Recs if you like The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea...
nautical nonfiction ⚓
tales of history's infamous ships and those who sailed them
Nonfiction about WEATHER
special interest weather forecasting & disasters, +climate change
Shipwrecks
Nonfiction books about shipwrecks and survival.
man vs nature (and also sometimes man)
nonfiction books focusing on situations where humans find themselves fighting against nature (and sometimes their fellow humans) in hopes of survival
Sea shanties, ships, sailors, and the sea
These are all books set on the sea!
I’m Mean Because I Grew Up in New England
Books set in New England, for when I feel “Homesick”
You Call This a Storm!? (Nonfiction Edition)
"People need to be cautious because anything built by man can be destroyed by Mother Nature." - Russel L. Honoré, retired lieutenant general of the United States Army. This list is inspired by the terrifyingly beautiful intensity of nature at its most extreme. This is the nonfiction edition of this subject. Recommendations always welcome!
I'm on a Boat (uh oh)
Nonfiction books about maritime misadventures
Books about the sea
shipwrecks.
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