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  In the Heart of the Sea

  The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

  by Nathaniel Philbrick

  The ordeal of the whaleship Essex was an event as mythic in the nineteenth century as the sinking of the Titanic was in the twentieth. In 1819, the Essex left Nantucket for the South Pacific with twenty crew members aboard. In the middle of the South Pacific the ship was rammed and sunk by an angry sperm whale. The crew drifted for more than ninety days in three tiny whaleboats, succumbing to weather,... (more)
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  Shadow Divers

  The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II

  by Robert Kurson

  In the tradition of Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air and Sebastian Junger’s The Perfect Storm comes a true tale of riveting adventure in which two weekend scuba divers risk everything to solve a great historical mystery–and make history themselves. For John Chatterton and Richie Kohler, deep wreck diving was more than a sport. Testing themselves against treacherous currents, braving depths that induced... (more)
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  Kensuke's Kingdom

  by Michael Morpurgo

  When Michael's father loses his job, he buys a boat and convinces Michael and his mother to sail around the world. It's an ideal trip - even Michael's sheepdog can come along. It starts out as the perfect family adventure - until Michael is swept overboard. He's washed up on an island, where he struggles to survive. Then he discovers that he's not alone. His fellow-castaway, Kensuke, is wary of him. But when... (more)
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  The Wave

  In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean

  by Susan Casey

  A riveting and rollicking tour-de-force about the terrifying power of nature's most deadly phenomena — colossal waves — and the scientists and super surfers who are obsessed with them. The New York Times bestselling author of The Devil's Teeth probes the dramatic convergence of baffling gargantuan waves that pummel oil rigs and sink massive ships, the extreme surfers willing to stare down death in order to... (more)
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  Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World

  The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance

  by Jennifer Armstrong

  The harrowing story of the ill-fated Endurance, now in paperback. In August 1914, Ernest Shackleton and 27 men sailed from England in an attempt to become the first team of explorers to cross Antarctica from one side to the other. Five months later and still 100 miles from land, their ship, Endurance, became trapped in ice. The expedition survived another five months camping on ice floes, followed by a perilous... (more)
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  Titanic's Last Secrets

  The Further Adventures of Shadow Divers John Chatterton and Richie Kohler

  by Bradford Matsen

  After rewriting history with their discovery of a Nazi U-boat off the coast of New Jersey, legendary divers John Chatterton and Richie Kohler decided to investigate the great enduring mystery of history's most notorious shipwreck: Why did Titanic sink as quickly as it did? To answer the question, Chatterton and Kohler assemble a team of experts to explore Titanic, study its engineering, and dive to the wreck of... (more)
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  Dirk Pitt Adventures: Book 4

  Raise the Titanic!

  by Clive Cussler

  The President's secret task force develops the ultimate defensive weapon. At its core: byzanium, a radioactive element so rare sufficient quantities have never been found. But a frozen American corpse on a desolate Soviet mountainside, a bizarre mining accident in Colorado, and a madman's dying message lead DlRK PITT~ to a secret cache of byzanium. Now he begins his most thrilling, daunting mission -- to raise... (more)
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  Eyewitness Books: Book 105

  Titanic

  by Simon Adams

  New Look! Relaunched with new jackets and 8 pages of new text! The story of Titanic's tragic maiden voyage still tugs at the heartstrings and sparks universal curiosity--Eyewitness Titanic discovers the story behind the story. From a Belfast shipyard to the ship's death in the icy Atlantic, the story comes alive through 30D renderings, photographs, and deck plans. Eyewitness Titanic is a compelling... (more)
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  Titanic

  An Illustrated History

  by Donald Lynch, Ken Marschall

  A popular gift volume featuring dozens of meticulously accurate, full-color paintings--including a fold-out illustration of the whole Titanic --offers a wealth of information about the "unsinkable" cruise ship and its fatal voyage. Reprint.
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  Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea

  by Gary Kinder

  "White knuckle reading...with generous portions of adventure, intrigue, heroism, and high technology interwoven."-- Los Angeles Times Book Review This enthralling true story of maritime tragedy and visionary science begins with a disaster to rival the sinking of the Titanic. In September 1857, the S.S. Central America, a side-wheel steamer carrying passengers returning from the gold fields of California, went... (more)
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  NUMA Files: Book 5

  Lost City

  by Clive Cussler, Paul Kemprecos

  Kurt Austin, leader of the National Underwater and Marine Agency's Special Assignments Team, battles international evildoers again in the fifth installment of this excellent series. There are several parallel plots: a mysterious aviator has been found frozen in a massive glacier; a mutant seaweed is threatening to choke the world's oceans; a giant submarine is roaming the thermal vents of the deep sea area known... (more)
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  The Solitaire Mystery

  by Jostein Gaarder

  Weaving an astonishingly original tapestry of tales from the viewpoint of a 12-year-old boy named Hans Thomas, The Solitaire Mystery takes readers on a universal search for fulfillment and the meaning of life.
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  Double Eagle

  by Sneed B. Collard III

  The year is 1862. The Skink , a Confederate ship, is attacked by Union forces and sinks off the Alabama coast in the Gulf of Mexico. Although the ship was rumored to be carrying newly minted gold coins, no trace of the wreck and not even a single piece of Confederate gold is ever found. Fast forward to 1973. Mike is prepared for another routine summer in Pensacola with his marine biologist father. But plans... (more)
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  Mercy Falls: Book 1

  The Lightkeeper's Daughter

  by Colleen Coble

  At a lavish estate in Mercy Falls, California, Addie Sullivan finds danger-and quite possibly the love of her life. Growing up as the lightkeeper's daughter on a remote island at the turn of the century, Addie Sullivan has lived a hardscrabble life. When a long-lost and wealthy relative finds her and enlists her to work as a governess at a lavish estate, she hopes to discover the truth of her heritage. But at... (more)
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  Lost Voices from the Titanic

  The Definitive Oral History

  by Nick Barratt

  On April 15, 1912, the HMS Titanic sank, killing 1,517 people and leaving the rest clinging to debris in the frozen waters of the North Atlantic awaiting rescue. Here, historian Nick Barratt provides the definitive narrative of the disaster in the words of those who were involved -- among them the designers and naval architects at the White Star Line; first-class aristocratic passengers and the families in third... (more)
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  Exploring the Titanic

  by Robert D. Ballard

  For years, people everywhere have been fascinated by the Titanic tragedy. On September 1, 1985,s famous shipwreck--13,000 feet below the sea. "Captures the drama of both the night of the sinking as well . . . as the discovery of the great ship . . . Stunning."--School Library Journal. ALA Best Book for the Reluctant Young Adult Reader; School Library Journal Best Book of the Year; IRA Young Adult Choice.
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  Shock Wave

  by Clive Cussler

  A mysterious plague in the Antarctic. A diamond empire run by an evil genius. A devastating new technology that threatens to annihilate millions. Tasman Sea, 1856. A British clipper ship bound for Australia's penal colony is crushed in a raging typhoon. A few pitiful survivors wash up on a deserted island. Among them are Betsy Fletcher and Jess Dorsett, who discover an immense supply of exquisite... (more)
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  Life of Pi

  by Yann Martel

  Life of Pi is a fantasy novel about a boy stranded in a lifeboat with a 450-pound Bengal Tiger after a shipwreck. Pi Patel's father runs a zoo in Pondicherry - a former French colony in India - but decides to migrate to Canada along with his family and assorted zoo animals due to political tensions. However, their voyage is abruptly cut short when Tsimtsum - their Japanese cargo ship - sinks in the Pacific during... (more)
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  Selkirk's Island

  The True and Strange Adventures of the Real Robinson Crusoe

  by Diana Souhami

  A fascinating account of piracy, betrayal, and raw survival on the high seas and dry land, Selkirk's Island rediscovers the amazing tale of an eighteenth-century legend. Born a poor Scotsman, Alexander Selkirk signed with William Dampier, a pirate who was as famous for his self-promotion as for his naval success, on an ill-fated quest to pillage the famous Manila galleon. After a series of scuffles with the... (more)
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  Return to Titanic

  by Robert D. Ballard, Michael S. Sweeney

  Almost twenty years after making the world's most famous underwater discovery, Robert Ballard returns to Titanic with hi-tech cameras and robots to provide the clearest, most dramatic images ever seen. Ballard documents what has become of the world's best-known ship, torn apart by salvagers over the last 2 decades, and pronounces a new and vital conservation ethos - that future such wrecks must be preserved as... (more)