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On the terrifying, chaotic night of April 14, 1912, while the Titanic was sinking, Bruce J. Ismay, the ship's owner, made a decision that would save his life - and end it. Ismay boarded a lifeboat meant for women and children, and within days became The Most Talked-of Man in the World. Branded a coward, he became a flesh-and-blood embodiment of Joseph Conrad's legendary eponymous character, Lord Jim. How to Survive the Titanic interweaves numerous historical accounts and sources with insights drawn from Conrad's novels. Unlike other survivors, this pivotal figure never again spoke about the Titanic. This intriguing history offers a sympathetic yet clear eyed explanation why - important lessons all of us need to survive the tragedies and choices of our own lives.
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"Wilson herself casts a Conradian spell...finds submerged truths, unravels riddles, listens to echoes. This book is a deep reading of the catastrophe through one hapless, inert man."--Hermione Eyre, Evening Standard
"It is a pleasure to read a book...that offers something new on this topic. Titanic completists will certainly want this, and also...readers of biography and Edwardian-era history."--Library Journal
"Wilson gives an absorbing account of the disaster and its cultural associations.. . her approach yields a rich meditation on the mere moment's hesitation that separates cowardice from courage."--Publishers Weekly
"The author demonstrates an impressive knowledge of that night to remember. "--Kirkus
"A haunting story...A meticulously researched and eloquently written account of one of the twentieth century's most iconic disasters [that] explores a man 'mired in the moment of his jump.'"--Lucy Scholes, Daily Beast "Must Reads"
"A gripping retrospective on the Titanic disaster seen through the eyes of the wealthy ship's owner...and an inspired interweaving of the moral themes of guilt and responsibility"--Richard Holmes, Wall Street Journal
"A gripping account...Wilson brings a bright new perspective to the event raising provocative moral questions about cowardice and heroism, memory and identity, survival and guilt."--Forbes
"Persuasive...examines the disaster afresh through the prism of Ismay's life...Ultimately, Wilson's portrait-empathetic rather than sympathetic-depicts Ismay as an Everyman troublingly suited to our own uncertain times."--BusinessWeek
Wilson gives an absorbing account of the disaster and its cultural associations.. . her approach yields a rich meditation on the mere moment s hesitation that separates cowardice from courage. --Publishers Weekly"
It is a pleasure to read a book that offers something new on this topic. Titanic completists will certainly want this, and also readers of biography and Edwardian-era history. --Library Journal"
The author demonstrates an impressive knowledge of that night to remember. --Kirkus"
Wilson herself casts a Conradian spell finds submerged truths, unravels riddles, listens to echoes. This book is a deep reading of the catastrophe through one hapless, inert man. --Hermione Eyre, Evening Standard"
A haunting story A meticulously researched and eloquently written account of one of the twentieth century s most iconic disasters [that] explores a man mired in the moment of his jump. --Lucy Scholes, Daily Beast "Must Reads"
A gripping retrospective on the Titanic disaster seen through the eyes of the wealthy ship s owner and an inspired interweaving of the moral themes of guilt and responsibility --Richard Holmes, Wall Street Journal"
A gripping account Wilson brings a bright new perspective to the event raising provocative moral questions about cowardice and heroism, memory and identity, survival and guilt. --Forbes"
Persuasive examines the disaster afresh through the prism of Ismay s life Ultimately, Wilson s portrait-empathetic rather than sympathetic-depicts Ismay as an Everyman troublingly suited to our own uncertain times. --BusinessWeek"
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"It is a pleasure to read a book...that offers something new on this topic. Titanic completists will certainly want this, and also...readers of biography and Edwardian-era history."--Library Journal
"Wilson gives an absorbing account of the disaster and its cultural associations.. . her approach yields a rich meditation on the mere moment's hesitation that separates cowardice from courage."--Publishers Weekly
"The author demonstrates an impressive knowledge of that night to remember. "--Kirkus
"A haunting story...A meticulously researched and eloquently written account of one of the twentieth century's most iconic disasters [that] explores a man 'mired in the moment of his jump.'"--Lucy Scholes, Daily Beast "Must Reads"
"A gripping retrospective on the Titanic disaster seen through the eyes of the wealthy ship's owner...and an inspired interweaving of the moral themes of guilt and responsibility"--Richard Holmes, Wall Street Journal
"A gripping account...Wilson brings a bright new perspective to the event raising provocative moral questions about cowardice and heroism, memory and identity, survival and guilt."--Forbes
"Persuasive...examines the disaster afresh through the prism of Ismay's life...Ultimately, Wilson's portrait-empathetic rather than sympathetic-depicts Ismay as an Everyman troublingly suited to our own uncertain times."--BusinessWeek
Wilson gives an absorbing account of the disaster and its cultural associations.. . her approach yields a rich meditation on the mere moment s hesitation that separates cowardice from courage. --Publishers Weekly"
It is a pleasure to read a book that offers something new on this topic. Titanic completists will certainly want this, and also readers of biography and Edwardian-era history. --Library Journal"
The author demonstrates an impressive knowledge of that night to remember. --Kirkus"
Wilson herself casts a Conradian spell finds submerged truths, unravels riddles, listens to echoes. This book is a deep reading of the catastrophe through one hapless, inert man. --Hermione Eyre, Evening Standard"
A haunting story A meticulously researched and eloquently written account of one of the twentieth century s most iconic disasters [that] explores a man mired in the moment of his jump. --Lucy Scholes, Daily Beast "Must Reads"
A gripping retrospective on the Titanic disaster seen through the eyes of the wealthy ship s owner and an inspired interweaving of the moral themes of guilt and responsibility --Richard Holmes, Wall Street Journal"
A gripping account Wilson brings a bright new perspective to the event raising provocative moral questions about cowardice and heroism, memory and identity, survival and guilt. --Forbes"
Persuasive examines the disaster afresh through the prism of Ismay s life Ultimately, Wilson s portrait-empathetic rather than sympathetic-depicts Ismay as an Everyman troublingly suited to our own uncertain times. --BusinessWeek"
Frances Wilson was educated at Oxford University and lectured in nineteenth and twentieth century English Literature for fifteen years before becoming a full time writer. Her books include Literary Seductions: Compulsive Writers and Diverted Readers and The Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworth, which won the British Academy Rose Mary Crawshay Award. She reviews widely in the British press, and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. She divides her time between London and Normandy.
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Robin was born ans raised in London, England, and studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). After RADA, Robin spent time performing everything from Shakespeare to Tom Stoppard and touring various parts of the known world. His British TV appearances include Brideshead Revisited, Upstairs Downstairs, and Rumpole of the Bailey. He is probably best known in America for his role on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as well as being in several films.
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- PublisherDreamscape Media Llc
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1611204283
- ISBN 13 9781611204285
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