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1	Night to Remember more books like this by Walter Lord It was perhaps the most shocking disaster of the century when 1500 people died, drowned in the freezing sea. For towards midnight on a clear but moonless night, the Titanic struck an iceberg and was lost. Legends proliferated and stories grew. They are presented in this text. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Decked more books like this by Carol Higgins Clark The daughter of a successful mystery writer and a P.I. with pizzazz, Regan Reilly is attending her class reunion at St. Polycarp's England, when the long-dead body of her former roommate turns up under the bushes. It's a case Regan would love to solve, but a prior commitment puts her on a transatlantic cruise. She shouldn't have fretted. The clues ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Titanic Crossing more books like this by Barbara Williams Thirteen-year-old Albert Trask is thrilled to be sailing back home to America with his younger sister. He can't wait to see his friends again, play baseball, and enjoy life in the United States. Unfortunately, the year is 1912 and the siblings are sailing on the Titanic. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.48! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Gut Symmetries more books like this by Jeanette Winterson A celebration of love in all its frailty, confusion and excess. Set on board the QE2, and in New York and Liverpool, Gut Symmetries explores parallel lives, loves and universes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.45! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	SOS Titanic more books like this by Eve Bunting Based on the true story of the sinking of the "Titanic", this is the story of young Barry O'Neill, who is one of the ship's passengers. Traveling by himself from Ireland to meet his parents in New York, Barry is worried about the Flynn brothers, who have threatened to throw him overboard Little does he know that he'll soon have a lot more than ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	To Davy Jones Below more books like this by Carola Dunn On their honeymoon cruise in 1926, aristocratic Daisy Dalrymple and Inspector Alec Fletcher investigate a murder that has taken place shipboard. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.01! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Lost Liners: From the Titanic to the Andrea Doria: The Ocean Floor Reveals Its Greatest Lost Ships more books like this by Robert D. Ballard, Rick Archbold, Ken Marschall (Illustrator) Riding the wave of ocean liner nostalgia, "Lost Liners" presents the most comprehensive and spectacular volume ever--a guided tour encompassing the beginnings, heyday, and eventual decline of the great Atlantic express liners. Ken Marschall's lavish paintings depict the ships in their shining prime as well as in their eerily poignant underwater ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.94! \| first editions
8	Ghost Liners: Exploring the World's Greatest Lost Ships more books like this by Robert D. Ballard, Ken Marschall, Rick Archbold The Titanic is not the only great ocean liner to sink in modern times. Robert Ballard, one of the discoverers of the sunken Titanic, now retells the story of that great calamity and goes on to describe the sinking of four other seagoing giants. Showing readers what it's like to dive down to a gigantic wreck, he tells the story of the Empress of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00!
9	On Board the Titanic: What It Was Like When the Great Liner Sank more books like this by Shelley Tanaka, Ken Marschall (Illustrator) Stunning, full-color illustrations, detailed diagrams of the ship's interior, and rare photographs convey a wealth of information to complement this breathtaking true story. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.50! \| first editions
10	Transatlantic: Samuel Cunard, Isambard Brunel, and the Great Atlantic Steamships more books like this by Stephen Fox During the nineteenth century, the roughest but most important ocean passage in the world lay between Britain and the United States. Bridging the Atlantic Ocean by steamship was a defining, remarkable feat of the era. Over time, Atlantic steamships became the largest, most complex machines yet devised. They created a new transatlantic world of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
11	The Great Liners more books like this by Melvin Maddocks see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.88! \| first editions
12	The only way to cross more books like this by John Maxtone-Graham see all copies from $3.87! signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	The Stolen Sapphire: A Samantha Mystery more books like this by Sarah Masters Buckey Samantha and Nellie set sail for Europe in 1906. Also aboard the ship is a world-famous archaeologist and the legendary sapphire he is taking to a London museum. When the priceless jewel disappears, Samantha realizes all the first-class passengers are suspect. Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.69! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Better days more books like this by June Tate Twenty-year-old Jenny Barrett is a bright and popular young woman with a great sense of humour, despite the problems caused by her unhappy alcoholic mother, who has started to bring home men to make money for booze. Working at a Southampton hotel, Jenny meets up with her old sweetheart Nick, and when she gets a job on the Queen Mary, Nick turns up ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.60! \| first editions \| SVS
15	Crossing and Cruising: From the Golden Era of Ocean Liners to the Luxury Cruise Ships of Today more books like this by John Maxtone-Graham The master authority on ocean liners, John Maxtone-Graham now tells the story of the greatest ships of yesterday and today, showing how the post-modernist megaships compare in size and style with the classic ships of the past. He also offers a unique look at passenger life on early steamers and depicts the marvels and problems of the newest ships. ... see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Pictorial Encyclopedia of Ocean Liners, 1860-1994: 417 Photographs more books like this by William H Miller, Jr. Virtually every passenger ship over 15,000 tons built between 1860 and 1994: "Great Eastern," "Lusitania," "Titanic," "Normandie," "Queen Elizabeth," "Monarch of the Seas," many more. Captions give builder, history, tonnage, length, speed, etc. see all copies from $9.44! new only from $13.74! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Murder on the Celtic more books like this by Conrad Allen On an ocean crossing aboard the "Celtic," ship detectives George Porter Dillman and Genevieve Masefield seek the help of passenger Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as they encounter the usual array of card sharps, drug smugglers, and crooked passengers of all kinds. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $14.21! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Great Cruise Ships and Ocean Liners from 1954 to 1986: A Photographic Survey more books like this by William H Miller, Jr. In this sumptuous pictorial record, noted maritime historian William Miller recalls the last great years of transatlantic travel and the rise of a new breed of ocean liner--the luxuriously appointed cruise ship. 170+ photos provide detailed views of vessels distinguished by their decor, speed, and comfort. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $7.67! \| first editions
19	The Ship That Stood Still: The Californian and Her Mysterious Role in the Titanic Disaster more books like this by Leslie Reade, Edward P De Groot (Editor) In April 1912 "The Titanic" sank with the loss of 1500 lives. This book provides a narrative of that night, the events that led up to the sinking and the events that became known as "The Californian" incident. The book centres on the question that still generates controversy today - could "The Californian", a British steamer in the region at the ... see all copies from $32.27! first editions
20 view cover	Survivors: The Night the Titanic Sank more books like this by Caryn Jenner The story of the sinking of the "Titanic" in the North Atlantic in April, 1912, is told from the point of view of those who survived the disaster. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
21 view cover	The Great Luxury Liners, 1927-1954: A Photographic Record more books like this by William H Miller, Jr. The great luxury liners are all but extinct today, a glorious closed chapter in the history of transportation. This sumptuous volume recalls that splendid time when the great steamers were the proudest ships afloat. Over 180 superb photographs (many never before published and rare) depict, both exterior and interior, a total of 101 ships, such as ... see all copies from $3.34! new only from $17.07! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	My Body Lies Over the Ocean more books like this by J S Borthwick Amateur sleuth Sarah Deane and her husband Dr. Alex McKenzie accompany Sarah's feisty Aunt Julia on the maiden voyage of a fabulously extravagant British ocean liner. Yet before boarding the Queen Victoria, a member of the British-American trade commission is run down outside of his hotel. And another member is mysteriously found dead in his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.64! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The First Great Ocean Liners in Photographs: 193 Views, 1897-1927 more books like this by William H Miller, Jr. Over 190 historic photographs depict exterior and interior views of 101 great ocean liners: Bismarck, Lusitania, Titanic, Mauretania, dozens more. Full captions. Text. see all copies from $3.73! new only from $12.35! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Only Way to Cross more books like this by John Maxtone Graham, John Maxtone-Graham see all copies from $1.99! new only from $75.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25	The sway of the grand saloon; a social history of the North Atlantic. more books like this by John Malcolm Brinnin see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.82! \| first editions \| SVS

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