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Paperback: 164 pages
Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing (December 29, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 098220650X
ISBN-13: 978-0982206508
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.4 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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A funny book of small glimpses into a writer''s trials and tribulations with sailboats. It is one of those books you can pick up, read a bit, put it down and not come back to it for a week or two and pick right up where you left off.
Eddie Jones can laugh now, but the things that happened when he went sailing would have made me quit sailing forever. And I wonder about his wife and sons. Do they still dare go out with him? Eddie makes each disaster--mostly they happened due to a momentary lack of good judgment on his part--sound like fun. A great writer, a great book, even if you don't take to the sea.
This was a fun read, well worth the purchase price. Since I don't live on the coast like he does, I can't relate to his experiences, but since I tend to get myself into jams in the same way, I can identify with his personality.
In the two-and-a-half years that author Eddie Jones spent writing the magazine columns collected in "Hard Aground," he could have been doing something useful with his time. He could have been mowing the lawn, taking his children to museums, or reroofing his house. Instead, he was sinking untold sums into into creaky vessels and setting off for places like Ocracoke, Bald Head Island, and Cape Lookout. He made the right choice for himself and any readers bitten by the boating bug. These columns first appeared in "Carolina Cruising Magazine." Ride along as Jones meanders along the eastern seaboard and around to the Caribbean. There's much amusement along the way as Jones searches for blue sea, blue sky, and golden sunsets. If you enjoy tall tales in short chapters, climb aboard for a laid-back cruise that will soon have you scanning the Web for a good deal on a day sailer.
Somehow I don't think the author needs a boat to do "stupid stuff"...it seems to just come natural with him. Hard Aground takes the reader sailing through the waters of humor without getting his/her feet wet! It is downright stupid humor and I love it! Funny minds think funny things. This book is an enjoyable read.
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