num_pages: 353
description: A young woman describes her participation in the 2001 Vendee Globe, a single-handed, nonstop voyage around the world, in a powerful memoir of her experiences at sea. 35,000 first printing.
language: English
title: Taking on the World : A Sailor's Extraordinary Solo Race Around the Globe
titlecomplete: Taking on the World : A Sailor's Extraordinary Solo Race Around the Globe
genres: Biography, Adventure, Inspirational, Memoir, Nonfiction, Sports, Autobiography, Travel
ratings_count: 594
publisher: McGraw-Hill