the modern U.S. Navy, submarines have evolved into the front line of our nation's defense at...

Pirate School
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Paperback, Cathy East Dubowski & Mark Dubowski, 48 pages, 6 x 9, 9780448411323
Laughs and adventures abound when two young pirates find treasure at the same time. Illustrated in full color. Ages 6-8.

Little Captain Jack
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$15.95  
Hardcover, Alicia Acosta, 40 pages, 10 x 10, 9788494541506
Laugh along with the adventures and misadventures of Little Captain Jack. Great things can come in all shapes and sizes, big or small. Once upon a time, there was a little pirate. He was so very little that everyone called him Little Captain Jack. One day, the bad pirate Badlock, took Little...

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Paperback, Homer H. Hickam, Jr, 346 pages, 6 x 9, 9781557503626
Slaughter at sea—just miles from U.S. soil! In 1942 German U-boats turned the shipping lanes off Cape Hatteras into a sea of death. Cruising up and down the U.S. eastern seaboard, they sank 259 ships, littering the waters with cargo and bodies. As astonished civilians witnessed explosions...

Dory Story
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$7.95  
Paperback, Jerry Pallotta, 32 pages, 8.5 x 11.4, 9780881060768
Be prepared for a few surprises when Danny ventures out into the bay in his dory. Although taking the dory out solo is strictly forbidden, Danny cannot resist the calm waters of the bay. And that's where the adventure begins. He thinks rowing into a school of bluefish is trouble enough, but...

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Paperback, L. Francis Herreshoff, 349 pages, 6 x 9, 9781574092875
A much anticipated reissue, in larger format, of the biography of Nathanael G. Herreshoff, who was the greatest yacht and marine designer and builder this country has ever produced. Many of the closely guarded secrets of Captain Nat, the great master, are revealed in these pages. Fully...

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Paperback, GUY TOWERS, 128 pages, 6.5 x 0.3 x 9, 9781467133173
Situated at the end of a reef six miles offshore of Crescent City, California, stands St. George Reef Lighthouse. Constructed after the wreck of the coastal steamer Brother Jonathan in 1865, the beacon warned mariners of the dreaded Dragon Rocks of St. George Reef for nearly a century. This book...

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Hardcover, Tyler Benson, 32 pages, 10 x 10, 9780989284615
The Chicago to Mackinac Island sailboat race has entered the final mile of their 333 mile journey, but they're in trouble.  An overnight weather shift is causing high gusts and huge waves.  More than 350 sailboats are trying to make it to the finish line in the Round Island Passage.  The Coast...

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Paperback, Clay Blair, Jr, 1006 pages, 6 x 9, 9781557502179
  With the content of an authoritative reference and the excitement of a thriller, this history of the U.S. submarine war is one of the most informative and entertaining books written on the Pacific campaign. The author, a respected journalist and World War II submariner himself, is credited...

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Paperback, Charles & Corrine Kanter, 364 pages, 6 x 9, 9780961840693
364 pages (includes 32 pages of COLOR photos) of mirth, introspection, experience, pathos and just plain lifestyle joy from two people who dared to be different and take to the sea on an '-unconventional'-sailing craft and find camaraderie, lasting friendships, and a business model that allowed...

Final Patrol
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$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...

Riddle of the Sands
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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.

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Tom Crestodina, 64 pages, 8.5 x 10.8, 9781632175069
"Boys and girls — and grown-ups — intrigued by the maritime world of the North Pacific will get much pleasure and a pack of insider knowledge from Tom Crestodina’s   Working Boats. " ( New York Times ) This richly illustrated coloring book, inspired by the bestselling picture book, is...

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Jessica Greenwell (, 32 pages, 8.5 x 10.8, 9781805318064
There is an amazing array of sea creatures to discover in this lively sticker book. With over 130 stickers including tiny sea snails, a huge humpback whale, an adorable turtle and a friendly octopus. Children will love finding a home for each creature in scenes including ”Freezing Waters”,...

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Paperback, Lisa See, 400 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9781501154867
THE   NEW YORK TIMES   BESTSELLER “A mesmerizing new historical novel” ( O, The Oprah Magazine ) from Lisa See, the bestselling author of   The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane , about female friendship and devastating family secrets on a small Korean island. Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls...

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Paperback, Lincoln Paine, 784 pages, 9.6 x 7.1 x 1.9, 9781101970355
A monumental retelling of world history through the lens of maritime enterprise, revealing in breathtaking depth how people first came into contact with one another by ocean and river, lake and stream, and how goods, languages, religions, and entire cultures spread across and along the world’s...

$22.95  
Paperback, Ned Bell, 240 pages, 8 x 10, 9781773270876
Eating sustainable seafood is about opening your mind (and fridge) to a vast array of fish and shellfish that you might not have considered before―and the Pacific Coast is blessed with an abundance of wild species. With Lure, readers embark on a wild Pacific adventure and discover the benefits...

A Voyage for Madmen
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$18.99  
Paperback, Peter Nichols, 298 pages, 5.25 X 8, 9780060957032
In 1968 nine sailors set off on the first solo, nonstop circumnavigators' race-possibly the most daring competition ever held. Only one finished. This is the story of each of those sailors, the challenges and hardships they faced, the obsession that drove them.

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Holly Bathie, 32 pages, 8 x 10.5 , 9781805070078
Dive under the sea and meet narwhals, whales, giant octopuses and other amazing animals in this exciting sticker book. Learn where otters live, what elephant seals look like, discover creatures of the deep and lots more. With over 150 stickers to decorate the underwater scenes and links to...

$24.95  
Paperback, Capt. Charles Johnson, 352 pages, 7.5 x 95, 9781599219059
Originally published in 1724, this is an account of the lives and exploits of some of the most notorious pirates of the day, including Mary Read, Anne Bonny, Blackbeard and Captain Kidd.

So Others May Live
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$16.95  
Paperback, Martha LaGuardiaKotite, 260 pages, 6 x 9, 9781599211596
Dramatic, compelling, downright unbelievable accounts of the Coast Guard's often unsung heroes.

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Jessica Greenwell, 32 pages, 6.8.x 9.5, 9781805071013
Visit a sandy beach, dive into rock pools and explore the fascinating seashore in this delightful sticker book. Use the 240 stickers of interesting birds, plants, sea creatures, pebbles and shells to bring the beautifully illustrated scenes to life.

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Fiona Watt, 44 pages, 9.5 x 12, 9781805317326
Swim with mermaids as they explore a mysterious cave, find sunken treasure, meet a mer-prince and play with creatures in their mystical underwater world. Add the stickers to dress the mermaids and bring the colorful scenes to life.

Under the Black Flag
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$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.

Bravest Man
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Paperback, William Tuohy, 430 pages, 4.25 x 7, 9780891418894
The story of Medal of Honor winner Richard O'Kane and U. S. submariners in the Pacific War. Relates in detail the astonishing and revolutionary exploits of the Tang and her daring officers and crew.

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Paperback, Audrey Sutherland, 176 pages, 5 x 7, 9781938340758
2013 Gold Winner IBPA Ben Franklin Awards In a memoir remarkable for its quiet confidence and acute natural observation, the author of  Paddling Hawaii  and  Paddling My Own Canoe  begins with her decision, at age 60, to undertake a solo, summer-long voyage along the...

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Paperback, Wally Moran, 92 pages, 6 x 9, 9781948494113
The UN-ADULT A-RATED Wally by Cruising World Magazine contributor, Wally Moran, is a collection of 16 of Wally's best stories, un-cut, un-edited and un-usually fun reading! Wally's often philosophical humor and his tongue-in-cheek outlook on life, as well as all things sailing and cruising...

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Hardcover, Tyler Benson, 48 pages, 8 x 8, 9788985920209
It is Onyx's last mission. She and the crew must save more than a hundred people trapped on a half-mile slab of ice that has broken loose from the shoreline and drifted into the Straits of Mackinac. This rescue mission will take the response of every cutter, helicopter, airboat, and ice rescuer...

Life at Sea Level
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Paperback, Steven J. Pavlidis, 259 pages, 6 x 9, 9781892399335
Life at Sea Level is the latest work of one of America s finest travel guide authors. For nearly 20 years, Stephen J Pavlidis has been writing books about the Bahamas and the Caribbean islands. He has written 14 guides covering virtually all the geography from south Florida to Trinidad and...

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Hardcover, Mark Helprin, 512 pages, 6.5 x 9.3 x 1.8", 9781419769085
Mark Helprin, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Winter’s Tale and A Soldier of the Great War, presents a fast-paced, beautifully written novel about the majesty of the sea; a life dedicated to duty, honor, and country; and the gift of falling in love. A Navy captain near the end of a...

Nights of Ice
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$18.99  
Paperback, Spike Walker, 206 pages, 5.5 x 8.25, 9780312199937
Hair-raising accounts of survival by the author of "Working on the Edge". "Grab-you-by-the-throat, rip-snorting tales of disaster on furious high seas". --"Kirkus Reviews".

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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...

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Paperback, Peter Freeman, 348 pages, 6 x 9, 9781948494045
Cape Horn Birthday documents the extraordinary non-stop round-the-world journey of a lone sailor and his thirty-two-foot sloop. GPS did not exist when Peter Freeman set sail from Victoria, British Columbia, in 1984. Peter navigated the old-fashioned way, with a compass, a sextant, books of...


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Hardcover, Dave Eggers, 56 pages, 10.8 x 7.9 x 0.6", 9781951836733
From Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author Dave Eggers, Soren’s Seventh Song is a deadpan take on creativity and persistence, as told through the eyes of a humpback whale looking for a new song—with color illustrations by Mark Hoffman. Soren, a young humpback whale, loves...

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Paperback, edited by Jennifer Schwamm Willis, 405 pages, 6 x 9, 9781560256168
Nineteen tales of jolly, rapacious and downright wicked scoundrels. With swaggering, cutlass-wielding villains, complete with golden earrings, wooden legs and talking parrots makes perfect reading for pirates-lovers of all ages.

Empire of Blue Water
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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...

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Paperback, Chuck Fowler, 128 pages, 6.5 x 0.3 x 9 inches, 9780738548142
This engaging pictorial history tells of the tall sailing ships that came to the Pacific Northwest beginning in the mid-1700s. Met by native Salish people, the ships brought Spanish, British, Russian, and American explorers, as well as settlers and entrepreneurs, to the region. Over the next two...

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Paperback, Virginia Crane Gleser, 422 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9780964724723
What is it that compels us to follow our all-consuming passions? Is it a search for that elusive, genuine happiness that uplifts the spirit and satisfies the soul? But why go cruising? For my husband Robert and I, it was the innate desire to explore our world, escape the rat race and cold...

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Paperback, Lisa Purcell, 192 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781510752979
A Celebration of the World's Most Beautiful Lighthouses From ancient times until the present, lighthouses have symbolized safety, homecoming, and the seafaring way of life.  Lighthouses of the World   provides gorgeous full-color photos showcasing lighthouses from around the world. From...

Toy Boat
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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.

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Paperback, Susan Marie Conrad, 46 pages, 11 x 8, 9781736590607
Join Kami the Kayak and her paddler Suz, along with a host of outdoor friends on a wondrous seafaring adventure to Alaska. Based on a true story! In this picture book adaptation of Susan Conrad's "Inside: One Woman's Journey Through the Inside Passage," we follow the dream of a little...

Mum's Beauty
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$27.00  
paperback, Karen Sack, 142 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781719272438
A young family leaves their Northern California tree farm to explore Europe by water. On this journey they discover a vast waterway system. Each family member assumes more responsibilities along the way and they all learn to live in harmony in a small space. This is a story of their sailing...
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