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  • Modern Piracyby David F. Marley

    ABC-CLIO 2010; US$ 55.00

    Piracy is not simply a fabled part of seafaring history that serves as a foundation for entertaining Hollywood movies. Piracy is alive and well in the modern world. Armed with sophisticated tools like GPS locators and cell phones, today's pirates prey on both commercial and private vessels, and their attacks have far-reaching effects. more...

  • Titanicby Stephen Hines

    Sourcebooks, Inc. 2011; US$ 16.99

    Montreal, Monday (6.00 a.m.) April 15, 1912 TITANIC STRUCK AN ICEBERG. SENDS MARCONIGRAM ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE. VIRGINIAN GOING TO HER RESCUE. more...

  • In Search Of Robinson Crusoeby Tim Severin

    Basic Books 2009; US$ 16.95

    With his signature approach to literary sleuthing, Tim Severin retraces the footsteps of castaways and pirates to discover the inspiration behind Daniel Defoe's brilliant creation, Robinson Crusoe. more...

  • Daily Life of Piratesby David F. Marley

    ABC-CLIO 2012; US$ 58.00

    Drawing on new research, this fascinating volume looks behind the myths to offer detailed insights into the real lives and activities of pirates?for better or worse?during the golden age of piracy in the Caribbean, from the mid-17th century to 1720. more...

  • Titanic Centuryby Paul Heyer

    ABC-CLIO 2012; US$ 48.00

    This book presents a revealing look at our 100-year fascination with the Titanic disaster and the various media that have been involved in reporting, preserving, and immortalizing the event. more...

  • Batavia's Graveyardby Mike Dash

    Crown Publishing Group 2002; US$ 17.00

    From the bestselling author of Tulipomania comes Batavia?s Graveyard , the spellbinding true story of mutiny, shipwreck, murder, and survival. It was the autumn of 1628, and the Batavia, the Dutch East India Company?s flagship, was loaded with a king?s ransom in gold, silver, and gems for her maiden voyage to Java. The Batavia was the pride of... more...

  • Ghost Shipby Brian Hicks

    Random House Publishing Group 2004; US$ 16.00

    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 Mary Celeste has baffled and tantalized the world for 130... more...

  • Until the Sea Shall Free Themby Robert Frump

    Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2002; US$ 24.95

    A devastating disaster at sea . . . an officer who refuses to hide the truth. . . a courtroom confrontation with far-reaching implications . . . The Perfect Storm meets A Civil Action in a gripping account of one of the most significant shipwrecks of the twentieth century. In 1983 the Marine Electric , a ?reconditioned? World War II vessel,... more...

  • Violence at Seaby Peter Lehr

    Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 49.95

    Violence at Sea is an overview of maritime piracy, examining threats that piracy poses to global security and commerce, as well as measures and policies to mitigate the threat. The essays analyze piracy activities in key shipping lanes (including the African coast, the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Straits of Malacca-South China Sea);... more...

  • Don't Try This at Homeby Hunter S. Fulghum

    Crown Publishing Group 2008; US$ 19.00

    A step-by-step guide to performing the death-defying stunts you thought were only possible in the movies. For the millions of armchair daredevils who made Worst Case Scenario a mega bestzseller, Hunter Fulghum offers an even more hair-raising handbook. The result of persistent probing, diligent research, and outrageous phone calls to institutions... more...