Sailing Fanatic: Timeless Reflections on Water, Wind, and Wave
| PUBLISHER | Lyons Press (09/01/2006) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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For anyone who has ever taken to or been taken by the water, The Sailing Fanatic is the perfect book. Featuring some of the most notable quotes about the sea, boats, the weather, engines, racing, and philosophy from many well-known personalities, including William F. Buckley Jr., Eugene O'Neill, John F. Kennedy, Sir Francis Chichester, Ted Heath, Ann Davison, Ted Turner, Jimmy Buffett, Rachel Carson, and many others, this is a collection that every sailor will treasure.
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ISBN-13:
9781592289943
ISBN-10:
1592289940
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
440
Carton Quantity:
24
Product Dimensions:
4.42 x 1.26 x 6.08 inches
Weight:
0.71 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Index,
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Table of Contents
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Reference | Quotations
Dewey Decimal:
797.124
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"As the miles bubble under the keel, sailors seem to shed skins one after the other until the scales so necessary for living in crowded cities and towns drop away. . ."--George DayAnyone who loves sailing will find hours of reading pleasure and endless inspiration in The Sailing Fanatic. Spanning the centuries from Homer's Odyssey right up to the America's Cup, this collection includes quotations from William F. Buckley Jr., Jimmy Buffett, Dennis Connor, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jack London, Ted Turner, and many more.Featuring some of the finest things ever said about the art of sailing, the sea, the weather, engines, racing, and philosophy, captains and crew alike will find The Sailing Fanatic the perfect consolation for being ashore--as well as a great companion for all offshore passages.
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For anyone who has ever taken to or been taken by the water, The Sailing Fanatic is the perfect book. Featuring some of the most notable quotes about the sea, boats, the weather, engines, racing, and philosophy from many well-known personalities, including William F. Buckley Jr., Eugene O'Neill, John F. Kennedy, Sir Francis Chichester, Ted Heath, Ann Davison, Ted Turner, Jimmy Buffett, Rachel Carson, and many others, this is a collection that every sailor will treasure.
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Editor:
Caswell, Christopher
Christopher Caswell has been a boating enthusiast and journalist for more than thirty years. He was the senior editor of Yachting magazine for ten years, the editor of Sea magazine for seven years, and writes regularly for the major boating publications. He is the author of five other books, including Smarter Charters, Megayachts 2000, The Illustrated Book of Basic Boating, and Championship Dinghy Sailing.
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