Alone across the atlantic in a wooden boat, a memoir, and the novel voyage to the north star. Specially republished to mark the 50th anniversary of the golden globe race, a voyage for madmen is a fastpaced, utterly gripping account of what drives people to extraordinary endeavour in the face of lifethreatening danger. A voyage for madmen by peter nichols, paperback barnes. The new book, voyage for madmen is, again, a beautifully and honestly told true story. A voyage for madmen and millions of other books are available for instant access. Peter nichols book is an incredible true story of the inaugural 1968 golden globe sailing race, truly a voyage for madmen. A voyage for madmen by peter nichols, 9781846684432, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Peter nichols is the author of the bestselling novel the rocks, and the international bestsellers a voyage for madmen finalist for the william hill sports book of. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. In this extraordinary book, peter nichols chronicles a contest of the individual against the sea, waged at a time before cell phones, satellite dishes, and electronic. Two years before the mast is a book by the american author richard henry dana, jr. While at harvard college, dana had an attack of the measles. Norman dietz is a writer, an actor, and a solo performer. It is a book that is funny, tragic and uplifting at various junctures, but it is always fascinating and i hope that many others will take as much enjoyment from it as i have. He told that true story, of a rocky marriage, of life on a beloved boat and the ultimate demise of both, with grace and candor. Waterstones nonfiction book of the month for july 2018. In this extraordinary book, peter nichols chronicles a contest of the individual against the sea, waged at a time before cell phones, satellite dishes, and electronic positioning systems. In 1968, nine sailors set off on the most daring race ever hel.
This book is what i was finally seeking after having read three books on the golden globe race. Buy this book in the psychedelic summer of 1968, as apollo 8 soared toward the moon and the democratic convention crashed in chicago, nine men tried. A voyage for madmen is a tale of sailors driven by their own dreams and demons, of horrific storms in the southern ocean, and of those riveting moments when a. I had not heard of it or had any intention of reading it until a friend of mine who is an avid sailor himself recommended it to me. Click to read more about a voyage for madmen by peter nichols. Peter nichols is the author of the national bestseller a voyage for madmen and two other books, sea change. He has taught creative writing at nyu in paris and georgetown university, and presently teaches at bowdoin college. A voyage for madmen is a book about boats and the sea, about wind and waves and frightening, lonely places. I read peter nichols first book, sea change with complete facination. This was an interesting story about an event that i was completely unaware of until i stumbled on this book while looking for books about sailing. It delivers the full story of this race, portrays all of. A voyage for madmen is a well thought title for this story. Told with verve and riddled with drama, you can smell the salty air and feel the spray on every page the.