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The Dead Sea Scrolls: The Untold Story 11 reviews
Kenneth Hanson
Council Oak Books, 1997
Unwrapping the Adventures of the Lost Scrolls...
+ Informative, and attempting to argue a point, a noble venture
+ An Enjoyable Read on the Subject
+ Great overview of the DSS; some overstatements
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Hard On The Wind: The True Story Of A Boy Who Went To Sea And Came Back A Man 1 review
Russ Hofvendahl
Sheridan House, 2004
A courageous young man's life on the Bering Sea in 1937.
In a Melville-like tale, the true account of a young man emerging from bare-chested innocence to the beginnings of a powerful adventurer, this story of 1937 life on a four-masted schooner on the northwest coast of Alaska is an exceptionally worthwhile read. Like an old ...
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A Mile Down: The True Story of a Disastrous Career at Sea 13 reviews
David Vann
Da Capo Press, 2005
Following Your Dream
+ A great read. Powerful, unstoppable
+ Riveting adventure
+ Ctitique of critics
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Death Cruise: Crime Stories on the Open Seas 1 review
Cumberland House Publishing, 1999
UP WITH RUMPOLE --- DOWN WITH HONEYMOON
DEATH CRUISE, is made up of 22 short mystery stories that, as you would expect, center about cruises. Each story is written by a different author, each using the cruise theme as a common thread to tie the stories together. The styles and entertainment values vary widely, as do the periods in ...
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Ghost Ships: Tales of Abandoned, Doomed, and Haunted Vessels4 reviews
Angus Konstam
The Lyons Press, 2007
Tales of the Mystery of the Sea
+ Ghost Ships
+ Ghost Ships
+ Spooky!
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The Odyssey of Ben O'Neal
Theodore Taylor
Odyssey Classics, 2004
Ben and Teetoncey take to the sea--he, to find his brother, and she, to escape a forced return to England. But can they survive storms, harsh ship life, and a relentless pursuer?
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Haroun and the Sea of Stories112 reviews
Salman Rushdie
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1991
Nice Story, Well written
+ Just a lot of fun
+ timelessly delightful...
+ Rushdie's Ocean of Notions keeps flowing!
+ Wonderful
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Chicken Soup for the Ocean Lover's Soul: Amazing Sea Stories and Wyland Artwork to Open the Heart and ...9 reviews
Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, ...
HCI, 2003
The best book in the chicken soup series!!!
+ Chicken Soup for the Ocean Lovers Soul
+ A beautiful experience
+ "A Kiss of Blue"
+ Excellent!
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle410 reviews
Avi
HarperTeen, 1992
Happy, Happy, Happy
+ High seas girl
+ Again and again...
+ Inspiring!
+ I couldn't put it down!
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The Greatest Sailing Stories Ever Told: Twenty-Seven Unforgettable Stories (Greatest) 6 reviews
The Lyons Press, 2004
A good addition.
+ Greatest Sailing Stories Ever Told
+ Enjoyable assortment of stories
+ enjoyable short stories
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Powder Monkey: Adventures of a Young Sailor5 reviews
Paul Dowswell
Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2006
Powder Monkey
+ Great, but could be improved
+ Powder Monkey, .....Blows Me Away
+ An Interesting Little Read
+ Only the best of Historical Fiction
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Down to the Sea: An Epic Story of Naval Disaster and Heroism in World War II7 reviews
Bruce Henderson
Collins, 2007
Halsey's Folley
+ Down to the Sea
+ A Disaster Which Could Have Been Avoided
+ WWII tragedy on the high seas
+ A Typhoon Survivor
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Myth, Fact, and Navigators' Secrets: Incredible Tales of the Sea and Sailors1 review
J. Gregory Dill
The Lyons Press, 2006
Nautical Adventures Beyond the Ordinary
I was searching the Internet for my Dill ancestors when I ran across J. Gregory Dill. I was led to Ocean Navigator magazine and enjoyed what I read of his so when I heard that he had written Myth, Fact and Navigators' Secrets I had to buy it. He says in the forward that it's appropriate to use as a ...
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The Sea-Wolf and Selected Stories: 100th Anniversary Edition85 reviews
Jack London
Signet Classics, 2004
One of my favorites
+ Intense and seaching
+ London's great sea tale
+ An epic tale. Unfortunately most people miss the subtle moral that emerges at the end.
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The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea (P.S.)897 reviews
Sebastian Junger
Harper Perennial, 2007
Hurricane Gloria
+ Breath-taking
+ Unsentimental Inexorable Factual
+ The Perfect Storm
+ The Storm Of The Century and the people caught up in it. An education
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Treacherous Waters : Stories of Sailors in the Clutch of the Sea1 review
Tom Lochhaas
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2003
Faint at Heart Beware!
Educational and Entertaining reading if you plan to conquer any of the words oceans; or if you just want to scare yourself half to death. If you plan on cruising with your wife, don't let her read this. This is not a book for dreamers, unless you want your sailing dreams crushed like a Wavy Lay ...
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Victory7 reviews
Susan Cooper
Margaret K. McElderry, 2006
A victory for Cooper
+ 5 Out Of 5 Stars for VICTORY
+ Another Victory
+ HMS VICTORY
+ V for Victory
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The Commodore (Aubrey-Maturin Series)19 reviews
Patrick O'Brian
W. W. Norton & Company, 1996
The Aubrey-Maturin series is simply the best fiction ever written
+ Good enough to make me glad it wasn't the last!
+ Another wonderful O'Brian novel
+ A more somber and reflective Aubrey & Maturin novel.
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The Eyes of the Amaryllis17 reviews
Natalie Babbitt
Square Fish, 2007
"Do you believe in things you can't explain?"
+ Great reading
+ Gripping tale for middle readers
+ The Sea, a love, and loss...
+ Mysterious fathoms below
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))182 reviews
Jules Verne
Random House Books for Young Readers, 1983
Good quality Kindle transcription
+ Reading this with different eyes as an adult.
+ Reads Like a Travel Journal
+ Interesting Anachronisitc Book - Inconsistent Quality of Publishing
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