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"Max Hardberger, maritime repo man extraordinaire … Using a combination of ingenuity, stealth and good old-fashioned derring-do, he has made his name retaking vessels which have been hijacked or which, through local corruption, are impounded by authorities hungry for bribes."
– Sunday Express
"With most people, the longer you spend talking to them, the more normal they appear. With Hardberger, the reverse applies. Just when you think you've heard it all, he comes up with something wilder … Over the years, he's distracted crews with prostitutes and witch doctors, bribed officials to look the other way, conned Russian mobsters and hidden from naval radar by riding out thunderstorms at sea; he's even taken a 10,000-tonne freighter out of Haiti while the 2004 revolution was going on around him."
– Guardian
"Required reading, fascinating. Maritime Repo Man Hardberger does it tough; his life is flown by the seat of his pants, or shipped, much like his profession ... This book delivers."
– Paul Carter, bestselling author of Don't Tell Mum I Work On The Rigs and This Is Not A Drill
"In this heart-stopping account of his work recovering stolen (or otherwise illegally-seized) ships from 'hellhole' ports, commercial captain Hardberger proves himself tough as a tank and articulate as a poet … [He] has a seafarer's gift for atmospheric storytelling, layering details to create a sense of place, history, and foreboding ... Hardberger's escapades make undeniably fun reading."
– Publishers Weekly
"One of the strengths of Hardberger's book is his prose, which is lucid, entertaining and dramatic."
--– Daniel Sekulich, author of Terror on the Seas: True Tales of Modern Day Pirates
In this heart-stopping account of his work recovering stolen (or otherwise illegally-seized) ships from "hellhole" ports, commercial captain Hardberger proves himself tough as a tank and articulate as a poet….[he] has a seafarer's gift for atmospheric storytelling, layering details to create a sense of place, history, and foreboding…Hardberger's escapades make undeniably fun reading. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)
One of the strengths of Hardberger's book is his prose, which is lucid, entertaining and dramatic... --Daniel Sekulich, author of Terror on the Seas: True Tales of Modern Day Pirates (added by author)
– Sunday Express
"With most people, the longer you spend talking to them, the more normal they appear. With Hardberger, the reverse applies. Just when you think you've heard it all, he comes up with something wilder … Over the years, he's distracted crews with prostitutes and witch doctors, bribed officials to look the other way, conned Russian mobsters and hidden from naval radar by riding out thunderstorms at sea; he's even taken a 10,000-tonne freighter out of Haiti while the 2004 revolution was going on around him."
– Guardian
"Required reading, fascinating. Maritime Repo Man Hardberger does it tough; his life is flown by the seat of his pants, or shipped, much like his profession ... This book delivers."
– Paul Carter, bestselling author of Don't Tell Mum I Work On The Rigs and This Is Not A Drill
"In this heart-stopping account of his work recovering stolen (or otherwise illegally-seized) ships from 'hellhole' ports, commercial captain Hardberger proves himself tough as a tank and articulate as a poet … [He] has a seafarer's gift for atmospheric storytelling, layering details to create a sense of place, history, and foreboding ... Hardberger's escapades make undeniably fun reading."
– Publishers Weekly
"One of the strengths of Hardberger's book is his prose, which is lucid, entertaining and dramatic."
--– Daniel Sekulich, author of Terror on the Seas: True Tales of Modern Day Pirates
In this heart-stopping account of his work recovering stolen (or otherwise illegally-seized) ships from "hellhole" ports, commercial captain Hardberger proves himself tough as a tank and articulate as a poet….[he] has a seafarer's gift for atmospheric storytelling, layering details to create a sense of place, history, and foreboding…Hardberger's escapades make undeniably fun reading. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)
One of the strengths of Hardberger's book is his prose, which is lucid, entertaining and dramatic... --Daniel Sekulich, author of Terror on the Seas: True Tales of Modern Day Pirates (added by author)
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Capt. Max Hardberger uses every trick, tool and tactic at his disposal to right wrongs and out-pirate pirates in this action-packed exposé of the seedy underworld of international shipping. As a professional ship extractor, he risks death and imprisonment in dangerous third-world ports to steal ships from modern buccaneers and corrupt governments and deliver them back to their rightful owners. In the course of his adventures, he's had to outwit resourceful crime families, subdue armed soldiers, and turn the tables on clever con artists. He's escaped imprisonment in Venezuela and avoided death at the hands of the Russian mafia. Because Max shuns the use of force, the ingenious methods he must use to accomplish his missions are the stuff of legend he's employed a witch doctor in Haiti, tricked armed guards off a ship in Honduras, and rented a brothel in Mexico, all to thwart the designs of ship-thieves. Seized! is an intense, fast-paced window on the underbelly of ocean shipping, where all power comes from the barrel of a gun, and the only law is the law of survival.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This man is crazy - he'll surely be killed well before old age gets him.
A gripping account of a man's working life, where he walks into dangerous situations knowing full well how dangerous they are.
Great to read - I won't be applying for a job with him.
Steve Foley
A gripping account of a man's working life, where he walks into dangerous situations knowing full well how dangerous they are.
Great to read - I won't be applying for a job with him.
Steve Foley
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an exciting and informative book about an area of activity that few hear or know about.
As a one-time Merchant seaman, I found the episodes had the ring of truth and actuality, and I hung on every step of the episodes described.
As a one-time Merchant seaman, I found the episodes had the ring of truth and actuality, and I hung on every step of the episodes described.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm not much of a book reviewer and I have to get into a book straight away or I tend not to persevere. I'm about 3/4s of the way through this book and don't have much to say other than, I'm really enjoying it. Easy to read, no messing around, broken down into his various tales, which can be gripping at times(I didn't realise the sea faring trade could be so shady).
I don't think you'll be dissapointed if you buy this.
Jumper.
I don't think you'll be dissapointed if you buy this.
Jumper.
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Not Hollywood, just a real-life day at the office for Mr Hardberger..
This is an excellent "boys own" read. Each episode provides more drama than most Hollywood action films could portray in a couple of hours.
Published 2 months ago by A reader
This would be exciting even if it were only fiction
Reading this will make you realise that no matter how exciting your job or your life is, it is still mundane compared to that of Captain Max Hardberger. Read more
Published 3 months ago by MartynP
Excellent read
This is excellent reading for anyone interested in adventure, the sea, merchant shipping, piracy etc. A set of short stories, each one interesting and exciting in itself. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Diana D
A Surprisingly Good Read
I must admit I'm not really drawn to these kinds of boys own adventure stories - ex soldiers talking about their missions etc. Read more
Published 3 months ago by J. Lock
Sheer dramtic entertainment
I swapped this book for one of my many crime thrillers believing that I would dip into it as and when. How wrong. I was hooked after the first few pages. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Michael Watson
Real Boy's Own Adventure
Warning: Reading Captain Max's true lift adventures is a real humbling experience. This is a man who can seemingly do everything - he's been a drummer, pilot, instructor, ship's... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Nick Pendrell
Seized
The book was bought after reading a short article in one week's Saturday Telegraph Magazine.
I was not disappointed. A thoroughly interesting book, and a man to be admired.
I was not disappointed. A thoroughly interesting book, and a man to be admired.
Published 8 months ago by Mike
A Good Read
I bought this to read during this interminable English summer! Easy to read in a deceptively simple style, Max Hardberger seems to have led a life more akin to fiction than fact! Read more
Published 9 months ago by D. I. Oddie
seized
this book is realy good ,you wont be able to put it down ,if you like true anventure this is one of the best ones
Published 12 months ago by les
A Must Read
I found this book a fantastic read. I don't know how much is real life and what is poetic licence. But never the less a MUST read. I haven't been able to put this book down. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Adamhen
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