List Edited by Clint Willis - Narrated by Rick Adamson, George Guidall (selected by AudioFile magazine for their Golden Voices Hall of Fame), Graeme Malcolm & Simon Prebble - Anthologies - Unabridged Fiction - 4 CASSETTES - 6 hours Publisher, Listen & Live Audio (December 1999) Received the coveted "AUDIOFILE EARPHONES AWARD" (February/March 2000) for exceptional narrative voice and style, vocal characterizations, appropriateness for audio format and enhancement of the text! "All the stories here are celebrations of the good and the bad about one of the most dangerous things humans try simply because they can." --BookList "An eclectic seabag of yarns for a sailor's library. True and fictional, famous and little-known, these stories evoke in compelling prose the timeless quest of mariners to survive a sea that is at once savage and majestic." --Sailing Magazine "Like The Perfect Storm, this collection tells hypnotic tales of mariners battling the remorseless sea." --Ocean Navigator Hear the stories of men and women battling the elements, and sometimes each other, to stay alive, confronting savage storms, rogue waves, icebergs, sharks, starvation and their own fear and suffering. From Sebastian Junger's The Whale Hunter to Herman Wouks The Caine Mutiny to Lawrence Beesleys The Loss of The S.S. Titanic, Rough Water is a unique collection of the finest writing on why men and women go to sea, and what they find there. Rough Water is an adventure audiobook at its most compelling. About the Editor: Clint Willis has been a climber and an armchair mountaineer since he was ten years old. His writing has appeared in more than 100 publications, including Men's Journal, Outside, Rock & Ice, The New York Times and Worth. He lives with his wife and two sons in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. About the Narrators: Rick Adamson is a Grammy nominee and an American Library Association award-winning narrator of audiobooks for all ages. He has appeared on television and videos, as well as dozens of audiobook productions. Rick lives in New Jersey with his wife and two sons. George Guidall is one of the foremost narrators in the audiobook industry, recording over 500 unabridged books and garnering the 1999 Audie Award for Best Narration of Unabridged Fiction. His forty-year career includes appearances on Broadway, off-Broadway-winning an OBIE Award-films and television. Graeme Malcolm, with over 150 audiobooks to his credit, is an accomplished television, film and stage actor. He has been honored with an Audie Award for his narrative skills and was the 1998 recipient of the Narrator of the Year Award from the American Foundation For The Blind. Simon Prebble, a veteran of soap operas, As The World Turns and Loving, has narrated nearly 50 audiobooks. The UK native has extensive voice-over experience in industrial, public service, radio and television advertising campaigns, and has been an on-camera spokesman for corporate presentations. |
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