S. O. S. : Chilling Tales of Adventure on the High Seas

San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.: Chronicle Books Llc, 2001. Trade Paperback. Fine. 5 1/2" X 7 1/2. Schneider, Sara. 256 pages. Very attractive collectible book with a nautical theme. Right-hand pages and covers have a gently rounded cut to resemble a log book. Navy blue endpapers, title pages as well as the chapter beginning title pages. Collects spine-tingling tales of the sea, both fictional and true, classic and contemporary. Includes such authors as Hemingway, Poe, Conrad, Geoffrey Wolff, Theroux, Stepen King, Noonan, H.G. Wells, Tim Cahill and others. Contents: Introduction, Storms, Shipwrecks, Sea Creatures, and Under the Waves. Includes biographies. Forget outer space, forget the Wild West, the ocean will always be the last frontier. It literally surrounds us, covering almost three-quarters of the earth's surface, and still it holds fast to its mysteries. These writers have been to sea (whether by boat, or just by pen), and have brought backk these ocean tales for our vicarious thrills. For those of us who stand at the bow of the commuter ferry and imagine encounters with rogue seas, this collection provides the smell of the salt spray and the wash of the waves without getting wet. Published at $15.95.