Taking on the World

出版者:McGraw-Hill

作者:Macarthur, Ellen

页数:353

出版时间:2004-5

价格:$ 16.89

装帧:Pap

isbn号码:9780071435444

. " "An exuberant, headlong, exhausting ride . . . more than a book about sailboat racing; it's also about a dream ferociously pursued and the price paid for realizing it . . . impossible to put down.,"" "--Derek Lundy, author, "Godforsaken Sea. ""A story of mythic shape--of a young girl who receives a call to adventure and sets out on a compulsive journey, and finds mentors, tests, dark caves, despair, a supreme ordeal, and triumph.,"" "--Peter Nichols, author, "A Voyage for Madmen. ""A passionate account that is far more than just another book about racing.,"" "--"The (London) Times.