Ships & shipping: general interest books

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The Maine Lobster Boat: History of an Iconic Fishing Vessel

The Maine Lobster Boat: History of an Iconic Fishing...

Author: Daniel Sheldon Lee
ISBN: 9781684750047
Format: Hardback
$45.99

Filled with colorful characters, old maritime tales, and fascinating details, this a definitive look at the origins...  Read More >>

Battleships: The World's Greatest Battleships from the 16th Century to the Gulf War

Battleships: The World's Greatest Battleships from the...

Author: David Ross
ISBN: 9781838862183
Format: Hardback
$51.72

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Out of the Depths: A History of Shipwrecks

Out of the Depths: A History of Shipwrecks

Author: Alan G. Jamieson
ISBN: 9781789146196
Format: Hardback
$49.99

A highly illustrated exploration of shipwrecks over 4,000 years.  Read More >>

A Good and Favorable Wind: The Unusual Story Of A Submarine Under Sail And Its Cautionary Lessons For The Modern Navy

A Good and Favorable Wind: The Unusual Story Of A Submarine...

Author: David L Johnston ,  Ric Hedman
ISBN: 9781608882007
Format: Hardback
$64.66

In May 1921 the submarine R-14 becomes stranded 140 miles from the nearest port with no fuel and must improvise...  Read More >>

Glossaries of Nautical Terms: English to Chinese (Simplified), Creole, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portugese, Russian, Spanish

Glossaries of Nautical Terms: English to Chinese (Simplified),...

Author: Auxiliary Interpreter Corps
ISBN: 9781608880966
Format: Hardback
$261.36

Glossaries of nautical terms and phrases for ten of the world's most common seafaring languages. Essential reference...  Read More >>

The Naphtha Revolution: The Untold Story of an Invention that Changed the World

The Naphtha Revolution: The Untold Story of an Invention...

Author: Graeme Ferguson
ISBN: 9781988025902
Format: Hardback
$137.14

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Historic Shipwrecks and Rescues on Lake Michigan

Historic Shipwrecks and Rescues on Lake Michigan

Author: Michael Passwater
ISBN: 9781467151962
Format: Paperback
$63.33

Facing the fury and danger of Lake Michigan Ever since French explorers first cast their eyes on Lake Michigan,...  Read More >>

Bunker Ship Operations

Bunker Ship Operations

Author: Ahmed Abd El Wahab
ISBN: 9798215686911
Format: Paperback
$18.09

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Welsh Waters Canal Companion: Featuring the World Famous Llangollen Canal

Welsh Waters Canal Companion: Featuring the World Famous...

Author: Canal Companions
ISBN: 9780992849283
Format: Paperback
$30.92

Thoroughly revised, with all new photographs, this latest edition of a guide first published in 1982 has been increased...  Read More >>

The Wreck of the Portland: A Doomed Ship, a Violent Storm, and New England's Worst Maritime Disaster

The Wreck of the Portland: A Doomed Ship, a Violent...

Author: J. North Conway
ISBN: 9781493059461
Format: Paperback
$40.99

The SS Portland was a solid and luxurious ship, and its loss in 1898 in a violent storm with some 200 people aboard...  Read More >>

The Making of MacBrayne: A Scottish Transport Monopoly Spanning Three Centuries

The Making of MacBrayne: A Scottish Transport Monopoly...

Author: Andrew Clark
ISBN: 9781840338973
Format: Hardback
$194.06

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Desert Driving: Beginners Utter Guide, Skills And Safety Measures On Desert Driving

Desert Driving: Beginners Utter Guide, Skills And Safety...

Author: Allison Brown
ISBN: 9798354745333
Format: Paperback
$19.04

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Inland: The Abandoned Canals of the Schuylkill Navigation

Inland: The Abandoned Canals of the Schuylkill Navigation...

Author: Sandy Sorlien ,  John R. Stilgoe
ISBN: 9781938086915
Format: Hardback
$105.00

A rare photographic river trip revealing the once-famous but now-hidden industrial landscapes of Pennsylvania.  Read More >>

Introduction to Electronic Chart Navigation: With an Annotated ECDIS Chart No. 1

Introduction to Electronic Chart Navigation: With an...

Author: David Burch ,  Tobias Burch
ISBN: 9780914025764
Format: Paperback
$108.68

A comprehensive guide to electronic chart navigation, including an annotated ECDIS Chart No. 1.  Read More >>

Heavy Metal: The Hard Days and Nights of the Shipyard Workers Who Build America's Supercarriers

Heavy Metal: The Hard Days and Nights of the Shipyard...

Author: Michael Fabey
ISBN: 9780062996251
Format: Hardback
$52.99

An extraordinary story of American can-do, an inside look at the building of the most dangerous aircraft carrier...  Read More >>

Stena Line

Stena Line

Author: Ian Collard
ISBN: 9781398109483
Format: Paperback
$41.37

With many rare and previously unpublished images this book celebrates the famous ferry operator Stena Line.  Read More >>

River Thames Dockland Heritage: London Bridge to Greenwich

River Thames Dockland Heritage: London Bridge to Greenwich...

Author: Malcolm Batten
ISBN: 9781398108769
Format: Paperback
$41.37

A lavishly illustrated celebration of the dockland heritage of the Thames from London Bridge to Greenwich.  Read More >>

Atlantic Escorts: Ships, Weapons and Tactics in World War II

Atlantic Escorts: Ships, Weapons and Tactics in World...

Author: D K Brown
ISBN: 9781399029902
Format: Paperback
$105.47

A warship designer and well-known author of a quartet of books on British warships, David K. Brown takes a detailed...  Read More >>

Ironclad: The Epic Battle, Calamitous Loss and Historic Recovery of the USS Monitor

Ironclad: The Epic Battle, Calamitous Loss and Historic...

Author: Paul Clancy
ISBN: 9798402488694
Format: Paperback
$44.92

The small, ungainly iron ship may have saved the Union. Then, in a vicious winter storm, it plunged into the depths...  Read More >>

The Dory Book

The Dory Book

Author: John Gardner ,  Samuel F. Manning
ISBN: 9781493068319
Format: Paperback
$60.99

The dory has seen duty as a fishing boat, lumberman's batteau, lifeboat, recreational rowing boat, and racing sailboat....  Read More >>

Never Say P*g: The Book of Sailors' Superstitions

Never Say P*g: The Book of Sailors' Superstitions

Author: R. Bruce Macdonald
ISBN: 9781550179798
Format: Hardback
$33.61

The nautical reference book you never knew you needed: a compendium of all superstitions maritime and marine. Learn...  Read More >>

Kalmar Nyckel: The Tall Ship of Delaware

Kalmar Nyckel: The Tall Ship of Delaware

Author: Samuel W Heed ,  Sen Thomas R Carper
ISBN: 9781467108539
Format: Paperback
$63.33

Launched in Wilmington in 1997, Kalmar Nyckel--The Tall Ship of Delaware--is one of the region's great educational...  Read More >>

The Unseen Lusitania: The Ship in Rare Illustrations

The Unseen Lusitania: The Ship in Rare Illustrations...

Author: Eric Sauder
ISBN: 9780750998871
Format: Paperback
$65.00

The story of the ill-fated Lusitania revealed through vivid and rare illustrations  Read More >>

The Shipwreck: The true story of the Dunbar, the disaster that broke the colony's heart and forged a nation's spirit

The Shipwreck: The true story of the Dunbar, the disaster...

Author: Larry Writer
ISBN: 9781760879105
Format: Paperback
$34.99

The epic story of one of Australia's greatest maritime disasters, the wreck of the Dunbar.  Read More >>

The Lake Michigan Triangle: Mysterious Disappearances and Haunting Tales

The Lake Michigan Triangle: Mysterious Disappearances...

Author: Gayle Soucek
ISBN: 9781467148399
Format: Paperback
$63.33

What disturbing secrets surround the cold, deep waters of Lake Michigan? Sudden violent storms and rocky shoals...  Read More >>

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