{"product_id":"at-the-mercy-of-the-john-kretschmer-9780071498876","title":"At the Mercy of the Sea: The True Story of Three Sailors in a Caribbean Hurricane","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The tale of Carl Wake and the hurricane that was waiting for him goes straight to the heart of the greatest sea stories: they are not about man against the sea, but man against himself. John Kretschmer's book is as perfectly shaped and flawlessly written as such a story can be. In addition to being the best depiction I have ever read of what it is like to be inside a hurricane at sea, At the Mercy of the Sea is as moving a story of a man's failure and redemption as can be found anywhere in the literature of the sea. This book is surely destined to become a classic.\"--Peter Nichols, author of \u003ci\u003eSea Change\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Voyage for Madmen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"John Kretschmer has transformed this story of three men on a collision course with a hurricane into a modern seafaring classic.\"--Peter Nielsen, editor of \u003ci\u003eSAIL\u003c\/i\u003e magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With expert analysis and taut writing, he draws readers into that mad storm. You can't turn away. You keep reading until it breaks your heart.\"--Fred Grimm, columnist for the \u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Once begun, his vivid and powerful narrative is impossible to put down.\"--Derek Lundy, author of \u003ci\u003eGodforsaken Sea\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Way of a Ship\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I felt I knew Carl Wake, because John Kretschmer found in him an archetype--an aging sailor with an age-old dream.\"--Jim Carrier, transatlantic sailor and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ship and the Storm: Hurricane Mitch and the Loss of the Fantome\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A remarkable book, impossible to put down.\"--Herb McCormick, sailing journalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Kretschmer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0071498877\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780071498876\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e International Marine Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.84w x 0.68d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Kretschmer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995489534207,"sku":"9780071498876","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_27274016-5f3d-4533-9e22-63405fca136d.jpg?v=1683336107","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/at-the-mercy-of-the-john-kretschmer-9780071498876","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}