Books

This page contains the resources that I have found useful in my personal and professional life. Admittedly, it is an eclectic list. It contains everything from quotes and books that I like to podcasts, videos, and slideshows.

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I will update this list as I discover new resources. If you have a resource you think I should add, please email me.

No Good Stede Goes Unpunished By Eddie Jones

No Good Stede Goes Unpunished by Eddie Jones (Raleigh: Dry Bones Publishing, December 1, 2020)

In No Good Stede Goes Unpunished Ricky sails back in time with “Gentleman” Stede Bonnet, a rich sugar plantation owner who thought becoming a pirate might be a fun way to live out the rest of his life. And for Bonnet it was a yabba dabba doo good time right up until the moment that he swung by the neck. Ricky saw it happen.

The End of Calico Jack by Eddie Jones

The End of Calico Jack by Eddie Jones (Raleigh, NC: Dry Bones Publishing, September 9, 2019)

In October 1720, Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read stole the William, a 12 ton sloop. With a nefarious crew, Calico Jack voided his pardon to the first Royal Governor of the Bahamas, Woodes Rogers, and went hunting for merchant ships.

I know. I was aboard the evening we stole the William.

The good news is, I found the ship’s log in a cave on Coffin Cay with the exact course and route and longitude and latitude of where the Nuestra Señora De Riqueza would be on October 16, 1720.

The bad news is, I’m now sailing around the Spanish Main with Calico Jack, Ann Bonny, and Scary Mary Read. If I make it off this ship alive, you’ll read how one of the largest pirate treasures ever taken wound up in a cave off the southwestern tip of Hispaniola.

You’re welcome to climb aboard and sail with us. We need lots of crew. The men of our crew keep getting stabbed or shot or hung. ~ Ricky Bradshaw

P.S. The End of Calico Jack is a fictional retelling of the life of Calico Jack, Ann Bonny, and Mary Read based on historical research. Some liberties have been taken in the telling of the story. (I was forced into piracy, after all, and taking things is what pirates do.) In the book I include a REAL PIRATE MAP of Calico Jack’s sailing routes and ports and stuff. ~ Ricky Bradshaw

Written for the General Market (G): Contains no sexual dialogue or strong language. May also contain some content of an inspirational/religious nature.

Dead Calm, Bone Dry by Eddie Jones

Dead Calm, Bone Dry by Eddie Jones (Dry Bones Publishing, 2017)

Locked in the rat-infested, stinking brig of a prisoner ship bound for Port Charles, Ricky makes friends with William Shakespeare, a portly seaman with owlish eyes and a propensity for quoting Hamlet. Though Ricky doubts William Shakespeare is the real William Shakespeare, Ricky is certain he will be tried and found guilty of piracy if he doesn’t act fast.

As the hangman’s noose dangles, over his head, Ricky must decide if he should fight or flee. Running seems like the smart move, so bolting from the gallows, he dives head-long into the sea. Now with the lives of misfit orphans in peril and the heart of the governor’s daughter on the line, Ricky faces a battle with pirates — both dead and alive — where the destiny of the living and those yet-to-be born hang in the balance.

Written for the General Market (G) (I): Contains no; sexual dialogue or strong language. May also contain some content of an inspirational/religious nature.

Directors’ Choice Finalist

Dead Calm, Bone Dry by Eddie Jones

Curse of the Black Avenger by Eddie Jones (Dry Bones Publishing, 2014)

If you drowned and the sea spit you out, thrusting you back into the golden age of piracy, buried treasure and beauty beyond belief… would you stay?

RICKY BRADSHAW has never sailed the Spanish Main, searched for buried treasure or battled pirates on the deck of a Spanish Galleon. He’s never fallen through the floor of Davy Jones’ locker, skippered a pirate vessel, or saved the life of a governor’s daughter.

But all that changes on a snowy Christmas Eve when Ricky falls into the chilly waters of a creek across from his apartment while trying to rescue BARNACLE, a mangy mutt with shrimp breath.

Now Ricky finds himself on a raft in the middle of the Caribbean Sea where there is surprising beauty on every island, danger around every corner and great honor and glory for all who can survive the curse of the Black Avenger.

Written for the General Market (G): Contains no sexual dialogue or strong language. May also contain some content of an inspirational/religious nature.

Moonbeam Book Award Winner & Selah Award Winner

Best Seller in Teen & Young Adult Pirate Adventure eBooks
Best Seller in Teen & Young Adult Christian Values & Virtues Fiction
Best Seller in Teen & Young Adult Fiction about Disabilities & Special Needs

Hard Aground . . . Again: Inspiration for the Navigationally Challenged and Spiritually Stuck

Hard Aground . . . Again: Inspiration for the Spiritually Stuck by Eddie Jones (Dry Bones Publishing, 2010)

Noah had a hundred years to plan his first cruise and he still ran aground at the end of the passage. The Apostle Paul dreamed of harbor-hopping the coast of Italy but wrecked on a reef and had to swim ashore. Even the great and powerful Moses got stuck in the weeds of the Nile.

Running aground is nothing to be ashamed of, but staying stuck is. In Hard Aground . . . Again, boating columnist Eddie Jones turns his unique way of looking at the sailing lifestyle towards family, God, and serving others. For anyone who feels their hopes have been sitting high and dry or their dreams are all washed up, these brief meditations will help turn the tide.

With over 32 humorous essays, this book brings spiritual insight and humor into the trials and disappointments of boating, relationships and living in general. Hard Aground… Again is about getting your life unstuck and your dreams soaring again.
“A satisfying large dose of Eddie’s down-to-earth humor… along with a goodly supply of advice—some of it actually useful!” – Ted Brewer