“Splashes of silver shone in the seine as it went up to the power
block atop the rigging, and returned to the wood deck ready to be
stacked on the stern. We had done it—the silver splotches that
danced in the sunlight dropped to the deck, ready to be heaved
into the hold.”
Three young men and a gritty, hard-edged captain are shoehorned
into a 32-foot fishing boat in the vast, cold waters of Alaska. This
is the setting for the fascinating reminiscences of Ted Soderberg
about his long summer college vacation in 1972. Jaded with
the remnants of psychedelic hippie life in San Francisco, Ted
chooses to spend the summer months not living the easy life on
the beaches of Cancun or St Petersburg, but enduring the harsh,
exhausting conditions onboard a commercial purse seiner in
Southern Alaska.
Hilarious and awe-inspiring by turns, Soderberg narrates the story
of his experiences with a wry voice, and his relationships with the
crew, and hazardous encounters both at sea and on dry land,
make for a thrilling and fulfilling read
We Will Stone Him is a raw, unfiltered trauma memoir about surviving childhood abuse, emotional manipulation, and the lifelong wounds that follow. This true story marks the beginning of the Rising From The Ashes Trilogy, John Gambacorta and his survi
A passionate and poignant memoir written by a woman whose life has been guided by the words: "I am here to learn how to love well." The book is a deep examination of relationships, family, motivation, and honoring of the Self.
(Richard M. Feldman) Ever since I was a young boy, the only thing I wanted to be was a cowboy. I wanted to own and work on a real ranch, with cattle and horses. Especially horses.
While I never became a cowboy, considering everything I have done
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