num_pages: 301
description: The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger. It was the storm of the century - 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 comin' on, boys, and she's comin' on strong," radioed Captain Billy Tyne of the Andrea Gail from off the coast of Nova Scotia. Soon afterward, the boat and its crew of six disappeared without a trace. The Perfect Storm is a real-life thriller, a stark and compelling journey into the dark heart of nature that leaves listeners with a breathless sense of what it feels like to be caught, helpless, in the grip of a force beyond understanding or control.
language: English
title: The Perfect Storm
titlecomplete: The Perfect Storm
characters: Bobby Shatford, Capt. Billy Tyne, Dale Murphy
genres: Biography, Nature, History, Science, Survival, Historical, Nonfiction, Travel, Adventure, Audiobook
ratings_count: 112728
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Laurence L. & Thomas Winship/PEN New England Award
category: Nonfiction, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: ALA Alex Award
publisher: HarperTorch