[ Now they're getting somewhere! ]

I am sure I saw at least a couple pirated-related books, hang tight.

[ A good ten minutes later: ]

Alright looks like your options are: pirate romance novel - looks trashy and fun - or pirate quest - think this one's got a kraken in it - or something a little more Moby-Dick-like and nitty gritty about kinds of knots, maybe a bit more dense but more historically accurate and possibly rewarding. That can be a kind of escape, too; reading something written in a completely different time.