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The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
by Sebastian Junger

It was the storm of the century, boasting waves over one hundred feet high, a tempest created by so rare a combination of factors that meteorologists deemed it "the perfect storm." When it struck in October 1991, there was virtually no warning and off the coast of Nova Scotia, the Andrea Gail and its crew disappeared without a trace. In a narrative taut with the fury of the elements, Sebastian Junger takes us deep into the heart of the storm, depicting with vivid detail the courage, terror, and awe that surface in such a gale. The Perfect Storm is a real-life thriller that leaves us with a breathless sense of what it feels like to be caught in the grip of a force of nature beyond our control.

"Like victims of a perfect crime, readers of The Perfect Storm are first seduced into caring for the book's doomed characters, then compelled to watch them carried into the maw of a meteorological hell. And all the while, Sebastian Junger's compassionate, intelligent voice instructs us effortlessly on the sea life of the swordfisherman, the physics of a sinking steel ship, and the details of death by drowning. It is a terrifying, edifying read."
--Dava Sobel

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