{"product_id":"it-worked-fifteen-minutes-ago-b-a-ritzenthaler-9780991485451","title":"It Worked Fifteen Minutes Ago: Sea Stories Told From Just Above Davy Jones' Locker","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt Worked Fifteen Minutes Ago\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSea stories told from just above Davy Jones' locker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do you get when you cross a retired Navy corpsman, a crew of lovable degenerates, and the floating bureaucracy known as Military Sealift Command?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou get this: a hilarious, unflinching, and occasionally profane fictionalized memoir of life at sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eB.A. Ritzenthaler takes you aboard the USNS Hudson-a ship held together by rust, grit, and just enough common sense to stay afloat. From supply snafus to medical chaos, liberty port misadventures to leadership lessons hard-won, these stories capture the absurdity and humanity of serving as a civilian in a military organization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with sharp humor, brutal honesty, and a sailor's sense of timing, It Worked Fifteen Minutes Ago is for anyone who's ever served, ever wondered what it's really like, or ever been one smart-ass away from snapping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Things They Carried\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCatch-22\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrue military stories told with biting wit and a big heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e B. A. Ritzenthaler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0991485459\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780991485451\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ritzenthaler Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d","brand":"B. A. Ritzenthaler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48623656009983,"sku":"9780991485451","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/it-worked-fifteen-minutes-ago-b-a-ritzenthaler-9780991485451","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}