Piracy And Tribute Books | Summaries & Audio

The Republic of Pirates

by Colin Woodard • 2007

Sailors broken by the navy built their own republic: democratic, armed, and flying the black flag.

3.89

12k+

⚓ Maritime History 🏴‍☠️ Golden Age Of Piracy 🏝️ Caribbean History

The Republic of Pirates 89%

Sailors broken by the navy built their own republic: democratic, armed, and flying the black flag.

by Colin Woodard 2007

3.89

12k+ ratings

⚓ Maritime History 🏴‍☠️ Golden Age Of Piracy 🏝️ Caribbean History

Why We Love Pirates

by Rebecca Simon • 2020

How the execution of one privateer turned pirate created the outlaw myth we still sail with.

3.67

340

⚓ Maritime History 🌎 Colonial America 🏴‍☠️ Golden Age Of Piracy

Why We Love Pirates 89%

How the execution of one privateer turned pirate created the outlaw myth we still sail with.

by Rebecca Simon 2020

3.67

340 ratings

⚓ Maritime History 🌎 Colonial America 🏴‍☠️ Golden Age Of Piracy

Raiders and Rebels

by Frank Sherry • 1986

How brutalized sailors built a floating republic and waged a thirty-year war against global empire.

4.24

282

🏴 Piracy History 🌊 Maritime History ⛵ Age Of Sail

Raiders and Rebels 89%

How brutalized sailors built a floating republic and waged a thirty-year war against global empire.

by Frank Sherry 1986

4.24

282 ratings

🏴 Piracy History 🌊 Maritime History ⛵ Age Of Sail

The Golden Age of Piracy

by Benerson Little • 2016

No parrots, no plank, no buried treasure. The real pirates were slave-trading democrats.

3.40

366

🏴‍☠️ Piracy History 🔍 Myth Debunking ⛵ Age Of Sail

The Golden Age of Piracy 89%

No parrots, no plank, no buried treasure. The real pirates were slave-trading democrats.

by Benerson Little 2016

3.40

366 ratings

🏴‍☠️ Piracy History 🔍 Myth Debunking ⛵ Age Of Sail

Blackbeard

by Angus Konstam • 2006

Blackbeard blockaded a city for medicine, then sank his flagship to cheat his crew.

3.55

445

🏴‍☠️ Golden Age Of Piracy 🏛️ Colonial America ⚓ Privateering

Blackbeard 89%

Blackbeard blockaded a city for medicine, then sank his flagship to cheat his crew.

by Angus Konstam 2006

3.55

445 ratings

🏴‍☠️ Golden Age Of Piracy 🏛️ Colonial America ⚓ Privateering

Black Flags, Blue Waters

by Eric Jay Dolin • 2018

From welcomed economic partners to hanged outlaws: the real story of pirates in colonial America.

3.76

5k+

🏴‍☠️ Golden Age Piracy 🏛️ American Colonies ⛵ Maritime History

Black Flags, Blue Waters 88%

From welcomed economic partners to hanged outlaws: the real story of pirates in colonial America.

by Eric Jay Dolin 2018

3.76

5k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Golden Age Piracy 🏛️ American Colonies ⛵ Maritime History

Under the Black Flag

by David Cordingly • 1995

Real pirates raped, tortured, and died at the gallows. How fiction gave us the romance.

3.67

10k+

🏴‍☠️ Golden Age Of Piracy ⚓ Maritime History 🚢 Naval History

Under the Black Flag 88%

Real pirates raped, tortured, and died at the gallows. How fiction gave us the romance.

by David Cordingly 1995

3.67

10k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Golden Age Of Piracy ⚓ Maritime History 🚢 Naval History

The Pirates of Somalia

by Jay Bahadur • 2011

On a rattling Soviet plane, a journalist lands in Somalia to find the pirates everyone fears.

3.56

1k+

🏴‍☠️ Maritime Piracy 🏚️ Failed States 🎣 Illegal Fishing

The Pirates of Somalia 88%

On a rattling Soviet plane, a journalist lands in Somalia to find the pirates everyone fears.

by Jay Bahadur 2011

3.56

1k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Maritime Piracy 🏚️ Failed States 🎣 Illegal Fishing

Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates

by Brian Kilmeade • 2015

North African pirates enslaved Americans and demanded tribute. Jefferson chose war and built a navy.

3.80

17k+

🇺🇸 Early American Republic ⚓ Naval Warfare 🏴‍☠️ Barbary Coast

Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates Summary

Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates 88%

North African pirates enslaved Americans and demanded tribute. Jefferson chose war and built a navy.

by Brian Kilmeade 2015

3.80

17k+ ratings

🇺🇸 Early American Republic ⚓ Naval Warfare 🏴‍☠️ Barbary Coast

Blackbeard

by Samuel Marquis • 2018

An educated gentleman builds a radical pirate democracy, daring the British Empire to crush it.

4.12

974

🏴‍☠️ Golden Age Piracy 📜 Revisionist Legend 🤝 Egalitarian Outlaws

Blackbeard 87%

An educated gentleman builds a radical pirate democracy, daring the British Empire to crush it.

by Samuel Marquis 2018

4.12

974 ratings

🏴‍☠️ Golden Age Piracy 📜 Revisionist Legend 🤝 Egalitarian Outlaws

The Desert and the Sea

by Michael Scott Moore • 2018

For 977 days, he was a bargaining chip: a journalist’s survival inside the Somali pirate economy.

3.98

3k+

🏴‍☠️ Somali Piracy ⛓️ Long-Term Captivity 💰 Pirate Economy

The Desert and the Sea 87%

For 977 days, he was a bargaining chip: a journalist’s survival inside the Somali pirate economy.

by Michael Scott Moore 2018

3.98

3k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Somali Piracy ⛓️ Long-Term Captivity 💰 Pirate Economy

Enemy of All Mankind

by Steven Johnson • 2020

His 1695 heist of a Mughal treasure ship nearly toppled an empire. Then Henry Every disappeared.

3.89

5k+

🚢 Maritime History 🏴‍☠️ Piracy And Empire 🏛️ East India Company

Enemy of All Mankind 87%

His 1695 heist of a Mughal treasure ship nearly toppled an empire. Then Henry Every disappeared.

by Steven Johnson 2020

3.89

5k+ ratings

🚢 Maritime History 🏴‍☠️ Piracy And Empire 🏛️ East India Company

Red Seas Under Red Skies

by Scott Lynch • 2007

Two con artists, poisoned and trapped, must become pirates to survive the archon's deadly scheme.

4.25

162k+

🎭 Fantasy Heist 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 👥 Buddy Duo

Red Seas Under Red Skies 87%

Two con artists, poisoned and trapped, must become pirates to survive the archon's deadly scheme.

by Scott Lynch 2007

4.25

162k+ ratings

🎭 Fantasy Heist 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 👥 Buddy Duo

King of Libertines

by Pam Godwin • 2020

To unlock her father's compass, a pirate captain bargains with a libertine and risks her heart.

3.83

3k+

🏴‍☠️ Female Pirate Captain ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💰 Transactional Romance

King of Libertines 86%

To unlock her father's compass, a pirate captain bargains with a libertine and risks her heart.

by Pam Godwin 2020

3.83

3k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Female Pirate Captain ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💰 Transactional Romance

White Gold

by Giles Milton • 2004

Barbary corsairs took a million Europeans. One boy was eleven when taken, thirty-four when free.

4.13

2k+

🏴‍☠️ Barbary Corsairs 🇲🇦 Moroccan History 🔍 Microhistory

White Gold 86%

Barbary corsairs took a million Europeans. One boy was eleven when taken, thirty-four when free.

by Giles Milton 2004

4.13

2k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Barbary Corsairs 🇲🇦 Moroccan History 🔍 Microhistory

The Runaway King

by Jennifer A. Nielsen • 2013

A reckless young king abandons his throne to infiltrate the pirates who want his crown.

4.24

56k+

🏰 Royal Intrigue 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 👑 Undercover Royalty

The Runaway King 86%

A reckless young king abandons his throne to infiltrate the pirates who want his crown.

by Jennifer A. Nielsen 2013

4.24

56k+ ratings

🏰 Royal Intrigue 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 👑 Undercover Royalty

Across Dark Seas

by Clare Sager • 2020

Fleeing a forced marriage, a noblewoman joins pirates: the sea awakens her hidden fae magic.

3.85

2k+

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🧚 Hidden Fae Blood 💔 Escaping The Altar

Across Dark Seas 86%

Fleeing a forced marriage, a noblewoman joins pirates: the sea awakens her hidden fae magic.

by Clare Sager 2020

3.85

2k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🧚 Hidden Fae Blood 💔 Escaping The Altar

Smuggler Nation

by Peter Andreas • 2013

Molasses, slaves, blueprints, cocaine: America's defining chapters all ran on smuggling.

3.96

214

🚢 Illicit Trade 💰 Economic History 📖 Revisionist History

Smuggler Nation 86%

Molasses, slaves, blueprints, cocaine: America's defining chapters all ran on smuggling.

by Peter Andreas 2013

3.96

214 ratings

🚢 Illicit Trade 💰 Economic History 📖 Revisionist History

Ninety Percent of Everything

by Rose George • 2013

Behind everything you own: an invisible, lawless ocean industry that makes globalization possible.

3.79

4k+

🚢 Shipping Industry 🏭 Hidden Industries ⚓ Maritime Labor

Ninety Percent of Everything 86%

Behind everything you own: an invisible, lawless ocean industry that makes globalization possible.

by Rose George 2013

3.79

4k+ ratings

🚢 Shipping Industry 🏭 Hidden Industries ⚓ Maritime Labor

Of Sea and Shadow

by Will Wight • 2014

A sea captain's hunt for an immortality artifact draws assassins and stirs an ancient sleeping god.

4.13

6k+

🚢 Nautical Fantasy 🩷 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities

Of Sea and Shadow 86%

A sea captain's hunt for an immortality artifact draws assassins and stirs an ancient sleeping god.

by Will Wight 2014

4.13

6k+ ratings

🚢 Nautical Fantasy 🩷 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities

How Music Got Free

by Stephen Richard Witt • 2015

A CD plant worker leaked 2,000 albums from the factory floor. The mp3 did the rest.

4.24

7k+

🎧 Digital Music 🏴‍☠️ Digital Piracy 📡 Digital Disruption

How Music Got Free 86%

A CD plant worker leaked 2,000 albums from the factory floor. The mp3 did the rest.

by Stephen Richard Witt 2015

4.24

7k+ ratings

🎧 Digital Music 🏴‍☠️ Digital Piracy 📡 Digital Disruption

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

by Shannon Chakraborty • 2023

Retired pirate captain takes a rescue job pitting her against a sorcerer and her demon ex-husband.

4.24

82k+

🏴‍☠️ Retired Pirate Captain 🖤 Found Family 👩‍👧 Mother On A Mission

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi Summary

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi 86%

Retired pirate captain takes a rescue job pitting her against a sorcerer and her demon ex-husband.

by Shannon Chakraborty 2023

4.24

82k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Retired Pirate Captain 🖤 Found Family 👩‍👧 Mother On A Mission

Silver Road

by James Maxwell • 2016

A frozen fleet's relic summons monsters, and warring kingdoms will burn the sea to destroy it.

4.26

6k+

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🐺 Shape-Shifter Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love

Silver Road 86%

A frozen fleet's relic summons monsters, and warring kingdoms will burn the sea to destroy it.

by James Maxwell 2016

4.26

6k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🐺 Shape-Shifter Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love

On History

by Eric J. Hobsbawm • 1997

Scotland's ships were built by war and state meddling: bounties, blockades, tobacco, and smuggling.

3.98

588

🚢 Maritime History 📈 Economic History 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish History

On History 86%

Scotland's ships were built by war and state meddling: bounties, blockades, tobacco, and smuggling.

by Eric J. Hobsbawm 1997

3.98

588 ratings

🚢 Maritime History 📈 Economic History 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish History

Sea of Ruin

by Pam Godwin • 2020

A pirate captain must unlock her dead father's compass while caught between two dangerous lovers.

3.89

19k+

🏴‍☠️ Dark Pirate Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Pirate Queen

Sea of Ruin 86%

A pirate captain must unlock her dead father's compass while caught between two dangerous lovers.

by Pam Godwin 2020

3.89

19k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Dark Pirate Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Pirate Queen

Beneath Black Sails

by Clare Sager • 2020

A fae pirate and the captain hunting her spark a dangerous attraction on the high seas.

3.93

5k+

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 🕵️‍♀️ Secret Identity

Beneath Black Sails 85%

A fae pirate and the captain hunting her spark a dangerous attraction on the high seas.

by Clare Sager 2020

3.93

5k+ ratings

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 🕵️‍♀️ Secret Identity

Buried Deep and Other Stories

by Naomi Novik • 2024

Exiled to the colonies, a defiant heiress dons a magical disguise and joins her pirate captors.

4.02

7k+

🏰 Regency Fantasy 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 🎭 Gender Disguise

Buried Deep and Other Stories 85%

Exiled to the colonies, a defiant heiress dons a magical disguise and joins her pirate captors.

by Naomi Novik 2024

4.02

7k+ ratings

🏰 Regency Fantasy 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 🎭 Gender Disguise

The Mad Ship

by Robin Hobb • 2008

An outcast crew sails a mad sentient ship into pirate waters to rescue a captive vessel.

4.35

89k+

⚓ Maritime Fantasy 🚢 Sentient Ships 👪 Found Family

The Mad Ship 85%

An outcast crew sails a mad sentient ship into pirate waters to rescue a captive vessel.

by Robin Hobb 2008

4.35

89k+ ratings

⚓ Maritime Fantasy 🚢 Sentient Ships 👪 Found Family

Storms of Paine

by Opal Reyne • 2022

Enemy pirate captains. A stolen cargo. A storm that maroons hate right next to desire.

4.22

1k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 👶 Secret Baby ⚖️ Morally Grey Leads

Storms of Paine 85%

Enemy pirate captains. A stolen cargo. A storm that maroons hate right next to desire.

by Opal Reyne 2022

4.22

1k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 👶 Secret Baby ⚖️ Morally Grey Leads

The Silver Tide

by Jen Williams • 2016

An old map. A cursed island. Three outcasts who must stop the gods from being reborn.

4.27

989

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💛 Found Family ⚔️ War Against Gods

The Silver Tide 85%

An old map. A cursed island. Three outcasts who must stop the gods from being reborn.

by Jen Williams 2016

4.27

989 ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💛 Found Family ⚔️ War Against Gods

Ship of Magic

by Robin Hobb • 1998

Death awakens the family ship; the rightful captain must steal her from a pirate king.

4.24

107k+

🛳️ Nautical Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Betrayal 🎭 Hidden Identity

Ship of Magic 85%

Death awakens the family ship; the rightful captain must steal her from a pirate king.

by Robin Hobb 1998

4.24

107k+ ratings

🛳️ Nautical Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Betrayal 🎭 Hidden Identity

Saint

by Adrienne Young • 2022

A gem sage fleeing her mother collides with a Narrows helmsman whose rival owns her contract.

4.16

14k+

🚢 Nautical Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family

Saint 85%

A gem sage fleeing her mother collides with a Narrows helmsman whose rival owns her contract.

by Adrienne Young 2022

4.16

14k+ ratings

🚢 Nautical Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family

Daughter of the Pirate King

by Tricia Levenseller • 2017

A half-siren pirate stages capture to steal a map; her handsome captor sees past her act.

3.93

243k+

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💘 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance

Daughter of the Pirate King 85%

A half-siren pirate stages capture to steal a map; her handsome captor sees past her act.

by Tricia Levenseller 2017

3.93

243k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💘 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance

Tides & Drift

by Adrienne Young • 2024

The heir to a harbor crime family falls for the trader who should be his enemy.

3.86

764

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 🏚️ Family Of Criminals

Tides & Drift 85%

The heir to a harbor crime family falls for the trader who should be his enemy.

by Adrienne Young 2024

3.86

764 ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 🏚️ Family Of Criminals

Blood and Treasure

by Duncan Weldon • 2026

The economic logic inside every war: why pirates ran democracies and silver bankrupted an empire.

4.08

262

🏛️ Economic History ⚔️ Military Economics 🏗️ State Formation

Blood and Treasure 85%

The economic logic inside every war: why pirates ran democracies and silver bankrupted an empire.

by Duncan Weldon 2026

4.08

262 ratings

🏛️ Economic History ⚔️ Military Economics 🏗️ State Formation

Tower of Blood and Flame

by A.E. Rayne • 2023

Enslaved on a blood-soaked isle, a warrior queen sparks a slave revolt before she is sacrificed.

4.71

771

🗡️ Warrior Queen ⛓️‍💥 Slave Revolt 🌊 Nautical Fantasy

Tower of Blood and Flame 85%

Enslaved on a blood-soaked isle, a warrior queen sparks a slave revolt before she is sacrificed.

by A.E. Rayne 2023

4.71

771 ratings

🗡️ Warrior Queen ⛓️‍💥 Slave Revolt 🌊 Nautical Fantasy

Namesake

by Adrienne Young • 2021

Captured by a rival, a dredger leads a dive into lethal reefs to win her freedom.

4.01

70k+

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 💕 Slow-Burn Romance

Namesake 85%

Captured by a rival, a dredger leads a dive into lethal reefs to win her freedom.

by Adrienne Young 2021

4.01

70k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 💕 Slow-Burn Romance

Butler to the World

by Oliver Bullough • 2022

How post-imperial Britain became a concierge service for oligarchs, criminals, and tax dodgers.

3.98

3k+

🏝️ Offshore Finance 💸 Money Laundering 🏛️ Regulatory Capture

Butler to the World 85%

How post-imperial Britain became a concierge service for oligarchs, criminals, and tax dodgers.

by Oliver Bullough 2022

3.98

3k+ ratings

🏝️ Offshore Finance 💸 Money Laundering 🏛️ Regulatory Capture

Ship of Destiny

by Robin Hobb • 2000

A stolen sentient ship, a pirate king's ambition, and a dragon's call collide, reshaping a world.

4.34

91k+

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Rebirth 🖤 Trauma Recovery

Ship of Destiny 85%

A stolen sentient ship, a pirate king's ambition, and a dragon's call collide, reshaping a world.

by Robin Hobb 2000

4.34

91k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Rebirth 🖤 Trauma Recovery

Sea of Roses

by Opal Reyne • 2021

He rescued a trembling captive from a sinking ship. She was the pirate who sank his.

3.80

2k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Romance 👑 Female Pirate Captain

Sea of Roses 85%

He rescued a trembling captive from a sinking ship. She was the pirate who sank his.

by Opal Reyne 2021

3.80

2k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Romance 👑 Female Pirate Captain

Over the Edge of the World

by Laurence Bergreen • 2003

Three of five ships mutinied. His response made men fear him more than the sea.

4.19

19k+

🗺️ Age Of Discovery ⛵ Maritime Exploration 🌏 Circumnavigation

Over the Edge of the World 85%

Three of five ships mutinied. His response made men fear him more than the sea.

by Laurence Bergreen 2003

4.19

19k+ ratings

🗺️ Age Of Discovery ⛵ Maritime Exploration 🌏 Circumnavigation

Capitana

by Cassandra James • 2025

To redeem her traitor parents, a pirate hunter must capture the rebel who carries their secret.

3.33

1k+

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Academy ⚔️ Sister Against Sister 💕 Enemies To Lovers

Capitana 85%

To redeem her traitor parents, a pirate hunter must capture the rebel who carries their secret.

by Cassandra James 2025

3.33

1k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Academy ⚔️ Sister Against Sister 💕 Enemies To Lovers

The Lazarus Heist

by Geoff White • 2022

North Korea's hackers targeted one bank for nearly a billion. That was just the trial run.

4.14

2k+

🖥️ Cyber Warfare 💰 Financial Cybercrime 🏛️ State-Sponsored Crime

The Lazarus Heist 85%

North Korea's hackers targeted one bank for nearly a billion. That was just the trial run.

by Geoff White 2022

4.14

2k+ ratings

🖥️ Cyber Warfare 💰 Financial Cybercrime 🏛️ State-Sponsored Crime

Arm of the Sphinx

by Josiah Bancroft • 2014

A captain turned pirate scours a tower for his lost wife while addiction summons her ghost.

4.31

18k+

🏴‍☠️ Airship Pirates 💛 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Leader

Arm of the Sphinx 85%

A captain turned pirate scours a tower for his lost wife while addiction summons her ghost.

by Josiah Bancroft 2014

4.31

18k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Airship Pirates 💛 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Leader

Bloody Black

by Rhiannon Hargadon • 2025

Left for dead, a princess makes a demon's bargain for revenge, rising as the pirate Blackbeard.

4.01

9k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 💔 Betrayal By Lover 😈 Demon Pact

Bloody Black 85%

Left for dead, a princess makes a demon's bargain for revenge, rising as the pirate Blackbeard.

by Rhiannon Hargadon 2025

4.01

9k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 💔 Betrayal By Lover 😈 Demon Pact

The Siren, the Song, and the Spy

by Maggie Tokuda-Hall • 2023

An innkeeper's daughter turned spy learns the rebel leader she hunts is her own mother.

4.08

737

✊ Anti-Colonial Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Spy Apprentice

The Siren, the Song, and the Spy Summary

The Siren, the Song, and the Spy 85%

An innkeeper's daughter turned spy learns the rebel leader she hunts is her own mother.

by Maggie Tokuda-Hall 2023

4.08

737 ratings

✊ Anti-Colonial Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Spy Apprentice

Compass and Blade

by Rachel Greenlaw • 2024

A wrecker with a blood-drawn map braves siren seas to save her father from the noose.

3.35

3k+

🧜‍♀️ Siren Fantasy 🔮 Hidden Heritage 💔 Betrayal Romance

Compass and Blade 85%

A wrecker with a blood-drawn map braves siren seas to save her father from the noose.

by Rachel Greenlaw 2024

3.35

3k+ ratings

🧜‍♀️ Siren Fantasy 🔮 Hidden Heritage 💔 Betrayal Romance

The Sea and Civilization

by Lincoln Paine • 2013

Before trains, the sea was the fastest highway. World history from the deck of a ship.

3.89

700

🧭 Maritime History 🌍 World History 🗺️ Indigenous Navigation

The Sea and Civilization 85%

Before trains, the sea was the fastest highway. World history from the deck of a ship.

by Lincoln Paine 2013

3.89

700 ratings

🧭 Maritime History 🌍 World History 🗺️ Indigenous Navigation

We Are Anonymous

by Parmy Olson • 2012

The internet's most notorious hacker collective was run by an FBI informant for eight months.

3.97

3k+

🏴 Hacktivist History 🌐 Digital Insurgency 🎭 Online Anonymity

We Are Anonymous 85%

The internet's most notorious hacker collective was run by an FBI informant for eight months.

by Parmy Olson 2012

3.97

3k+ ratings

🏴 Hacktivist History 🌐 Digital Insurgency 🎭 Online Anonymity

Moneyland

by Oliver Bullough • 2018

Stolen wealth has a home: a borderless financial nation built by Western lawyers and accountants.

4.18

7k+

🏝️ Offshore Finance 🔒 Financial Secrecy 💰 Kleptocracy

Moneyland 85%

Stolen wealth has a home: a borderless financial nation built by Western lawyers and accountants.

by Oliver Bullough 2018

4.18

7k+ ratings

🏝️ Offshore Finance 🔒 Financial Secrecy 💰 Kleptocracy

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