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The Perfect Storm

A True Story of Men Against the Sea

Author: Sebastian Junger  

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#1 New York Times Bestseller

"There is nothing imaginary about Junger's book; it is all terrifyingly, awesomely real." —Los Angeles Times

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#1 New York Times Bestseller

"There is nothing imaginary about Junger's book; it is all terrifyingly, awesomely real." —Los Angeles Times

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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.

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Critic Reviews

“"Thrilling...even if you have never been to sea, Junger's account will put the frighteners on you."”

"Every boater is drawn to storm-at-sea stories, and this one beats them all." -- Philadelphia Inquirer "Ferociously dramatic and vividly written... It's an indelible experience." -- Entertainment Weekly "Harrowing, relentless ... and thoroughly enjoyable." -- Kansas City Star "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, author of Longitude "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 fascinating book, not just about a storm, but about the hard-drinking, fatalistic lives of commercial fishermen and the families and friends they leave behind with each dangerous voyage." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer "The pages of this book crunch with salt." -- Boating

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About the Author

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.

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Product Details

Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Published
26th June 2009
Pages
248
ISBN
9780393337013

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