The Perfect Storm (Macmillan Guided Readers)

a true story of men against the sea

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Sebastian Junger, Anne Collins: The Perfect Storm (Macmillan Guided Readers) (Paperback, 2003, Macmillan ELT)

Paperback, 112 pages

English language

Published Jan. 31, 2003 by Macmillan ELT.

ISBN:
978-0-333-99074-2
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4 stars (11 reviews)

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." When it struck in October 1991, there was a virtually no warning. "She's comin; on, boys, and she's comin' on strong." radioed Captain Billy Tyne of the Andrew Gail off the coast of Nova Scotia, and soon afterward the boat and its crew of six disappeared without a trace. In a narrative taut with the fury of the elements, Sebastian Junger takes us deep into the heart of the storm, depicting with vivid detail the courage, terror, and awe that surface in such a gale,. Junger illustrates a world of swordfishermen consumed by the dangerous but lucrative trade of offshore fishing ---"a young man's game, a single man's game" --- and gives us a glimpse of their lives …

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A powerful and interesting book

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I received my audiobook edition of The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger via the wonderful AudioSYNC programme. Having previously only really been aware of the book from its movie poster, I was expecting to be unimpressed by a gungho men triumphing against the sea adventure. Oops! The Perfect Storm is an incredibly well researched factual work of journalistic style reporting. Junger presents not only his best educated-guess of what happened to the ill-fated crew of the American fishing boat, Andrea Gail, but also delves into many related areas to provide an all-round education to his readers. If you memorised enough of this information, The Perfect Storm could be a Mastermind specialist subject! I was fascinated to learn about the history of Gloucester and her shipping fleet, what actually happens on board a swordfish fishing boat, and how such a life affects the men and women who fish. Junger also discusses …

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Subjects

  • ELT graded readers
  • American English