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The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
by Junger, Sebastian
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10
- 039304016X
- ISBN 13
- 9780393040166
- Seller
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
W.W. Norton. Used - Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. Highlighting inside.
Synopsis
The Perfect Storm is a creative nonfiction book written by Sebastian Junger and published by W. W. Norton & Company in 1997. The paperback edition followed in 1999 from HarperCollins' Perennial imprint. The book is about the 1991 Perfect Storm that hit North America in October 1991, and features the crew of the fishing boat Andrea Gail, based out of Gloucester, Massachusetts, who were lost at sea during severe conditions while longline fishing for swordfish 575 miles (925 km) out.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wonder Book
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- U14D-00366
- Title
- The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
- Author
- Junger, Sebastian
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 039304016X
- ISBN 13
- 9780393040166
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 1997
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Wonder Book
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Frederick, Maryland
About Wonder Book
With 3 stores less than 1 hour outside the DC/Metropolitan area (1 in Gaithersburg, 1 in Frederick and 1 in Hagerstown, MD), we have the largest selection of books in the tri-state area. Wonder Book and Video has been in business since 1980 and online since 1997. We have over 1 Million books for sale on our website and another 1 Million books for sale in our 3 locations. We have a very active online inventory and as such, we can receive multiple orders for the same item. We fill those orders on a first come first serve basis, but will refund promptly any items that are out of stock. Since 1980 it has always been about the books. ALL kinds of books from 95 cent children\'s paperbacks to five figure rare and collectibles. A merging of the old and new is where we started, and it is where we are today. Our retail stores have always been places where a reader can rush in looking for a title needed for a term paper that is due the next day, or where bibliophiles can get lost \"in the stacks\" for as long as they wish. In 2002 USAToday recognized us as \"1 of 10 Great Old Bookstores\", and we have been featured in numerous other newspaper and TV stories including Washington Post and CSpan.
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