false 108229 37 Meteorologists called the storm that hit North America's eastern seaboard in October 1991 a "perfect storm" because of the rare combination of factors that created it. For everyone else, it was perfect hell. In <I>The Perfect Storm</I>, author Sebastian Junger conjures for the reader the meteorological conditions that created the "storm of the century" and the impact the storm had on many of the people caught in it. Chief among these are the six crew members of the swordfish boat the <I>Andrea Gail</I>, all of whom were lost 500 miles from home beneath roiling seas and high waves. Working from published material, radio dialogues, eyewitness accounts, and the experiences of people who have survived similar events, Junger attempts to re-create the last moments of the <I>Andrea Gail</I> as well as the perilous high-seas rescues of other victims of the storm. <P> Like a Greek drama, <I>The Perfect Storm</I> builds slowly and inexorably to its tragic climax. The book weaves the history of the fishing industry and the science of predicting storms into the quotidian lives of those aboard the <I>Andrea Gail</I> and of others who would soon find themselves in the fury of the storm. Junger does a remarkable job of explaining a convergence of meteorological and human events in terms that make them both comprehensible and unforgettable. 1887699 1997 The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea total:3915|5:835|4:1626|3:1150|2:250|1:54| 3915 14683 4617 383 2 3 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 28 14:50:43 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 04 07:47:32 -0700 2007
The Perfect Storm is a great name for the book, as the book revolved around the storm that took out the Andrea Gail. It gave a lot of good informa...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 08 19:50:16 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 08 19:50:44 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 2 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 29 05:57:43 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 05 06:26:12 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 04:24:08 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 04:35:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Jan 20 19:25:01 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 19:46:50 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jan 02 13:43:38 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 13:44:18 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 10:21:59 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 10:38:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri May 08 16:38:40 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 16:47:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue Apr 21 06:04:21 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 06:05:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 22 07:31:37 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 06:37:15 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Mon Jun 01 15:49:16 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 16:05:05 -0700 2009
I found the Andrea Gail part of the story fascinating. What it might be like in those last moments when a boat is being hit with either a rogue wave or the sist...more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 21:58:49 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 09:44:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Mar 13 22:51:07 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 23:14:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Dec 02 12:33:06 -0800 2008 Thu Sep 24 11:30:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Thu Jan 08 22:10:53 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 14:36:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Wed Jul 08 06:31:05 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 06:31:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 2 false false Thu Jul 03 10:17:24 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 10:18:13 -0700 2008 0 1 false false Wed Apr 01 19:19:59 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 19:28:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 09 09:24:30 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 09:29:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 10:42:36 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 11:10:33 -0700 2009
I'M SO GLAD I DID. This book is...more...]]>