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The Perfect StormSebastian Junger, Anne Collins

The Perfect Storm

Sebastian Junger, Anne Collins
1997256 pages
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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." When it struck in October 1991, there was a virtually no warning. "She's comin; on, boys, and she's comin' on strong." radioed Captain Billy Tyne of the Andrew Gail off the coast of Nova Scotia, and soon afterward the boat and its crew of six disappeared without a trace. In a narrative taut with the fury of the elements, Sebastian Junger takes us deep into the heart of the storm, depicting with vivid detail the…

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22 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2007
    Harper Perennial · 272 pages · 9780061148460
  • Audiobook · English · 2000
    Listening Library · 9780807288252
  • Paperback · English · 2000
    Fourth Estate · 320 pages · 9781841153773
  • Audiobook · English · 2000
    Books on Tape, Inc. · 9780736654708
  • Paperback · English · 1999
    Harper Perennial · 256 pages · 9780060977474
  • Paperback · English · 1998
    HarperCollins Publishers · 240 pages · 9781857028447
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