The Perfect Storm, (Paperback)

from linedog1848

In the last couple years I've read two other maritime disaster books: In the Heart of the Sea by Nethaniel Philbrick and In Harm's Way by Doug Stanton, and although this book was a fast read and engaging, I didn't find myself as involved with the characters as in the other books. Perhaps it was s...

from linedog1848

In the last couple years I've read two other maritime disaster books: In the Heart of the Sea by Nethaniel Philbrick and In Harm's Way by Doug Stanton, and although this book was a fast read and engaging, I didn't find myself as involved with the characters as in the other books. Perhaps it was s...

from ngennaro

I never saw the movie but the book was a good read. Read this and then watch Discovery's Dangerous Jobs showing the crab fishermen and you will have a whole new respect for the type of work these men do out on the sea. One hopes that the new regulations will prevent people from taking chances and...

from jolerie

Three storm systems collide to form what meteorologist fondly dub as the "perfect storm" or "the hundred year storm" off the North American Eastern Coast. This is the kind of storm system that Hollywood movies are made of (and it does become just that) as commercial fisherman and sailing enthusia...

from rsolimeno

I read this book way back in the summer of 1999, and just after finishing the book took a family vacation to Cape Cod, and later drove up to visit Gloucester, MA. Junger's description of the town was so well done it almost felt like I had actually been there before. Admittedly, the really rivetin...