[NPInfo] ? Off Topic, Perhaps Not-- Books

[Jeffrey Hazzard]

     Stephanie,
          Thanks for the tip.  Yes, I read Joshua's book, he was the first person to sail around the world alone.  Great story.
          I heard a couple of the Aubrey/Maturin books on tape.  Still look forward to the Hornblower series for when life slows a bit.  Kind of you to take the time to give me your impressions.
                    Jeff

Stephanie Walker <stephanie2u at optonline.net> wrote:
  Did you ever read "Sailing Alone Around The World" by (I think) 
Joshua Slocum?

I'm not a sailing person but I really enjoyed that, also historical 
nautical fiction like the Aubrey/Maturin novels and the Horatio 
Hornblower series. They're addictive.

Stephanie Walker


On Jan 31, 2008, at 9:01 AM, Jeffrey Hazzard wrote:

>
> Going to be a square peg in a round hole:
>
> I currently read these periodicals:
>
> Seven Seas Cruising Association Commodores' Bulletin
> Sail
> Cruising World
> Good Old Boat
> National Geographic
>
> I recently read these books
>
> Drag Device Data Base 2nd Edition. (GREAT BOOK -- 
> but only if you are going to sail a boat across an ocean -- 
> database of recounted tales of how small sail and power boats 
> survived storms at sea).
> Sailing Grace by John Otterbacher (story of a man 
> with inoperable coronary artery disease and his triumph of living 
> through angina as his colaterals are developed and he refuses to 
> die -- instead goes to sea with his two young daughters and 
> fantastic partner wife. The chapters are Death, Life, The Sea. 
> Perfect read for a sailor NP like me. Written pretty well, but not 
> very well).
> Total Loss. Accounts of small boats that were 
> lost at sea and why they were lost.
> Pirates Aboard! Steal. Rape. Plunder. Murder. 
> Pilage. Only, frighteningly, it is all real. This book tells the 
> story of small boat crews accosted by pirates, and what became of 
> those crews. It discusses tactics for prevention, intervention, 
> and survival. It argues for and against guns aboard a pleasure 
> vessel, and about the value of going in a flotilla.
>
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