tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post116821487736403673..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: In the Heart of the Sea: A Book Reviewsagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-86948863346451436952012-03-02T02:44:03.748-05:002012-03-02T02:44:03.748-05:00Good summary! But what is his thesis?Good summary! But what is his thesis?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-45421784530554506582012-01-23T14:33:16.217-05:002012-01-23T14:33:16.217-05:00I thought this book was awful - 100 occurances of ...I thought this book was awful - 100 occurances of the word "had" in the first 20 pages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-5773440046661103092011-04-13T01:59:52.111-04:002011-04-13T01:59:52.111-04:00This book was my best-read of a real-life sea stor...This book was my best-read of a real-life sea story. Full of historical information and excitement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-25776171816144220012010-04-20T23:24:27.526-04:002010-04-20T23:24:27.526-04:00Peaceful and Austere people from Nantucket? You c...Peaceful and Austere people from Nantucket? You completely missed the point here! These were nasty persons, boat owners, and the sailors! You are correct, this is tragic for the persons on the ship, but don't you think that had it coming, based on their actions? You are also correct, excellent book and well written.judd pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01087951691103756929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1168396367124831852007-01-09T21:32:00.000-05:002007-01-09T21:32:00.000-05:00Diane, Kevin and Ed: I have a copy of "Out on the...Diane, Kevin and Ed: I have a copy of "Out on the Deep Blue: Women, Men, and the Oceans They Fish," but have only read a few of the stories in it. I heard the editor, Leslie Leyland Fields, speak last year at Calvin College and was impressed.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1168351509417066692007-01-09T09:05:00.000-05:002007-01-09T09:05:00.000-05:00Kevin, I'm assuming you were referring to the non-...Kevin, I'm assuming you were referring to the non-fiction book Ship of Gold and the Deep Blue Sea and not the fiction book Ship of Gold? The former is about the SS Central America and sounds like a fascinating read.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1168351195318655672007-01-09T08:59:00.000-05:002007-01-09T08:59:00.000-05:00I haven't Kevin but I'm on my way to Amazon to che...I haven't Kevin but I'm on my way to Amazon to check it out.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1168299819653234792007-01-08T18:43:00.000-05:002007-01-08T18:43:00.000-05:00Sounds fascinating! Thanks for the review even tho...Sounds fascinating! Thanks for the review even though I won't find the time to read it. ;)Tim Ricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305530681191503858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1168287141102009662007-01-08T15:12:00.000-05:002007-01-08T15:12:00.000-05:00This is the perfect review for me. I have this bo...This is the perfect review for me. I have this book on the shelf, and it has been pleading for me to read it for awhile. However, I have been seduced by other volumes. <BR/><BR/>I have planned on reading Moby Dick (no, I have never read it) this year, but will definitely read this book first per your suggestion.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for the great review. <BR/><BR/>Ed, have you read Ship of Gold? I listened to it on tape awhile back and thoroughly enjoyed it.Kevin Stilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16613332673067693686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1168282061247968372007-01-08T13:47:00.000-05:002007-01-08T13:47:00.000-05:00Glad to hear that you liked the book. I am a big ...Glad to hear that you liked the book. I am a big fan of true sea tales and that one ranks right up near the top.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1168281066560151602007-01-08T13:31:00.000-05:002007-01-08T13:31:00.000-05:00Commercial fisherman remains the most dangerous oc...Commercial fisherman remains the most dangerous occupation in America todayDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552248284380193013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1168263124747503672007-01-08T08:32:00.000-05:002007-01-08T08:32:00.000-05:00Add it to your Netflix queue. By the way, I say t...Add it to your Netflix queue. By the way, I say things like because I like bossing you around yet I know you won't do it. ;-)Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1168258852675991472007-01-08T07:20:00.000-05:002007-01-08T07:20:00.000-05:00Murf, I don't think I've seen the moviePrego, yes,...Murf, I don't think I've seen the movie<BR/><BR/>Prego, yes, he did talk about some of the "signs" that were being talked about in Nantucket and by the whalemen... Moby Dick spent even more time talking about superstitions and signs.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1168225178013482832007-01-07T21:59:00.000-05:002007-01-07T21:59:00.000-05:00Wow... Coincidentally, I read a short article to m...Wow... Coincidentally, I read a short article to my students about that ship. It's crazy that they tried to make it the 2500 miles to South America before their rescue.<BR/><BR/>Does it mention anything about the superstitious signs that Pollard "disregarded?"Pregohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02956114382782427084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1168217602120943802007-01-07T19:53:00.000-05:002007-01-07T19:53:00.000-05:00Sounds like a better book than 'Moby Dick'. Being...Sounds like a better book than 'Moby Dick'. Being stuck out in open water is one of my worst fears. Speaking of 'Open Water' have you ever seen that movie? Great movie but I shiver just thinking about it.Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.com