Outlaw Sea by William Langewiesche
Three quarters of the world is made up of ocean; vast, untamed expanses of water, impossible to police rigorously. For travellers by sea there is an ever-present danger of shipwreck, the age-old problem of piracy, and now an alarming threat of terrorism. This book reports on the brutal forces to which those who take to the sea are exposed.
"* 'Reading the book makes you seasick - and very frightened.. You begin to understand how feeble are the works of man to withstand the awesome, uncontrollable power of the sea' Richard Ellis, The Times * 'Make no mistake, this book is a bargain!... It is an expose of our oceans' murky secrets, all of them man-made. Highly commended' Nautical Magazine * 'Disturbing account of a maritime world in which human greed and incompetence all too often negate the security that technical innovation should guarantee... riveting reading' Times Literary Supplement"
William Langewiesche is the author of four previous books Cutting for Sign, Sahara Unvieled, Inside the Sky, and American Ground. He is a correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781862078222 |
| ISBN 10 | 186207822X |
| Title | Outlaw Sea |
| Author | William Langewiesche |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Granta Books |
| Year published | 2006-02-06 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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