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cavelamb wrote:Jan de Hartog - Call of the Sea.- Wonderful story.
My Old Man and the Sea - - David and Daniel Hays
Two Years Before the Mast, of course.
The Cure for Anything is Salt Water - Mary South
William Buckley - Airborne and Atlantic High
And all 21 of the Patrick O Brian books about Captain Aubrey and Stephen Maturin (Master and Commander)
Trustee from the Tool Room - Nevel Schute (sp?)
I was interested in Dewey Lambden's series - Not as much sailing, but great adventure.- until he killed off Caroline.
He did it "just to upset his readers". It worked. I never went back.
In more modern times, David Poyer - The Circle, the Med, China Sea, Tomahawk, etc.
VALIS wrote:Being on the water can really enhance the experience of reading a sea story. Some of my favorites are:
Conrad - His short stories are wonderful, and his novels immerse you in another world. His use of the English language is exquisite.
Melville - Of course Moby Dick is a classic, and well-worth reading again if you last saw it in school. I also quite enjoyed Typee, which contains some magical passages.
Farley Mowat - The Boat Who Wouldn't Float is fun, and Grey Seas Under describes some pretty awe-inspiring seamanship.
I'll be back with more...
Orestes Munn wrote:Cave, have you read Matterhorn?
bob perry wrote:Eric:
What is this "Jeevs" you speak of?
When we moved here from Australia I thought I had struck literary gold when I found MAD Magazine.
VALIS wrote:Being on the water can really enhance the experience of reading a sea story. Some of my favorites are:
Conrad - His short stories are wonderful, and his novels immerse you in another world. His use of the English language is exquisite.
I'll be back with more...
BeauV wrote:A DOG's PURPOSE by Cameron - touching story of being a dog and taking care of your people, from the Doug's point of view.
ONE BULLET AWAY by Fick - great and realistic read about being a Marine Corp Officer