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  • Uncertain Beginningsby Jim Bain

    Port Campbell Press 2011; US$ 12.99

    In the late 1400s, under the leadership of Prince Henry the Navigator, Portugal developed into a leader in the discovery of new oceans and islands. However, in 1580, the Spanish invaded Portugal and the country became subservient to the Spanish Crown. Spain also had its set-backs: the disastrous voyage of Magellan in 1520 to 1523, with its terrible... more...

  • The Seaby John Mack

    Reaktion Books 2013; US$ 18.00

    “There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea,” wrote Joseph Conrad. And there is certainly nothing more integral to the development of the modern world. In The Sea: A Cultural History , John Mack considers those great expanses that both unite and divide us, and the ways in which human beings interact... more...

  • Titanic on Trialby Nic Compton

    Bloomsbury Publishing 2012; US$ 11.69

    On 15 April 2012, it will be 100 years since the Titanic sank. Since that fateful night, stories about the sinking have become legendary - how the band played to the end, how lifeboats were lowered half-empty - but amongst the films, novels and academic arguments, only those who were there can separate truth from fiction. After the sinking, inquiries... more...

  • Cruise Sector Challengesby Philip Gibson; Alexis Papathanassis; Petra Milde

    Springer 2011; US$ 54.99

    This textbook presents a compendium of important issues that were discussed at the 2nd International Cruise Conference in Plymouth (UK) between the 18th and 20th February 2010. The focus of the conference was to consider emerging issues, problems and solutions for the cruise industry at a time when trading conditions were perceived to be highly volatile. more...

  • White Sails Became Meby Nicholas F. Starace

    Hillcrest Media Group, Inc. 2011; US$ 8.90

    In White Sails Became Me, a modern-day renaissance man takes you on a worldwide journey living more adventure than most people dare to dream. more...

  • Cruise Confidentialby Brian David Bruns

    Travelers' Tales 2009; US$ 14.95

    In Cruise Confidential, Brian David Bruns spills the dirt ? or in this case, the dirty water ? on those romantic, fun-filled vacations at sea. His hilarious chronicle of the year he spent working for Carnival Cruise Lines takes readers down into the areas where the crew works and lives, leaving readers gasping with laughter as they?re assaulted... more...

  • The Last Time Around Cape Hornby William F. Stark; Peter Stark

    Basic Books 2009; US$ 13.00

    A memorable tale of adventure on the turbulent seas of the Great Southern and Atlantic oceans?on one of the most historic voyages of our time?finds its way into paperback. This is William F. Stark?s engrossing memoir of the last leg of the Grain Race, and the Pamir?s rounding of fearsome Cape Horn?the storm-tossed tip of South America just 600 miles... more...

  • Cruise Operations Managementby Philip Gibson

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 46.95

    Cruise Operations Management: Hospitality Perspectives provides a comprehensive and contextualized overview of hospitality services for the cruise industry. As well as providing a background to the cruise industry, it also looks deeper into the management issues providing a practical guide for both students and professionals alike. Since the first... more...

  • Cruise Tourism and Societyby Alexis Papathanassis; Tihomir Lukovic; Michael Vogel

    Springer 2012; US$ 99.99

    ?The growth and increased popularity of cruises is accompanied by a number of sustainability issues concerning the environment, the port economies and societies; on board and at shore. The sustainability imperative ultimately leads to operational, economical as well as image-related challenges for the sector's decision-makers and stakeholders.... more...

  • Cruise Ship Bluesby Ross A. Klein

    New Society Publishers 2002; US$ 14.95

    All you NEVER wanted to know about cruise ship vacations. more...