A Book that Features Pirates, Sailors, or Fishermen

A selection of titles that fulfill the criteria for the UBN2025 category of a book that features pirates, sailors, or fisherman.

Updated January 4, 2025
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Twenty thousand leagues under the sea
Verne, Jules
Paper Book
Hold on tight as Captain Nemo takes you on a perilous journey deep beneath the ocean waves, into the incredible underwater world where lives the crew of the mighty submarine the Nautilus. When Nemo captures Professor Arronax; his servant, Conseil; and the harpoonist Ned Land, the prisoners join...
Moby-Dick
Melville, Herman
Paper Book
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Pirate latitudes a novel
Crichton, Michael
Paper Book
"Crichton's ultimate adventure." -...
The river : a novel
Heller, Peter
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * From the best-selling author of The Dog Stars comes the story of two college students on a wilderness canoe trip--a gripping tale of a friendship tested by fire, white water, and violence. "A fiery tour de force ... I could not put this book down. It...
Treasure Island
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Paper Book
Into the sunken city
Thiru, Dinesh
Paper Book
"Steal-your-breath adventure." --Marissa Meyer, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Lunar Chronicles Perfect for fans of Fable and House of Salt and Sorrows, this spectacular YA fantasy adventure debut is like nothing else, featuring a unique twist on Treasure Island, a...
Daughter of the pirate king
Levenseller, Tricia.
Paper Book
There will be plenty of time for me to beat him soundly once I've gotten what I came for. Sent on a mission to retrieve an ancient hidden map--the key to a legendary treasure trove--seventeen-year-old pirate captain Alosa deliberately allows herself to be captured by her...
The restless wave : a novel of the United States Navy
Stavridis, James
Paper Book
"The Restless Wave is not only a stirring and gripping story of the sea, but also of love and war and leadership. Admiral Stavridis's sweeping knowledge of history and life in the Navy shines on every page, imbuing this work with authenticity and power."  --David Grann, ...
Endurance : Shackleton's incredible voyage
Lansing, Alfred.
Audiobook
In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex
Philbrick, Nathaniel.
Ebook
From the author of Mayflower, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane's Eye--the riveting bestseller tells the story of the true events that inspired Melville's Moby-Dick. Winner of the National Book Award, Nathaniel Philbrick's book is a fantastic saga of...
The North water a novel
McGuire, Ian
Ebook
Now an AMC+ original miniseries event starring Colin Farrell and Jack O'Connell! A nineteenth-century whaling ship sets sail for the Arctic with a killer aboard in this dark, sharp, and highly original tale that grips like a thriller One of The New York Times Book Review's...
The old man and the sea
Hemingway, Ernest
Audiobook
Hemingway's Pulitzer Prize-winning classicThe Old Man and the Seais one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal -- a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far...

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