Name: The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey, Paperback/Linda Greenlaw
Brand: Hachette Books
Price: 123.99 RON
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Contributor(s): Author: Linda Greenlaw THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER--NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK Known to millions of readers of The Perfect Storm as the captain of the Hannah Boden , sister ship to the Andrea Gail , Linda Greenlaw is also known as one of the best sea captains on the East Coast. Here she offers an adventure-soaked tale of her own, complete with danger, humor, and characters so colorful they seem to have been ripped from the pages of Moby Dick . A beautiful book . . . a story of triumph, of a woman not only making it but succeeding at the highest level in one of the most male-dominated and most dangerous professions. -- Douglas Whynott, The New York Times Book Review An authentic, insightful account of the intensity of captaining a crew of strong men in an ocean which does what it wants. -- Daniel Hays, co-author of My Old Man and the Sea A crystal-clear account of fishing the Grand Banks in a modern swordfish boat. Greenlaw is an excellent captainand an excellent writer. -- John Casey, author of Spartina Review citations Booklist - pg. 1449 - 04/01/2000 New York Times - pg. 20 - 07/02/2000