The Old Man and The Sea

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Here, for a change, is a fish tale that actually does honor to the author. In fact The Old Man and the Sea revived Ernest Hemingway's career, which was foundering under the weight of such postwar stinkers as Across the River and into the Trees. It also led directly to his receipt of the Nobel Prize in 1954 (an award Hemingway gladly accepted, despite his earlier observation that "no son of a bitch that ever won the Nobel Prize ever wrote anything worth reading afterwards"). A half century later, it's still easy to see why. This tale of an aged Cuban fisherman going head-to-head (or hand-to-fin) with a magnificent marlin encapsulates Hemingway's favorite motifs of physical and moral challenge. Yet Santiago is too old and infirm to partake of the gun-toting machismo that disfigured much of the author's later work: "The brown blotches of the benevolent skin cancer the sun brings from its reflection on the tropic sea were on his cheeks. The blotches ran well down the sides of his face and his hands had the deep-creased scars from handling heavy fish on the cords." Hemingway's style, too, reverts to those superb snapshots of perception that won him his initial fame:

Just before it was dark, as they passed a great island of Sargasso weed that heaved and swung in the light sea as though the ocean were making love with something under a yellow blanket, his small line was taken by a dolphin. He saw it first when it jumped in the air, true gold in the last of the sun and bending and flapping wildly in the air.

If a younger Hemingway had written this novella, Santiago most likely would have towed the enormous fish back to port and posed for a triumphal photograph--just as the author delighted in doing, circa 1935. Instead his prize gets devoured by a school of sharks. Returning with little more than a skeleton, he takes to his bed and, in the very last line, cements his identification with his creator: "The old man was dreaming about the lions." Perhaps there's some allegory of art and experience floating around in there somewhere--but The Old Man and the Sea was, in any case, the last great catch of Hemingway's career. --James Marcus

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The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal -- a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Here Hemingway recasts, in strikingly contemporary style, the classic theme of courage in the face of defeat, of personal triumph won from loss. Written in 1952, this hugely successful novella confirmed his power and presence in the literary world and played a large part in his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature.

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Good delivery.......2007-10-01

It was a good product and it was delivered on time. The only thing i would like to recommend is that the next time stick my name on the box.

A HEMINGWAY CLASSIC ! ( the story is fascinating, and the symbolism offers wisdom).......2007-09-27

Ernest Hemingway's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Old Man And The Sea is the story of an old Cuban fisherman named Santiago, and the several days and nights he spends alone in his skiff, catching, killing, and bringing to shore, a large (bigger than his skiff) Marlin. Santiago has gone eighty-four days without a catch, and on this day he goes out farther than he normally does, and catches his prize (or maybe it's not a prize at all). The man-against-nature aspect of the story is intriguing in itself, but I've always seen this book as a wise parable that teaches a lesson, or even several lessons, in life. The fish is a symbol of a sought after prize, and the sea is a symbol for life itself, the old man has gone out too far, and so on (there's much, much more, but I don't want to give the story away). It actually can be interpreted many different ways, and because of this, it's like piecing together a different puzzle each time you read it. I have read this interesting story many times in my life (I've just finished reading it again), and I always find new ways to interpret it, and new ways to enjoy it. It's only 120+ pages, so it's a book that can be read without a great deal of labor. Hemingway's vivid imagery of the ocean and early 1950s Cuba is fascinating, and the simple, honest, and humble lives of Santiago and his devoted young friend, Manolin are refreshing and heartwarming. The Old Man And The Sea is a book that I have read for years, and one that I will continue to read for many years to come.

Hemigway at His Best.......2007-09-13

Having read and enjoyed most of Hemingway's major works, I recently decided to re-read this one. It was a wonderful decision.

"The Old Man and the Sea" excels at several levels. On the surface, it is a fine story about an old, down on his luck fisherman catching a huge marlin. But it also has deeper meanings including man against the elements, man fighting failure, man's relationship with nature etc. etc. It is also a story well and efficiently told. One of the great books of all time in only 120+ pages. It deserved the Pulitzer and all the other accolades it has received.

Short but Good Enough.......2007-09-06

Are all of Ernest Hemingway's books following For Whom the Bell Tolls that bad? No, and The Old Man and the Sea justifies that answer. This is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, Santiago, who has not caught any fish for eighty-four days and is seen by the other fishermen as unlucky. Even the boy that often fishes with him, Manolin, is not allowed to do so anymore by his father's authority, but still helps him out when he is not fishing. The old man goes out onto the Gulf Stream to make some catches and eventually has an arduous struggle with a large marlin. I am not going to give off any big spoilers (for now at least) in this introduction, but I will say one thing: this is a story about how life can reek of misfortunes but in the end, make prosperity.
Hemingway's novels do not just happen as any ordinary fiction based on some random idea, but rather they are inspired by his real-life experiences. What is The Old Man and the Sea based off of? It is based off two things: his time living in Cuba in 1940 and his favorite past experiences: sailing and fishing. The old man, Santiago, is believed to be based off of Cuban fisherman, Gregorio Fuentes. As another fact, The Old Man and the Sea - Santiago's story - was previously intended for a bigger project of Hemingway's: "The Sea Book."
Hemingway has a very unique way of fleshing out the book's situations with words. For most of the book, the old man is out at sea, alone with nobody to talk to, but does that mean he does not talk at all? No, it does not. Often at times, he will talk to himself, usually talking to his own appendages almost as if they had their own degree of sentience. For example, he would say to his arm, "How do you feel, hand?" (Hemingway 58) when it felt pain and then say, "I'll eat some more for you" (59) when he eats some of his recently caught fish to replenish his arms strength for bigger, upcoming catches. He also talks to the fish he has caught or is going to catch, whether they are dead or alive. He communicates with the marlin in his vicious struggle as if it were a sapient creature.
*Warning! Spoilers Ahead!*
Even after the monstrous fish is caught, he still communicates with it, and forms a spiritual bond with his prize. This is evident during the shark attack, which may have been another great battle for the old man, but results in the loss of most of the marlin's edible parts. He feels that he has failed to protect the fish, which was like a brother to him.
*Spoilers end here*
The Old Man and the Sea is a book I would recommend for anyone that usually has poor reading comprehension skills, like me for instance. In fact, I would recommend it for just about anyone. This book is fairly short but interesting enough to keep you engaged, though if you are reading this for school, you may be compelled to take day-to-day breaks with it. Also, this book is not divided into chapters; it is just one chapter the length of the whole book, so it might be a little hard to know when the best time to take a break is. If you think books of this size are just for pre-high school kids, I would say you are bit too judgmental. As they say not to judge a book by its cover, I should also say not to judge a book by its size. If you just started reading this novel, I will say it should take less than a week if you are not too break-heavy. As this is Hemingway's last major novel, Hemingway's literary career sure did end successfully.

The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway.......2007-08-05

I'am really into classics but I would say this is an ok book not great. If it was longer I wouldn't recommend it but since it is so short (127 pages) it makes it an easy read. It's just a simple story about bad luck and when things start to turn around you lose again. I also got from it that you shouldn't worry about proving yourself to others just to yourself. This book reminded me of The Pearl my John Steinbeck, which is also a short story about courage in the face of defeat dealing more with greed. Read the book but don't expect a great ending with a meaning that you will always remember.

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Finally - some depth to the characters
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Dark Watch (Oregon Files)
Clive Cussler , and Jack Du Brul
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ASIN: 0425205592

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The author of the bestselling NUMA and Dirk Pitt series returns with an all-new novel of adventure and intrigue featuring his unbeatable hero of the high seas-Juan Cabrillo.

Cabrillo and his motley crew aboard the clandestine spy ship Oregon have made a very comfortable and very dangerous living working for high-powered Western interests. But their newest clients have come from the Far East to ask for Cabrillo's special brand of assistance: a consortium of Japanese shipping magnates whose fortunes are being threatened by brutal pirates trolling the waters of Southeast Asia.

Normally, such attacks on the high seas are limited to smaller ships and foreign-owned yachts-easy targets on the open ocean. Now, however, giant commercial freighters are disappearing. But when Cabrillo confronts the enemy, he learns that the pirates' predations hide a deadly international conspiracy-a scheme of death and slavery that Juan Cabrillo is going to blow out of the water.

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Fast favorite.......2007-06-02

I have always been a Clive Cussler fan, I have been enjoying the "Oregon
Files" since the begining. But lately they have become a fast fovorite.
I am also a Jack Du Burl fan. Teaming him with Clive Cussler is one of
the best ideas that have ever come along. Action adventure fans will find
thees books a wonderfull read. I highly recomend them. I have started my
frends and family reading all the series, Dirk Pit, Kurt Auston, Juan Cabrillo, and Phillup Mercer, wouldent it be fun if Dirk Pit and Maercer
had an adventue togather.

Solid adventure.......2007-02-11

This was my first encounter with Cussler's Oregon franchise - one that resembles yet is also distinct from his older and well known NUMA franchises.

"Oregon Files"? That's right. "Oregon" is the name of a tramp freighter, a sea-going wreck that is alo loaded with tons of high-tech and hard-hitting weaponry, capable of zipping over rough seas with next-generation engines using electromagnetism and carries its own contingent of SEALs. Owned by the shadowy "Corporation", the Oregon stands ready to handle various clandestine operations that freedom-loving governments themselves are unable to handle. (If you've seen the orginal James Bond movie "Thunderball", imagine the "Disco Valente" and you'll get the idea.) "Oregon" is very much a profit-making enterprise, but one that chooses only assignments that its "Chairman" can live with. In short, Oregon is the epitome of the term "Freedom isn't Free".

In "Dark Watch", the crew is asked to look into reports of piracy in the Sea of Japan. What they find is only the tip of the iceberg. Cussler and Du Brul link the piracy to a huge operation involving crooked bankers, human smuggling on a vast scale, an industrial-sized ship-breaking operation, and your typical character who embodies evil.

If "Dark Watch" is any indication, then "Oregon Files" can best be considered a more determined and gritty version of Cussler's "Dirk Pitt" books. Not even the "Chairman" himself (the nominal hero of the story) quite captures the story the way that Dirk Pitt does. Cussler ditches the "Camp of Pitt" (in "Valhalla Rising", Pitt manages to locate and rescue a beautiful woman from the heart of a burning cruise liner; the next morning, he introduces himself by apologizing for his "tardiness) but doesn't really replace it with something new. It's like "Diet Dirk Pitt" - fewer calories or taste.

As for the story itself, "Dark Watch" has a bunch of interesting threads that just come together without ever becoming a truly epic story - instead, one story leads into another once it's had its compulsory adventure scene.

That said, this was still a great read (great beach reading in the finest Cussler tradition), with riveting action sequences and fun/disposable bad-guys. In know I'll be packing some more of "Oregon" the next time I head for the beach.

Don't Bother!.......2006-10-14

It's too bad that Clive Cussler changed collaborators on his "Oregon Files" series. This was terrible! I couldn't even finish it. I read a lot in all different genres so I feel that I'm a little qualified to comment on a book I have read. It dragged, some of the characters were changed and even though I know you have suspend disbelief, I couldn't keep my eyes open. Golden Buddha and Sacred Stone were much better.

Finally - some depth to the characters.......2006-06-23

I was very disappointed in the last Oregon book. This was a fun read and the character development that makes a Cussler book worth reading.

AAA+++.......2006-05-19

This was my first Cussler novel and I'm hooked. Fast paced adventure and a great way to learn about many facets of the maritime.

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I LOVED THIS BOOK!
A lovely balance of romance and adventure
Couldn't Put This Book Down!
Two young sailors held hostage at sea fall into each others arms
Beautiful Story of Love, & Hidden Passion

Ransom
Lee Rowan
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ASIN: 1905393709
Release Date: 2007-05-03

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It's 1796 and not only is love between men taboo, it is punishable by death. Lt. David Archer is an officer in His Majesty's Navy and a gentleman of Regency Society. He is also hopelessly in love with his shipmate, Lt. William Marshall. David is certain that his feelings, if expressed, would be met with revulsion. Afraid of losing the strong friendship that he has forged with William, he vows to never speak of or act on his desire, promising himself to take the secret to his grave.

Although William is young, his innate talent has allowed him to quickly rise above his humble background and gain a reputation as a promising officer. The Royal Navy is his world, and in that world there is no room for anything as frivolous as romance.

Then, in a twist of fate, the two men are abducted by a ruthless pirate who finds pleasure in toying with his captives. Thrown together in close quarters and wondering if they will survive, they're are faced with some difficult choices. William struggles with his growing feelings for David and, try as he might to dismiss them, he can't. When David makes the ultimate sacrifice to protect the man he loves, the reason for it is clear and the passion that the men have denied for so long is realized for the first time. Before the lovers can have any sort of life together, they must first escape. After that, they face an even greater challenge-is their love strong enough to survive a clandestine life under the ever-present threat of the Navy's implacable Articles of War?

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I LOVED THIS BOOK!.......2007-09-18

I didn't know what to expect since I had never read anything from this author.
I was immediately taken with the story and the writing. It grabs you and doesn't let go. I didn't want to put it down and was sad to come to the end of the book.
It was nice to know there was a sequel and I have already started reading this one!
I highly recommend this book!

A lovely balance of romance and adventure.......2007-09-03

Ransom is one of the better written gay romances I've read, a love story with a delicious emphasis on the romance. The two leads are sympathetic and believable. I was fonder of Will than David, but I liked them both. Set in the 18th century, Ransom is the story of two navy men who are kidnapped and, in the course of their confinement, come to realize that what they feel for each other is a whole lot more than friendship. They risk their careers and lives by confessing their deeper feelings for each other and succumbing to a physical expression of that love. Initial awareness is primarily David's, but David has suffered enough abuse at the hands of others to believe that he is a villain himself for wanting Will as he does. In a lovely, touching scene--one of my favorites in the book--he discovers that intimacy between two men does not have to be a violent, ugly thing.

All the scenes between David and Will were sweet and real without being maudlin. I liked Will's sense of humor and his spirit and I liked David for his gentleness and the inner strength he hardly seemed to realize he possessed. Their friendship from the start had an intimate feel to it of easy-going, comfortable trust and I enjoyed the way it evolved into romantic love--gently, awkwardly, sometimes hesitantly, and always realistically. The novel has a depth to it I'd like to see in more gay romance novels--or any romance novels. The characters are fully realized, with personal histories and pursuits beyond the main plot. They're clever and dogged and brave and sometimes impulsive. They suffer doubts and take risks, all in human and understandable ways. They use their heads and even manage to listen to their hearts when the time comes. And--thank goodness--the sex scenes do not overpower the story. Instead, the scenes warm the reader with the fierce desire that erupts between Will and David. They are real men, not afraid to be tender with each other, working their way through awkward moments with a need for each other that was exceptionally well expressed by the author.

The supporting cast was vividly realized as well. I had faith that Drinkwater and the crew would be clever and resourceful, but I was especially glad to find Will, David, and their Captain as clever and resourceful in their efforts to escape. The characters do not sit and stew over their situation; they act and that adds to their appeal. It makes them worth rooting for and I rooted for them all the way through. I also felt the villain was interestingly drawn, with weaknesses of his own which were well-exploited by the heroes, especially David, who went through a harrowing time. There were one or two moments when his self-abasement was a little much, despite how understandable it was under the circumstances. Still he managed to be tough and self-sufficient in ways that made me like him better by the story's end.

The period details are superb. I haven't read much in the seagoing genre, but settings in this novel were so well drawn, every scene was a complete vision easy to see in my head. Even the terrible closeness of the cells was a vivid sensory experience. I think this is one of the author's strengths. Rowan has a great eye for the right details in digestible amounts, all the little things that need to come together to create a picturesque whole. The pace is good and there's a nice tension that propels you along to a well-done and exciting conclusion. I enjoyed the book and am interested to see what the author will do in future stories.

Couldn't Put This Book Down!.......2007-08-12

I usually do not have much patience for reading random books but almost from the start this story threw our two main characters into trouble. Once I was well introduced to the characters, which didn't take long, I could not put this book down and flew through this book in practically two days.

The story is about mostly about the development of the relationship between Lt. David (Davy) Archer and Lt. William (Will) Marshall. What starts off as a friendship will gradually turn into the obvious.

At first the story did not seem to be very explicit but I can assure you it will gradually build up. Sometimes it became repetitive, such as Davy's constant feelings of shame and guilt however it was still a very satisfying story. The turmoil of emotions certainly makes up for the lacking. The interaction was especially very touching and the story was written very well with a believable plot. I'm certainly glad I had picked up this book and can't wait to get my hands on the sequel!

Two young sailors held hostage at sea fall into each others arms.......2007-07-27

Set in 1796 at a time when love between two men was not only considered and abhorrent aberration but was punishable by death, Lt William Marsha and acting Lt David Archer are officers in the Royal Navy, and very good friends. Both are young and keen to progress in the Service, and their abilities seem certain to promise they will. However David has a problem, he has fallen in love with his friend Will, but fearing the consequences of any such admission he chooses to quell his desires.
But events intervene when along with their captain the two friends are abducted and held hostage for ransom. Imprisoned on an unknown ship their captain is held in one cell while the two young sailors are held in another. To make matters worse the good looking blond haired David proves too attractive for their captor, Captain Adrian, and is regularly taken from his cell to suffer his unwanted advances.
In their attempts to keep up their moral and maintain unity against their captor David and Will are drawn ever closer until the inevitable happens and they end up in each others arms, and more. Despite their uncertainty, they cannot deny their feelings, but how can they pursue such a relationship when the slightest hint of anything improper between them would bring ruin or worse? And if they do escape their captors, what will it mean for David if Captain Adrian's abuse of him becomes known?
The developing relationship between the two unsuspecting lovers is beautifully told, and the dangers they face as captives along with their attempts at escape keep one on the edge of ones seat, reading as fast as possible as the tension rises. But one will not want to hurry the subtly handled passages of passionate yet tender moments between the two officers; their expressions of love and concern for each other, particularly in the face of all David has endured at the hands of selfish uncaring brutes, are most endearing and moving.

Beautiful Story of Love, & Hidden Passion .......2007-05-10

This book was highly recommended to me by another avid reader. A story of love between two men who could be punished by death if found out. The story hooked me from the first page as we are given a glimpse into the tortured soul of Lt. David Archer, who had only know brutality and rape at the hands of lascivious men, but was secretly in love with Lt. William Marshall. He allowed himself to be used and abused by a by his captor in order to save William Marshall from punishment and death, although Marshall had no idea.
Excellent plot and character development and the amazing detail of ships of that era. Very realistic.
Such a gradual building of feelings, and action on board the pirate ship and the slow realization by Marshall of Archer's feelings for him.
I loved the tender,and caring feelings Marshall had for Archer and how Marshall tried to help him overcome his feelings of worthlessness,angst and self-hatred. I had to keep reading. Such a building of emotions layer upon layer throught the story kept me reading, wanting, hoping for the best for Archer. A man who always knew his duty and would lay down his life for another but especially William Marshall. It was so moving.

The Sea, The Sea (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)

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A must-read Murdoch
Egotistical to a Fault
I don't see!
The Ultimate Attempt to Recover a Youthful Love
Murdoch's masterpiece

The Sea, The Sea (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
Iris Murdoch
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ASIN: 014118616X
Release Date: 2001-02-27

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Charles Arrowby, leading light of England's theatrical set, retires from glittering London to an isolated home by the sea. He plans to write a memoir about his great love affair with Clement Makin, his mentor, both professionally and personally, and amuse himself with Lizzie, an actress he has strung along for many years. None of his plans work out, and his memoir evolves into a riveting chronicle of the strange events and unexpected visitors-some real, some spectral-that disrupt his world and shake his oversized ego to its very core.

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A must-read Murdoch.......2007-06-08

The Sea, The Sea is my favorite Iris Murdoch novel. I read it first 20+ years ago, laughed out loud, grimaced and cringed, and re-read it this spring with just as fresh a response as the first time.

Murdoch tells her story from the point of view of a retired London theater personality, Charles Arrowby, who moves from London to a place of solitude by the coastline. He soon discovers he is not at peace, but haunted and hunted by various persons, as well as apparations, most of which he tries to explain away in his "got the world by the tail" style.

The author captures the precise lines and colors of his narcissism with inimitable skill. He is not only stuck on himself, he is in complete denial of his own mortality. He can't seem to see how life has narrowed its choices as he has aged; he still has a 20-year-old's illusion of a vast future in which he can do and be whatever he chooses. So when he runs into his childhood sweetheart in the nearby village, his subsequent unrequited pursuit of her (despite her frumpy, aged looks and her husband)
makes for a hoot of a tale. The image of this egotistical retiree stalking his 60-ish former girlfriend as she waddles through the town is tremendously entertaining, not to mention the depth of psychological analysis Murdoch aspires to, which will leave even the most cynical reader squirming.

The story is told from a setting that lends itself to philosophical depth. The sea itself is an inconquerable, untamable force that Charles Arrowby nevertheless sets himself to owning and ordering, unsuccessfully of course. His retirement abode itself is forboding and forbidding. It is cold, uncomfortable and not hospitably equipped for what you and I might call a comfortable nest!

As always, Murdoch plays with the minds of her readers. The steady stream of Arrowby's visitors from London seem suspiciously accessorial. They serve Arrowby to show the reader his desirability, his great fame, his power -- or do they? Are we perhaps duped by Arrowby himself? Her characterization is brilliant, the plot is absolutely delightful, and there is plenty of food here for the mind hungry for depth and meaning in a novel.

Egotistical to a Fault.......2007-03-17

This novel is a portrait of egotism in the form of the diary of an individual so self-centered that, as in an earlier novel of Murdoch's, The Black Prince, even the accuracy of his narrative is suspect. This can be fascinating or not. In any case, Murdoch's realization of the central character, mercilessly sustained over the course of 500 pages, is convincing and must be definitive.

For those not interested in exploration of egotism per se, unfortunately, the novel's dramatic development is far from convincing. Opinions seem to be divided as to whether this is explained and compensated for by Murdoch's using the narrative events as an artifice to explore philosophical views. I tend to think not.

I don't see!.......2006-08-17

I have to say that this book is not an easy read and not for the beach. The late Dame Iris Murdoch was not a bisexual. She married to John Bayley for half-century and according to his book. Iris never really cared for the act of sexual intercourse. The book is about Charles Arrowby and I write "Why should be like him in the first place?" The book is about is self-imposed retirement and people's obsessions about their sexuality. I think Iris would be bewildered by the attention that sexuality has gotten in our lives. It's become so central in defining our identities. Anyway, Charles Arrowby is a theater personality and his new lifestyle is something that he must become accustomed. He rediscovers the love of his life, Hartley, and kidnaps her away from her husband. Hartley is never really clear. She adopted a son, Titus, and her husband is nothing like Charles Arrowby, he's quite average and normal and common. Maybe that's why Charles can never get over Hartley in the first place, Iris brings these unusual set of characters together and there is a tragedy but I think the real tragedy is the lack of emotion, love, selflessness, and kindness to one another in general. I hate what happens to Titus and I can't imagine Hartley's own reaction or her husband's belief that Titus wasn't adopted. I won't say more than that. I love the cover of the novel and I always keep turning to it sometimes. It's a good book, well-written, and yes, I can see why it won th Booker Prize but it's not a book that I would return too in the first place. I love and respect Iris Murdoch wherever she is now. I think Iris was above a lot of human nonsense. She should be celebrated for being a cerebral human being. Somebody who cared about humanity and people's inhumanity and actions toward one another. Iris and John had a marriage that some of us desire where one spouse is not afraid of losing the other to another person. Marriage itself has become a broken institution. You wonder what keeps people who might be wrong for each other. Then the answer might be Hartley's marriage--one of convenience and ordinary. People keep trying to fix me up and I have to say that I'm not miserable being single. I wondered what happened to Hartley and her husband. I don't think Charles would ever get over her even though she has convinced herself that she was over Charles and married the next man to come along. Has marriage become a business arrangement rather than a love arrangement? Still we see unhappy people, married or single or having affairs. We'll never know what makes somebody happy. Maybe psychic Sylvia Browne was right in saying that you have to be complete first before seeking a partner and that's absolutely true.

The Ultimate Attempt to Recover a Youthful Love.......2006-07-19

This is an outstading work which explores in depth and detail the psychological underpinnings of the motivations of a well-known aging theatrical director as he faces the loneliness of his life when he retires from the theatre. The book shows how we try to make a last ditch effort to repair heartbreaks in our lives, even if that goal is in reality a dream which would not really make us happy and can literally destroy others. It also explores the growing closeness of two elderly cousins who have had a life-long difficult relationship but who are the sole remaining members of their families.

Murdoch's masterpiece.......2006-03-26

She never got this good again or had it this together before. Here she was firing on all cylinders, combining her wit, erudition, romantic mind and of course her love of swimming in one sweeping novel. You dont find this book romantic? Well I'm sure you enjoy your job at Price Waterhouse. You dont find this book funny? Not to worry, Americas Funniest Home Videos will be on again in an hour or two.

The Lost Men: The Harrowing Saga of Shackleton's Ross Sea Party

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Inspiring tale of adventure and discovery
Can You Be A Hero If Your Efforts Are Ultimately Pointless?
Thought-provoking chronicle of adventure and adversity
The Strong Men
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The Lost Men: The Harrowing Saga of Shackleton's Ross Sea Party
Kelly Tyler-Lewis
Manufacturer: Viking Adult
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ASIN: 0670034126

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The excruciating tale of the Ross Sea party, the other side of Shackleton's Endurance expedition

In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton sailed south aboard the Endurance to make history by crossing the Antarctic continent. Shackleton's story is legend, but few know the harrowing story of the Ross Sea party, Shackleton's support group dispatched to the other side of the continent to build a lifeline of food and fuel depots to bear his crossing.

“I had not anticipated that the work would present any great difficulties,” Shackleton wrote. Yet everything went tragically wrong when the Ross Sea ship, the Aurora, tore free of her moorings and disappeared in a gale, leaving ten men marooned with only the clothes on their backs and few provisions. With little hope of rescue from a world embroiled in World War I, the men decided to accomplish their mission against all odds.

Long overshadowed by the mission these men bargained their lives to sustain, this heartrending story of survival against all odds now gets its due in this definitive, surprising account of the final journey of the heroic age of polar expedition.

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Inspiring tale of adventure and discovery.......2007-08-24

This book is quite a gripping story both in based in tragedy and triumph.
I saw the PBS special on the Shackleton Journey, but many times, like this, the book is much better.
The book was highly researched and vividly written describing the many astonishing moments of the expedition.
It was a ten-man journey the relies heavily on personal journals about some happy moments and some very terrible times. It goes into detail about the decreasing health of the journeymen and stuggles with scurvey, frostbite, snow blindness and the horrible mental and emotional anguish that many sucumb to on this dangerous 1330-mile mission to Antarctica.

Can You Be A Hero If Your Efforts Are Ultimately Pointless?.......2007-06-04

Both sucessful and failed feats of courage are lauded by literature. Many have heard (and read) of the failed expedition of Ernest Shackleton to cross Antarctica. Shackletom failed to even reach the continent, as his ship, the Endurance failed to reach land.

Less well known is the story of the Ross Sea Party -- the group charged with laying in supplies that Shackleton would need as he crossed the pole and returned northward. This book tells the saga of the poorly funded "other half" of the planned expedition.

Focusing more on the shore party, rather than on the shipboard party on the Aurora, the book details the mistakes that were made in the first summer attempt to stock the depots, where Macintosh drove the sled dogs to death and made very little progress, to the stranding of the shore party at the end of the first summer when they were not picked up by the ship.

Presuming the ship lost, and wondering if a rescue would even be attempted during WWI, the 10 men were determined to do the job they were sent to do and proceeded through all odds to strive to lay the depots that Shackleton would never need.

Kelly Tyler-Lewis examines the physical and mental struggles of the shore party including their deep divisions over leadership styles. Culled from the diaries of the expedition, she has weaved a gripping tale of man's struggle against incredible odds.

Thought-provoking chronicle of adventure and adversity.......2007-01-10

The attractive front-cover design is the first indication of the quality of this work, which is well researched and written and a thoroughly engrossing read. Highly recommended.

The Strong Men.......2007-01-09

I have read nearly every book in print dealing with the exploration and saga of Shackleton and his men. Kelly Tyler-Lewis' book The Lost Men rates as one of the best. The "harrowing story" of these hearty men stranded in the desolate Ross Sea is incredible, for lack of words.

Duty-bound, these men laid the stores for a transantarctic voyage that would never materialize. These were men who risked their own lives to ensure the safety of others whose whereabouts were unknown.

The Lost Men is an epic struggle of man versus the ravages of nature and reveals the triumphs and the tragedies involved. It is a book of determination, leadership and accountability.

Of special interest are the generous notes included dealing with such issues as diet (e.g., Their diet lacked nearly all essential vitamins necessary for such a feat), body temperature (e.g., One man recorded a body temperature of 94.2), and navigation of pack ice (e.g. in 2002 it took two Coast Guard ships over two weeks to break through ice roughly thirty miles to Hut point.)

The Lost Men is an exciting and riveting book. As a two-time traveler to McMurdo Sound, I highly recommend this work.

The Most Useless Journey in the World.......2006-08-26

"The Lost Men", by Kelly Tyler-Lewis is the sister book to the original saga of Sir Ernest Shcakelton's journey to Antarctica. The original called "The Worst Journey in the World" tells of Shackelton's failed expedition to cross Antarctica. His ship the Endurance was smashed by ice in the Weddell Sea and his men stranded until their eventual rescue by Shackelton himself after a harrowing journey in a 22 foot open boat across the southern ocean.
Shackelton's Ross Sea Party, the subject of "The Lost Men", is the other half of Shackelton's ill-fated expedition. The Ross Sea party was charged with sailing to the opposite side of Antarctica from the Wedell Sea and laying storage depots of food and supplies along Shackelton's route. The harrowing saga of these men to lay these depots is brilliantly described by historian Tyler-Lewis. Despite extreme conditions, shortages of supplies, faulty leadership and blizzard after blizzard, the Ross Sea party managed to lay supply depots along Shackelton's route and waited for him in vain. The whole expedition proved to be all for naught as Shackelton's plans went awry. Two of the men from the Ross Sea party succumbed to the conditions having been weakened by the vitamin-C deficiency disease scurvy.
If you like adventure novels this one is for you. If you have read "The Worst Journey in the World" this book will complete the saga.
The writing is crisp and well done. Tyler-Lewis has done a fantastic job to bring history to life. You can feel the pain and suffering of the men in her words. Bravo!

All the Drowning Seas (The Nicholas Everard World War II Saga)

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All the Drowning Seas (The Nicholas Everard World War II Saga)
Alexander Fullerton
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ASIN: 1590130944

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As the Japanese sweep across the Pacific, the Allies make a last-ditch effort to defend Java. Captain Nick Everard, commanding the cruiser Defiant, joins a mixed group of Allied ships to engage a superior Japanese invasion force. Nick is badly wounded and his ship is caught alone in the tightening noose of Japanese dominance. To escape, the battered Defiant must play a cat-and-mouse game with the hunting Japanese among the islands of the Java Sea.

The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea

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a facinating read
A Masterpiece
The Not So Perfect Storm
gripping, harrowing true story..
I've changed my mind...

The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
Sebastian Junger
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ASIN: 0393050327

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Meteorologists called the storm that hit North America's eastern seaboard in October 1991 a "perfect storm" because of the rare combination of factors that created it. For everyone else, it was perfect hell. In The Perfect Storm, author Sebastian Junger conjures for the reader the meteorological conditions that created the "storm of the century" and the impact the storm had on many of the people caught in it. Chief among these are the six crew members of the swordfish boat the Andrea Gail, all of whom were lost 500 miles from home beneath roiling seas and high waves. Working from published material, radio dialogues, eyewitness accounts, and the experiences of people who have survived similar events, Junger attempts to re-create the last moments of the Andrea Gail as well as the perilous high-seas rescues of other victims of the storm.

Like a Greek drama, The Perfect Storm builds slowly and inexorably to its tragic climax. The book weaves the history of the fishing industry and the science of predicting storms into the quotidian lives of those aboard the Andrea Gail and of others who would soon find themselves in the fury of the storm. Junger does a remarkable job of explaining a convergence of meteorological and human events in terms that make them both comprehensible and unforgettable.

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The phenomenal bestseller, in a specially priced hardcover with movie-art bellyband to accompany the mahor motion picture to be released June 30, 2000 and starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, and Diane Lane, and directed by Wolfgang Petersen.

"Drifting down on swimmers is standard rescue procedure, but the seas are so violent that Buschor keeps getting flung out of reach. There are times when he's thirty feet higher than the men trying to rescue him. . . . [I]f the boat's not going to Buschor, Buschor's going to have to go to it. SWIM! they scream over the rail. SWIM! Buschor rips off his gloves and hood and starts swimming for his life."

It was the storm of the century, boasting waves over one hundred feet high--a tempest created by so rare a combination of factors that meteorologists deemed it "the perfect storm." When it struck in October 1991, there was virtually no warning. "She's comm' on, boys, and she's comm' on strong, radioed Captain Billy Tyne of the Andrea Gail off the coast of Nova Scotia, and soon afterward the boat and its crew of six disappeared without a trace.

In a narrative taut with the fury of the elements, Sebastian Junger takes us deep into the heart of the storm, depicting with vivid detail the courage, terror, and awe that surface in such a gale. Junger illuminates a world of swordfishermen consumed by the dangerous but lucrative trade of offshore fishing--"a young man's game, a single man's game"--and gives us a glimpse of their lives in the tough fishing port of Gloucester, Massachusetts; he recreates the last moments of the Andrea Gail crew and recounts the daring high-seas rescues that made heroes of some and victims of others; and he weaves together the history of the fishing industry, the science of storms, and the candid accounts of the people whose lives the storm touched.

The Perfect Storm is a real-life thriller that leaves us with the taste of salt air on our tongues and a breathless sense of what it feels like to be caught, helpless, in the grip of a force of nature beyond our understanding or control. We know on the strength of this stark and compelling journey into the dark heart of nature, what it feels like to drown.

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a facinating read.......2007-09-13

well researched, beautifully written true story of a huge storm and the swordfishing boat that didn't make it through. Shows you the dangerous job of fishing, explains how many ways the sea can sink a ship, and gives you a feeling of what it means to drown. I found it all interesting, especially learning about waves and the details of the rescue swimmers and their incredible training. Dense with details but gripping and ultimately frightening. Gives you new respect for the ocean and the rogue waves that are out there.

A Masterpiece.......2007-08-13

This book was extremely well researched and very detailed and descriptive...I couldn't put it down, and quite frankly learned so many things from it that I was not aware of regarding the risks taken every day by commercial fisherman everywhere, nautical terms, all about charts, weather tracking and patterns, rescue protocall...just sooo many new things. If you are looking for a romanticised version such as the movie portrays, this is not it....this is the hardcore truth that places it in a non fictionary way. No overblown speculated plot, no bull (don't get me wrong, I adore the movie too!) ...just the truth and actual accounts given by all the writers sources...the 'real' words from the 'real' folks that actually lived through this devistating storm of the century. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and was quite sad when it was done. It left me wanting to know more about these hearty, brave and strong people. They look death in the face everyday without fear, never knowing if they will return to port or not, while those who love them wait on shore never knowing if that goodbye exchanged at the dockside may have been the last time they would ever see them. For those who like a good read with all the technical terms in place to better explain, you will love this book.

The Not So Perfect Storm.......2007-06-14

*I recently got this book while on vacation to have for a good summer read. While not completely disappointed, I would have to say I am not at all a fan of this book either. A mistake I made was that I saw the movie before I read the book and while reading it felt unaffected by what I read due to the over the top action and tear jerking in the movie. I expected the same in the book and just didn't get it. Also, while interested in fishing and the ocean in general this book failed to keep my attention. The random explanations of weather patterns and useless historic journal writings of seventeenth and eighteenth century ship captains and seamen interrupted the story for me. I felt that the only times the book got good was when the author told the story about the men on the Andrea Gale, which was limited and rare. Of course, the writing is speculative and journalistic but there wasn't much other than that that really stuck with what I thought the book was about. There was no in-depth biography of the six seamen lost (who really am I reading about), the story jumped around too much from weather to a fish boat captain in Florida to one in Massachusetts, back to weather and a little smidgen of the Andrea Gale thrown in and then back to the 1800s, it was also just too technically exhausting, no pictures of the seamen and/or the Andrea Gale and once I began understanding what was being said about storms and currents Junger either ended the chapter or jumped to something else to discuss. I really wanted this book to be good and I did begin reading it with an open mind, however by somewhere in the middle it lost me and I felt the potential for something great had sunk. Maybe if it had been written by someone else it could have been more but unfortunately for me it wasn't. For an example of how the story of the Andrea Gale and the six seamen who went down with her should and could have been told, while not along the same subject but still telling a story it has to tell like it should, check out Richard G. Fernicola's Twelve Days of Terror.

*This review is based on the Harper Torch paperback edition.

gripping, harrowing true story.........2007-04-04

this is one of the most gripping, involving books I've ever read...Sebastian Junger writes with the details and accuracy of an investigative journalist and the excitement and anticipation of a great mystery writer..highly recommmended..one of my favorite books of all-time.

I've changed my mind..........2007-02-28

...when I reviewed the film, I said I'd never go to sea in anything smaller than a "Nimitz"-class carrier, or alternatively a submarine. Now I've read the book, forget the carrier, submarine only, I want something that goes under all THAT weather.

To me, book and film complement each other very nicely. The book lacks the excitement of the film, but explains much that the film cannot (the backgrounds of the characters, the nature of storms, some varied history of fishing, previous storms, etc., and even the physiology of drowning). The film, on the other hand, puts a face (imaginary) on the crew of the "Andrea Gail" and what happened to them in a way that the book can't. Some aspects of the various attempted rescues depicted in the book are changed in the film, but not in a way that in any way diminishes the skill and heroism of the Coastguard and Air National Guard personnel who put their necks on the line in unbelievable conditions to save mariners in distress. If anything, they are the co-stars of both book and film, along with the storm itself.

The book is slow to get going and is written in the present tense, which I find irritating, but once it gets rolling, it gets you in. If you've seen the film and enjoyed it, your experience is not complete until you've read the book.

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A teachers aid
The Young Man And The Sea
Young Man and the Sea
The Young Man and The Sea
What a great ride.....

The Young Man And The Sea
Rodman Philbrick
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ASIN: 0439368308

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Twelve-year-old Skiff Beaman's mom just died, and his fisherman dad is too depressed to drag himself off the couch and go to work. So these days Skiff has to take care of everything himself. But when his dad's boat sinks, Skiff discovers it will cost thousands to buy a new engine. Skiff's lobster traps won't earn him enough, but there are bigger fish in the sea -- bluefin tuna. If he can catch one of those monster fish, Skiff just might save the boat -- and his family.

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A teachers aid.......2007-05-25

I read this book to my students at school during free reading time. There were many days that we read over our time lot because the kids would not let me put the book down. The story is very good for kids because it gets points accross to them about how this boy deals with several issues that life has heaped on him. It also shows how much a retired person is able to help children as they struggle through issues. I ordered the book myself to have at home because the story was so good! Jean Schweer

The Young Man And The Sea.......2006-12-21

Skiff Beaman is in a boatload of problems. First, his mom dies, His dad is as lazy as a sack of potatoes, and to top it all of his boat sinks, so little Skiff goes on a mission to turn his whole life around.
All is well, until he runs into a problem with money. The Young Man and the Sea is by Rodman Philbrick. Never did he give away the amazing ending.
Little Skiff has to find a way to get the money he needs for the engine of his boat. One day while Skiff is at the dock, he finds a man that just caught a giant tuna for millions of dollars. All he has to do is catch a giant tuna, bring back to town, and sell it. The only thing stopping him is Tyler Croft.
The next night, Skiff sets out in his 10-foot boat to catch the biggest fish in the world. While On his way he runs into many problems, in fact he comes close to death. All Skiff is doing, is praying he doesn't become the fish food.
Will Skiff be the richest kid in town? Will he even make it back home with a giant tuna at 30 miles out to sea with a bucket of bait, a harpoon, and three PB&J sandwiches?
This book is mostly for boys, and tells you; never let anyone put you down. It is a very adventures book, and I highly recommend it to readers everywhere.

Young Man and the Sea.......2006-11-02

Young Man and the Sea is a book about Samuel "Skiff" Beaman a boy who spends his whole summer trying saving his dad and his boat. Throughout the book Skiff keeps running into a problem, that problems name is Tyler Croft. Tyler makes it hard for Skiff to raise the money for the boat. Tyler makes it so hard for Skiff that he needs to go 30 miles of coast to catch a giant Bluefin Tuna.

Skiff catches Tyler cutting his lobster traps that gets skiff mad. Tyler gets skiff so mad that Skiff rams his boat. Ramming Tyler's boat with his just makes him more frustrated. When skiff gets back he tells Mr. Woodwell. Mr. Woodwell tells skiff to tell his dad. Skiff knows he wont get his dads attention because his dads to depressed about his moms death so it leads Skiff to go catch a giant Tuna.

Out of the books I've read this has been one of my favorites. Next time someone asks me what book they should read I would probably recommend this one. One reason I would recommend this book is because all the genres, like action, drama, and adventure. Another reason I recommend this book is because it helps you learn if you set your mind to something and never give up you can do anything. Overall I truly recommend the book the Young Man and the sea because in many ways it helped me.

The Young Man and The Sea.......2006-11-01

This book is about a young boy named Skiffy and he loves boats. One day his boat sinks and he has to get it fixed. There is only one problem he doesn't have any money to fix the motor. He starts to lobster fish but Tyler Croft cuts his traps. He decides to try to catch a 500 pound tuna.

My favorite part of the book is when Skiff finds out someone is cutting his traps. He suspects it is Tyler Croft because Skiff and Tyler are enemies. Skiff catches Tyler and Tyler tries to hit him with his anchor. Skiff rams Tyler with his boat.

I would reccomend this book to people that like the sea and boats. I never wanted to put the book down so this made me finish it. The book was exciting and you always want to know what is going to happen. This would mostly be a guy book because it is coming from a guys point of vew.

What a great ride............2006-09-07

This book was one of the most entertaining I have picked up an a long while. From the beginning, I was drawn into the story of the young man, who in my opinion, had an old soul. His constant struggles and his continual attempts to overcome them had me feeling what he was feeling. I was so angry at one point in the book, I wanted to rewrite what was happening. It is not often that I am so drawn into a book written for chidren. This is a wonderful text that I plan on integrating into 4th and 5th grade classrooms, as I feel that students, especially young males, can identify with the struggles the young man went through. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves to be drawn into a fantastic adventure story adn who likes to see good conquer all.

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good stuff, mr doig.
sea runners
The Sea Runners - by Ivan Doig
Good Read
this book is SO BORING

The Sea Runners
Ivan Doig
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ASIN: 0156031027

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In this timeless survival story, four indentured servants escape their Russian Alaska work camp in a stolen canoe, only to face a harrowing journey down the Pacific Northwest coast. Battling unrelenting high seas and fierce weather from New Archangel, Alaska, to Astoria, Oregon, the men struggle to avoid hostile Tlingit Indians, to fend off starvation and exhaustion, and to endure their own doubt and distrust. Based on an actual incident in 1853, The Sea Runners is a spare and awe-inspiring tale of the human quest for freedom.

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good stuff, mr doig........2007-07-30

two pollacks step into a bar. they go up to the bartender and....no, no, that's not it.... here's how it goes: four swedes steal a canoe and push out to sea from alaska in wintertime in 1853. they are indentured servants to the russian empire and they are escaping. then this happens.... (and i will let mr ivan doig take it from there. he is much much more talented than i am. so if you haven't read this book yet, do so. it has rich character development, poetic prose, a dazzling setting, and great narrative thrust). highly recommended.

sea runners.......2007-01-23

Wonderful story. Fear was the constant. I could hear the voices, see the scenery, smell the smells. I loved it.

The Sea Runners - by Ivan Doig.......2006-08-04

Ivan Doig is a word-smith who crafts wonderful stories in beautiful language. This early book of his is no exception. Taking a sparse, true account from the mid-1800's he develops a wonderful tale of escape and survival.

Good Read.......2006-02-05

An enjoyable survivalist tale, along the lines of "The Long Walk" or even Shackleton's "Endurance." Basically four workers escape an indentured work camp in Alaska, steal an Indian canoe and try to make it down the coast of British Columbia and what is now the state of Washington to make it to the settlement at the mouth of the Columbia River.
The depictions of the water and scenery is good. The author spent some time researching the surroundings. The rough humor and tension between the men is hilarious. As they battled starvation during their journey my only question is why didn't they catch more fish, as that coastline is chock full of fish, but that's a minor detail. Love the scene where they get to witness a Northwest Indian tribe bring in a whale, as that is of historical significance. You'll feel an ache in your own back and blisters on your own hands as you empathize with their journey.
First book of his that I've read, and I now want to find more.

this book is SO BORING.......2004-11-25

sure its a bit funny, and it touches me cause i am a swede, but it seriously is not that good of a book. its just about rough seamean looking out at the BRISK sunrise. big words don't make a book good.

i did NOT like this book, but im giving it some sympathy points, which is why it gets 2 stars.

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Bible
I bought the paperback and am upgrading to the Leather bound copy
great resource!!!

TNIV Strive: The Bible for Men SEA
Zondervan
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ASIN: 0310934613

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Navy/British Tan. A Bible specifically designed to speak to Christian men honestly and straightforwardly about their role as Christians in the face of a culture that actively works against God’s will and God’s way.

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Bible.......2007-02-22

Received Bible in record time. Condition is excellent. I think my husband will love it.

I bought the paperback and am upgrading to the Leather bound copy.......2006-10-28

I bought the paperback version of Strive for Men in April 2005 and would rate it as the best study bible I have ever owned. I took it to church one day and someone borrowed it without asking. I hope they enjoy it as much as I did. I just purchased the leatherbound copy as I want to keep it for a lifetime.

great resource!!!.......2006-07-05

This is the bible I am currently reading the most. It was a gift last year for my birthday. The TNIV - Today's New International Version It has some great study notes and like the Everyman's devotional it is focused on men and what men need. The historical notes, and `myths' features focus on area's like: Fulfillment, Sex, Work, Marriage, Pride, Pornography, Anger, Faith, Money, Family and Church. There are also `downshifts' little asides that ask probing questions based on the passages read. There are also biography's of key biblical man throughout the book. The single column layout makes it a nice easy to read bible.

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