The Gales of November tells the story of the 1975 sinking of the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior. Using more than 100 interviews with families, friends, and former crewmates, John U. Bacon situates the disaster within the importance of Great Lakes shipping, describes the lives of the sailors, and chronicles the emotional aftermath for those left behind, offering a concise, spoiler-free narrative of the tragedy and its legacy.

Built in Sweden in 1979 and known by many names, one barge serves as troop barracks, a floating jail, and temporary factory housing as it moves through shifting jurisdictions. Following the Vessel’s changing roles and registrations, Empty Vessel uses this single object to explore offshore flags, modular shipping, and market-driven policies that reshape labor, law, and everyday lives across borders—offering a compact, spoiler-free look at globalization’s human and legal effects.

A gripping firsthand account of a daring reconstruction of a sixth-century leather-hulled boat and its transatlantic voyage from Ireland to Newfoundland, undertaken to test whether an early medieval seafarer could have reached North America. The narrative covers the traditional construction methods, navigation with period techniques, daily life aboard, and the constant hazards—storms, leaks, and ice—while conveying the physical and psychological challenges the crew faced and the voyage’s ultimate demonstration of feasibility.