The Perfect Storm
A True Story of Man Against the Sea
$22.40
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
17 November 2024
Summary
The worst storm in history seen from the wheelhouse of a doomed fishing trawler; a mesmerisingly vivid account of a natural hell from a perspective that offers no escape.
The ‘perfect storm’ is a once-in-a-hundred-years combination: a high pressure system from the Great Lakes, running into storm winds over an Atlantic island – Sable Island – and colliding with a weather system from the Caribbean: Hurricane Grace. This is the story of that storm, told through the accounts of individual…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780008706180 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0008706182 |
| Author: | Sebastian Junger |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | Fourth Estate Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 17 November 2024 |
| Weight: | 180g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Collins Modern Classics |
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Critics Review
‘(It) will become a classic for a jaded modern world’ The Independent
‘Writes like a poet who has been to meteorology school’ Ruth Rendell
‘Terrifying, sad, exhilarating, humbling and unforgettable’ Daily Mail
‘A magnificent sea-yarn … it deserves to storm these shores’ Observer
About The Author
Sebastian Junger
Sebastian Junger grew up in New England and has worked as a tree-feller, Bosnian correspondent, journalist and adventurer. His first book, The Perfect Storm, has spent over four years on the bestseller lists and its film adaptation was a huge box-office success. Junger is a contributing editor to Vanity Fair, and winner of the National Magazine Award for Reporting. He has also written for magazines including Harper’s, the New York Times Magazine, and National Geographic Adventure.
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