{"product_id":"9780062869098","title":"Into the Raging Sea: Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm, and the Sinking of El Faro","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=\"\"\u003eSlade, Rachel\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\u003eHarper Large Print\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\u003e5\/15\/2018\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\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eNOTABLE BOOK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF JANET MASLIN’S MUST-READ BOOKS OF THE SUMMER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e EDITOR'S CHOICE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF \u003ci\u003eOUTSIDE\u003c\/i\u003e MAGAZINE’S BEST BOOKS OF THE SUMMER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF AMAZON'S BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR SO FAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A powerful and affecting story, beautifully handled by Slade, a journalist who clearly knows ships and the sea.”—Douglas Preston, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A \u003ci\u003ePerfect Storm \u003c\/i\u003efor a new generation.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eBen Mezrich, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn October 1, 2015, Hurricane Joaquin barreled into the Bermuda Triangle and swallowed the container ship \u003ci\u003eEl Faro\u003c\/i\u003e whole, resulting in the worst American shipping disaster in thirty-five years. No one could fathom how a vessel equipped with satellite communications, a sophisticated navigation system, and cutting-edge weather forecasting could suddenly vanish—until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRelying on hundreds of exclusive interviews with family members and maritime experts, as well as the words of the crew members themselves—whose conversations were captured by the ship’s data recorder—journalist Rachel Slade unravels the mystery of the sinking of \u003ci\u003eEl Faro.\u003c\/i\u003e As she recounts the final twenty-four hours onboard in this gripping survival story, Slade vividly depicts the officers’ anguish and fear as they struggled to carry out Captain Michael Davidson’s increasingly bizarre commands, which, they knew, would steer them straight into the eye of the storm. Taking a hard look at America's aging merchant marine fleet, Slade also reveals the truth about modern shipping—a cut-throat industry plagued by razor-thin profits and ever more violent hurricanes fueled by global warming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA richly reported work of narrative nonfiction and a singular tragedy, \u003ci\u003eInto the Raging Sea \u003c\/i\u003etakes us into the heart of an age-old American industry, casting new light on the hardworking men and women who paid the ultimate price in the name of profit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis unforgettable account of a modern disaster at sea reveals:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAnatomy of a Disaster:\u003c\/b\u003e A minute-by-minute account of how the 790-foot container ship \u003ci\u003eEl Faro\u003c\/i\u003e sailed directly into the eyewall of Hurricane Joaquin, a catastrophic category four storm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Final Hours:\u003c\/b\u003e Hear the crew’s own words, captured by the ship’s data recorder, as they confront the storm and Captain Michael Davidson’s fateful commands.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInvestigative Journalism:\u003c\/b\u003e Based on hundreds of interviews, this book exposes the pressures facing America’s aging merchant marine fleet and the cut-throat shipping industry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Maritime Tragedy:\u003c\/b\u003e An unforgettable true story of the worst American shipping disaster in thirty-five years and the hardworking crew who paid the ultimate price.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Harper Large Print","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46868665663743,"sku":"9780062869098","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780062869098_s600x595.jpg?v=1780333722","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780062869098","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}