The Perfect Storm – A True Story of Men Against the Sea - Hardcover

Junger, S

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 039304016X ISBN 13: 9780393040166

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 1997

Synopsis

Hardcover. Pub Date: 1997 Pages: 256 Publisher: WW Norton & Co. The 2 cassettes hoursAidgedRead by the Stanley TucciIt was the storm of the Century - 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 from off the coast of Nova Scotia. Soon afterward. the boat and its crew of six disappeared without a trace.The Perfect Storm is a real-life thriller. a stark and compelling journey into the dark heart of nature that leaves listeners with a eathless sense of what it feels like to be caught. helpless . in the grip of a force beyond understanding or control.

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Review:

The Perfect Storm is the tale of a doomed ship caught in the middle of what some meteorologists have called the storm of the century. At its heart is a gripping narrative about struggling for survival in a tempest of ferocious winds and 100-foot waves. But rookie author Sebastian Junger does more than simply spin a good yarn. His account of how fishermen ply their trade and lead their lives in the 1990s is fascinating. The same goes for his descriptions of storm formation, wave physics and the terror of drowning. Anybody who enjoys Jon Krakauer's work or "Drama in Real Life" from Reader's Digest will appreciate The Perfect Storm.

Review:

Ferociously dramatic and vividly written.

Ferociously dramatic and vividly written. "

Harrowing, relentless . . . and thoroughly enjoyable.

Takes 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.--Dava Sobel

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 039304016X
• ISBN 13: 9780393040166
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240