In some ways the model for the new wave of adventure books, Adrift is an undeniable seafaring classic, a riveting firsthand account by the only man known to have survived more than a month alone at sea, fighting for his life in an ...

Authored by a man with extensive experience in salvage operations, this is a comprehensive treatment of ship salvage in all its aspects, but written in plain language.

This edition contains fully updated recommendations aimed to promote and protect the health of seafarers, and is consistent with the latest revisions of both the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines and the International Health Regulations ...

This volume constitutes the most recent and most comprehensive consideration of the largest family of bony fishes, the Cichlidae.

This six-volume masterwork also includes 380 articles summarizing the time-line of ideas in the leading fields of science, technology, mathematics and philosophy.

Here are 365 stories that forged the Freedom Days. Freedom Days offers daily affirmation of how acts of faith and daring can and do make a difference. Let these shining examples illuminate your future. Day by Day. Dream by Dream.

This indispensable reference contains over 45,000 U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard abbreviations as well as U.S. Air Force and Army terms in everyday use in Navy programs.