"Dutton's Navigation & Piloting, 13th Edition" http://www.amazon.com/Duttons-Navigation-Piloting-Elbert-Mal... Although the most recent edition is the 15th (2003), I learned with the 13th, so I know its useful. The 13th was also pre-GPS and spent only 30 or so pages on Loran, so it's mostly celestial and coastal, in addition to piloting.