The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
- ISBN-10
- 039307661X
- ISBN-13
- 9780393076615
- Series
- The Perfect Storm
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997-05-17
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Author
- Sebastian Junger
Description
"There is nothing imaginary about Junger's book; it is all terrifyingly, awesomely real." —Los Angeles Times 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. Winner of the American Library Association's 1998 Alex Award.
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- 2009-06-29
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