{"product_id":"voyage-for-madmen","title":"Voyage for Madmen","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eVoyage for Madmen\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003ePeter Nichols\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780060957032\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eHarper Perennial\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2002\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e336\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An extraordinary story of bravery and insanity on the high seas. . . . One of the most gripping sea stories I have ever read.\" -- Sebastian Junger, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Perfect Storm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the tradition of \u003cem\u003eInto Thin Air\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Perfect Storm\u003c\/em\u003e, comes a breathtaking oceanic adventure about an obsessive desire to test the limits of human endurance.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1968 nine sailors set off on the most daring race ever held and never before completed: to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe nonstop. Ten months later, only one of the nine men would cross the finish line and earn fame, wealth, and glory. For the others, the reward was madness, failure, and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGorgeously written and meticulously researched by author Peter Nichols, this extraordinary book chronicles the contest of the individual against the sea, waged at a time before cell phones, satellite dishes, and electronic positioning systems. \u003cem\u003eA Voyage for Madmen\u003c\/em\u003e is a tale of sailors driven by their own dreams and demons, of horrific storms, and of those riveting moments when a decision means the difference between life and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Voyage for Madmen | Peter Nichols | Paperback | 9780060957032 | Used: Very Good | Sports \u0026 Recreation 1708026","offer_id":48743130890392,"sku":"1708026","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71WshxYJ_iL.jpg?v=1773861239","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/voyage-for-madmen","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}