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PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10039304016X
ISBN-139780393040166
eBay Product ID (ePID)19038295047
Product Key Features
Book TitlePerfect Storm : a True Story of Men Against the Sea
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1997
TopicWeather, Natural Disasters, Sailing, Ships & Shipbuilding / History, Ships & Shipbuilding / General, Customs & Traditions
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Transportation, Sports & Recreation, Social Science
AuthorSebastian Junger
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight15.6 Oz
Item Length8.6 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN96-042412
ReviewsTakes readers into the heart of the maelstrom and shows nature's splendid and dangerous havoc at its utmost., 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.
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal363.349209163
SynopsisThe bestselling book that became the blockbuster film starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, and Diane Lane., "Drifting down on swimmers is standard rescue procedure, but the seas are so violent that Buschor keeps getting flung out of reach. There are times when he's thirty feet higher than the men trying to rescue him. . . . [I]f the boat's not going to Buschor, Buschor's going to have to go to it. SWIM! they scream over the rail. SWIM! Buschor rips off his gloves and hood and starts swimming for his life." 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." When it struck in October 1991, there was virtually no warning. "She's comin' on, boys, and she's comin' on strong," radioed Captain Billy Tyne of the Andrea Gail off the coast of Nova Scotia, and soon afterward the boat and its crew of six disappeared without a trace. In a book taut with the fury of the elements, Sebastian Junger takes us deep into the heart of the storm, depicting with vivid detail the courage, terror, and awe that surface in such a gale. Junger illuminates a world of swordfishermen consumed by the dangerous but lucrative trade of offshore fishing, "a young man's game, a single man's game," and gives us a glimpse of their lives in the tough fishing port of Gloucester, Massachusetts; he recreates the last moments of the Andrea Gail crew and recounts the daring high-seas rescues that made heroes of some and victims of others; and he weaves together the history of the fishing industry, the science of storms, and the candid accounts of the people whose lives the storm touched, to produce a rich and informed narrative. The Perfect Storm is a real-life thriller that will leave readers with the taste of salt air on their tongues and a sense of terror of the deep., "Drifting down on swimmers is standard rescue procedure, but the seas are so violent that Buschor keeps getting flung out of reach. There are times when he's thirty feet higher than the men trying to rescue him. . . . I]f the boat's not going to Buschor, Buschor's going to have to go to it. SWIM they scream over the rail. SWIM Buschor rips off his gloves and hood and starts swimming for his life." 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." When it struck in October 1991, there was virtually no warning. "She's comin' on, boys, and she's comin' on strong," radioed Captain Billy Tyne of the Andrea Gail off the coast of Nova Scotia, and soon afterward the boat and its crew of six disappeared without a trace. In a book taut with the fury of the elements, Sebastian Junger takes us deep into the heart of the storm, depicting with vivid detail the courage, terror, and awe that surface in such a gale. Junger illuminates a world of swordfishermen consumed by the dangerous but lucrative trade of offshore fishing, "a young man's game, a single man's game," and gives us a glimpse of their lives in the tough fishing port of Gloucester, Massachusetts; he recreates the last moments of the Andrea Gail crew and recounts the daring high-seas rescues that made heroes of some and victims of others; and he weaves together the history of the fishing industry, the science of storms, and the candid accounts of the people whose lives the storm touched, to produce a rich and informed narrative. The Perfect Storm is a real-life thriller that will leave readers with the taste of salt air on their tongues and a sense of terror of the deep., In October 1991, three weather systems collided off the coast of Nova Scotia to create a storm of singular fury, boasting waves over one hundred feet high. Among its victims was the Gloucester, Massachusetts-based swordfishing boat the Andrea Gail, which vanished with all six crew members aboard. "Drifting down on swimmers is standard rescue procedure, but the seas are so violent that Buschor keeps getting flung out of reach. There are times when he's thirty feet higher than the men trying to rescue him. . . . [I]f the boat's not going to Buschor, Buschor's going to have to go to it. SWIM! they scream over the rail. SWIM! Buschor rips off his gloves and hood and starts swimming for his life." 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." When it struck in October 1991, there was virtually no warning. "She's comin' on, boys, and she's comin' on strong," radioed Captain Billy Tyne of the Andrea Gail off the coast of Nova Scotia, and soon afterward the boat and its crew of six disappeared without a trace. In a book taut with the fury of the elements, Sebastian Junger takes us deep into the heart of the storm, depicting with vivid detail the courage, terror, and awe that surface in such a gale. Junger illuminates a world of swordfishermen consumed by the dangerous but lucrative trade of offshore fishing, "a young man's game, a single man's game," and gives us a glimpse of their lives in the tough fishing port of Gloucester, Massachusetts; he recreates the last moments of the Andrea Gail crew and recounts the daring high-seas rescues that made heroes of some and victims of others; and he weaves together the history of the fishing industry, the science of storms, and the candid accounts of the people whose lives the storm touched, to produce a rich and informed narrative. The Perfect Storm is a real-life thriller that will leave readers with the taste of salt air on their tongues and a sense of terror of the deep.
LC Classification NumberQC945.J66 1997
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- 16. Okt. 2018
Worth multiple reads!
The Perfect Storm is one of my all time favorite reads. I think this is possibly the 5th time I’ve read it and this is the first time I’ve had a hard back copy. Junger provides so much content in facts, history and details that he holds your interest from first page to last.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 19. Apr. 2023
Awesome hardcover
It’s a great book and very well written storyBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 20. Mai. 2025
The book is in great shape and free of o...
The book is in great shape and free of odors and markings.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 06. Okt. 2024
The perfect storm was a good read
great storyBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 10. Aug. 2021
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- 07. Apr. 2021
great story true people
great book.hope to deal again.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 29. Nov. 2024
Sums it up
Awesome book but very depressingBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 16. Dez. 2024
No jacket on book A few pen marks on cov...
No jacket on book A few pen marks on cover Hard to give as a giftBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 29. Jan. 2020
Great book
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