December 14, 2002.
New Book Alert: The Last Liners of the White Star Line. M.V. Britannic and M.V. Georgic, by Richard de Kerbrech.
December 11, 2002.
New titles added to the Book List since the last update on October 26, 2002:
Anon (Baloney). Confessions of an Iceberg. The Icetory of the Hisberg Attacked by the Titanic.
D.J. Arneson & Tony Tallarico. When Doomsday Struck. Great Tales of Disaster.
Roy Ward Baker. Directors Cut: A Memoir of 60 Years in Film and Television.
David Boyd. The Danger Beneath.
John Burt. Work Without Hope.
James Coates. Has W.T. Stead Returned?.
Marty Crisp. White Star.
Ronald Campbell MacFie. Collected Poems.
John Malam. Titanic, Shipwrecks and Sunken Treasure (Secret Worlds).
John Ovenden. The Wreck of the Stella, Titanic of the Channel Islands.
Frederic Whyte. The Life of W.T. Stead.
December 6, 2002.
New on the Bookstore page: Eaton & Haas. Titanic the Exhibition.
New on the Bookstore page: Tom McCluskie, et. al. Titanic and Her Sisters Olympic and Britannic.
November 29, 2002.
New Book Alert: Confessions of an Iceberg. The Icetory of the Hisberg Attacked by the Titanic, by Anon. (Baloney).
November 25, 2002.
Another expansion of the Recommended Sites page, which now includes Titanic community sites, and many interesting Reference and Research sites.
November 10, 2002.
New Book Alert: William McMaster Murdoch, A Career at Sea, by Susanne Störmer.
October 31, 2002.
Site Redesign Begins. Well, the Titanic Book Site.com is closing in on its second anniversary, and a lot of new material has been added over the past two years. The growth has been more organic than systematic, with new content added here, new concepts added there; and although a lot of thought went into the content, not enough went into the organization of all that new material. I felt it was getting more complicated to find information than it should be.
So the redesign begins with a new, hopefully more organized header section and main menu. By grouping related information together, you, the user, should have an easier time getting to where you want to go on the site. The single biggest change with the new header design is that you will notice that the Book Covers link has disappeared. It hasn't really though, it has just been renamed and has now become the Author Pages. All the images of book covers are still there, but now they are accessed directly through the Author Pages.
There have been many minor alterations as well, which you will probably notice as you browse the site's pages. As always, your input would be appreciated. Let me know what you like and/or don't like about the new design. I am always open to constructive criticism. Raving praise is appreciated, too!
October 27, 2002.
Upcoming Book News: Confessions of an Iceberg, by Anon (Baloney).
New Book Alert: Touched by Titanic. Creative Writing, Poetry and Drawings by Children from Belfast, Cobh and Halifax, author unknown.
October 26, 2002.
New titles added to the Book List since the last update on September 15, 2002:
Richard P. de Kerbrech. The Last Liners of the White Star Line.
Lowell A. Douglas. The Funeral of Titanic Thompson (Not a Titanic book).
Simon Mills. Hostage to Fortune.
C.H. Milsom. White Star Line Official Guide.
Senan Molony. Titanic Tangent, or Something Like Ourselves.
Kenneth More. More or Less.
October 24, 2002.
New Book Alert: Titanic Tangent: Something Like Ourselves, by Senan Molony.
October 16, 2002.
New Book Alert: A Night to Remember; the Definitive Titanic Film, by Jeffrey Richards.
October 15, 2002.
New Author Page: Finally! An author page for Titanic historians John P. Eaton & Charles A. Haas.
October 14, 2002.
New Book Alert: A Hymn for Eternity: The Story of Wallace Hartley, Titanic Bandmaster, by Yvonne Carroll.
October 12, 2002.
Upcoming Book News: The Last Liners of the White Star Line, by Richard de Kerbrech.
October 11, 2002.
New Book Alert: Hostage to Fortune, by Simon Mills.
October 10, 2002.
Upcoming Book News: Titanic the Story in Pictures, by John P. Eaton & Charles A. Haas. A Titanic Book Mystery is solved.
September 29, 2002.
Upcoming Book News: A quick update about Störmer's upcoming book, plus a link to a new webpage with lots of very interesting Murdoch biographical information.
September 28, 2002.
Upcoming Book News: Titanic Tangent: Something Like Ourselves, by Senan Molony.
September 22, 2002.
Upcoming Book News: An interview with Susanne Störmer about her upcoming book William McMaster Murdoch, A Career at Sea.
September 21, 2002.
Tricks of the trade for getting the best results when using the site's search function. On the Search this Site page, I have added some tips on how to word your search requests so that you get the closest matches to what you wanted.
September 16, 2002.
Upcoming Book News: A Night to Remember; the Definitive Titanic Film by Jeffrey Richards.
September 15, 2002.
New titles added to the Book List since the last update on August 4, 2002:
William Augustus Banks. Beyond the Rockies and Other Poems.
Tim Coates & Michele Staple (editors). Tragic Journeys of the 20th Century.
TWH Crossland. Sonnets.
Michael Eaton. Overcoming Fatal Attractions and Other Titanic Love Affairs (Not a Titanic book).
Bruce Goodman. Sheer Silence.
Don Lynch & Ken Marschall. Ghosts of the Abyss. A Journey Into the Heart of the Titanic.
Charlotte Marshall. Gleanings by the Way.
John Malam. Mega Bites: Titanic.
E.E. O'Donnell. Father Browne’s Ships and Shipping.
John J. Pikulski. Golden Threads.
David Stewart. Avoid Sailing on the Titanic.
Word Searches of America. Titanic.
September 15, 2002.
New Book Alert: Sheer Silence, a play by Bruce Goodman.
September 12, 2002.
New Book Alert: Titanic. A Nonfiction Companion to Tonight on the Titanic, by Will Osborne & Mary Pope Osborne.
August 28, 2002.
Upcoming Book News: The Titanic Historical Society's plans to publish a facsimile reprint of the original 1911 Shipbuilder publication have been cancelled for the forseeable future.
August 21, 2002.
Upcoming Book News: Ghosts of the Abyss by Don Lynch & Ken Marschall.
August 4, 2002.
New titles added to the Book List since the last update on July 7, 2002:
Robert Olen Butler. Tabloid Dreams.
Ian Fellowes-Gordon. The World's Most Thrilling Escapes.
Frances E. Ruffin. Unsinkable Molly Brown.
Kyrilla Scully. Titanic: The Survivors. A Manifest of the Lifeboats.
Sidney Sedunary. The Titanic Why?
Joseph L. Thomas. Grandma Survived the Titanic.
August 4, 2002.
New Book Alert: The Titanic: The Tragedy at Sea by Kathleen W. Deady.
New Book Alert: Unsinkable Molly Brown by Frances E. Ruffin.
New Book Alert: Grandma Survived the Titanic by Joseph L. Thomas.
July 14, 2002.
New Book Alert: The Revenants by Brian Massey. Formerly available as an e-book, now for sale in a printed version as well.
Upcoming Book News: Barry Herd's two cassette tape set Titanic: Everything Was Against Us, soon to be available on cd as well.
July 10, 2002.
Upcoming Book News: A new book, title not finalized yet, about the three Olympic class ships by Mark Chirnside.
July 7, 2002.
New titles added to the Book List since the last update on May 24, 2002:
Charles Lee Burris, Jr. America is Sinking: Remember the Titanic.
David Haisman. Raised on the Titanic, An Autobiography.
Lee Merideth. Titanic Names: A Complete List of the Passengers and Crew.
Henry F. Morriss. Poems of Purpose.
Will Osborne & Mary Pope Osborne. Titanic. A Nonfiction Companion to Tonight on the Titanic.
Touched by Titanic. Creative Writing, Poetry and Drawings from Children from Belfast, Cobh and Halifax.
George H. Wilson. Titanic: The Rape of a Queen.
July 4, 2002.
New Book Alert: White Hurricane. A non-Titanic related book by David G. Brown, author of The Last Log of the Titanic.
New Book Alert: Raised on the Titanic by David Haisman.
New Book Alert: Titanic Names: A Complete List of the Passengers and Crew by Lee Merideth.
June 24, 2002.
New Book Alert: The Tragedy of the Titanic by Paul Kupperberg.
Upcoming Book News: Titanic by Will Osborne and Mary Pope Osborne.
May 29, 2002.
New Book Alert: Titanic in Picture Postcards by Robin Gardiner & Robert McDougall.
May 28, 2002.
The latest expanded Author Page: Walter Lord. In honor of the passing of one of the most eminent historians of the 20th century, Walter Lord's author page has been expanded to include all the books he wrote over the span of his career. The breadth of the man's interest was truly amazing from Titanic to Pearl Harbor, the Alamo to the Civil Rights movement; even a children's book. Truly he is an Author to Remember.
May 26, 2002.
Introducing *** The Titanic Book of the Year Award ***. The award is given once a year, usually in the Spring, to the most outstanding new title amongst the crop of books published in the preceding year. The link to the Book Award page is found in the main menu.
May 24, 2002.
New titles added to the Book List since the last update on April 16, 2002:
D. Carson. Against the Stars.
Joan Clark. Latitudes of Melt.
John Wilson Foster. The Age of Titanic.
John Hadfield. The Saturday Book 12.
Derek Hudson. SOS Titanic.
Susanne Störmer. William McMaster Murdoch, A Career at Sea.
May 10, 2002.
New Book Alert: The Mammoth Book of the Titanic edited by Geoff Tibballs. The American edition is now available.
May 5, 2002.
New Book Alert: The Age of Titanic by John Wilson Foster.
May 4, 2002.
Expanded Author pages. Over time as I get the research done, I will be expanding the Author pages to include their non-Titanic related books. For a couple of examples, check out Lee Merideth's and Sir James Bisset's Author pages.
April 26, 2002.
New Book Alert: The Mammoth Book of How It Happened: Titanic edited by Geoff Tibballs.
Upcoming Book News: A new Titanic related book by Lee W. Merideth.
April 23, 2002.
*** Upcoming Book News*** I received a subtle hint recently (actually, I got a knock on the noggin with a sledgehammer) that there is a curious audience out there who have inquiring minds; they want to know what is on the Titanic book horizon. Well, that is actually a pretty good question. This new page on the site will be updated as I hear about books that are in the planning stages or are in the process of being written. There will be information on everything from dependable news to rampant speculation. Have you heard a good book rumor? Drop me a note and share your (fore)knowledge with the world.
Upcoming Book News: William McMaster Murdoch, A Career at Sea by Susanne Störmer.
The New Book Alerts page is now exclusively reserved for books that are currently in-print. Continue to check that page for what is available for purchase right now.
April 22, 2002.
German author Susanne Störmer's website is reborn as Stormbreakers. German and English versions are combined on the new site. The site includes information about her new biography of Titanic's first officer, William Murdoch called William McMaster Murdoch, A Career at Sea. This new work will be in English. It is due out in September.
April 21, 2002.
New Book Alert: Who Sailed on Titanic? by Debbie Beavis.
April 19, 2002.
New Book Alert: The Sinking of the Titanic, An Ice Pilot’s Perspective by Captain L. Marmaduke Collins.
April 16, 2002.
New titles added to the Book List since the last update on March 3, 2002:
Samuel K. Cowan. From Ulster's Hills.
Mayn Clew Garnett. The White Ghost of Disaster.
Denis MacNeice. Blackness After Midnight. The Trial of Captain Lord.
The New York Times. Titanic: The New York Times Original News Coverage.
Charnan Simon. Molly Brown, Sharing Her Good Fortune.
William T. Stead. From the Old World to the New.
Celia Thaxter. A Tryst.
April 10, 2002.
***The Book Store*** As many of you know, I have a used book store dealing in out-of-print and collectible books. This newest page to the site contains all of the Titanic books my store has in-stock, with complete descriptions and prices. Complete ordering information is also included.
March 26, 2002.
New Book Alerts. Two titles already released in hardcover are now available in paperback.
Unsinkable. The Full Story of R.M.S. Titanic by Daniel Allen Butler.
Titanic Memories: The Making of A Night to Remember by William MacQuitty.
March 17, 2002.
New Book Alert: Grey Ghost. The Story of the Aircraft Carrier Hornet. A non-Titanic related book by Lee W. Merideth, author of 1912 Facts About Titanic.
March 3, 2002.
New titles added to the Book List since the last update on January 20, 2002:
Yvonne Carroll. A Hymn for Eternity: the Story of Wallace Hartley, Titanic Bandmaster.
Linda F. Crabtree. Titanic in Poetry.
Kathleen W. Deady. Titanic.
Keith Gaines. Titanic Tragedy.
Robin Gardiner & Robert McDougall. Titanic in Picture Postcards.
A.A. Hoehling. Great Ship Disasters.
Paul Kupperberg. Tragedy of the Titanic.
Senan Molony. A Ship Accused. The Case of the S.S. Californian: Re-Examined.
Elisabeth P. Myers. David Sarnoff: Radio and TV Boy.
Jeffrey Richards. A Night to Remember; the Definitive Titanic Film.
Robert John Shepherd. Lost on the Titanic.
Steve Silverman. Einstein’s Refrigerator and Other Stories from the Flip Side of History.
Delbert Trew. The R O Brand. The Story of Alfred Rowe, the Founder of McLean R O Ranch.
March 1, 2002.
New Book Alert: A Ship Accused. The Case of the S.S. Californian: Re-Examined by Senan Molony.
February 24, 2002.
New Book Alert: 1912 Facts About Titanic by Lee W. Merideth available in hardcover.
February 20, 2002.
The Not-An-Update update. So, have you ever wondered just what is going on at TitanicBookSite.com between updates? Do you think I am just loafing around playing video games? Well, err, um, cough-cough, well No! Of course not! Where ever would you get such an idea. Actually, all kinds of little stuff gets added to the site all the time. Examples are further details about specific books already listed, like a publisher, or an isbn number; new author pages, new book cover illustrations, new illustrators, additional listings in the subject index, new author links in recommended sites - all of these are added on a regular basis without an "offical" announcement. The moral of the story? Do check around the site from time to time. There's no telling what you might stumble onto. Now where did I put that chaingun........
January 20, 2002.
New titles added to the Book List since the last update on December 6th, 2001:
N.R.P. Bonsor. South Atlantic Seaway.
Charles G. Fall. Words with Wings.
Edwin Green & Michael S. Moss. A Business of National Importance: The Royal Mail Shipping Group, 1902-1937.
Nicholas Kudrov. From Kursk to Titanic: A Century of Shipwrecks, 1901-2001.
John Nolan. In Search of Great Uncle Pat: Titanic Survivor.
Nigel Pickford. Legacy of the Tek Sing: China’s Titanic. Its Legacy and Its Treasures.
Geoff Tibballs. The Mammoth Book of the Titanic.
David L. Williams & Richard P. de Kerbrech. Damned by Destiny. A History of Ships that Never Were.
January 5, 2002.
Ken Marschall's preliminary report on his recent visit to the Titanic wreck is available. As most of you know, James Cameron returned to Titanic a few months ago to shoot a new IMAX film. Maritime artist Marschall went along as technical advisor, and personally took part in about a third of the dives. Marschall has now published his experiences in an on-line article in which he describes how the wreck has changed since the Ballard dives in the late 1980s. The article can be found on Parks Stephenson's website, the Marconigraph.com Here is the link to the Ken Marschall article.
December 30, 2001.
The newest page to be added to the site is an index to illustrators (and photographers) who have published their work in books about the disaster. The index is alphabetized by the artist's name and lists the titles and authors of the books their art can be found in.
December 29, 2001.
New Book Alert: In Search of Great Uncle Pat, Titanic Survivor by John Nolan.
December 17, 2001.
The Titanic Book Site.com officially went on-line one year ago today. The site started with the Book Lists, the Subject index, a very basic Recommended Sites page, a Terms & Definitions guide and the Scarcity Rating Scale. Over the year we've added the Title index, the Book Covers index, the search engine and a host of Author pages. There have been 110 new titles added to the Book Lists in the last year; and the Recommended Sites page has been expanded considerably.
Some of the additions I am working on for the coming year is an index to Illustrators, another major expansion to the Recommended Sites page, and (at last!) a Recommended Reading guide. Plus there are some other projects that are potentially very exciting, if I can get them worked out. Stay tuned.
In the meantime, I would be very interested in hear from you out there in TitanicLand. What additions or improvements to the site would be useful to you? Please drop me a note and let me know your suggestions.