false 3488336 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg 77430 50 722040 1970 Master and Commander (Aubrey/Maturin Book 1) total:3080|5:1150|4:1152|3:577|2:161|1:40| 3080 12451 4285 513 5600 4.25 22369 1545 18618578 1022982 922003 0007255837 9780007255832 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179485380m/922003.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179485380s/922003.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/922003.Master_and_Commander 4.20 5 1970 5 11 false Tue Mar 25 14:57:06 -0700 2008 Wed Dec 02 09:06:36 -0800 2009 3 ii. I'm at it again, but this time I opened up my Aubrey-Maturin reread by listening. It took a month of commuting, but it was worth the time and the patience, and though I have gleaned no new insights into Master and Commander, my enjoyment of the audio experience was more than fulfilling enough.
...more...]]> 38679026 899665 8627 0393325172 9780393325171 14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165694589m/8627.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165694589s/8627.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8627.Master_and_Commander 3.66 74 1970 4 6 true Sat Mar 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 26 03:46:05 -0800 2008 Fri Apr 24 13:54:54 -0700 2009 1 Sophie and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon of the same vessel. Their friendship has a rocky start and seems perplexing to me. Stephen is a scientist and a naturalist, exceed...more...]]> 887252 41661 77430 0393307050 9780393307054 437 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604m/77430.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604s/77430.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77430.Master_and_Commander 4.04 2687 The beginning to the sweeping Aubrey/Maturin series and inspiration for the major new motion picture starring Russell Crowe. "The best sea story I have ever read."—Sir Francis Chichester
This, the first in the splendid series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against a thrilling backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Details of a life aboard a man-of-war are faultless rendered: the conversational idiom of the officers in the ward room and the men on the lower deck, the food, the floggings, the mysteries of the wind and the rigging, and the roar of broadsides as the great ships close in battle.

Master and Commander is available in two editions: the regular edition featuring the classic cover art of Geoff Hunt, and a movie tie-in edition with a cover photo featuring Russell Crowe, star of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
.]]> 1970 5 6 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Apr 25 19:35:06 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 18:28:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 27127625 1305451 77430 0393307050 9780393307054 437 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604m/77430.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604s/77430.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77430.Master_and_Commander 4.04 3080 The beginning to the sweeping Aubrey/Maturin series and inspiration for the major new motion picture starring Russell Crowe. "The best sea story I have ever read."—Sir Francis Chichester
This, the first in the splendid series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against a thrilling backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Details of a life aboard a man-of-war are faultless rendered: the conversational idiom of the officers in the ward room and the men on the lower deck, the food, the floggings, the mysteries of the wind and the rigging, and the roar of broadsides as the great ships close in battle.

Master and Commander is available in two editions: the regular edition featuring the classic cover art of Geoff Hunt, and a movie tie-in edition with a cover photo featuring Russell Crowe, star of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
.]]> 1970 4 4 false Sun Jul 13 12:06:10 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 13:16:36 -0700 2008
This book...more...]]> 52277898 1256262 77430 0393307050 9780393307054 437 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604m/77430.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604s/77430.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77430.Master_and_Commander 4.04 3080 The beginning to the sweeping Aubrey/Maturin series and inspiration for the major new motion picture starring Russell Crowe. "The best sea story I have ever read."—Sir Francis Chichester
This, the first in the splendid series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against a thrilling backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Details of a life aboard a man-of-war are faultless rendered: the conversational idiom of the officers in the ward room and the men on the lower deck, the food, the floggings, the mysteries of the wind and the rigging, and the roar of broadsides as the great ships close in battle.

Master and Commander is available in two editions: the regular edition featuring the classic cover art of Geoff Hunt, and a movie tie-in edition with a cover photo featuring Russell Crowe, star of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
.]]> 1970 3 2 false Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 04:40:45 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 04:03:24 -0700 2009
Good story, well told. I'm sure all the nautical stuff is accurate but laid on so heavily that it sometimes obscured the story and characters. And it's the development and relationship of those characters which make...more...]]> 8538977 563937 77430 0393307050 9780393307054 437 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604m/77430.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604s/77430.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77430.Master_and_Commander 4.04 3080 The beginning to the sweeping Aubrey/Maturin series and inspiration for the major new motion picture starring Russell Crowe. "The best sea story I have ever read."—Sir Francis Chichester
This, the first in the splendid series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against a thrilling backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Details of a life aboard a man-of-war are faultless rendered: the conversational idiom of the officers in the ward room and the men on the lower deck, the food, the floggings, the mysteries of the wind and the rigging, and the roar of broadsides as the great ships close in battle.

Master and Commander is available in two editions: the regular edition featuring the classic cover art of Geoff Hunt, and a movie tie-in edition with a cover photo featuring Russell Crowe, star of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
.]]> 1970 2 2 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 01 17:36:35 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 25 11:13:43 -0800 2007 more...]]> 49095883 1850851 77430 0393307050 9780393307054 437 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604m/77430.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604s/77430.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77430.Master_and_Commander 4.04 3080 The beginning to the sweeping Aubrey/Maturin series and inspiration for the major new motion picture starring Russell Crowe. "The best sea story I have ever read."—Sir Francis Chichester
This, the first in the splendid series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against a thrilling backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Details of a life aboard a man-of-war are faultless rendered: the conversational idiom of the officers in the ward room and the men on the lower deck, the food, the floggings, the mysteries of the wind and the rigging, and the roar of broadsides as the great ships close in battle.

Master and Commander is available in two editions: the regular edition featuring the classic cover art of Geoff Hunt, and a movie tie-in edition with a cover photo featuring Russell Crowe, star of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
.]]> 1970 5 2 false Thu Mar 12 18:18:28 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 16:13:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 50106256 1445318 8627 0393325172 9780393325171 14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165694589m/8627.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165694589s/8627.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8627.Master_and_Commander 4.04 3080 1970 3 1 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 22 16:55:14 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 17:07:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 42786672 1263861 77430 0393307050 9780393307054 437 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604m/77430.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604s/77430.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77430.Master_and_Commander 4.04 3080 The beginning to the sweeping Aubrey/Maturin series and inspiration for the major new motion picture starring Russell Crowe. "The best sea story I have ever read."—Sir Francis Chichester
This, the first in the splendid series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against a thrilling backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Details of a life aboard a man-of-war are faultless rendered: the conversational idiom of the officers in the ward room and the men on the lower deck, the food, the floggings, the mysteries of the wind and the rigging, and the roar of broadsides as the great ships close in battle.

Master and Commander is available in two editions: the regular edition featuring the classic cover art of Geoff Hunt, and a movie tie-in edition with a cover photo featuring Russell Crowe, star of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
.]]> 1970 4 1 false Fri Jan 30 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 09:04:46 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 09:53:17 -0800 2009
I think the first thing I appreciated about the book was O'Brian's engaging, yet efficient, style that kept the story moving along ...more...]]> 76996252 2253648 922003 0007255837 9780007255832 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179485380m/922003.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179485380s/922003.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/922003.Master_and_Commander 4.04 3080 1970 4 1 false Mon Dec 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 06:43:05 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 14 10:54:52 -0800 2009 more...]]> 59009596 94602 77430 0393307050 9780393307054 437 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604m/77430.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604s/77430.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77430.Master_and_Commander 4.04 3080 The beginning to the sweeping Aubrey/Maturin series and inspiration for the major new motion picture starring Russell Crowe. "The best sea story I have ever read."—Sir Francis Chichester
This, the first in the splendid series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against a thrilling backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Details of a life aboard a man-of-war are faultless rendered: the conversational idiom of the officers in the ward room and the men on the lower deck, the food, the floggings, the mysteries of the wind and the rigging, and the roar of broadsides as the great ships close in battle.

Master and Commander is available in two editions: the regular edition featuring the classic cover art of Geoff Hunt, and a movie tie-in edition with a cover photo featuring Russell Crowe, star of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
.]]> 1970 5 15 false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 10:58:07 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 12:53:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5403772 306042 922002 0393037010 9780393037012 29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179485380m/922002.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179485380s/922002.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/922002.Master_and_Commander 4.21 192 1970 5 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Thu Aug 30 22:35:13 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 30 22:35:13 -0700 2007
The entire series is a great read for anyone who likes the history of England, or of science, or of naval warfare. It also includes lots of great characters and plot twists. I would not ho...more...]]> 14311773 863889 922002 0393037010 9780393037012 29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179485380m/922002.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179485380s/922002.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/922002.Master_and_Commander 4.04 3080 1970 5 2 false Fri Feb 01 15:53:46 -0800 2008 Tue Jun 24 07:12:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2516425 118875 922002 0393037010 9780393037012 29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179485380m/922002.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179485380s/922002.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/922002.Master_and_Commander 4.04 3080 1970 5 1 false Thu Jun 28 20:40:19 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 23:04:44 -0800 2009 more...]]> 18625607 1022354 77430 0393307050 9780393307054 437 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604m/77430.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604s/77430.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77430.Master_and_Commander 4.04 3080 The beginning to the sweeping Aubrey/Maturin series and inspiration for the major new motion picture starring Russell Crowe. "The best sea story I have ever read."—Sir Francis Chichester
This, the first in the splendid series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against a thrilling backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Details of a life aboard a man-of-war are faultless rendered: the conversational idiom of the officers in the ward room and the men on the lower deck, the food, the floggings, the mysteries of the wind and the rigging, and the roar of broadsides as the great ships close in battle.

Master and Commander is available in two editions: the regular edition featuring the classic cover art of Geoff Hunt, and a movie tie-in edition with a cover photo featuring Russell Crowe, star of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
.]]> 1970 5 1 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue Mar 25 16:32:56 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 16:37:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5411092 93724 883209 0006499155 9780006499152 10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179172903m/883209.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179172903s/883209.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/883209.Master_and_Commander 3.95 44 1970 4 1 false Fri Aug 31 06:09:58 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 08:02:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 12396157 776437 77430 0393307050 9780393307054 437 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604m/77430.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604s/77430.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77430.Master_and_Commander 4.04 3080 The beginning to the sweeping Aubrey/Maturin series and inspiration for the major new motion picture starring Russell Crowe. "The best sea story I have ever read."—Sir Francis Chichester
This, the first in the splendid series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against a thrilling backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Details of a life aboard a man-of-war are faultless rendered: the conversational idiom of the officers in the ward room and the men on the lower deck, the food, the floggings, the mysteries of the wind and the rigging, and the roar of broadsides as the great ships close in battle.

Master and Commander is available in two editions: the regular edition featuring the classic cover art of Geoff Hunt, and a movie tie-in edition with a cover photo featuring Russell Crowe, star of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
.]]> 1970 5 1 false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Jan 13 08:50:51 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 16:22:00 -0800 2008 more...]]> 17564221 981404 77430 0393307050 9780393307054 437 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604m/77430.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604s/77430.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77430.Master_and_Commander 4.04 3080 The beginning to the sweeping Aubrey/Maturin series and inspiration for the major new motion picture starring Russell Crowe. "The best sea story I have ever read."—Sir Francis Chichester
This, the first in the splendid series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against a thrilling backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Details of a life aboard a man-of-war are faultless rendered: the conversational idiom of the officers in the ward room and the men on the lower deck, the food, the floggings, the mysteries of the wind and the rigging, and the roar of broadsides as the great ships close in battle.

Master and Commander is available in two editions: the regular edition featuring the classic cover art of Geoff Hunt, and a movie tie-in edition with a cover photo featuring Russell Crowe, star of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
.]]> 1970 5 2 false Tue Mar 11 20:36:07 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 11 20:54:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> 12667186 790920 77430 0393307050 9780393307054 437 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604m/77430.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604s/77430.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77430.Master_and_Commander 4.04 3080 The beginning to the sweeping Aubrey/Maturin series and inspiration for the major new motion picture starring Russell Crowe. "The best sea story I have ever read."—Sir Francis Chichester
This, the first in the splendid series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against a thrilling backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Details of a life aboard a man-of-war are faultless rendered: the conversational idiom of the officers in the ward room and the men on the lower deck, the food, the floggings, the mysteries of the wind and the rigging, and the roar of broadsides as the great ships close in battle.

Master and Commander is available in two editions: the regular edition featuring the classic cover art of Geoff Hunt, and a movie tie-in edition with a cover photo featuring Russell Crowe, star of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
.]]> 1970 5 1 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 16 09:37:09 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 16 09:58:12 -0800 2008 more...]]> 13463667 644080 77430 0393307050 9780393307054 437 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604m/77430.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604s/77430.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77430.Master_and_Commander 4.04 3080 The beginning to the sweeping Aubrey/Maturin series and inspiration for the major new motion picture starring Russell Crowe. "The best sea story I have ever read."—Sir Francis Chichester
This, the first in the splendid series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against a thrilling backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Details of a life aboard a man-of-war are faultless rendered: the conversational idiom of the officers in the ward room and the men on the lower deck, the food, the floggings, the mysteries of the wind and the rigging, and the roar of broadsides as the great ships close in battle.

Master and Commander is available in two editions: the regular edition featuring the classic cover art of Geoff Hunt, and a movie tie-in edition with a cover photo featuring Russell Crowe, star of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
.]]> 1970 5 1 false Tue Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 19:24:30 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 06:48:51 -0800 2008 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3488336