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The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
It was the storm of the century, boasting waves over one hundred feet high--a tempest created by so rare a combination of factors that meteorologists deemed it "the perfect storm." In a book that has become a classic, Sebastian Junger explores the history of the fishing industry, the science of storms, and the candid accounts of the people whose lives the storm touched. The Perfect Storm is a real-life thriller that makes us feel like we've been caught, helpless, in the grip of a force of nature beyond our understanding or control.
Winner of the American Library Association's 1998 Alex Award.
Book Details
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
- Publish Date: Jun 1st, 2009
- Pages: 248
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.01in - 5.10in - 0.70in - 0.45lb
- EAN: 9780393337013
- Categories: • General• Natural Disasters• Ecosystems & Habitats - Oceans & Seas
About the Author
Junger, Sebastian: - Sebastian Junger is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Storm, A Death in Belmont, Fire, War, Tribe, and Freedom. As an award-winning journalist, a contributing editor to Vanity Fair, and a special correspondent at ABC News, he has covered major international news stories around the world, and has received both a National Magazine Award and a Peabody Award. He lives in New York City and Cape Cod.
Praise for this book
One reads with the most intense concern, anxiety and concentration; and if one knows anything at all about the sea one feels the absolutely enormous strength of the hurricane winds and the incredibly towering mass of the hundred-foot waves.--Patrick O'Brian
A terrifying, edifying read...Readers...are first seduced into caring for the book's doomed characters, then compelled to watch them carried into the jaws of a meteorological hell. Junger's compassionate, intelligent voice instructs us effortlessly on the sea life of the sword-fisherman, the physics of a sinking steel ship, and the details of death by drowning.--Dava Sobel
Every boater is drawn to storm-at-sea stories, and this one beats them all.-- "Philadelphia Inquirer"
Rich, compassionate characterization, as well as taut, suspenseful prose. A tale that doesn't skimp on facts, yet keeps you turning pages from beginning to end.-- "Seattle Times"
Riveting...The natural upheaval holds center stage and acts as a character, but the story converges upon human beings--in this case, the six-man crew of the doomed Gloucester swordfishing boat Andrea Gail.-- "Boston Globe"
Harrowing, relentless...and thoroughly enjoyable.-- "Kansas City Star"
The pages of this book crunch with salt.-- "Boating"
Thrilling...even if you have never been to sea, Junger's account will put the frighteners on you.-- "New York Times Book Review"
Guaranteed to blow readers away...A+.-- "Entertainment Weekly"
A superb book.-- "Washington Post"
[A] white-knuckle chronicle...[A] true adventure story.-- "Newsweek"