Thorndike Nonfiction: A Captain's Duty : Somali Prates, Navy Seals, and Dangerous Days at Sea (Hardcover)

from Carlathelibrarian

I enjoyed this book. It gave me insight into the Merchant Marine as well as the piracy and attitudes towards it. This was an quick story to read and held your attention throughout. Captain Phillips saved his crew at great risk to himself and his crew did not let him down. I am glad I read this bo...

from francophoney

I enjoyed this book far more than I had imagined I would. It gives a fair amount of insight into the career of a merchant marine to those of us who don't have any personal experience in the field. While the beginning of the book seemed to lag a bit, once Cpt. Phillips encounters the pirates thing...

from kenno82

Watched the film before reading the book. It's always hard to know how this affects your reading of the book, but I really enjoyed it. I liked and respected Captain Phillips and his approach to life, attitude and love for his family. Harrowing experience; easy read. It must be hard, but I think h...

from TeresaKander

Having seen the movie, I was interested to hear about the experience in his own words. I was definitely not disappointed. The book, as is almost always true, is SO much better than the movie. There are a lot of details which couldn't be fit into a two hour time frame of a movie, as well as a lot ...

from natalie.loy

A very compelling story told by the captain himself, Captain Richard Phillips. This autobiography tells the story of Captain Phillips and his experience as a barge captain. In 2009, Captain Phillips was the captain of a barge ship traveling along the coast of Africa near Somalia when his ship was...