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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.99 — 78,195 ratings — published 1995
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The Lost Art of Finding Our Way The Lost Art of Finding Our Way (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.79 — 357 ratings — published 2013
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Finding Your Way Without Map or Compass Finding Your Way Without Map or Compass (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 412 ratings — published 1958
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Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 680 ratings — published 2019
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The Natural Navigator The Natural Navigator (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.78 — 1,341 ratings — published 2010
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How To Read Water How To Read Water (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.96 — 2,384 ratings — published 2016
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Sextant: The Elegant Instrument That Guided the Great Explorers, and a Young Man's First Journey Across the Atlantic Sextant: The Elegant Instrument That Guided the Great Explorers, and a Young Man's First Journey Across the Atlantic (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.97 — 815 ratings — published 2014
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General Navigation. ATPL Ground Training Series General Navigation. ATPL Ground Training Series (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.43 — 30 ratings — published
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Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 80 ratings — published 1950
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Finding North: How Navigation Makes Us Human Finding North: How Navigation Makes Us Human (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.44 — 136 ratings — published 2016
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Carry On, Mr. Bowditch Carry On, Mr. Bowditch (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 21,233 ratings — published 1955
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Be Expert with Map and Compass: The Complete Orienteering Handbook Be Expert with Map and Compass: The Complete Orienteering Handbook (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 420 ratings — published 1955
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We, the Navigators: The Ancient Art of Landfinding in the Pacific (Second Edition) We, the Navigators: The Ancient Art of Landfinding in the Pacific (Second Edition)
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avg rating 4.40 — 153 ratings — published 1972
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Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.23 — 8,061 ratings — published 2019
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The American Practical Navigator The American Practical Navigator (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 137 ratings — published 1802
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Celestial Navigation Celestial Navigation (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.50 — 38 ratings — published 1998
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Inner Navigation: Why We Get Lost and How We Find Our Way Inner Navigation: Why We Get Lost and How We Find Our Way (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.16 — 58 ratings — published 2002
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Heavenly Mathematics: The Forgotten Art of Spherical Trigonometry Heavenly Mathematics: The Forgotten Art of Spherical Trigonometry (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 66 ratings — published 2012
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Navigation: Techniques and Skills for Walkers Navigation: Techniques and Skills for Walkers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 27 ratings — published 2007
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Mapmatics: How We Navigate the World Through Numbers Mapmatics: How We Navigate the World Through Numbers (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 550 ratings — published 2024
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Dark and Magical Places: The Neuroscience of Navigation Dark and Magical Places: The Neuroscience of Navigation (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.99 — 590 ratings — published
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Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 20,256 ratings — published 2021
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Wayfinding: The Art and Science of How We Find and Lose Our Way Wayfinding: The Art and Science of How We Find and Lose Our Way (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.12 — 793 ratings — published 2020
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Pacific Worlds: A History of Seas, Peoples, and Cultures Pacific Worlds: A History of Seas, Peoples, and Cultures (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 101 ratings — published 2012
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Ultimate Navigation Manual Ultimate Navigation Manual (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 162 ratings — published 2011
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Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1) Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
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avg rating 4.06 — 66,054 ratings — published 1969
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Dare the Wind: The Record-Breaking Voyage of Eleanor Prentiss and the Flying Cloud Dare the Wind: The Record-Breaking Voyage of Eleanor Prentiss and the Flying Cloud (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 460 ratings — published 2014
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The Principles and Practice of Navigation The Principles and Practice of Navigation (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 55 ratings — published 1988
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Celestial Navigation in the GPS Age Celestial Navigation in the GPS Age (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.62 — 26 ratings — published 2007
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Land Navigation Handbook: The Sierra Club Guide to Map and Compass Land Navigation Handbook: The Sierra Club Guide to Map and Compass (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.57 — 37 ratings — published 1983
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Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 20,012 ratings — published 2003
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The Essential Wilderness Navigator: How to Find Your Way in the Great Outdoors The Essential Wilderness Navigator: How to Find Your Way in the Great Outdoors (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 118 ratings — published 1995
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Basic Essentials Map & Compass Basic Essentials Map & Compass (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 79 ratings — published 2008
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The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.49 — 18,681 ratings — published 2025
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The Wine-Dark Sea (Aubrey & Maturin, #16) The Wine-Dark Sea (Aubrey & Maturin, #16)
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avg rating 4.40 — 9,890 ratings — published 1993
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Many Voices: Building Erie, The Canal That Changed America Many Voices: Building Erie, The Canal That Changed America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.87 — 30 ratings — published
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The Bagnold Sun-Compass: Long Range Desert Group The Bagnold Sun-Compass: Long Range Desert Group (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published 2011
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The Secret World of Weather The Secret World of Weather (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.92 — 1,171 ratings — published 2021
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Harbors and High Seas: An Atlas and Geographical Guide to the Complete Aubrey-Maturin Novels of Patrick O'Brian Harbors and High Seas: An Atlas and Geographical Guide to the Complete Aubrey-Maturin Novels of Patrick O'Brian (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 1,072 ratings — published 1996
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Map Reading and Land Navigation: FM 3-25.26 Map Reading and Land Navigation: FM 3-25.26 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 31 ratings — published
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Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.67 — 3,209 ratings — published 1542
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Wilderness Navigation: Finding Your Way Using Map, Compass, Altimeter, & GPS (Mountaineers Outdoor Basics) Wilderness Navigation: Finding Your Way Using Map, Compass, Altimeter, & GPS (Mountaineers Outdoor Basics)
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avg rating 4.16 — 377 ratings — published 2012
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The Control of Nature The Control of Nature (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 5,116 ratings — published 1989
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Sundials: Their Theory and Construction Sundials: Their Theory and Construction (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 60 ratings — published 1973
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The Origin of Species The Origin of Species (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 124,734 ratings — published 1859
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The Travels of William Bartram The Travels of William Bartram (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published 1980
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In Patagonia In Patagonia (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.64 — 19,987 ratings — published 1977
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Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.42 — 4,345 ratings — published 2023
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Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather FawcettThe Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by Amelia WildeBeards and Babies by Heather LaurenThe Breathe Me Duet by C.R. JaneNever Say Never by Mayra Statham
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11 books — 9 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienSeed of the Defiled by John  EdgellMalice by John GwynneA Cast of Stones by Patrick W. Carr
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“And if I can't figure out where we are this evening, now, I think it will be time for me to leave here too.”
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“The goal was never just to read the map better. It was to take the wheel.”
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