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  • The General Grant´s Gold

    Shipwreck and greed in the Southern Ocean

    The wreck in 1866 of the General Grant in the desolate sub-Antarctic Auckland Islands is one of the world's great nautical mysteries, a story that still tantalises and thrills. The General Grant was rumoured to contain a fabulous hoard of gold found in the Victorian goldfields; gold estimated to be worth in excess of US 10 million. This is the story of both the extraordinary shipwreck itself and ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

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  • Batavia

    from the author of The Opera House, Ned Kelly and Mutiny on the Bounty

    Batavia is the greatest story in Australia�s history. The Shipwreck of the Batavia combines in just the one tale the birth of the world's first corporation, the brutality of colonisation, the battle of good vs evil, the derring-do of sea-faring adventure, mutiny, ship-wreck, love, lust, blood-lust, petty fascist dictatorship, criminality, a reign of terror, murders most foul, sexual slavery, ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD

  • Two Years Before the Mast

    The writings of Richard Henry Dana, Jr. telling the story of his experiences as a sailor on a two-year sea voyage. A thrilling tale of the early days of California, and of the terrors of sailing around Cape Horn in winter. ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Skeletons on the Zahara

    A True Story of Survival

    by Dean King ...
    This expansive book chronicles the true story of twelve American sailors who were shipwrecked off the coast of Africa in 1815, captured by desert nomads, sold into slavery, and subjected to a hellish two-month journey through the perilous heart of the Sahara.The western Sahara is a baking hot and desolate place, home only to nomads and their camels, and to locusts, snails and thorny scrub—and its ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Marco Polo

    As the first European to travel extensively throughout Asia, Marco Polo was the earliest bridge between East and West. His famous journeys took him across the boundaries of the known world, along the dangerous Silk Road, and into the court of Kublai Kahn, where he won the trust of the most feared and reviled leader of his day. Polo introduced the cultural riches of China to Europe, spawning ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Titanic

    Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Greatest Shipwreck

    Series series National Geographic Shorts
    On the 100th anniversary of Titanic's sinking, National Geographic revisits the romance, glory, and tragedy of this tremendous ship and presents an insider's look at the new findings about the passengers and scientific study of the wreck site. For 100 years the great ship Titanic has rested in its final grave on the ocean floor, lost to deep ocean darkness until its 1985 discovery by National ... Read more

    $5.43 CAD

  • The Doctor Will See You Now

    The funny and moving account of life on the NHS frontline from the bestselling author of Trust Me, I'm a (Junior) Doctor

    by Max Pemberton ...
    From the Daily Mail's mind doctor: this is the unmissable final book in the hilarious, bestselling Trust Me, I'm a (Junior) Doctor series.The doctor is back again and on the wards! Now in his third year as junior doctor, Max looks and sounds the part. But this time around, things are not at all as he expected . . .After a year on the streets treating outreach patients, Max Pemberton is back in the ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Titanic's Last Secrets

    The Further Adventures of Shadow Divers John Chatterton and Richie Kohler

    by Brad 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 ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Sir John Franklin: Expeditions to Destiny

    Expeditions to Destiny

    Series series Amazing Stories
    After Royal Navy captain Sir John Franklin disappeared in the Arctic in 1846 while seeking the Northwest Passage, the search for his two ships, Erebus and Terror, and survivors of his expedition became one of the most exhaustive quests of the 19th century. Despite tantalizing clues, the ships were never found, and the fate of Franklin’s expedition passed into legend as one of the North’s great and ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Arctic Labyrinth

    The Quest For The Northwest Passage

    by Glyn Williams ...
    As a result of global warming and the subsequent shrinking of Arctic ice, for the first time in seafaring history a navigable Northwest Passage, linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, will open up. The possibility of seasonal shipping lanes has renewed the world's interest, and there are lessons to be learned for the next explorers striving to be the first to finally realize a sustainable and ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • The Mortal Sea

    fishing the Atlantic in the Age of Sail

    Since the time of the Vikings, the Atlantic has shaped the lives of people who depend on it for survival, and people have shaped the Atlantic. In his account of this interdependency, Bolster, a historian and professional seafarer, takes us through a millennium-long environmental history of our impact on one of the largest ecosystems in the world. ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD

  • God Code

    Unlocking Divine Messages Hidden in the Bible

    The book that inspired the major History Channel special God Code shows there is more to the Bible than meets the eye—messages from God hidden for ages, now revealed by modern computer technology.In God Code, antiquities expert Timothy P. Smith reveals his decades-long quest to understand the complex messages he discovered in an ancient Hebrew manuscript of the Bible. This painstaking search ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD