The Sailor's Bookshelf Fifty Books to Know the Sea by Adm. James G. Stavridis, USN (Ret.)

 Admiral Stavridis shares his love of the sea, and literature about the sea in this inspiring book. Like some other reviewers, I really enjoyed his anecdotes, and he has excellent reasons for choosing these books, which are an eclectic mix of history, narratives about exploration, fiction and poetry. The only one that I had actually read is The Cruel Sea! I am not sure if I would be interested in reading some of the novels about the navy, such as Mister Roberts, but many of the histories sound interesting. He writes beautifully, but I think that I would really rather read his autobiography.

I received this free ebook from NetGalley in return for an honest review.