Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at SeaBefore The Perfect Storm, before In the Heart of the Sea, Steven Callahan’s dramatic tale of survival at sea was on the New York Times bestseller list for more than thirty-six weeks. In some ways the model for the new wave of adventure books, Adrift is an undeniable seafaring classic, a riveting firsthand account by the only man known to have survived more than a month alone at sea, fighting for his life in an inflatable raft after his small sloop capsized only six days out. “Utterly absorbing” (Newsweek), Adrift is a must-have for any adventure library. |
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User Review - StevenJohnTait - LibraryThingAmazing story of survival. I don't want to be over judgemental but the guy was so selfish he wouldn't even travel home with his parents after the ordeal. He seemed really selfish after he'd hit dry ... Read full review
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User Review - dypaloh - LibraryThingAfter the 21-foot sloop Napoleon Solo sank in the mid-Atlantic, its skipper, Steven Callahan, survived 76 days at sea in a small rubber raft because more than anything else he refused to be The Man ... Read full review
Contents
Nerves Exposed | |
Hunger and Thirst | |
Dream Keep | |
To Weave a World | |
Cries and Whispers | |
Twice to Hell and Back | |
Road of Trash | |
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| Title | Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea |
| Author | Steven Callahan |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002 |
| ISBN | 0547526563, 9780547526560 |
| Length | 256 pages |
| Subjects | › › Travel / Special Interest / Adventure |
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