Red Sky in Mourning: A True Story of Love, Loss, and Survival at Sea by Tami Oldham Ashcraft, 2002.

Doesn't hold a candle to Steve Callahan's Adrift, but an engrossing read. I'm drawn to stories of courage and strength of mind in adversity, that will to keep going, to beat down wishful thinking and tackle things as they are--skills it's taken me a long time to begin to learn. Thankfully I probably won't have to live through a shipwreck or similar disaster, but knowing that humans can and do survive the most awful circumstances helps me feel more prepared to deal with the minor equivalents.