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Narratives & Adventure

Tristian Jones  Farley Mowat  Hal Roth See details Red Sky in Mourning - Tami Oldham Ashcraft ISBN: 0-7868-8676-5 Published: 2003 Pages: 288 Type: Paperback True, harrowing story of survival at sea when the author, then twenty three, was left alone aboard a 44 ft. yawl when her partner was swept overboard during a hurricane. One of the... Our price: $ 14.95 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now          See details In Search of Robinson Crusoe - Tim Severin ISBN: 0-465-07699-8 Published: 2003 Pages: 288 Type: Paperback Insightful travel and adventure writing combines with literary sleuthing to trace the real roots of Defoe's immortal creation. This is Tim Severin at his best. Our price: $ 16.95 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now          See details In the Wake of Madness - Joan Druett ISBN: 1-56512-435-9 Published: 2004 Pages: 304 Type: Paperback Buried for over 150 years, here is the real story of what happened aboard the New England whaler Sharon in the Pacific in Spring, 1842. This is a nightmare mystery tale of murder, ... Our price: $ 14.95 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now          See details Racundra's First Cruise - Arthur Ransome ISBN: 1-898660-96-4 Published: 2003 Pages: 256 Type: Hardcover The 1923 first edition of Ransome's cruising classic re-published in its original form, with original photographs. A delight read. Our price: $ 29.95 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now          See details Cape Horn: One Man's Dream, One Woman's Nightmare - Reanne Hemingway-Douglass ISBN: 0-938665-83-9 Published: 2003 Pages: 300 Type: Paperback A gripping account of one woman's courage, a couple's turbulent relationship, survival and endurance in the stormy seas off Patagonia. The author's sailboat was pitchpoled 800 mile... Our price: $ 18.95 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now          See details Seasoned by Salt - Jerry Mashaw & Anne MacClintock ISBN: 1-57409-155-7 Published: 2007 Pages: 288 Type: Paperback An engaging and intelligent cruising story by a couple who sail from Connecticut to Grenada and back. Memorable illustrations combine with real story-telling talent to make this mu... Our price: $ 16.95 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now          See details Catboat Summers - John Conway ISBN: 1-57409-171-9 Published: 2003 Pages: 200 Type: Paperback An engaging chronicle of one decade's worth of alongshore sailing adventures in the author's Beetle cat. Full of whimsical humor and pithy commentary, this will surely become a new... Our price: $ 19.95 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now          See details Steady as She Goes: Women's Adventures at Sea - edited by Barbara Sjoholm ISBN: 1-58005-094-8 Published: 2003 Pages: 268 Type: Paperback A collection of adventures by and about women. From Meg Noonan's gripping survival at sea to Linda Greenlaw's life aboard a swordfishing boat. Great anthology for any fan of mariti... Our price: $ 15.95 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now          See details Back Under Sail - Migael Scherer ISBN: 1-57131-274-9 Published: 2003 Pages: 264 Type: Hardcover An experienced sailor goes racing for the first time, searching for victory and a renewed love of life. This is a moving portrayal of a frayed life being made whole again in the co... Our price: $ 22.00 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now          See details Book of the Seven Seas - Peter Freuchen, intro. by George Plimpton ISBN: 1-59228-125-7 Published: 2003 Pages: 512 Type: Paperback An incredible, exhuberant collection of lore, facts, storytelling, history, revelations about the sea and virtually all the notable things that have happened on and under it throug... Our price: $ 17.95 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now          See details Arctic to Antarctica - Mladen Sutej ISBN: 0-938665-65-0 Published: 2000 Pages: 152 Type: Paperback A dramatic account of the first circumnavigation of the North and South American continents. Told through the words of a noted circumnavigator with evocative photos throughout. Hig... Our price: $ 19.95 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now          See details Trekka Round the World - John Guzzwell ISBN: 0-938665-56-1 Published: 1999 Pages: 286 Type: Paperback A true voyaging classic. The author circumnavigated in his 20 ft. yawl Trekka and sailed with the legendary Smeetons on their ill-fated attempt to round Cape Horn. New epilogue rec... Our price: $ 18.95 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now          See details Taking on the World - Ellen MacArthur ISBN: 0-07-143544-1 Published: 2004 Pages: 368 Type: Paperback The exraordinary story of Ellen MacArthur's recordbreaking second place finish in the 2000-02 Vendee Globe race for solo circumnavigators. She became the youngest, at just 24, and ... Our price: $ 14.95 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now          See details Berserk - David Mercy ISBN: 1-59228-277-6 Published: 2004 Pages: 256 Type: Hardcover The author finds all the danger and adventure he sought when he sails his 27-ft. sailboat to Antarctica from Tierra del Fuego. A humorous and well-drawn yarn. For adventure lovers ... Our price: $ 22.95 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now          See details Fatal Depth - Joe Haberstroh ISBN: 1-59228-304-7 Published: 2004 Pages: 256 Type: Paperback The gripping true story of treasure hunting and terrible tragedy encountered by divers exploring the world's most dangerous shipwreck, that of the Italian liner Andrea Doria sunk 4... Our price: $ 14.95 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now          See details Greatest Sailing Stories Ever Told - Christopher Caswell ISBN: 1-59228-319-5 Published: 2004 Pages: 304 Type: Paperback Thirty of the greatest sailing yarns ever told. Selections range from America's Cup exploits to Hornblower's adventures with the Royal Navy. Many of these captivating stories are r... Our price: $ 14.95 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now          See details Splendid Madness, A - Tom Froncek ISBN: 1-57409-179-4 Published: 2004 Pages: 224 Type: Hardcover A highly entertaining account of one man's love affair with sailing. A late-bloomer of a sailor, the author learns many lessons and survives his share of misadventures while learni... 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Our price: $ 14.95 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now          See details Sir Peter Blake: An Amazing Life - Alan Sefton ISBN: 1-57409-209-X Published: 2005 Pages: 448 Type: Paperback Peter Blake was the outstanding sailor/ adventurer of his time. This is a biography worthy of the man, tracing his extraordinary life through the rigors of ocean racing and the tit... Our price: $ 24.95 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now          See details Cruising Japan to New Zealand - Tere Batham ISBN: 1-57409-182-4 Published: 2004 Pages: 320 Type: Hardcover A truly thrilling account of a 10,000-mile yacht voyage from Japan to New Zealand with enough sights and adventures along the way for ten cruises. Loaded with practical advice as w... 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