| The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea Contributor(s): Junger, Sebastian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393337014 ISBN-13: 9780393337013 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: October 1991. It was "the perfect storm"--a tempest that may happen only once in a century--a nor'easter created by so rare a combination of factors that it could not possibly have been worse. Creating waves ten stories high and winds of 120 miles an hour, the storm whipped the sea to inconceivable levels few people on earth have ever witnessed. Few, except the six-man crew of the "Andrea Gail," a commercial fishing boat tragically headed toward the storm's hellish center. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography - Nature | Natural Disasters - Nature | Ecosystems & Habitats - Oceans & Seas |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2010286640 |
| Lexile Measure: 1140 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.1" W x 8.01" (0.45 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1990's - Cultural Region - Canadian - Geographic Orientation - Nova Scotia |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 18445 Reading Level: 7.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 13.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. In a book that has become a classic, Sebastian Junger explores the history of the fishing industry, the science of storms, and the candid accounts of the people whose lives the storm touched. The Perfect Storm is a real-life thriller that makes us feel like we've been caught, helpless, in the grip of a force of nature beyond our understanding or control. Winner of the American Library Association's 1998 Alex Award. |
Contributor Bio(s): Junger, Sebastian: - Sebastian Junger is the author of A Death in Belmont and Fire. He has been awarded a National Magazine Award and an SAIS Novartis Prize for journalism. Most recently, he has been reporting on the war in Afghanistan for Vanity Fair. He lives in New York City. |