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There comes a time when prudent and meaningful planning and preparation can become excessive and evolve into an impediment much like an anchor, keeping one in place! Almost always, adventure requires a submission to uncertainty and abandon of the pursuit of omniscience, taking at least, to a significant degree, leaps into the unknown. Such was the case of Salt Peter and her skipper for the duration of a year in the Pacific.
Originally pursuing a circumnavigation, the journey took the author and his vessel on a 7,000-mile voyage to Hawaii, Tonga, Fiji, and finally, to New Caledonia, where Salt Peter met her end. It was a journey of discovery, both physically and spiritually, with a range of experience to last a lifetime. I invite you to join me on this year-long adventure and experience with me an honest, uncomplicated, and enriching interaction with the seemingly endless ocean and volatile sky and discover with me the rewards of taking a chance.
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- Duración: 8 h y 4 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 51
Stuck in a corporate job rut and faced with an unraveling marriage at the age of thirty-six, Roz Savage sat down one night and wrote two versions of her own obituary - the one that she wanted and the one she was heading for. They were very different. She realized that if she carried on as she was, she wasn't going to end up with the life she wanted. So she turned her back on an eleven-year career as a management consultant to reinvent herself as a woman of adventure.
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1 out of 5 stars
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boooooring
- De Amazon Customer en 04-11-17
De: Roz Savage
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Amazon Woman
- Facing Fears, Chasing Dreams, and My Quest to Kayak the Largest River from Source to Sea
- De: Darcy Gaechter
- Narrado por: Laura Jennings
- Duración: 8 h y 55 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 73
This 148-day journey began on Darcy Gaechter’s 35th birthday. She sold her successful outdoor adventure business, upsetting her partner and boyfriend of 12 years and getting them both fired in the process. The emotional waters that would fester and erupt on the ensuing journey were often more challenging to navigate than the mighty river itself. With blistering lips and irradiated fingernails, Darcy would tackle raging Class Five whitewater for 25 days straight, barely surviving a dynamite-filled canyon being prepared for a new hydroelectric plant.
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5 out of 5 stars
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More than just an adventure book...
- De Scott Shepherd en 04-19-20
De: Darcy Gaechter
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A Voyage for Madmen
- De: Peter Nichols
- Narrado por: Norman Dietz
- Duración: 10 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 301
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 266
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 263
In 1968, nine sailors set off on the most daring race ever held: to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe nonstop. It was a feat that had never been accomplished and one that would forever change the face of sailing. Ten months later, only one of the nine men would cross the finish line and earn fame, wealth, and glory. For the others, the reward was madness, failure, and death. In this extraordinary book, Peter Nichols chronicles a contest of the individual against the sea, waged at a time before cell phones and electronic positioning systems.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not Awesome
- De Shaun G. en 04-23-19
De: Peter Nichols
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Destroyer Captain
- Lessons of a First Command
- De: James Stavridis
- Narrado por: Chaz Allen
- Duración: 6 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 49
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 49
This memoir of James Stavridis' two years in command of the destroyer USS Barry (DDG-52) reveals the human side of what it is like to be in charge of a warship for the first time and in the midst of international crisis. From Haiti to the Balkans to the Arabian Gulf, the Barry was involved in operations throughout the world during his 1993-1995 tour. Drawing on daily journals he kept for the entire period, the author reveals the complex nature of those deployments in a 'real time' context and describes life on board the Barry and liberty ashore for sailors and officers alike.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Navy book
- De Richard Giddeon en 03-04-15
De: James Stavridis
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Black Wave
- A Family's Adventure at Sea and the Disaster That Saved Them
- De: John Silverwood, Jean Silverwood
- Narrado por: Carrington MacDuffie, Joe Barrett
- Duración: 7 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 71
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 37
When John and Jean Silverwood, both experienced sailors, decided to give their four children a taste of life on the high seas, they hoped the trip would offer important learning experiences - not only about the natural world but about the beauty of human life stripped down to its essence, far from civilization. But the adventure that awaited them would surpass anything they could have imagined.
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1 out of 5 stars
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What Wave
- De James en 09-03-08
De: John Silverwood, y otros
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Ninety Percent of Everything
- Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate
- De: Rose George
- Narrado por: Pearl Hewitt
- Duración: 9 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 188
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 169
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 169
Rose George, acclaimed chronicler of what we would rather ignore, sails from Rotterdam to Suez to Singapore on ships the length of football fields and the height of Niagara Falls; she patrols the Indian Ocean with an anti-piracy task force; she joins seafaring chaplains and investigates the harm that ships inflict on endangered whales. Sharply informative and entertaining, Ninety Percent of Everything reveals the workings and perils of an unseen world that holds the key to our economy, our environment, and our very civilization.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I was quite mislead by the title.....
- De Steve en 10-20-17
De: Rose George
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Sailing Alone Around the World
- De: Joshua Slocum
- Narrado por: Alan Sklar
- Duración: 7 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 203
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 110
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 113
Joshua Slocum was believed to be the first man to sail single-handed around the world. After a distinguished career, where he worked his way up from cabin boy to captain, Joshua Slocum wrecked his ship off the coast of Brazil. Turning this catastrophe to his advantage, he built a sailing canoe from the wreckage and sailed back to New York. Moreover, he wrote Voyage of the Liberdad, a chronicle of his trip, and earned some literary success.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A REMARKABLE MAN
- De Rod en 05-03-06
De: Joshua Slocum
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Get Out of Your Own Way
- How to Overcome Any Obstacle in Your Life
- De: Larry Winget
- Narrado por: Larry Winget
- Duración: 4 h y 19 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 807
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 692
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 682
You think you know what you want in life. You've tried to achieve those things. But if you still don't have them, the culprit may be closer than you think. In this perspective-altering program, the world-renowned Pitbull of Personal Development(tm), Larry Winget, exposes the things you are doing right now to unknowingly prevent your own success in the most important areas of your life.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Was just OK
- De KatieReviewsStuff en 01-30-17
De: Larry Winget
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Gallant Lady
- A Biography of the USS Archerfish
- De: Don Keith, Ken Henry
- Narrado por: Alan Sklar
- Duración: 14 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 92
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 51
The Archerfish, a diesel powered Balao-class submarine crafted in the 1940s, won a unique, heroic place in military history and the memories of her crew members. Here is her story: from her assembly in New England and her dedication by Eleanor Roosevelt's personal secretary, to her service in World War II, where she broke the back of the Japanese Navy, and her critical role in the Cold War.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Bilgewater
- De Richard en 04-01-06
De: Don Keith, y otros
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Be the Calm or Be the Storm
- Leadership Lessons from a Woman at the Helm
- De: Captain Sandy Yawn
- Narrado por: Captain Sandy Yawn
- Duración: 6 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 102
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 97
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 97
Everyone experiences a moment in life when they need to lead. Sometimes it's a team, sometimes it's a company, a classroom, a patient ward, a family, or simply your own individual self. Based on the leadership lessons she's gathered from her resourceful and resilient life, Captain Sandy, a superyacht captain and star of Bravo's Below Deck Mediterranean, shares the leadership skills and critical thinking inherent to being a captain that can empower anyone to navigate their way to a successful life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Story of Grit and Determination
- De Sailergal59 en 05-11-23
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James Cook
- The Story Behind the Man Who Mapped the World
- De: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrado por: Michael Carman
- Duración: 21 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 254
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 212
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 213
The name Captain James Cook is one of the most recognisable in Australian history - an almost mythic figure who is often discussed, celebrated, reviled and debated. But who was the real James Cook? This Yorkshire farm boy would go on to become the foremost mariner, scientist, navigator and cartographer of his era, and to personally map a third of the globe. His great voyages of discovery were incredible feats of seamanship and navigation.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great. But...
- De Virgil Tracy en 05-01-21
De: Peter FitzSimons
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Simple Courage
- The True Story of Peril on the Sea
- De: Frank Delaney
- Narrado por: Frank Delaney
- Duración: 9 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 329
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 208
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 211
Drawing on historical documents and contemporary accounts and on exclusive interviews with Carlsen's family, Delaney opens a window into the world of the merchant marine. With deep affection, and respect, for the weather and all that goes with it, he places us in the heart of the storm, a "biblical tempest" of unimaginable power. He illuminates the bravery and ingenuity of Carlsen and the extraordinary courage that the 37-year-old captain inspired in his stalwart crew.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Well written and read
- De AMS en 03-03-08
De: Frank Delaney
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Pirate Hunters
- Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship
- De: Robert Kurson
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
- Duración: 8 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,482
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,096
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,087
Finding and identifying a pirate ship is the hardest thing to do under the sea. But two men—John Chatterton and John Mattera—are willing to risk everything to find the Golden Fleece, the ship of the infamous pirate Joseph Bannister. At large during the Golden Age of Piracy in the seventeenth century, Bannister should have been immortalized in the lore of the sea—his exploits more notorious than Blackbeard’s, more daring than Kidd’s. But his story, and his ship, have been lost to time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Pure Gold
- De Mel en 06-24-15
De: Robert Kurson
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Into the Raging Sea
- Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm, and the Sinking of the El Faro
- De: Rachel Slade
- Narrado por: Erin Bennett
- Duración: 11 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,090
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 965
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 961
On October 1, 2015, Hurricane Joaquin barreled into the Bermuda Triangle and swallowed the container ship El Faro whole, resulting in the worst American shipping disaster in 35 years. No one could fathom how a vessel equipped with satellite communications and a sophisticated navigation system could suddenly vanish - until now. Relying on hundreds of exclusive interviews with family members and maritime experts, as well as the words of the crew members themselves - whose conversations were captured by the ship’s data recorder - journalist Rachel Slade unravels the mystery.
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1 out of 5 stars
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This Book is Tragic for More Than Just its Story
- De John A. Tucker en 10-23-19
De: Rachel Slade
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The Desert and the Sea
- 977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast
- De: Michael Scott Moore
- Narrado por: Corey Snow
- Duración: 12 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 783
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 690
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 687
In January 2012, having covered a Somali pirate trial in Hamburg for Spiegel Online International, Michael Scott Moore traveled to the Horn of Africa to write about piracy and ways to end it. In a terrible twist of fate, Moore himself was kidnapped and subsequently held captive by Somali pirates for 977 days. Yet Moore’s own struggle is only part of the story: The Desert and the Sea falls at the intersection of reportage, memoir, and history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow!
- De Jonathan en 08-04-18
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From Beer to Eternity
- De: Sherry Harris
- Narrado por: Nancy Wu
- Duración: 7 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 40
With Chicago winters in the rearview mirror, Chloe Jackson is making good on a promise: helping her late friend’s grandmother run the Sea Glass Saloon in the Florida Panhandle. To Chloe’s surprise, feisty Vivi Slidell isn’t the frail retiree Chloe expects - nor is Emerald Cove. It’s less a sleepy fishing village than a panhandle hot spot overrun with land developers and tourists. But it’s a Sea Glass regular who’s mysteriously crossed the cranky Vivi. When their bitter argument comes to a head and he’s found dead behind the bar, guess who’s the number one suspect?
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3 out of 5 stars
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3 and a half
- De Beatrice en 08-05-20
De: Sherry Harris