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Storandt, William. Outbound: Finding a Man, Sailing an Ocean. Univ. of Wisconsin. (Living Out Gay and Lesbian Autobiographies). 2001. c.178p. photogs. maps. ISBN 0-299-17460-3. $29.95. TRAV Storandt, an avid sailor, [...]

McMurray, Kevin F. Deep Descent: Adventure and Death Diving the Andrea Doria. Pocket. c.320p. photogs. ISBN 0-7434-0062-3. $26.95. TRAV In 1956, on her maiden voyage to New York, traveling at [...]

Jessop, Keith & Neil Hanson. Goldfinder. Wiley. 2001. c.456p. photogs. ISBN 0-471-40733-X. $27.95. TRAV Jessop, who grew up in England during the 1940s, has written a fascinating narrative of the [...]

Bree, Marlin. Wake of the Green Storm: A Survivor's Tale. Marlor. May 2001. c.240p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-892147-04-1. pap. $13.95. TRAV Bree (In the Teeth of the Northeaster: A [...]

Waterman, Jonathan. Arctic Crossing: A Journey Through the Northwest Passage and Inuit Culture. Knopf. Apr. 2001. c.362p. illus. bibliog. ISBN 0-375-40409-0. $29.95. TRAV Waterman (Most Hostile Mountain, Kayaking the Vermillion [...]

Henderson, Bruce. Fatal North: Adventure and Survival Aboard USS Polaris, the First U.S. Expedition to the North Pole. NAL: Penguin. Feb. 2001. c.320p. index. LC 00-045568. ISBN 0-451-40935-3. $22.95. HIST [...]

American Sea Writing: A Literary Anthology. Library of America, dist. by Penguin. 2000. c.671p. ed. by Peter Neill. ISBN 1-883011-83-3. $35. LIT This diverse literary anthology, edited by Neill (Great [...]

Fordred, Liz with Susie Blackmun. An Ocean To Cross: Daring the Atlantic, Claiming a New Life. Internat. Marine. Oct. 2000. c.256p. photogs, maps. LC 00-044899. ISBN 0-07-135504-9. $22.95. TRAV Fordred, [...]

O'Neill, Dermot. Seascapes and Angels. Dufour. 2000. 216p. ISBN 1-898256-86-1. pap. $15.95. TRAV O'Neill, a successful innkeeper and accountant, sold his historic Irish inn to realize a lifelong dream of [...]

Roberts, David. True Summit: What Really Happened on the Legendary Ascent of Annapurna. S. & S. 2000. c.256p. index. ISBN 0-684-86757-5. $24. TRAV Almost half a century after its publication, [...]

Patterson, Kevin. The Water in Between: A Journey at Sea. Nan A. Talese: Doubleday. 2000. c.304p. ISBN 0-385-49883-7. $23.95. TRAV Patterson, a Canadian army doctor upset over a failed love [...]

Peffer, Randall S. Logs of the Dead Pirates Society: A Schooner Adventure Around Buzzards Bay. Sheridan House. May 2000. c.256p. bibliog. LC 99-0866721. ISBN 1-57409-095-X. $23.95. TRAV Peffer (Watermen) is [...]

Hedderwick, Mairi. Sea Change: The Summer Voyage from East to West Scotland of the Anassa. Interlink: Interlink Pub. Group. Mar. 2000. 168p. illus. ISBN 0-86241-857-7. $25. TRAV Hedderwick, a children's [...]

Moore, Tim. Frost on My Moustache: The Arctic Exploits of a Lord and a Loafer. St. Martin's. 2000. c.288p, illus, maps. ISBN 0-312-25319-2. $23.95. TRAV When Moore, a writer for [...]

Collier, Graham (text) & Patricia Collier (photogs.). Antarctic Odyssey: In the Footsteps of the South Polar Explorers. Carroll & Graf. 1999. c.208p, photogs. maps. index. ISBN 0-7867-0653-8. $39.95. TRAV Collier, [...]

Dugard, Martin. Knockdown: The Harrowing True Account of a Yacht Race Turned Deadly. Pocket Bound. 1999. c.327p. ISBN 0-671-038878-8. $24. TRAV This is the second book to take on the [...]

Mundle, Rob. Fatal Storm: The Inside Story of the Tragic Sydney-Hobart Race. McGraw. 1999. c.304p, photogs. ISBN 0-07-135698-3. $24.95. TRAV This is the first of several expected books about the [...]

Greenlaw, Linda. The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey. Hyperion, dist. by Little, Brown. May 1999. c.288p. LC 98-51985. ISBN 0-7868-6451-6. $22.95. TRAV Greenlaw is the female skipper of a [...]

Kobalenko, Jerry. The Horizontal Everest: Extreme Journeys on Ellesmere Island. Soho, dist. by Farrar. 2002. c.304p. illus. maps. index. LC 2001049734. ISBN 1-56947-266-1. $30. TRAV Part of the Canadian Northwest [...]

Fredston, Jill. Rowing to Latitude: Journeys Along the Arctic's Edge. North Point: Farrar. 2001. c.288p. ISBN 0-374-28180-7. $24. TRAV Growing up in a house on the waters of Long Island, [...]

This work was written for the Southampton (England) City Council to document the sinking of the Titanic and the effect of the disaster on the town of Southampton, the vessel's [...]

Free Pr: S. & S. 2002. c.256p. illus. index. ISBN 0-7432-1928-7. $24. TRAV Scottish award-winning journalist and travel writer Thorpe happened upon this 'improbable' adventure while riding a bus in [...]

Malaurie, Jean. Call of the North: An Explorer's Journey to the North Pole. Abrams. 2002. 336p. tr. from French by Molly Stevens. photogs, bibliog, index. LC 2001093281. ISBN 0-8109-0622-8. $60. [...]

Flowers, Pam with Ann Dixon. Alone Across the Arctic: One Woman's Epic Journey by Dog Team. Alaska Northwest: Graphic Arts Center. 2001. 120p. photogs. index. LC 2001000636. ISBN 0-88240-547-0. $22.95. [...]

* Landis, Marilyn J. Antarctica: Exploring the Extreme; 400 Years of Adventure. Chicago Review. 2001. c.512p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-55652-428-5. $26.95. TRAV Freelance writer and earth scientist Landis made [...]

Goss, Pete. Close to the Wind: An Extraordinary Story of Triumph Over Adversity. Carroll & Graf. Jun. 1999. c.288p, photogs. maps. index. ISBN 0-7867-06074. $25. TRAV During the 1996-97 Vendee [...]

Hempleman-Adams, David with Robert Uhlig. Walking on Thin Ice: In Pursuit of the North Pole. Orion, dist. by Trafalgar Square. Jan. 1999. 271p. photogs. maps. index. ISBN 0-75281-797-3. $29.95. TRAV [...]

Kesselheim, Alan S. Threading the Currents: A Paddler's Passion for Water. Shearwater: Island Pr. 1998. c.208p. permanent paper. illus. ISBN 1-55963-5622. $22.95. TRAV Kesselheim, an avid canoeist whose other books [...]

Turk, Jon. Cold Oceans: Adventures in Kayak, Rowboat, and Dogsled. HarperCollins. Sept. 1998. c.256p. maps. ISBN 0-06-019147-3. $24. TRAY Turk, an adventurer with a Ph.D. in chemistry, chronicles four separate [...]

Shaw, David W. Daring the Sea: The True Story of the First Men To Row Across the Atlantic Ocean. Birch Lane: Carol Pub. Group. Jun. 1998. c.208p. photogs. bibliog. ISBN [...]

Hitchcock, Susan Tyler. Ballantine. Jul. 1998. c.337p. LC 97-24427. ISBN 0-345-40663-X. pap. $12.95. TRAV Deciding that her two-paycheck family needed a change of pace, Hitchcock (Wildflowers on the Windowsill, LJ [...]

Spurr, Daniel. Holt. Jun. 1998. c.288p. permanent 4-paper. photogs. index. LC 97-31163. ISBN 0-8050-4632-1. $23. TRAV Spurr (Steered by the Falling Stars, LJ 10/1/92), the editor of Practical Sailor magazine, [...]

A Titanic buff for the last 30 years, Butler has assembled a well-researched and balanced account of the disaster and aftermath, drawing on first-person accounts and solid secondary sources. Although [...]

Birkett, Dea. Anchor: Doubleday. 1997. c.336p. ISBN 0-385-48870-X. $23.95. Birkett, an English travel author (Spinsters Abroad. Victorian Lady Explorers, Blackwell, 1989) and contributor to numerous magazines. became fascinated with the [...]

Jaynes, Gregory. North Point: Farrar. Oct. 1997. c.256p. ISBN 0-86547-522-9. $23. TRAV Jaynes has been a national correspondent, a foreign correspondent, and a columnist for Time, Life, and the New [...]

Jameson, W.C. LC 96-38773. ISBN 0-87483-484-8. Jameson, a professional treasure hunter, teacher, and editor, continues his 'Buried Treasure' series, which now numbers over a dozen titles. Each book begins with [...]

Jameson, W.C. LC 96-45605. ISBN 0-87483-486-4. ea. vol: August House. 1997. c.192p. permanent paper. pap. $11.95. TRAV Jameson, a professional treasure hunter, teacher, and editor, continues his 'Buried Treasure' series, [...]