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Typhoon
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LENGTH3 hrs and 12 mins
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RELEASE DATE05-26-10
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Program TypeAudiobook
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Publisher's Summary
Typhoon is the story of a steamship and her crew beset by a tempest and of the captain whose dogged courage is tested to the limit.
Captain MacWhirr was an ordinary man. However, when his steamer Nan-Shan blunders into a hurricane, he and his crew must pull together to survive. The steadfast courage of an undemonstrative captain and the imaginative readiness of his young first mate becomes a partnership vital to human survival as they are challenged from without by the elements, and from within by human doubts and fears.
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"Great story, great prose, great reading"
While Typhoon may not be one of Conrad's deepest works, the story of the typhoon and the Captain who gets the ship through it and the demoralized crew he rallies, is hold your breath exciting. The descriptions of the storm tossed ship are fantastic. If this book were on the best-seller list today it should be number 0. I mean better than first. The narrator understands this story and it shows in his reading. As you can tell, I really like this book.
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Dennis Mazama, WA, United States 11-19-12 Member Since 2010- HELPFUL VOTES
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"A great classic, very well narrated"
I have wanted to read this book for a long time and finally downloaded it. I loved it and had a hard time putting this story aside. The outcome of the ship and crew are never certain and the captain is an interesting character with depth. The assortment of characters that are on this ship adds to the drama and seems to be well picked from experience the author had at sea. The description of the storm is as good as it gets bringing the reader into the horrible situation of the ship and her crew. The narration is stupendous and earned the already great story an extra star. There is no reason not to listen to this classic, highly recommended.
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"A whale of a surprize"
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?I would deffinately recommend this audiobook to friends -- in fact I have done so, several times over.
There are parts in this unabridged version that I never suspected to find. I was especially happy to discover the author's kinowledge of whaling. Also his kinowloedge of sailing and sailing vessels.
I would love tod go back 50 years and visit that dumb little Lit. 101 teacher I had my first year of college. She had no idea what this book was really about, she also had very little knowledge of the characters.
Instead of requiring students read that pittyful little paper back -- This version should be
What did you like best about this story?The depth of information about whaling and the life of seamen in that eara. Even though I hate the killing of marine mamalls........ this story hightened my understanding of marine mamals.
Have you listened to any of Roger Allam’s other performances before? How does this one compare?no
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?no - it was all very moving.
Any additional comments?Buy this audiobook - you will listen to it many times over.
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