A Voyage for Madmen - Brossura

Nichols, Peter

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0060957034 ISBN 13: 9780060957032

Casa editrice: Perennial, 2002

Riassunto

A compelling chronicle of courage and adventure at sea follows nine sailors on their historic 1968 attempt to sail around the globe non-stop--a voyage that would result in madness, failure, and death for all but one. Reprint.

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Recensione:

“Spellbinding.” (Wall Street Journal)

“A riveting account of the triumphant human spirit.” (Publishers Weekly)

“A haunting story...[that] succeeds on the grandest scale.” (The Oregonian)

“Reads like a suspense novel.” (Booklist)

“Fascinating...A great story...an excellent examination of the world’s first nonstop, solo race around the world.” (San Diego Union Tribune)

“Extraordinary ...One of the most gripping sea stories I have ever read.” (Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect Storm)

L'autore:

Peter Nichols is the author of the national bestseller A Voyage for Madmen and two other books, Sea Change: Alone Across the Atlantic in a Wooden Boat, a memoir, and the novel Voyage to the North Star. He has taught creative writing at NYU in Paris and Georgetown University, and presently teaches at Bowdoin College. He is lives in Maine with his wife and son.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0060957034
• ISBN 13: 9780060957032
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 298