Naval Forces Under the Sea: A Look Back, A Look Ahead
 An absolute "must-own" for your military science library!: The amazing book is an absolute "must-own" for anyone interested in military science, especially the United States Navy. "Naval Forces Under the Sea" is lavishly [... more]
$62.50
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Designing Power & Sail
Extermely in depth learning and reference tool.: This is the first (recent) design book I have found that truely covers all aspects of boat design and construction for all building materials, boat types and boat sizes. It's easy to understand but the [... more]
$29.95
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The Last Cruise of the Emden: The Amazing True WWI Story ...
An amazing story...a serviceable book: I stumbled across the story of the Emden in another book and really didn't quite believe it, so I tracked down this book to read more. It really is an amazing story -- a lone German cruiser roaming the Indian Ocean [... more]
$14.95
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Tracks in the Sea : Matthew Fontaine Maury and the ...
Interesting Life Story of a Neglected American Genius: Maury's life, rising from the humble origins of a farming family in Virginia and then Tennessee, to a career as an internationally renowned scientist, is quite interesting, and generally well told by [... more]
$12.95
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Eagle Seamanship: A Manual for Square-Rigger Sailing
Simple, Practical, Inexpensive.: Unlike most square rig sailing books Eagle Seamanship gives simple explanations of not jut how things are done but also why they are done. This is essential if you are truly to come to understand square rig sailing and [... more]
$21.95
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Principles of Yacht Design
Basically comprehensive but calcs are incomplete: This is a worthwhile text on yacht design and is fairly comprehensive. It's the best replacement to date for the venerable but dated "Elements of Yacht Design" by Norman Skene. One word of [... more]
$47.95
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Come Hell and High Water: Extraordinary Stories of ...
Perfect for the general-interest public lending library.: Seventeen stories of naval disaster, heroism, and tragedy have been researched and read with the high drama of a novel in COME HELL AND HIGH WATER: EXTRAORDINARY STORIES OF WRECK, TERROR AND [... more]
$30.00
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How to Design a Boat
I read it again and again: I have accumulated a lot of boat books over the years, mainly on building and design. I really love this book. Mr Teale gives you a concise course on how to design a conventional boat. He doesn't try to turn you into a naval [... more]
$19.95
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The Panama Guide: A Cruising Guide to the Isthmus of Panama
This is an excellent cruising guide. Highly recommended.: I am the author of Lonely Planet's guide to Panama. While conducting research for LP Panama I came across this incredible work by Nancy Schwalbe Zydler and Tom Zydler. Their attention to detail is [... more]
$39.95
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Desirable and Undesirable Characteristics of the ...
Leaves you with more questions: A good well written book with essential information clearly explained. If you know exactly what type of characteristics you want in a boat (performance, safety, etc) then this book will help in finding the right boat [... more]
$39.95
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Principles of Yacht Design
Basically comprehensive but calcs are incomplete: This is a worthwhile text on yacht design and is fairly comprehensive. It's the best replacement to date for the venerable but dated "Elements of Yacht Design" by Norman Skene. One word of [... more]
$39.95
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The Complete Guide to Choosing a Cruising Sailboat
Missed the boat... Or at least a chunk of it!: I eagerly dove into this book when it arrived, but... While Roger Marshall's book has some good general information about choosing a cruising sailboat, even that information is better addressed in Nigel [... more]
$25.95
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