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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: John KretschmerPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Adlard Coles Nautical Weight: 0.218kg ISBN: 9781472951663ISBN 10: 1472951662 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 05 March 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsA remarkable and very enjoyable cocktail of blue water, action and wisdom. Kretschmer is a fine writer and an inspiration. * Tristan Gooley * [A] poignant, yet relatable tale ... Kretschmer tells an insightful and quietly triumphant story. * Sail Magazine * [E]vocative and profound ... indispensable ... fascinating ... A must-have for any sailor's library. * The Florida Times Union * 'Kretch' as his friends call him is a successful businessman, a compelling lecturer and raconteur and a splendid writer. This new book reminds me of Joseph Conrad's first book The Mirror of the Sea, which was a memoir from his life as a ship captain and a refection on what a life at sea can teach an observant and thoughtful person. Kretch just may by our own modern-day Conrad, which in my book is no small thing. If you love sailing, life and good writing, you'll enjoy Sailing to the Edge of Time.. * Blue Water Sailing * Kretschmer's style as a storyteller is well defined, but in Sailing to the Edge of Time, readers will find hints of a new side of the sailor, one that contemplates bigger questions * Sailing Magazine * A remarkable and very enjoyable cocktail of blue water, action and wisdom. Kretschmer is a fine writer and an inspiration. * Tristan Gooley * [A] poignant, yet relatable tale ... Kretschmer tells an insightful and quietly triumphant story. * Sail Magazine * [E]vocative and profound ... indispensable ... fascinating ... A must-have for any sailor's library. * The Florida Times Union * 'Kretch' as his friends call him is a successful businessman, a compelling lecturer and raconteur and a splendid writer. This new book reminds me of Joseph Conrad's first book The Mirror of the Sea, which was a memoir from his life as a ship captain and a refection on what a life at sea can teach an observant and thoughtful person. Kretch just may by our own modern-day Conrad, which in my book is no small thing. If you love sailing, life and good writing, you'll enjoy Sailing to the Edge of Time.. * Blue Water Sailing * Kretschmer's style as a storyteller is well defined, but in Sailing to the Edge of Time, readers will find hints of a new side of the sailor, one that contemplates bigger questions * Sailing Magazine * Sailing to the Edge of Time is amusing, poignant, terrifying and inspiring all in one, offering riveting accounts of [the author's] adventures around the world, from crossing the Atlantic and the Pacific to a narrow escape from a coup in Yemen. -- Charity de Souza * Trips to Discover: Best Travel Books of 2020 * Filled with all the adventure one expects from someone who has sailed around the world, it is also a poignant and inspirational account of how to live your life to the fullest. Kretschmer is not only a sailor; he's a philosopher, and if you're at all interested in thinking as deep as the ocean, this book is perfect for you. * Travel Pulse * Author InformationJohn Kretschmer is a writer, sailor, philosopher, lecturer and businessman whose successful sail-training business takes a uniquely philosophical but hands-on approach to offshore sailing. He is the author of four highly regarded non-fiction books, as well as hundreds of articles for the sailing press, Life and the LA Times. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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