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S'està carregant… A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea (2010)de Richard Phillips, Stephan Talty
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Certainly a different book than the type I normally read. Found it interesting although it slowed down in the 2nd half of the book in my opinion. Glad that Phillips didn't spend too much time on his background and personal training. Actually expected a little more from him about how he prepared his crew for the attack by pirates and how they all behaved during the takeover. And I also thought he'd have some sort of "recommendations" chapter for boats sailing through these waters in the future. Overall, about what you'd expect, maybe not as deep as other hostage books. This is an interesting, well-written book. I saw that some reviewers didn't like the way Phillips started with his background - what his youth was like and how he got into the Merchant Marines - but I not only found it interesting, I thought that it made it easier to understand who he was, how he ended up where he was, and how and why he made his decisions. Thank goodness most of us will never face a life-or-death situation like this -- much less have the lives of others depending on our decisions and choices -- and I appreciated the opportunity to vicariously share Captain Phillips' experience. I enjoyed this book. It gave me insight into the Merchant Marine as well as the piracy and attitudes towards it. This was an quick story to read and held your attention throughout. Captain Phillips saved his crew at great risk to himself and his crew did not let him down. I am glad I read this book before seeing the movie. Phillips' memoir primarily covers the time when he was being held hostage in his container ship's lifeboat by Somali pirates. But an unexpected pleasure is that Phillips also relates stories of his past and family life that help explain how he found himself in such a situation, how & maybe why he behaved as he did when pirates boarded his ship, and what was happening back home during his ordeal. toward the end, he explains the significance of a Kenyan priest's saying from a homily the family heard & repeated often back in the usa: "God is great" & it's refrain: "always" ! this simple call and refrain lifts both phillips & his wife, and reading about that amidst the otherwise rather grueling and brutal circumstances of his captivity was like finding the pearl in the oyster bed for me ! Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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"I share the country's admiration for the bravery of Captain Phillips and his selfless concern for his crew. His courage is a model for all Americans." -President Barack Obama It was just another day on the job for fifty-three-year-old Richard Phillips, captain of the Maersk Alabama, a United States-flagged cargo ship that was carrying, among other things, food and agricultural materials for the World Food Program. That all changed when armed Somali pirates boarded the ship. The pirates didn't expect the crew to fight back, nor did they expect Captain Phillips to offer himself as a hostage in exchange for the safety of his crew. Thus began the tense five-day standoff, which ended in a daring high-seas rescue when U.S. Navy SEALs opened fire and picked off three of the captors. "It never ends like this," Captain Phillips said. And he's right. A story of adventure and courage, A Captain's Duty provides the intimate details of this high-seas hostage-taking-the unbearable heat, the death threats, the mock executions, and the escape attempt. When the pirates boarded his ship, Captain Phillips put his experience into action, doing everything he could to safeguard his crew. And when he was held captive by the pirates, he marshaled all his resources to ensure his own survival, withstanding intense physical hardship and an escalating battle of wills with the pirates. This was it: the moment where training meets instinct and where character is everything. Richard Phillips was ready. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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The description of Phillips' experience is harrowing, and the writing isn't anything to get excited about. But the story is definitely compelling, and for our book club meeting we saw the movie (I wouldn't have chosen to see the movie otherwise) and it wasn't bad. ( )