Into the Raging Sea: Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm, and the Sinking of El Faro
By: Rachel Slade
4.22
Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition
On October 1, 2015, Hurricane Joaquin barreled into the Bermuda Triangle and swallowed the containe…
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1. Sailing Alone around the World
By: Joshua Slocum
4.15
Format: 273 pages, Paperback
The classic travel narrative of a Don Quixote-of-the-seas—the first man to circumnavigate the world… read more
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"I had already found that it was not good to be alone, and so made companionship with what there was around me, sometimes with the universe and sometimes with my own insignificant self; but my books w…"-Joshua Slocum, Sailing Alone around the World
2. The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue
By: Casey Sherman , Michael J. Tougias
3.85
Format: 197 pages, Hardcover
In the winter of 1952, New England was battered by the most brutal nor'easter in years. As the weat… read more
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3. 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
By: Jonathan Franklin , Jonathan Franklin
4.33
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
438 Days is the miraculous account of the man who survived alone and adrift at sea longer than anyo… read more
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"How many of us appreciate the joys of a simple tortilla?"-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
"Everything will work out... don't give up hope, remain calm."-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
"[...] what else motivated him to spend hour after hour with me, telling all the details of his story? I quote at length his answer. "I suffered so much and for so long. Maybe if people read this they…"-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
"There's a lot of talk these days about a thing called resilience. That's the in term at the moment," says Dr. John Leach, a survival psychologist. "You've got built-in resilience, so you can bounce b…"-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
4. The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
By: Sebastian Junger
3.50
Format: 31 pages,
"Takes readers into the maelstrom and shows nature's splendid and dangerous havoc at its utmost". O… read more
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5. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
4.16
Format: 302 pages, Paperback
"With its huge, scarred head halfway out of the water and its tail beating the ocean into a white-w… read more
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"There was a saying on the island: "[I]t is a pity to spoil a good mate by making him a master."-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
"Unable to sleep for the third night in a row, he continued to dwell obsessively on the circumstances of the ship's sinking. He could not get the creature out of his mind."-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
"Many of the so-called American characteristics,’ a chronicler of the [WW2 University of Minnesota starvation] experiment wrote, ‘—abounding energy, generosity, optimism—become intelligible as the exp…"-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
"How much of assumed national and personal character comes from the fact that we have never truly known need to the point of having our character tested? Willing conscientious objectors underwent cont…"-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
6. A Voyage for Madmen
By: Peter Nichols
3.61
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
In 1968, nine sailors set off on the most daring race ever held: to single-handedly circumnavigate … read more
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7. Until the Sea Shall Free Them: Life, Death and Survival in the Merchant Marine
By: Robert Frump
3.60
Format: 232 pages, Hardcover
A devastating disaster at sea . . . an officer who refuses to hide the truth. . . a courtroom confr… read more
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8. Trapped Under the Sea: One Engineering Marvel, Five Men, and a Disaster Ten Miles Into the Darkness
By: Neil Swidey
3.87
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
The harrowing story of five men who were sent into a dark, airless tunnel hundreds of feet under Ma… read more
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9. Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In this New York Times Notable Book and bestseller, the National Book Award-winning author of In th… read more
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- history
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10. Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms & a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories
By: Simon Winchester
3.67
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"Variably genial, cautionary, lyrical, admonitory, terrifying, horrifying and inspiring...A lifetim… read more
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11. Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival
By: Dean King
4.23
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
A spectacular true odyssey through the extremes of the Sahara Desert in the early 19th century. Rea… read more
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12. Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster and Survival at Sea
By: Michael J. Tougias
4.49
Format: 563 pages,
A true story of catastrophe and survival at sea, "Fatal Forecast" is a spellbinding moment-by-momen… read more
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13. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
By: Hampton Sides
4.51
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more
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14. The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier
By: Ian Urbina
4.36
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
There are few remaining frontiers on our planet. But perhaps the wildest, and least understood, are… read more
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"Slavery is a harsh reality thatmour better angels would like to think ended two centuries ago, when many countries passed laws against such bondage withing their borders. But this sort of bondage is …"-Ian Urbina, The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier
"This fantasy that it is possible to fish sustainably, legally, and using workers with contracts, making a living wage, and still deliver a five-ounce can of skipjack tuna for $2.50 that ends up on th…"-Ian Urbina, The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier
15. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
By: David Grann
4.19
Format: 331 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story o… read more
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16. A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
By: Eric Jay Dolin
4.06
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
With A Furious Sky, best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin tells the history of America itself through … read more
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17. Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World
By: Eric Jay Dolin
3.97
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The true story of five castaways abandoned on the Falkland Islands during the War of 1812―a tale of… read more
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18. Into the Raging Sea: Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm, and the Sinking of El Faro
By: Rachel Slade
4.22
Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition
On October 1, 2015, Hurricane Joaquin barreled into the Bermuda Triangle and swallowed the containe… read more
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19. Sinkable: Obsession, the Deep Sea and the Shipwreck of the Titanic
By: Daniel Stone
3.81
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From the national bestselling author of The Food Explorer, a fascinating and rollicking plunge into… read more
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"History, after all, isn't told by the dead."-Daniel Stone, Sinkable: Obsession, the Deep Sea and the Shipwreck of the Titanic
20. Squid Empire: The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods
By: Danna Staaf
4.07
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Before there were mammals on land, there were dinosaurs. And before there were fish in the sea, the… read more
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21. Run the Storm: A Savage Hurricane, a Brave Crew, and the Wreck of the SS El Faro
By: George Michelsen Foy
3.95
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
In the bestselling tradition of The Perfect Storm and The Finest Hours, “an exquisitely written and… read more
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