OctoberKat Posted October 29, 2015 #1 Share Posted October 29, 2015 A thread to aggregate, suggest and link books about the seas, sailing, voyages, cruising, boating lakes and rivers, navigating canals, and all things afloat. For a start -- a few sea-worthy anthologies for those so inclined when voyaging: Stories of the Sea (Everyman's Library Pocket Classics) edited by Diana Secker Tesdell http://amzn.com/0307592650 Poems of the Sea (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets) edited by J. D. McClatchy http://amzn.com/0375413294 Sea Lovers: Selected Stories edited by Valerie Martin http://amzn.com/0385533527 American Sea Writing: A Literary Anthology (Library of America) edited by Peter Neill et al. http://amzn.com/1883011833 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctoberKat Posted October 29, 2015 Author #2 Share Posted October 29, 2015 A favorite novel about the dangerous fishing industry off the coast of Northern California. The Fisherman's Son by Michael Koepf http://amzn.com/0767902459 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadieN Posted October 29, 2015 #3 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Old school--- The Horatio Hornblower series by CS Forester. Poor guy suffered from Mal de Mar and Mal debarquement. The African Queen is also an excellent thriller down the Ulanga river. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctoberKat Posted October 29, 2015 Author #4 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Old school---The Horatio Hornblower series by CS Forester. Poor guy suffered from Mal de Mar and Mal debarquement. The African Queen is also an excellent thriller down the Ulanga river. Oh yes indeed, might tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted October 29, 2015 #5 Share Posted October 29, 2015 If you are interested in How It Used To Be, Mark Twain's Innocents Abroad. Actually, it reads much like a frat party on a cruise...Even if you can't finish it, move on to a very similar book, The Ship Dwellwers, A Story of a Happy Cruise by Albert Bigelow Paine. This was more interesting to me...He had the Twain book read to him as a child, when it was first published in the 1860's. He yearned to do the same, and managed it in 1908, and published his book in 1909 or so. He tried to trace Twain's route and it is interesting to compare what he sees with what we see today. He sort of runs out of steam and superlatives after Egypt..Both are free for Kindle. EM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted October 29, 2015 #6 Share Posted October 29, 2015 The Outlaw Sea by William Langewiesche This is THE definitive work on contemporary worldwide maritime shipping (people and goods). From disasters to piracy to "flags if convenience," factual accounts will bring you to a true understanding of the industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diane.in.ny Posted October 29, 2015 #7 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I'm not sure if this fits the category but I found that reading Path Between the Seas by David McCullough before sailing significantly added to my appreciation of our Panama Canal cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctoberKat Posted October 29, 2015 Author #8 Share Posted October 29, 2015 That McCullough book is mighty tasty. If anyone's interested, I can podt a list Panama Canal books that may appeal. In the meantime, more briny books: Patrick O'Brien's Aubrey-Maturin series A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes Link: http://amzn.com/0940322153 In Hazard (New York Review Books Classics) by Richard Hughes Link: http://amzn.com/1590172728 The Sea-Wolf by Jack London Link: http://amzn.com/0486411087 Fin Gall: A Novel of Viking Age Ireland (The Norsemen Saga) by James L. Nelson Link: http://amzn.com/1481028693 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry and Lucille Posted October 30, 2015 #9 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Kon Tiki by Thor Heyerdal. True story of his trip across the Pacific on a balsa raft to show how people migrated. Really lets you feel and know how good you have it on board a cruise ship. Harry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctoberKat Posted October 30, 2015 Author #10 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Kon Tiki by Thor Heyerdal. True story of his trip across the Pacific on a balsa raft to show how people migrated. Really lets you feel and know how good you have it on board a cruise ship. Harry Hah! Good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwcruisers Posted October 30, 2015 #11 Share Posted October 30, 2015 The Outlaw Sea by William Langewiesche This is THE definitive work on contemporary worldwide maritime shipping (people and goods). From disasters to piracy to "flags if convenience," factual accounts will bring you to a true understanding of the industry. Oh, and definitely read this one (The Outlaw Sea) with the lights ON -- it has some truly terrifying chapters! :eek: Trust me, after reading it you'll never be tempted to snooze through a lifeboat drill again! Slightly less scary non-fiction that I would also recommend is Kristoffer Garin's Devils on the Deep Blue Sea. It's a fascinating in-depth look at the history of the modern cruise industry. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctoberKat Posted October 30, 2015 Author #12 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Thank you, wwcruisers, that's a CLICK for me. Devils on the Deep Blue Sea: The Dreams, Schemes, and Showdowns That Built America's Cruise-Ship Empires by Kristoffer A. Garin Link: http://amzn.com/0452287340 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scrapnana Posted October 30, 2015 #13 Share Posted October 30, 2015 If you want something a bit more light-hearted, Candy Calvert has three Cozy Mystery books set on ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadieN Posted October 30, 2015 #14 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Non Fiction- Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean by Edward Kritzler Two more old school-- Treasure Island Robinson Crusoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadieN Posted October 30, 2015 #15 Share Posted October 30, 2015 How about historical fiction? James Michener's books Hawaii, Alaska, and Caribbean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctoberKat Posted October 30, 2015 Author #16 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I loved Michener's Hawaii, what a great read. Speaking of historical fiction other terrific writers with sea-themes include Raphael Sabatini, Morgan Llywelyn, C.S. Forester 's Hornblower saga. Hawaii by James A. Michener et al. Link: http://amzn.com/0375760377 Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener et al. Link: http://amzn.com/0812986350 Grania: She-King of the Irish Seas by Morgan Llywelyn Link: http://amzn.com/0765318083 Captain Blood by Raphael Sabatini http://www.amazon.com/Captain-Blood-Rafael-Sabatini-ebook/dp/B00ZE97JMO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1446225263&sr=8-1&keywords=Sabatini+blood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadPhish Posted October 30, 2015 #17 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Jaws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctoberKat Posted October 30, 2015 Author #18 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Jaws Yikes: Jaws: A Novel by Peter Benchley Link: http://amzn.com/0345544145 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadieN Posted October 30, 2015 #19 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Of course the bane of ships everywhere-- seagulls Jonathan Livingston Seagull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctoberKat Posted October 30, 2015 Author #20 Share Posted October 30, 2015 of course the bane of ships everywhere-- seagulls jonathan livingston seagull hah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nybumpkin Posted October 30, 2015 #21 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I'm another fan of Michener's "Tales of the South Pacific." My dad was a WWII Navy vet who served in the South Pacific. More contemporary, I'd recommend Richard Phillips' "A Captain's Duty," the story of the Maersk Alabama piracy. It's a harrowing story. My oldest son sailed with Phillips a couple of years afterward on a different cargo ship - interesting guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadieN Posted October 30, 2015 #22 Share Posted October 30, 2015 The Perfect Storm-- about the Andrea Gail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigella Posted October 30, 2015 #23 Share Posted October 30, 2015 What a great idea for a thread, OctoberKat. I don't have any contributions, but would like to thank everyone for their suggestions, lots to work through here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctoberKat Posted October 30, 2015 Author #24 Share Posted October 30, 2015 The Perfect Storm-- about the Andrea Gail That's a good (scary) one. The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger Link: http://amzn.com/0393337014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctoberKat Posted October 31, 2015 Author #25 Share Posted October 31, 2015 A woman captains a fishing vessel in tumultuous waters, a very good read! The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey by Linda Greenlaw Link: http://amzn.com/0786885416 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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