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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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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.
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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
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
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- PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 039304016X
- ISBN 13 9780393040166
- BindingHardcover
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. First Edition. The bestselling book that became the blockbuster film starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, and Diane Lane. 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. 8 pages of illustrations. Seller Inventory # DADAX039304016X
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