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Better than the movie. The first part of the book is a little bit dry, but it comes to an incredible end.
The perfect storm swallowed up a ship and her crew. The book also goes into freak waves and what causes them, rescue crews and their training, and survivors of the perfect storm. A fast read, informative and gripping.
The perfect storm swallowed up a ship and her crew. The book also goes into freak waves and what causes them, rescue crews and their training, and survivors of the perfect storm. A fast read, informative and gripping.
This was an incredible book. Not only was it a story of the Andrea Gail which was totally lost at sea but it was also the story of other life threatening experiences during this horrendous “Halloween Storm”. Like the 5 men of the American National Guard that had to be rescued from the water during the storm. And the 3 people on board the sailboat that was headed to Bermuda. Junger gave a detailed and very eery description of what it’s like to drown. He also gave the reader a good idea of what th
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Apr 26, 2008
Julianne
marked it as never-finished
even made it as far as it was about to storm. I learned a lot, but it's best not to start a non-fiction book where all the main characters die (so there's no first person narrative) in the middle of intense college coursework. You'll drop it like a bad habit.
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This is the true story of the Gloucester, Massachusetts crew that set out on a commercial fishing boat, called the Andrea Gail, and got caught in one of the worst storms ever. If you like reading about adventure, then you'll enjoy this book!
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I was glad I listened to this book on tape. There was a LOT of descritpion of weather, ships, fisheing equipment etc. that I found really interesting but don't know that I would ahve stayed with the book.
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Jul 12, 2012
Sabrina
marked it as to-read
May 27, 2014
Lyn (Readinghearts)
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Mar 21, 2016
Vesra (When She Reads)
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Mar 11, 2018
Deborah
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Sep 02, 2019
Rebekah
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May 17, 2021
Joanna
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