Ahoy! Read These 15 Books About Pirates For a Wild Ride

No, "On Stranger Tides" ($9) by Tim Powers is not an adaptation of the worst Pirates of the Caribbean movie, but the movie definitely took some inspiration from this book. Puppeteer John Chandagnac is sailing to reclaim his birthright from a wicked uncle when his ship is captured by pirates, and he finds himself renamed John Shandy and joining the pirate crew. Now, with magic all around and a beautiful woman in danger, he'll sail after the legendary, haunted Blackbeard on a quest toward the fabled Fountain of Youth.