Complete subtitle: A Comprehensive Guide to Books in English Recounting the Adventures of Amateur Sailors upon the Waters of the World in Yachts, Boats, and Other Devices and Including Works on the Arts and Sciences of Cruising, Racing, Seamanship, Navigation, Design, Building, etc. from the Earliest Writings Through 1986 This is a unique key to the fascinating and often exotic world of amateur seafaring. Its more that 5,600 titles, many of which have extensive annotations, are organized for browsing and indexed for easy retrieval. Seafarers of all kinds will find the book extremely helpful. Scholars interested in social history and recreation will find that it opens a hitherto closed world for their exploration. And landlubbers with seafaring ambitions will find it a great source of help in fulfilling those ambitions. ...a very useful evaluative bibliography that will help sailors, even those who never leave their armchairs, navigate the English-language boating literature. ( Wilson Library Bulletin ) Recommended for libraries catering to patrons with an interest in sailing, its history and technology; as a selection tool for related reading; and for yacht clubs with libraries. It is ideally suited to the interested amateur sailor, armchair adventurer, or practical sailor. ( Preview ) The book's scope is impressive. The author has something here for almost any boating enthusiast... ( Reference Quarterly ) This will be a definitive bibliography for years to come ( Arba ) ...a useful guide... ( Choice ) Ernest W. Toy, Jr. (MS, Usc; MA, UCLA) is University Librarian and Associate Professor of History Emeritus at California State University, Fullerton, where he teaches courses in modern British history and Western civilization. He spent several years at sea as a destroyer watch officer and navigator and has built and sailed small craft. Used Book in Good Condition