Ships & shipping: general interest books

This edition of the Hutigruten 120 book covers a more detailed and comprehensive account of the history of this...  Read More >>

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Japan is a nation of islands, connected by numerous ferries of a wide variety of types and sizes.Ferry design in...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Ostfrieslands Schiffahrt und Seefischerei Wenn auch Handels und Transportgewerbe nicht mehr wie in...  Read More >>

Features articles concerning cruises in the Black Watch, Ocean Pearl and Le Boreal as well as an appreciation of...  Read More >>

Dr Yuille had a long and distinguished career in naval architecture. This book covers nearly ninety years of his...  Read More >>

Maritime security is of vital importance to the South China Sea, a critical sea route for maritime transport of...  Read More >>

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Bella Bathurst's first book, the acclaimed The Lighthouse Stevensons, told the story of Scottish lighthouse construction...  Read More >>

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On Thursday, November 6, the Detroit News forecasted moderate to brisk winds for the Great Lakes. On Friday, the...  Read More >>

Illustrated with more than 150 black-and-white and 27 color images, this chronicle by an expert maritime historian...  Read More >>

This collection of magnificent original full-color paintings accurately depicts 100 amazing ships -- from the royal...  Read More >>

Kidd, reviled as a bloodthirsty pirate, was a Scottish-born minister's son who may actually have been innocent of...  Read More >>

Mid-19th-century bible of U.S. sailors; no-nonsense text gives instructions for knotting and rigging, blacking the...  Read More >>

This superb, profusely illustrated survey by noted authority recounts the history of seamarks from antiquity to...  Read More >>

Today's adventurers will learn how to find their way in the wilderness, in towns, in the desert, in snow-covered...  Read More >>

Rare and valuable study reveals accomplishments of great 19th-century shipbuilder in era of sailing packet and clipper...  Read More >>

Riveting tale of a 1,500-mile voyage on a 21-foot sailboat in 1867, undertaken in response to a Boat Exhibition...  Read More >>

This handsome collection of full-color vignettes, lovingly culled from rare 19th- and early-20th-century chromolithographs,...  Read More >>

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Radar is notoriously tricky to operate and 'read' correctly forcollision avoidance either with the land or with...  Read More >>

Britain's rivers deserve to be better known. Teeming with wildlife, steeped in history, sporting bridges, docks...  Read More >>