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Into the Raging Sea: Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm, and the Sinking of El Faro
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In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
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Enemy of All Mankind: A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhunt
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The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
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Moby Dick, In the heart of the sea, Endurance, 438 Days (this is a modern day amazing survival story), Island of the Lost, Labyrinth of Ice, and River of Darkness.