How to Survive the Titanic
Or, The Sinking of J. Bruce Ismay
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- Release Date: 10/11/2011
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Classification: Nonfiction
- Classification: Nonfiction
- Series: N/A
- Language: English
- Format: Unabridged edition
- Genre: Biographies & Memoirs, History
- Author: Frances Wilson
- Read by: Robin Sachs
- Duration: 678 minutes
- Run Time: 678 minutes
- Language: English
- Language: English
- 9 Audio CD(s) - 9781611204254
- Audio Library Digital - 9781611204278
- 1 Audio MP3 CD(s) - 9781611204285
- Audio Retail Digital - 9781611204292
- Playaway - 9781611204308
How to Survive the Titanic
How to Survive the Titanic
Or, The Sinking of J. Bruce Ismay
Or, The Sinking of J. Bruce Ismay
- By Frances Wilson
- Genre: Biographies & Memoirs, History
Audio CD
10/11/2011
9 Audio CD
678 minutes
9781611204254
Audio Library Digital
10/11/2011
678 minutes
9781611204278
Audio MP3 CD
10/11/2011
1 Audio MP3 CD
678 minutes
9781611204285
Audio Retail Digital
10/11/2011
678 minutes
9781611204292
Playaway
10/11/2011
678 minutes
9781611204308
Description:
On the terrifying, chaotic night of April 14, 1912, while the Titanic was sinking, Bruce J. Ismay, the ship's owner, made a decision that would save his life - and end it. Ismay boarded a lifeboat meant for women and children, and within days became 'The Most Talked-of Man in the World.' Branded a coward, he became a flesh-and-blood embodiment of Joseph Conrad's legendary eponymous character, Lord Jim. How to Survive the Titanic interweaves numerous historical accounts and sources with insights drawn from Conrad's novels. Unlike other survivors, this pivotal figure never again spoke about the Titanic. This intriguing history offers a sympathetic yet clear eyed explanation why - important lessons all of us need to survive the tragedies and choices of our own lives.Quotes:
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...a gripping study - part reportage, part biography, part literary criticism... a stimulating, very readable book...will fascinate literary and Titanic enthusiasts alike., The Telegraph
...a gripping study - part reportage, part biography, part literary criticism... a stimulating, very readable book...will fascinate literary and Titanic enthusiasts alike., The Telegraph
Wilson gives an absorbing account of the disaster and its cultural associations...her approach yields a rich meditation on the mere moment's hesitation that separates cowardice from courage., Publishers Weekly
Wilson gives an absorbing account of the disaster and its cultural associations...her approach yields a rich meditation on the mere moment's hesitation that separates cowardice from courage., Publishers Weekly
[Ismay's] dramatic story comes to life...Wilson writes eloquently of this classic Icarus tale..., NPR
[Ismay's] dramatic story comes to life...Wilson writes eloquently of this classic Icarus tale..., NPR
It is a pleasure to read a book.that offers something new on this topic. Titanic completists will certainly want this, and also.readers of biography and Edwardian-era history., Library Journal
It is a pleasure to read a book.that offers something new on this topic. Titanic completists will certainly want this, and also.readers of biography and Edwardian-era history., Library Journal
The author demonstrates an impressive knowledge of that night to remember., Kirkus
The author demonstrates an impressive knowledge of that night to remember., Kirkus
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