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Linda Greenlaw

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born

January 01, 1962 in Connecticut, The United States

gender

female

website

http://www.lindagreenlawbooks.com/

genre

Nonfiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Cooking, Food & Wine

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Linda Greenlaws three bestselling books about life as a commercial fisherman -- THE HUNGRY OCEAN (1999), THE LOBSTER CHRONICLES (2002) and ALL FISHERMEN ARE LIARS (2004) -- have climbed as high as #2 on the New York Times bestseller list. She is the winner of the U.S. Maritime Literature Award in 2003, and the New England Book Award for nonfiction in 2004. Time Magazine called her 2005 RECIPES FROM A VERY SMALL ISLAND, co-authored with her mother Martha Greenlaw, a "must-have cookbook".

Before becoming a writer, Linda Greenlaw was the captain of a sword boat, the career that earned her a prominent role in Sebastian Junger's THE PERFECT STORM and a portrayal in the subsequent film. She has been featured onGood Morning America,Today,CBS Sunday...more

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Books by Linda Greenlaw

Average rating: 3.52 · 3,348 ratings · 512 reviews · 11 distinct works

	The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey 3.70 avg rating — 1,397 ratings — published 1999 — 20 editions	My rating:
	The Lobster Chronicles: Life On a Very Small Island 3.51 avg rating — 976 ratings — published 2003 — 17 editions	My rating:
	All Fisherman are Liars: True Adventures at Sea 3.51 avg rating — 303 ratings — published 2004 — 15 editions	My rating:
	Slipknot 2.88 avg rating — 274 ratings — 15 editions	My rating:
	Seaworthy: A Swordboat Captain Returns to the Sea 3.35 avg rating — 191 ratings — published 2010 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Fisherman's Bend 3.07 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 2008 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Recipes From a Very Small Island by Linda Greenlaw, Martha Greenlaw 4.07 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2005	My rating:
	The Maine Summers Cookbook: Recipes for Delicious, Sun-Filled Days by Linda Greenlaw, Martha Greenlaw 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Slipknot 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	All Fishermen Are Liars: True Tales from the Dry Dock Bar 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by Linda Greenlaw

“The only thing worse than feeling that you are going to die is the realization that you probably won't.”
― Linda Greenlaw, All Fisherman are Liars: True Adventures at Sea

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“...anyone who chooses to make fishing his occupation solely for the money is in the wrong business. If no thrill is experienced in catching fish, no satisfaction in going to sea and returning to shore, no pride in exclaiming "I am a fisherman," then a life on the water will be unfulfilling, perhaps even unbearable. Among the unhappy with whom I am acquainted, perhaps the most miserable people are those who fish out of necessity rather than out of a love of the sea and the seafaring life. I have always maintained that when I no longer feel a thrill, satisfaction, and pride from fishing, I will start a new career. (pp. 248-249)”
― Linda Greenlaw, The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey

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