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Dive into a gripping collection of true tales from the high seas of the nineteenth century, where shipwrecks, mutinies, and life-or-death decisions unfold far from home. Experience the harsh realities of the seafaring life, where adventure meets peril, and the romance of the ocean is painted in stark and brutal strokes. - Summary by Lynne Thompson

Yet another brilliant entry in Kenemore’s zombie canon - Cap’n Hook meets the undead. Set in the Caribbean of the eighteenth century, the epicenter of piracy, voodoo, and the dark arts, The Code of the Zombie Pirate reveals all the secrets to selecting, customizing, and managing a motley crew of pirates-cum-zombies.

Dive into the alluring world of piracy with the Romance of Piracy, a volume from the Library of Romance series. This series integrates the enchanting aspects of scientific facts from various fields such as biology, chemistry, history, and politics. This particular volume takes you on a historical journey from the time of the Vikings, sailing through the ages and geography, to the waters of China around 1914. Discover the captivating facts and tales of piracy that have been woven throughout history.

Join us as we share our love of "Our Flag Means Death" and crack wise about the show and the characters. And hey, if you're not careful, you might just learn something. Or at least be inspired to abandon your family and take to the high seas.

Join Karl, Michael, and Davey every week as they verbally defecate about all the latest in their redundant lives and pick a new film every week to tear apart. DISCLAIMER: You should not honor these men. Do not take anything these men say seriously as they barely read and are purely here to make each other laugh and/or irritate.

It was a time when music fans copied and traded recordings without permission. An outraged music industry pushed Congress to pass anti-piracy legislation. Yes, that time is now; it was also the era of Napster in the 1990s, of cassette tapes in the 1970s, of reel-to-reel tapes in the 1950s, even the phonograph epoch of the 1930s. Piracy, it turns out, is as old as recorded music itself. In Democracy of Sound, Alex Sayf Cummings uncovers the little-known history of music piracy and its sweeping effects on the definition of copyright in the United States.

Lighthouses are striking totems of our relationship to the sea. For many, they encapsulate a romantic vision of solitary homes amongst the waves, but their original purpose is much more utilitarian than that. Still today we depend upon their guiding lights for the safe passage of ships. Nowhere is this truer than in the rock lighthouses of Great Britain and Ireland, a ring of 19 towers built between 1811-1905, so called because they were constructed on desolate rock formations in the middle of the sea, and made of granite to withstand the power of its waves.