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Originally Posted by way8lifter
and there must be a book or 2 out there on the largest shark attack in history ...hundreds died ...the sinking of the Indianapolis ...
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Don't want to make light of the truly awful event - but it does sound rather like a non-survivalist work.....
Don't think I could take it, anyway.
"Touching the Void" , though - stunning, and beautifully written....
And the Shackleton ? A real no-brainer really - got to be on your list.
I rather gave up on "Penal Colony", my initial doubts being confirmed - but due to the weakness of the writing, and the somewhat dated feel, rather than any depictions of horror and bestiality that the title nudges you about.
Don't know why I d/loaded it, really, didn't sound anything like my cup of Java.
Oh yes, it was free.......