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Second Wind: A Sunfish Sailor, an Island, and - 0143132091, paperback, Philbrick

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Condition
Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ...
Artist
Philbrick, Nathaniel
ISBN
0143132091
Book Title
Second Wind : a Sunfish Sailor, an Island, and the Voyage That Brought a Family Together
Item Length
8in
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Publication Year
2018
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.9in
Author
Nathaniel Philbrick
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation
Topic
Sailing, Personal Memoirs, Sports
Item Width
5.4in
Item Weight
8.5 Oz
Number of Pages
240 Pages

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A charming memoir of midlife by the bestselling author of Mayflower and In the Hurricane's Eye , recounting his attempt to recapture a national sailing championship he'd won at twenty-two. "There had been something elemental and all consuming about a Sunfish. Nothing could compare to the exhilaration of a close race in a real blow--the wind howling and spray flying as my Sunfish and I punched through the waves to the finish." In the spring of 1992, Nat Philbrick was in his late thirties, living with his family on Nantucket, feeling stranded and longing for that thrill of victory he once felt after winning a national sailing championship in his youth. Was it a midlife crisis? It was certainly a watershed for the journalist-turned-stay-at-home dad, who impulsively decided to throw his hat into the ring, or water, again. With the bemused approval of his wife and children, Philbrick used the off-season on the island as his solitary training ground, sailing his tiny Sunfish to its remotest corners, experiencing the haunting beauty of its tidal creeks, inlets, and wave-battered sandbars. On ponds, bays, rivers, and finally at the championship on a lake in the heartland of America, he sailed through storms and memories, racing for the prize, but finding something unexpected about himself instead.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0143132091
ISBN-13
9780143132097
eBay Product ID (ePID)
240094213

Product Key Features

Book Title
Second Wind : a Sunfish Sailor, an Island, and the Voyage That Brought a Family Together
Author
Nathaniel Philbrick
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Sailing, Personal Memoirs, Sports
Publication Year
2018
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation
Number of Pages
240 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.4in
Item Weight
8.5 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Gv810.92.P52a3 2018
Reviews
Praise for Second Wind "Describing his races tack-by-tack and gust-by-gust, Philbrick crosses the finish line with sure-to-be satisfied readers interested in sailing and the personal life of this highly popular author."-- Booklist Praise for Valiant Ambition : "May be one of the greatest what-if books of the age--a volume that turns one of America's best-known narratives on its head."-- Boston Globe "A suspenseful, richly detailed, and deeply researched book about the revolutionary struggle that bound George Washington and Benedict Arnold together and almost disastrous dysfunction of America's revolutionary government that helped drive them apart."-- The New York Review of Books "Clear and insightful, it consolidates his reputation as one of America's foremost practitioners of narrative nonfiction."-- Wall Street Journal "Philbrick is both a meticulous historian and a captivating storyteller. The book has unforgettable novelistic details [and] also contains much astute historical analysis and argument. Philbrick sees Arnold not as the man who almost lost the war so much as the catalyst that helped to win it."-- Christian Science Monitor Praise for Bunker Hill : "A masterpiece of narrative and perspective."-- Boston Globe "A tour de force . . ."-- Chicago Tribune "Popular history at its best--a taut narrative with a novelist's touch, grounded in careful research."-- Miami Herald "A story that resonates with leadership lessons for all times."--Walter Isaacson, The Washington Post, Praise for Valiant Ambition : "May be one of the greatest what-if books of the age--a volume that turns one of America's best-known narratives on its head."-- Boston Globe "A suspenseful, richly detailed, and deeply researched book about the revolutionary struggle that bound George Washington and Benedict Arnold together and almost disastrous dysfunction of America's revolutionary government that helped drive them apart."-- The New York Review of Books "Clear and insightful, it consolidates his reputation as one of America's foremost practitioners of narrative nonfiction."-- Wall Street Journal "Philbrick is both a meticulous historian and a captivating storyteller. The book has unforgettable novelistic details [and] also contains much astute historical analysis and argument. Philbrick sees Arnold not as the man who almost lost the war so much as the catalyst that helped to win it."-- Christian Science Monitor Praise for Bunker Hill : "A masterpiece of narrative and perspective."-- Boston Globe "A tour de force . . ."-- Chicago Tribune "Popular history at its best--a taut narrative with a novelist's touch, grounded in careful research."-- Miami Herald "A story that resonates with leadership lessons for all times."--Walter Isaacson, The Washington Post
Copyright Date
2018
Lccn
2017-024034
Dewey Decimal
797.1092
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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