{"product_id":"9780307279347","title":"Near Death on the High Seas: True Stories of Disaster and Survival","description":"\u003cp\u003e“The wind was blowing at hurricane strength-sixty-five knots and over-and increasing in the gusts to eighty knots. His boat was surfing on waves as high as a sixty-foot, six-storey building. . .Each wave that struck choked and froze him, the icy water working its way down inside his survival suit.” —from \u003ci\u003eClose to the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e by Pete Goss\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eNear Death on the High Seas\u003c\/i\u003e, Cecil Kuhne collects some of the most terrifying and astounding experiences of sailors confronting the awesome, raw power of the sea. These tales-filled with everyday heroes and survivors-comprise a riveting and often breathtaking collection of extraordinary stories that show the terrible ferocity of the untamable ocean. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso featuring:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Thor Heyerdahl's \u003ci\u003eKon-Tiki\u003c\/i\u003e- the historic and celebrated journey of the Kon-Tiki as it journeys across the Pacific.\u003cbr\u003e• Steve Callahan's \u003ci\u003eAdrift\u003c\/i\u003e- a solo sailor loses his boat in the Atlantic must survive in a five-foot life raft for 76 days, fighting off sharks with a makeshift spear.\u003cbr\u003e• Francis Chischester's \u003ci\u003e'Gipsy Moth' Circles The World\u003c\/i\u003e-the stirring story of a one man's solo sail around the globe at age 65.\u003cbr\u003e• John Rousmaniere's \u003ci\u003eFastnet, Force 10\u003c\/i\u003e-in one of the worst sailing tragedies in history, a massive rescue operation takes place amidst sixty-knot winds and forty-foot breaker waves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47041402405104,"sku":"9780307279347","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780307279347_p0.jpg?v=1763671757","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780307279347","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}