{"product_id":"9780307279347","title":"Near Death on the High Seas: True Stories of Disaster and Survival","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eKuhne, Cecil\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVintage\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3\/11\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e“The wind was blowing at hurricane strength-sixty-five knots and over-and increasing in the gusts to eighty knots.  His boat was surfing on waves as high as a sixty-foot, six-storey building. . .Each wave that struck choked and froze him, the icy water working its way down inside his survival suit.” —from \u003ci\u003eClose to the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e by Pete Goss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eNear Death on the High Seas\u003c\/i\u003e, Cecil Kuhne collects some of the most terrifying and astounding experiences of sailors confronting the awesome, raw power of the sea. These tales-filled with everyday heroes and survivors-comprise a riveting and often breathtaking collection of extraordinary stories that show the terrible ferocity of the untamable ocean. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso featuring:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Thor Heyerdahl's \u003ci\u003eKon-Tiki\u003c\/i\u003e- the historic and celebrated journey of the Kon-Tiki as it journeys across the Pacific.\u003cbr\u003e• Steve Callahan's \u003ci\u003eAdrift\u003c\/i\u003e- a solo sailor loses his boat in the Atlantic must survive in a five-foot life raft for 76 days, fighting off sharks with a makeshift spear.\u003cbr\u003e• Francis Chischester's \u003ci\u003e'Gipsy Moth' Circles The World\u003c\/i\u003e-the stirring story of a one man's solo sail around the globe at age 65.\u003cbr\u003e• John Rousmaniere's \u003ci\u003eFastnet, Force 10\u003c\/i\u003e-in one of the worst sailing tragedies in history, a massive rescue operation takes place amidst sixty-knot winds and forty-foot breaker waves.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43412529873151,"sku":"9780307279347","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780307279347_s600x595.jpg?v=1775591722","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780307279347","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}