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The old man and the sea: A True Story of Crossing the Atlantic by Raft [Audiobook] download free by Anthony Smith

The old man and the sea: A True Story of Crossing the Atlantic by Raft Audiobook download free by Anthony Smith
  • Listen audiobook: The old man and the sea: A True Story of Crossing the Atlantic by Raft
  • Author: Anthony Smith
  • Release date: 2016/7/15
  • Publisher: LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP
  • Language: English
  • Genre or Collection: Travel and Holiday Guides
  • ISBN: 9781472121134
  • Rating: 8.77 of 10
  • Votes: 886
  • Review by: Kaylie Stine
  • Review rating: 8.6 of 10
  • Review Date: 2018/9/17
  • Duration: 2H39M4S in 256 kbps (41.6 MB)
  • Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-09-12
  • You can listen to this audiobook in formats: WMA, MP3, WAV, MPEG4, FLAC, Vorbis, MOD (compression ZIP, BZ2, CAB, ISO, RAR, EML, DMG)
  • Total pages original book: 208
  • Includes a PDF summary of 20 pages
  • Duration of the summary (audio): 15M38S (4 MB)
  • Description or summary of the audiobook: Octogenarian Anthony Smith's journey was originally inspired by both the Kontiki Expedition of Thor Heyerdahl (who he knew) and the incredible story of the survivors of a 1940 boat disaster, who spent 70 days adrift in the Atlantic, eventually reaching land emaciated and close to death. While this might sound like a voyage no-one would wish to emulate, to octogenarian Anthony Smith it sounded like an adventure, and he placed a typically straightforward advertisement in the Telegraph that read 'Fancy rafting across the Atlantic? Famous traveller requires 3 crew. Must be OAP. Serious adventurers only.' In his inimitable style, Smith details their voyage and the hardships they endured with a matter-of-fact air that makes his story seem all the more impressive. His advanced age allows him a wider perspective not only on the journey but on life itself, and his never-say-die attitude to the difficulty of the journey is inspirational. 'Old men ought to be explorers' said T.S. Eliot, and this book certainly gives a compelling argument in his favour. It is both a great story (a huge storm on the final night of the voyage almost wrecked them on a reef) and a call to action for the older generation - do not go quietly, says Anthony Smith, but seek out adventure as long as you are able.
  • Other categories, genre or collection: Travel Writing, Expeditions, Biography: General, Memoirs
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  • Format: Paperback
  • Approximate value: 9.46 USD
  • Dimensions: 131x199x16mm
  • Weight: 204.12g
  • Printed by: Constable
  • Published in: London, United Kingdom

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Genres
Travel and Holiday Guides Transportation
Publishers
MICHELIN TRAVEL PUBLICATIONS BRADT TRAVEL GUIDES I.B.TAURIS & CO. LTD. ANNESS PUBLISHING CREATESPACE INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING PLATFORM
Authors
Aa Publishing Dk Travel Brian Long Peter Tuffrey Monocle James Kavanagh William H. Miller
Years
1992 2003 2000 2005 1995 1993 1991 2011 1994 1988
Languages
French English Not Available Spanish German