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Race Against Time (Paperback)

by Ellen MacArthur (Author)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin; illustrated edition edition (4 May 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0141026480
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141026480
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 103,500 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"The single greatest sporting feat of the year ! In any sport. In any nation." Sunday Express "MacArthur embarked on this journey as a yachtswoman and returned a as a symbol of human aspiration" Daily Telegraph "MacArthur is wonderful, fabulous, inspiring. She is a bringer of joy and an emblem of hope." Simon Barnes

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good but not as interesting as Taking on the world, 9 Feb 2006
This review is from: Race Against Time (Hardcover)
Ellen's book "taking on the world" provided an incredible in depth account of her life and career leading up the the vendee globe challenge. This title is quite different, more of a coffee table book with some nice photos but much more sparse content. The text seems to come from Ellen's audio diaries recorded during the record braking solo circumnavigation. The feat accomplished was amazing beyond words, but this account perhaps understandibly gets a little monotonous at times: there's only so many ways you can describe how little sleep you've had or how hard it is to make dozens of sail changes to maintain boat speed in variable winds. Overall, if you like sailing and you understand some of the technical terms behind it then you'll probably find this worthwhile. I would recommend you read it if nothing else just to appreciate the magnitude of what Ellen acheived in this voyage. If you wan't to understand what makes this incredible woman tick then "Taking on the world" is the one to read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Race against Time, 4 Feb 2006
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Without grit, determination, & dedication, Ellen's boat wouldn't have even left the harbour where it started! She fought until she won, and that is how she tells this day by day story of stormy seas and silky oceans! When i first read it, i could hardly put it down, because of the urge to read the next day and see what extreme sailing she had been up to in the middle of nowhere. She went out there with the goal to beat the previous record set by a Frenchman Francis Joyon, and from leaving to returning home, she kept that goal every second of the way. Ellen wrote this book in between fighting against the treacherous seas, and hauling the sails up and down, whilst trying to get the odd bit of sleep and then still putting every inch of effort she had into this diary of her days round the world by sea. Her effort captured the world's imagination, and she could not be congratulated enough as just past 10 o'clock on the 7th Feb 2005 Ellen crossed the imaginary line in the sea off Brittany to become the fastest person ever to sail solo around the world! This book inspires you all the way and keeps you there with Ellen, going through what she wanted to achieve. This beautifully designed; fully illustrated book captures the drama, excitement, danger, joy and tears of a truly extraordinary achievement!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Ellen McArthur - Race Against Time, 25 Jan 2006
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One of the best books i've read in a long time, i couldn't put it down. You really feel like you are there, with Ellen on her amazing, crazy, frightening, life-changing expedition. Lots of amazing photo's, a truly raw, honest account every step of the way. Fantastic, awe-inspiring....go read it!
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1.0 out of 5 stars Ellen Macarthur - Race Against Time
Fantastic achievement but this book is seriously dull. Loads of library promotional photos (B&Q).
Published on 13 Jan 2006 by Mr. S. Brook

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