4.1
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
"There is nothing imaginary about Junger's book; it is all terrifyingly, awesomely real." —Los Angeles Times
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.
Biography & AutobiographyNatureNatural DisastersEssaysEcosystems & HabitatsOceans & Seas
RELEASED2009
PUBLISHERW. W. Norton & Company
LENGTH248
LANGUAGEEN
Sebastian Junger is the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author of *The Perfect Storm*, *A Death in Belmont* and *Fire*. As a contributing editor to Vanity Fair and as a contributor to ABC News, he has covered major international news stories in Liberia, Sierra Leone and other places around the globe. He has been awarded the National Magazine Award and an SAIS Novartis Prize for Journalism. Junger became a fixture in the national media when, as a first-time author, he commanded The New York Times best-seller list for more than three years with *The Perfect Storm*, which later set sales records and became a major motion picture from Warner Bros. ([Source][1]) [1]: http://www.sebastianjunger.com/page/about-sebastian-1
4.1
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
"There is nothing imaginary about Junger's book; it is all terrifyingly, awesomely real." —Los Angeles Times
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.
Biography & AutobiographyNatureNatural DisastersEssaysEcosystems & HabitatsOceans & SeasWeatherScience
RELEASED2009
PUBLISHERW. W. Norton & Company
LENGTH248
LANGUAGEEN
Sebastian Junger is the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author of *The Perfect Storm*, *A Death in Belmont* and *Fire*. As a contributing editor to Vanity Fair and as a contributor to ABC News, he has covered major international news stories in Liberia, Sierra Leone and other places around the globe. He has been awarded the National Magazine Award and an SAIS Novartis Prize for Journalism. Junger became a fixture in the national media when, as a first-time author, he commanded The New York Times best-seller list for more than three years with *The Perfect Storm*, which later set sales records and became a major motion picture from Warner Bros. ([Source][1]) [1]: http://www.sebastianjunger.com/page/about-sebastian-1
