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Before "The Perfect Storm," before "In the Heart of the Sea," Steven Callahan"s dramatic tale of survival at sea was on the New York Times bestseller list for more than thirty-six weeks. In some ways the model for the new wave of adventure books, Adrift is an undeniable seafaring classic, a... read more
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I value each moment that is not spent in pain, desperation, hunger, thirst, or loneliness. Even here, there is richness all around me.
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How unnecessarily complicated my past life seems. For the first time, I clearly see a vast difference between human needs and human wants. Before this voyage, I always had what I needed—food, shelter, clothing, and companionship—yet I was often dissatisfied when I didn't get everything I wanted, when people didn't meet my expectations, when a goal was thwarted, or when I couldn't acquire some material goody.
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Yet always, somewhere in the back of my head, a little voice reminds me that every day is a gift, not a right. I know that to be well fed, painless, and in the company of friends and loved ones are privileges too few enjoy in this often brutal world.
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It is in the wilderness that you really learn who you are. It is in facing the challenges of the wilderness that the thickness of your wallet becomes irrelevant and your capabilities become the truer measure of your value.
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There is a magnificent intensity in life that comes when we are not in control but are only reacting, living, surviving.
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When I face a crisis, I try to keep in mind a few simple concepts: we cannot control our destinies, but we can help to shape them; we must try to make life hop a bit, but we must also accept that we can only do the best we can.
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As I look out of the raft, I see God's face in the smooth waves, His grace in the dorado's swim, feel His breath against my cheek as it sweeps down from the sky. I see that all of creation is made in His image. Yet despite His constant company, I need more. I need more than food and drink. I need to feel the company of other human spirits. I need to find more than a moment of tranquility, faith, and love. A ship. Yes, I still need a ship.
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We cannot grow without challenge. Challenges routinely produce crises that severely test us. However, crises also offer us the greatest opportunities.
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One thing is clear. I cannot rely on others to save me. I must save myself.
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It is the quality of our lives that is important. How much spirit we are able to share with the world, to aid it in its struggle to survive, far outweighs some record of a long life. That this sounds like a cliche makes it no less true. My own goal is to live in such a way that I will be able to face my own death with equanimity and grace whenever the time comes.
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Setting & Locations edit
- Atlantic
- Caribbean
- Antigua
- Guadeloupe
- Napoleon Solo
- Canaries
- West Indies
- Brazil
- New York
- Maine
- Penzance
- England
First Sentence edit
IT IS LATE at night.
Table of Contents edit
Log of Napoleon Solo
Nerves Exposed
The Witch and Her Curse: Hunger and Thirst
Dream Keep
To Weave a World
Cries and Whispers
Twice to Hell and Back
Road of Trash
The Dutchman
Death
Life
A Man Alone
Epilogue
Authors & Contributors edit
- Steven Callahan (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1986
ISBN: 0395382068
Page Count: 234
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1986
ISBN: 0395382068
Page Count: 234
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- Dewey: 910.91631
Subjects edit
- Books › Travel › Reference & Tips › Guidebooks
- Books › Travel › Specialty Travel › Solo Travel
- Books › Travel › Reference & Tips › Essays & Travelogues
- Books › Travel › Specialty Travel › Adventure
- Books › Reference › Writing › Travel
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