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A few recent sailing favorites - The Riddle of the Compass, Longitude, North to the Night, Fastnet Force Ten, Call of the Ancient Mariner, Evolution''s Captain, and Frenec Mate''s beautifully illustrated "Best Boats", anything about Ernest Shackleton''s voyages, and an old volume of "Peter Freuchin''s Book of the Seven Seas" (can be purchased used at Amazon.com) - reading is such a good way to learn about and admire all things nautical.