{"product_id":"a-voyage-for-madmen-9780060957032","title":"A Voyage for Madmen","description":"\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\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\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\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. A Voyage for Madmen 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNichols, Peter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003ePeter Nichols is the author of the national bestseller \u003cem\u003eA Voyage for Madmen\u003c\/em\u003e and two other books, \u003cem\u003eSea Change: Alone Across the Atlantic in a Wooden Boat\u003c\/em\u003e, a memoir, and the novel \u003cem\u003eVoyage to the North Star\u003c\/em\u003e. He has taught creative writing at NYU in Paris and Georgetown University, and presently teaches at Bowdoin College. He is lives in Maine with his wife and son.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613330313490,"sku":"9780060957032","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ed1c6800-f0d9-48e1-8ec2-57ac2df618cf.jpg?v=1732396111","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-voyage-for-madmen-9780060957032","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}