If you plan on going to the beach or just kicking back in your hammock this summer, you might want to check out these recently published books authored by mariners on piracy on the high seas.rnJust in time to mark the anniversary of the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama, Captain Richard Phillips' account of the incident, A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS and Dangerous Days, has been published by Hyperion Books. It is a very compel-rnling read and you'll learn a lot of details that were not widely reported in the press. Phillips even talks about how he first became intrigued with the idea of being a merchant mariner while working as a cabbie in Boston.
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