Taking on the World : A Sailor's Extraordinary Solo Race Around the Globe
by Ellen MacArthur
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Author: Ellen MacArthurEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-04-12
ISBN: 0071435441
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
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Book Review: Pretty dang amazing and inspirational
Summary: 5 Stars
I've finally gotten this as a gift this past Christmas and read it straight away! I've been a big fan of Ellen for several years, getting to know her briefly during the Vendee Globe and then watching obsessively as she made her way around the world on B&Q "Mobi" in her "Race Against Time". This book provides great insight into this determined and passionate woman and the birth and growth of her life of sailing. It's not a "great" book, but it's a great read. She's an inspiration for thousands of sailors like me and millions of people who dare only to dream of the adventures and adversity she's faced.
Summary of Taking on the World : A Sailor's Extraordinary Solo Race Around the Globe
"An exuberant, headlong, exhausting ride . . . more than a book about sailboat racing; it's also about a dream ferociously pursued and the price paid for realizing it . . . impossible to put down."
--Derek Lundy, author, Godforsaken Sea
"A story of mythic shape--of a young girl who receives a call to adventure and sets out on a compulsive journey, and finds mentors, tests, dark caves, despair, a supreme ordeal, and triumph."
--Peter Nichols, author, A Voyage for Madmen
"A passionate account that is far more than just another book about racing."
--The (London) Times
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