Charting the Course for Your Life and Work

The culprits in this paradox are untold millions of zebra and quagga mussels. Native to the Caspian Sea in Asia, these shellfish are but two of legions of invasive species that were introduced to the Great Lakes by overseas freighters that entered these immense bodies of water through the Atlantic Ocean via the St. Lawrence Seaway.

Those books do not cover emergency provisions, however, while The Survival Food Handbook is the essential guide to eating well when the refrigerator has broken down or you’ve run out of propane.

Donald Crowhurst, The London Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, and the Tragedy of Teignmouth Electron

Thoughtfully updated to reflect the latest thinking, this beautifully illustrated seventh edition incorporates the newest recommendations for surviving a storm at sea, including expertise on selecting and setting storm sails, anchoring, deploying sea anchors and drogues, and preparing your boat for rough conditions.

If you want to build confidence and boost your self-sufficiency by learning how to find, prevent and resolve onboard electrical problems, The Boat Electrics Bible is an indispensable, comprehensive guide.

Finding North – How Navigation Makes Us Human

For those who have had that wonder, Eric Jay Dolin (Leviathan, When America First Met China) has written a thorough, yet entertaining, chronicle of the history of American lighthouses.

Likewise, says author Dag Pike, you should hire a surveyor before you write the check for a secondhand boat.

Co-written with his longtime friend Ron Weiss, Captain Willcox’s action-packed memoir begins with an explosion aboard the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior in Auckland, New Zealand in 1985.