All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. In a book that has become a classic, sebastian junger explores the history of the fishing industry, the science of storms, and the candid accounts of the people. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Sebastian junger born january 17, 1962 is an american journalist, author and filmmaker. The main characters of this non fiction, history story are bobby. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 227 pages and is available in hardcover format. A true story of men against the sea kindle edition by junger. Together with tim hetherington, he directed the academy awardnominated film restrepo, which won the grand jury prize at sundance. Diane lane and author sebastian junger interview on the perfect storm 2000 duration. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 289 pages and is available in paperback format. Tribe written and read by sebastian junger audiobook excerpt by hachetteaudio published on 20160511t16.
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