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Book Synopsis"There is nothing imaginary about Junger's book; it is all terrifyingly, awesomely real." —
Los Angeles TimesTrade Review"Thrilling…even if you have never been to sea, Junger's account will put the frighteners on you." -- New York Times Book Review
"Guaranteed to blow readers away…A+." -- Entertainment Weekly
"A superb book." -- Washington Post
"[A] white-knuckle chronicle…[A] true adventure story." -- Newsweek
"Every boater is drawn to storm-at-sea stories, and this one beats them all." -- Philadelphia Inquirer
"Rich, compassionate characterization, as well as taut, suspenseful prose. A tale that doesn't skimp on facts, yet keeps you turning pages from beginning to end." -- Seattle Times
"Riveting…The natural upheaval holds center stage and acts as a character, but the story converges upon human beings—in this case, the six-man crew of the doomed Gloucester swordfishing boat
Andrea Gail." -- Boston Globe
"Harrowing, relentless…and thoroughly enjoyable." -- Kansas City Star
"The pages of this book crunch with salt." -- Boating
"A terrifying, edifying read…Readers…are first seduced into caring for the book’s doomed characters, then compelled to watch them carried into the jaws of a meteorological hell. Junger’s compassionate, intelligent voice instructs us effortlessly on the sea life of the sword-fisherman, the physics of a sinking steel ship, and the details of death by drowning." -- Dava Sobel
"One reads with the most intense concern, anxiety and concentration; and if one knows anything at all about the sea one feels the absolutely enormous strength of the hurricane winds and the incredibly towering mass of the hundred-foot waves." -- Patrick O'Brian
