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20 • <strong>The</strong> Cornell Maritime Press<br />
<strong>The</strong> Law of Marine Collision<br />
Nicholas J. Healy and Joseph C.<br />
Sweeney. A complete text on the law<br />
of collision reflecting the adoption of<br />
the 1972 International Regulations<br />
for Avoiding Collisions at Sea, the<br />
widespread use of radar and Automatic<br />
Radar Plotting in navigation;<br />
Pilotage, towage, marine pollution,<br />
limitation of liability, marine insurance,<br />
salvage, and general average.<br />
Size: 6”x9” • 1 bw photo, 59 color<br />
illustrations, index • 672pp. • hard<br />
ISBN: 978-0-87033-505-1 • $150.00<br />
Law of Tug, Tow, and Pilotage<br />
3rd Edition Alex L. Parks and<br />
Edward V. Cattell, Jr. Providing the<br />
professional practitioner with a<br />
ready source of reference to this<br />
area of the maritime world, the book<br />
treats the concepts of the field by<br />
tracing their derivation in admiralty<br />
law. <strong>The</strong> case update is generally<br />
through the 1992 AMC.<br />
Size: 6”x9” • index • 1387pp. • hard<br />
ISBN: 978-0-87033-448-1 • $175.00<br />
<strong>The</strong> Cruise Ship Phenomenon<br />
in North America Brian J. Cudahy.<br />
This book gives the reader a sense of<br />
the scope of the cruise ship industry,<br />
tracing the backgrounds of various<br />
cruise lines and providing information<br />
about the time, money, and<br />
effort that go into the myriad details<br />
encountered between building plan<br />
and cruising itinerary. An unrivaled<br />
work of reference.<br />
Size: 7”x10” • 122 bw photo and 2<br />
illustrations, index • 384pp. • hard<br />
ISBN: 978-0-87033-529-7 • $36.95<br />
Out of the Fog: <strong>The</strong> Sinking of<br />
Andrea Doria Algot Mattsson. Edited<br />
by Gordon W. Paulsen and Bruce<br />
G. Paulsen; translated from Swedish<br />
by Richard E. Fisher. Included are<br />
events leading up to the collision,<br />
from the perspective of both ships;<br />
the collision itself as well as the<br />
heroic and largely successful rescue<br />
effort that followed. Testimony given<br />
at the hearing, and a legal opinion<br />
from an attorney, directly involved<br />
with the case.<br />
Size: 81/2”x11” • 42 illustrations,<br />
29 bw photos and 2 maps, index •<br />
184pp. • hard<br />
ISBN: 978-0-87033-545-7 • $24.95<br />
Sequoia: Presidential Yacht Giles<br />
M. Kelly , with photographs by Ann<br />
Stevens. Built on the Delaware Bay in<br />
1925, Sequoia is a Trumpy-designed<br />
104-foot wooden motor yacht that<br />
has hosted eight U.S. presidents and<br />
has become a Chesapeake Bay icon.<br />
This is the saga of an interesting<br />
vessel and her service through eight<br />
administrations.<br />
Size: 81/2”x11” • 16 color, 71 bw<br />
photos, 18 illustrations and 1 map,<br />
index • 136pp. • hard<br />
ISBN: 978-0-87033-561-7 • $19.95<br />
Ship Model Building 3rd Edition<br />
Gene Johnson. This is an enlarged<br />
edition of a work that has been accepted<br />
as the most complete exposition<br />
of model shipbuilding. <strong>The</strong> book<br />
is unusual in its attention to minute<br />
and authentic detail, supplying more<br />
than a thousand diagrams.<br />
Size: 6”x9” • 17 bw photos, 22 illustrations,<br />
6 plans, and 1571/2 plates<br />
of drawings, index • 320pp. • soft<br />
ISBN: 978-0-87033-369-9 • $12.95<br />
Applied Naval Architecture<br />
Robert B. Zubaly. It could be used as<br />
an introduction to naval architecture<br />
for technical personnel of all types<br />
already employed in shipyards.<br />
Students preparing for a degree in<br />
naval architecture would find the<br />
book useful as an introduction to<br />
their profession.<br />
Size: 6”x 9” • 11 bw photos, 93<br />
illustrations, index • 360pp. • hard<br />
ISBN: 978-0-87033-475-7 • $55.00<br />
Modern Marine Salvage William<br />
I. Milwee, Jr. This is a comprehensive<br />
treatment of ship salvage in all<br />
its aspects, but written in plain<br />
language. Casualty management is<br />
also covered. <strong>The</strong> book’s appendices<br />
include necessary salvage contracts,<br />
sample forms, and checklists for all<br />
possible situations.<br />
Size: 6”x9” • 51 bw photos, 120<br />
illustrations, index • 792pp. • hard<br />
ISBN: 978-0-87033-471-9 • $65.00<br />
<strong>The</strong> Boater’s Weather Guide Margaret<br />
Williams. This book acquaints<br />
boaters with the forces that shape<br />
weather. A logical explanation of climate<br />
and weather, concentrating on<br />
those aspects that affect the mariner<br />
the most-wind speed and direction,<br />
low visibility, thunderstorms, gales,<br />
and hurricanes.<br />
Size: 41/2”x 7” • 25 bw photos, 10<br />
illustrations and 6 charts, index •<br />
160pp. • soft<br />
ISBN: 978-0-87033-417-7 • $7.95<br />
Celestial for the Cruising<br />
Navigator Merle B. Turner. A comprehensive<br />
treatment of celestial<br />
navigation based upon the essential<br />
foundations of nautical astronomy<br />
and spherical trigonometry. All<br />
computation is done with the most<br />
inexpensive hand calculator. It is sufficiently<br />
comprehensive to fulfill the<br />
needs of the professional mariner.<br />
Size: 7”x10” • 2 bw photos, 98<br />
illustrations, Glossary/index • 232pp.<br />
• soft<br />
ISBN: 978-0-87033-341-5 • $14.95<br />
Celestial Navigation by H.O.249<br />
John E. Milligan. H.O. 249 tables, the<br />
most widely used among amateur<br />
navigators at sea because of their<br />
simplicity. If you can read, add and<br />
subtract, understand angles, and<br />
use a protractor, you can learn to<br />
navigate in your armchair or at sea.<br />
Size: 7”x10” • 65 illustrations/tables<br />
• 112pp. • soft<br />
ISBN: 978-0-87033-191-6 • $9.95<br />
How to Navigate Today 6th<br />
Edition Leonard Gray. Based on an<br />
earlier edition by M.R. Hart. For<br />
beginning navigators to learn the<br />
subject on their own; it explains<br />
what is being done and why, without<br />
getting beyond basic mathematics.<br />
<strong>The</strong> method taught is H.O. 249<br />
because it is simple, inexpensive,<br />
and accurate enough for use even<br />
by experts.<br />
Size: 41/2”x7” 8 29 illustrations,<br />
Glossary/index • 128pp. • soft<br />
ISBN: 978-0-87033-353-8 • $6.95<br />
Learn to Navigate by the<br />
Tutorial System Developed<br />
at Harvard Charles A. Whitney<br />
and Frances R. Wright. This book is<br />
written for the mariner who wants<br />
to learn the concepts of piloting and<br />
navigation. <strong>The</strong>y have also provided<br />
an understanding of the principles<br />
so the sailor can invent new methods<br />
when required.<br />
Size: 81/2”x11” • 14 bw photos, 250<br />
illustrations, 10 maps and numerous<br />
tables and charts, index • 328pp.<br />
• soft<br />
ISBN: 978-0-87033-426-9 • $24.95<br />
A Star to Steer Her By: A Self-<br />
Teaching Guide to Offshore<br />
Navigation Edward J. Bergin. This<br />
book takes you step-by-step through<br />
celestial navigation. A beginner’s<br />
text, giving straightforward explanations<br />
of everything you need to<br />
know to find your way across the<br />
bay or around the globe. <strong>The</strong> book<br />
features specially designed celestial<br />
navigation workforms.<br />
Size: 81/2”x11” • 13 bw photos,<br />
55 illustrations, 87 tables, 1 map •<br />
200pp. • soft<br />
ISBN: 978-0-87033-309-5 • $18.50<br />
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