 | The Shipping News by Annie Proulx
Buy used from: £0.29 A rich, deep, quiet foray into Newfoundland, the ocean, and hidden territory of the human heart
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 | Moominpappa at Sea (Puffin Books) by Tove Jansson
Buy used from: £0.01 Although this is a children's book, you won't find a better understanding of male mid-life crisis in prose
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 | Survive the Savage Sea by Dougal Robertson
Buy used from: £0.01 This isn't beautifully written, but it's an amazing story about survival at sea. Useful if you ever find yourself adrift in a dinghy with only a blunt knife.
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 | Derek Jarman's Garden by Derek Jarman
Buy new: £9.48 / Used from: £5.90 How to garden on gravel - and some beautiful shots of sea kale, a plant that seems to be from outer space in any season of the year. This book exudes peace, and is an inspiration
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| The Kon-Tiki Expedition by Thor Heyerdahl
Buy used from: £0.01 Thor Heyerdah's wonderful illustrated book about a pacific expedition on a balsa raft. Lovely naive drawings, and understated treatment of some great adventures.
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