| Ten Degrees of Reckoning: A True Story of Survival Contributor(s): Rumberg, Hester (Author) |
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ISBN: 0425232107 ISBN-13: 9780425232101 Publisher: Berkley Books OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2010 Annotation: In 1993, Judith and Michael Sleavin and their two children set out to sail around the world. But one night, a freighter off the coast of New Zealand altered its course and changed everything. This is the unbelievable yet true story of one family's love, loss, and a remarkable woman who decided to live against all odds. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - Travel | Australia & Oceania - Sports & Recreation | Sailing |
| Dewey: 910.916 |
| Lexile Measure: 1110 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.4" W x 8.26" (0.50 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Oceania - Cultural Region - Australian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An international bestseller. A remarkable true story of one woman's courage. In 1993, Judith and Michael Sleavin and their two children set out to sail around the world. Three years into their incredible journey, a nearby freighter altered its course by a mere ten degrees-and everything changed... After forty-four hours in the icy water clinging to an overturned dinghy, her back broken and paralyzed below the waist, Judith miraculously survived, winding up in a small community on the New Zealand coast. Gripping, unbelievable yet true, Judith's story of courage, survival, and retribution is alternately heartrending and uplifting. It's also a story of unbreakable bonds, of shattering loss, and of one woman reborn through the strength of friendship and the profound love of strangers who became family. |