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21 The Final Unfinished Voyage Of Jack Aubrey: The Unfinished Twenty First Novel In The Aubrey/maturin Seriesby Patrick O'BrianISBN 039306025X (0-393-06025-X)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The Ashley Book of Knotsby Clifford W. AshleyISBN 0385040253 (0-385-04025-3)
Hardcover, Doubleday
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Ashley Book of Knots'Book summary:The Ashley Book of Knots takes us back to a time when knots saved lives and put dinner on the table. Whether out at sea or in a pioneer cabin, knots were a part of daily life, one that is nearly lost today. But in this attractive, well-organized archive of more than 3,900 different knots--presented through 7,000 illustrations--the art of knot tying lives on, both as a historical reference and a reservoir of handy knowledge. [via]
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Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutinyby Mike DashISBN 0609807161 (0-609-80716-1)
Softcover, Three Rivers Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny'Book summary:In 1629, the Dutch merchantman Batavia grounded on a desolate atoll near Western Australia. Of the 200 survivors, 115 were subsequently murdered, in coldest blood, by a group of the ship's sailors and their psychopathic leader, Jeronimus Corneliszoon. Batavia's Graveyard is Mike Dash's unnerving, measured account of the incident. The victims included children, babies, and pregnant women; the crimes took place over a period of several months. Though the killings make a substantial, chilling tale in themselves, Dash adroitly places the shocking spree in larger context with illuminating discussions of 17th century medical practices, religious heresy, global politics, and shipboard sociology and daily life. Additionally, he draws dozens of portraits of the participants in this ghastly drama, most fascinatingly that of Corneliszoon, who emerges as a grotesquely charismatic predecessor of the likes of Charles Manson and Ted Bundy. Batavia's Graveyard, a skillful melding of accessible scholarship and evenhanded narrative and of overview and telling detail, is a welcome achievement. --H. O'Billovitch [via]
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- Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny: ISBN 0609607669 (0-609-60766-9)
Hardcover, Crown Publishing Group - Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny: ISBN 0609807161 (0-609-80716-1)
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- Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny: ISBN 0609607669 (0-609-60766-9)
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Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea : Merchant Seamen, Pirates and the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1700-1750by Marcus RedikerISBN 0521303427 (0-521-30342-7)
Hardcover, Cambridge University Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea : Merchant Seamen, Pirates and the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1700-1750'Book summary:The common seaman and the pirate in the age of sail are romantic historical figures who occupy a special place in the popular culture of the modern age. And yet in many ways, these daring men remain little known to us. Like most other poor working people of the past, they left few first-hand accounts of their lives. But their lives are not beyond recovery. In this book, Marcus Rediker uses a huge array of historical sources (court records, diaries, travel accounts, and many others) to reconstruct the social cultural world of the Anglo-American seamen and pirates who sailed the seas in the first half of the eighteenth century. Rediker tours the sailor's North Atlantic, following seamen and their ships along the pulsing routes of trade and into rowdy port towns. He recreates life along the waterfront, where seafaring men from around the world crowded into the sailortown and its brothels, alehouses, street brawls, and city jail. His study explores the natural terror that inevitably shaped the existence of those who plied the forbidding oceans of the globe in small, brittle wooden vessels. It also treats the man-made terror--the harsh discipline, brutal floggings, and grisly hangings--that was a central fact of life at sea. Rediker surveys the commonplaces of the maritime world: the monotonous rounds of daily labor, the negotiations of wage contracts, and the bawdy singing, dancing, and tale telling that were a part of every voyage. He also analyzes the dramatic moments of the sailor's existence, as Jack Tar battled wind and water during a slashing storm, as he stood by his "brother tars" in a mutiny or a stike, and as he risked his neck by joining a band of outlaws beneath the Jolly Roger, the notorious pirate flag. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea focuses upon the seaman's experience in order to illuminate larger historical issues such as the rise of capitalism, the genesis the free wage labor, and the growth of an international working class. These epic themes were intimately bound up with everyday hopes and fears of the common seamen. [via]
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Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: Merchant Seamen, Pirates, and the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1700-1750by Marcus Buford RedikerISBN 0521379830 (0-521-37983-0)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Boatbuilding: A Complete Handbook of Wooden Boat Constructionby Howard I. ChapelleISBN 0393035549 (0-393-03554-9)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The Bounty Trilogyby Charles Nordhoff, James N. HallISBN 0316611662 (0-316-61166-2)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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The Caine Mutinyby Herman WoukISBN 0316955108 (0-316-95510-8)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Caine Mutiny'Book summary:The Novel that Inspired the Now-Classic Film The Caine Mutiny and the Hit Broadway Play The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial Herman Wouk's boldly dramatic, brilliantly entertaining novel of life-and mutiny-on a Navy warship in the Pacific theater was immediately embraced, upon its original publication in 1951, as one of the first serious works of American fiction to grapple with the moral complexities and the human consequences of World War II. In the intervening half century, The Caine Mutiny has become a perennial favorite of readers young and old, has sold millions of copies throughout the world, and has achieved the status of a modern classic. [via]
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Captain Bloodby Rafael SabatiniISBN 0393323293 (0-393-32329-3)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Captain Blood'Book summary:Englishman Peter Blood, a gentleman-physician, barely escapes the gallows after his arrest for treating a wounded rebel. Sentenced to 10 years of slavery on a Barbados plantation, Blood escapes and becomes a pirate, never losing sight of his goals of clearing his name and returning to England.[via] 
Captain Horatio Hornblowerby Cecil Scott ForesterISBN 0316288934 (0-316-28893-4)
Hardcover, Little Brown & Co
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Castaways of the Flying Dutchmanby Brian Jacques, Ian SchoenherrISBN 044100914X (0-441-00914-X)
Softcover, Ace Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Castaways of the Flying Dutchman'Book summary:Fans of the Redwall series eager to sink their teeth into the latest adventure from Brian Jacques will be surprised to find that the cover of Castaways of the Flying Dutchman belies the contents of this fine mystery novel. A handsome young lad, sporting a billowing, ripped shirt, gazes off into the distance, while behind him a ship founders on an eerily tempestuous sea. It's true, the first (brief) section of the book does tell the tale of a stowaway orphan on the legendary, ill-fated ship, the Flying Dutchman. And that's as swashbuckling a story as they come. But as soon as the boy and his newly adopted dog are tossed into the sea during a ferocious storm, the book takes a sharp turn. Ben and his dog, Ned, given eternal life by a sympathetic angel, now set out to "bring confidence and sympathy, help others to change their fate." Two centuries later, they arrive in the village of Chapelvale, which is filled with quirky, affectionate citizens, who immediately welcome the mysterious but kindhearted and brave boy and his dog. The impending destruction of their village by the blustering, bloated Obadiah Smithers, an industrial speculator, propels Ben and his new friends into a thrilling search for a solution, involving ancient Byzantine gold chalices, mysterious coded messages, and some fierce tête-à-têtes with hired bullies. Illustrator Ian Schoenherr's intriguing line drawings at the beginning of each chapter hint at the upcoming clues to the mystery. Redwall fans be warned: you'll find no warrior mice here. But readers will find a satisfying story that never leaves a doubt as to the ability of good to triumph over evil. (Ages 9 to 12) -- Emilie Coulter [via]
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The Cruel Seaby Nicholas MonsarratISBN 0553271288 (0-553-27128-8)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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English Passengersby Matthew KnealeISBN 038549744X (0-385-49744-X)
Softcover, Anchor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'English Passengers'Book summary:Christopher Columbus was looking for a passage to India when he ran full-tilt boogie into the Americas. One of the narrators of Matthew Kneale's ambitious historical novel English Passengers has more modest aspirations: Captain Illiam Quillian Kewley wants only to smuggle a little tobacco, brandy, and French pornography from the Isle of Mann to a secluded beach in England. Yet somehow in the process, he and his crew end up weighing anchor for Australia. Worse, they're forced to carry three temperamental Englishmen bound for Tasmania on a mission to discover the exact location of the Garden of Eden. The year is 1857, and the study of geology is beginning to make serious inroads into areas of religious doctrine. When the Reverend Geoffrey Wilson runs across a scientific treatise that puts the age of Silurian limestone somewhere in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand years, he is scandalized: "This was despite the fact that the Bible tells, and with great clarity, that the earth was created a mere six thousand years ago." His many attempts to prove the Bible's accuracy lead, eventually, to a scientific expedition comprising himself, Timothy Renshaw, a dilettante botanist, and Dr. Thomas Potter.
Now jump back 30 years, to 1828, when a revolution of sorts is stirring on the island of Tasmania. Over the years, white settlers have been encroaching on aboriginal land and relations have deteriorated into violence. At the heart of the action is Peevay, a young half-breed abandoned by his aborigine mother, who had been kidnapped and raped by a white escaped convict. Now his vengeful mother is leading a war against the whites, and Peevay, desperate to win her love, has joined her. Chapters from the past narrated by Peevay and augmented by letters and dispatches from white settlers alternate with the sections told by Kewley, Wilson, Renshaw, and Potter. Eventually, of course, the two time lines intersect with momentous results.
War, mutiny, shipwreck, and not a little farce make English Passengers a gripping read, but it is Matthew Kneale's literary ventriloquism that renders it remarkable. In a novel with so many different points of view, the individuality of each voice stands out. There is, for instance, the mutinous Dr. Potter, whose descent into paranoia and egomania results in diary entries reminiscent of a 19th-century psychotic Bridget Jones: "Manxmen = treacherous even to v. last. Self heard Brew (lashed to mainmast as per usual) instructing helmsman to steer N.N.W. When self questioned he re. this he claiming we = carried into Bay of Biscay by difficult sea currents + must set course to avoid Breton Peninsular. He pointing to distant point of land to N.N.E. claiming this = Brittany. Self = doubtful." But perhaps the most compelling voice in English Passengers belongs to Peevay, who paints a vivid picture of aboriginal life in a foreign tongue he nonetheless makes his own:
When we sat so in the dark, after our eating, Tartoyen told us stories--secret stories that I will not say even now--about the moon and sun, and how everyone got made, from men and wallaby to seal and kangaroo rat and so. Also he told who was in those rocks and mountains and stars, and how they went there. Until, by and by, I could hear stories as we walked across the world, and divine how it got so, till I knew the world as if he was some family fellow of mine.
By the close of this epic tale, the world Peevay had known is gone forever and the lives of the Manx sailors and English passengers have been irrevocably changed. Based on real events in Tasmanian history, Matthew Kneale's novel delivers a home truth about Australia's brutal colonial past, even as it conveys the wonder and allure of the age of exploration. --Alix Wilber [via] 
The Finest Kind: The Fishermen of Gloucesterby Kim BartlettISBN 039332219X (0-393-32219-X)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Kidnappedby Robert Louis Stevenson, Donald McFarlanISBN 0143039407 (0-14-303940-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kidnapped'Book summary:A finely honed, stirring adventure about the orphan David Balfour, who is kidnapped by his villainous uncle and escapes through the Scottish highlands, only to become involved in the Scottish struggle for independence. This edition features a new introduction by Margot Livesey. [via]
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- Kidnapped: ISBN 0375757252 (0-375-75725-2)
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Killer's Wakeby Bernard CornwellISBN 0399134581 (0-399-13458-1)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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Looking for a Shipby John A. McPheeISBN 0374523193 (0-374-52319-3)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Looking for a Ship'Book summary:This is an extraordinary tale of life on the high seas aboard one of the last American merchant ships, the S.S. Stella Lykes, on a forty-two-day journey from Charleston down the Pacific coast of South America. As the crew of the Stella Lykes makes their ocean voyage, they tell stories of other runs and other ships, tales of disaster, stupidity, greed, generosity, and courage.[via] -
Lord Jimby Joseph Conrad, Jacques BerthoudISBN 0192840673 (0-19-284067-3)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lord Jim'Book summary:This compact novel, completed in 1900, as with so many of the great novels of the time, is at its baseline a book of the sea. An English boy in a simple town has dreams bigger than the outdoors and embarks at an early age into the sailor's life. The waters he travels reward him with the ability to explore the human spirit, while Joseph Conrad launches the story into both an exercise of his technical prowess and a delicately crafted picture of a character who reaches the status of a literary hero. A classic novel. [via]
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- Lord Jim: ISBN 0393963357 (0-393-96335-7)
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Softcover, New Amer Library Classics - Lord Jim: ISBN 0460019252 (0-460-01925-2)
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Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr - Lord Jim: ISBN 0192835122 (0-19-283512-2)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr - Lord Jim: ISBN 0194230376 (0-19-423037-6)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr - Lord Jim: ISBN 0393096564 (0-393-09656-4)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc - Lord Jim: ISBN 0451522346 (0-451-52234-6)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics - Lord Jim: ISBN 0192100440 (0-19-210044-0)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr - Lord Jim: ISBN 0385042655 (0-385-04265-5)
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Lord Jim/Heart of Darkness/Nostromo/3 Books in 1 Volumeby Joseph ConradISBN 0192823361 (0-19-282336-1)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lord Jim/Heart of Darkness/Nostromo/3 Books in 1 Volume'Book summary:These three works of Conrad's middle years show him at the height of his powers. Each is an adventure story which also explores profound issues of identity and provides ironic insights into the bases of civilization. "Lord Jim" (1900) tells of a young, idealistic Englishman who is disgraced by an act of cowardice in "an Eastern port". Behind the story of ships and the sea is an involving study of a modern tragic hero's greatness and weakness. "Heart of Darkness" (1902) shares the narrator of "Lord Jim" , Marlow, who journeys up the Congo river to meet the remarkable Mr Kurtz. Set in an atmosphere of mystery and menace, the tale appraises the glamour and folly of imperial adventure. "Nostromo" (1904) recreates the perilous history of a Latin American seaboard country through a series of personal stories. Each character is affected by the attempts of the heirs of a silver mine to rescue it from the hands of the latest revolutionary dictator. Conrad is a writer of great subtlety and sophistication; these three works display the technical brilliance and psychological depth which have established him as one of the first English Modernists. [via]
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The Making of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the Worldby Patrick O'BrianISBN 0393325539 (0-393-32553-9)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The Making of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the Worldby Tom McGregorISBN 0393058654 (0-393-05865-4)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Mr Bligh's Bad Language: Passion, Power and Theatre on the Bountyby Greg DeningISBN 0521467187 (0-521-46718-7)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Mr. Midshipman Easyby Frederick MarryatISBN 0451527968 (0-451-52796-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Nathaniel's Nutmeg: Or, the True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of Historyby Giles MiltonISBN 0374219362 (0-374-21936-2)
Hardcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Nathaniel's Nutmeg: Or, the True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of History'Book summary:Would you believe that nutmeg formed the basis of one of the most bitter international conflicts of the 17th century, and was also intimately connected to New York City's rise to global preeminence? Strange but true: nutmeg was, in fact, one of the most prized commodities in Renaissance Europe, and its fascinating story is told in Giles Milton's delightful Nathaniel's Nutmeg.
The book deals with the competition between England and Holland for possession of the spice-producing islands of Southeast Asia throughout the 17th century. Packed with stories of heroism, ambition, ruthlessness, treachery, murder, torture, and madness, Nathaniel's Nutmeg offers a compelling story of European rivalry in the tropics, thousands of miles from home, and the mutual incomprehensibility which often comically characterized relations between the Europeans and the local inhabitants of the prized islands.
At the center of the action lies Nathaniel Courthope, a trusty lieutenant of the East India Company, who took and held the tiny nutmeg-producing island of Run in the face of overwhelming Dutch opposition for more than five years, before being treacherously murdered in 1620. To avenge his death, and the loss of the island, the British took the Dutch North American colony at Manhattan. (As Milton wittily remarks, although Courthope's death "robbed England of her nutmeg, it gave her the biggest of apples").
Inevitably inviting comparisons with Dava Sobel's Longitude, Nathaniel's Nutmeg is a charming story that throws light on a neglected period of European history, and analyzes its fascination with the "spicy" East. --Jerry Brotton, Amazon.co.uk [via]
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Nelson's Trafalgar: The Battle That Changed The Worldby Roy AdkinsISBN 0670034487 (0-670-03448-7)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Nelson's Trafalgar: The Battle That Changed The World'Book summary:On October 21, 1805, as Britains Royal Navy under the command of Horatio Nelson clashed with Napoleons forces in an epic sea battle off the coast of Spain, the fate of Europe hung in the balance. Though the cost was high-and Nelson himself was killed-the British victory prevented Napoleon from invading Britain and paved the way for the eventual defeat of the French emperor. Without Trafalgar there would have been no Waterloo. The Battle of Trafalgar set Britain on its vast imperial course.
Now, on the battles 200th anniversary, Roy Adkins offers readers a brutally vivid, gunport-level account of the battle. For more than five hours the crews of the British, French, and Spanish ships struggled under the constant barrage of cannon and musket fire amid choking fumes, and ear- splitting explosions. While the men maneuvered the ships and kept the cannons firing, the women tended the sick and helped the boys carry gunpowder cartridges to the gun decks. Capturing as never before the harsh conditions in which sailors lived and died, the mechanics of nautical warfare, and the relentless violence of 19th century naval combat, Nelsons Trafalgar is a must read for fans of military history and Patrick OBrian. [via]
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Nigger of the Narcissusby Joseph Conrad, Robert KimbroughISBN 0393090191 (0-393-09019-1)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Nigger of the Narcissus'Book summary:A dying sailor boards the Narcissus and acts as a memento mori upon his shipmates, eliciting pity and selfless compassion as well as fear, resentment, and a profound hatred. The powerful narrative technique captures every nuance of atmospheric tension for a compelling study of men's characters under conditions of extreme danger and stress.[via]More editions of Nigger of the Narcissus:
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The Nigger of the "Narcissus" Typhoon Amy Foster Falk To-Morrowby Joseph ConradISBN 0460019805 (0-460-01980-5)
Softcover, J M Dent & Sons Ltd
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Nigger of the Narcissus, Typhoon, Falk, and Other Storiesby Joseph ConradISBN 0460109804 (0-460-10980-4)
Hardcover, J M Dent & Sons Ltd
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A Night to Rememberby Walter LordISBN 0553278274 (0-553-27827-4)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Night to Remember'Book summary:comprehensive telling of the Titanic disaster, including interviews with survivors and two page detail illustration of the ship. [via]
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The Pirates! in an Adventure with Scientists: A Novelby Gideon DefoeISBN 0375423850 (0-375-42385-0)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Pirates!: In an Adventure With Scientists, A Novel'Book summary:Not since Moby-Dick...No, not since Treasure Island...Actually, not since Jonah and the Whale has there been a sea saga to rival The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists, featuring the greatest sea-faring hero of all time, the immortal Pirate Captain, who, although he lives for months at a time at sea, somehow manages to keep his beard silky and in good condition.
Worried that his pirates are growing bored with a life of winking at pretty native ladies and trying to stick enough jellyfish together to make a bouncy castle, the Pirate Captain decides it's high time to spearhead an adventure.
While searching for some major pirate booty, he mistakenly attacks the young Charles Darwin's Beagle and then leads his ragtag crew from the exotic Galapagos Islands to the fog-filled streets of Victorian London. There they encounter grisly murder, vanishing ladies, radioactive elephants, and the Holy Ghost himself. And that's not even the half of it. [via]More editions of The Pirates! in an Adventure with Scientists: A Novel:
Ramage and the Guillotine: A Novelby Dudley PopeISBN 0436377322 (0-436-37732-2)
Hardcover, Secker & Warburg
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Ramage's Prizeby Dudley PopeISBN 0671218603 (0-671-21860-3)
Hardcover, Simon and Schuster
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The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Serviceby Erskine ChildersISBN 0192823183 (0-19-282318-3)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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The Safeguard of the Sea: A Naval History of Britain, 660-1649by N.A.M. RodgerISBN 0393319601 (0-393-31960-1)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Safeguard of the Sea: A Naval History of Britain, 660-1649'Book summary:"Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves...." The dominance of the British Royal Navy in maritime history is legendary, but this has not always been the case. Various attempts to build and sustain a national standing Navy were attempted by a number of rulers, from Edward the Confessor in the 11th century to Henry V in the 15th century. It wasn't until the Tudor reign (1485 to 1603), however, that a permanent, effective Navy emerged. Until this time the shores of Britain had been susceptible to attack and invasion.
N.A.M. Rodger's compendium on the history of the Royal Navy (the first of a four volume set) reminds us that "the successful navies have been those which rested on long years of steady investment in the infrastructure ... of a seagoing fleet." Emphasizing the important role the Tudors played in building the financial foundation for the Navy, Rodger focuses on the role of Elizabeth I's administration and the amount of money shipbuilding absorbed during her reign. He also traces the evolution of professionalism in the Navy, demonstrating how the rank of naval officer became socially respectable, even though it was not exclusively open to just nobles--indeed, Francis Drake came from an impoverished background--setting a standard that would see the British Navy dominate the oceans for many years.
A fellow in the British National Maritime Museum, Rodger's unique understanding of this history comes across well as he explores a number of themes, ranging from policy and strategy to ship and weapon design. He gathers this information from Anglo-Saxon, Danish, French, Irish, and Spanish sources, carefully weaving these materials into an immense tapestry of incredible depth and scope. In years to come The Safeguard of the Sea promises to be the definitive account of British Naval History long after Britannia has stopped ruling the waves. [via]
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The Sea-Wolf and Selected Storiesby Jack London, Bova, Ben (AFT)ISBN 0451529367 (0-451-52936-7)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics
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Stowawayby Karen Hesse, Robert Andrew ParkerISBN 0689839898 (0-689-83989-8)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Stowaway'Book summary:To 11-year-old Nicholas Young, the tall masts of the exploratory ship Endeavour look like an answer to his fervent prayers. On the run from his demanding father and the cruel butcher who employed him, Nick finds adventure beyond his wildest imaginings when he stows away on the ship of legendary Captain James Cook. Once he is discovered and put to work, Nick becomes party to some amazing sights. He meets indigenous natives of Tahiti, New Zealand, and Australia, wonders at the sight of kangaroos, and shudders with horror when confronted with cannibalism. Nick survives a hurricane, a near shipwreck on the Great Barrier Reef, and a deadly bout with typhoid to become one of the few original crew members to successfully circumnavigate the globe with Cook and arrive safely back in England. He notes in his worn journal shortly before sighting his homeland's shore: "We have truly led the way, charting the path for all who come after. I don't know I shall ever feel so again as I feel now. That any of us shall."
Newbery Medal-winning Karen Hesse's story is based on actual Endeavour stowaway Nicholas Young, about whom little is known. Using the real 1768 diaries of Captain Cook and shipboard naturalist Joseph Banks, Hesse has changed Young from a forgotten footnote into a living, breathing person with red hair and a penchant for pork chops. So authentic you can feel the sea spray, this fine fictionalized diary is a nautical treasure for landlubbers young and old. (Ages 10 and older) --Jennifer Hubert [via]
Trafalgar: The Biography of a Battleby Roy AdkinsISBN 0316725110 (0-316-72511-0)
Hardcover, Little, Brown
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