Jonathan Franklin

The miraculous account of the man who survived alone and adrift at sea longer than anyone in recorded history. For fourteen months, Alvarenga survived constant shark attacks. He learned to catch fish with his bare hands. He built a fish net from a pair of empty plastic bottles. Taking apart the outboard motor, he fashioned a huge fishhook. Using fish vertebrae as needles, he stitched together his own clothes. Based on dozens of hours of interviews with Alvarenga and interviews with his colleagues, search and rescue officials, the medical team that saved his life and the remote islanders who nursed him back to health, this is an epic tale of survival. Print run 75,000.

An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

438 Days

Michael Smith

The Harrowing Journey of a Cruise Ship at the Dawn of a Pandemic

Cabin Fever

On 17th November, 2012, Salvador Alvarenga left the coast of Mexico for a two-day fishing trip. A vicious storm killed his engine and the current dragged his boat out to sea. The storm picked up and carried him West, deeper into the heart of the Pacific Ocean. Alvarenga would not touch solid ground again for 14 months. When he was washed ashore on January 30th, 2014, he had drifted over 9,000 miles. Three dozen cruise ships and container vessels passed nearby. Not one stopped for the stranded fisherman. He considered suicide on multiple occasions - including offering himself up to a pack of circling sharks. But Alvarenga developed a method of survival that kept his body and mind intact long enough for the Pacific Ocean to spit him up onto a remote palm-studded island. Crawling ashore, he was saved by a local couple living in their own private castaway paradise.Based on dozens of hours of interviews with Alvarenga and his colleagues, search and rescue officials, the medical team that saved his life and the remote islanders who nursed him back to normality, this is an epic tale of survival and one man's incredible story of beating the ultimate odds.

The incredible true story of an entrepreneur turned conservationist--the founder of the iconic companies The North Face and Esprit who used his fortune to protect over 12-million acres of land from development and exploitation and battle to save the wild. In 1991, Doug Tompkins left his comfortable life in San Francisco and flew 6,500 miles south to a shack in Patagonia. Instead of the Golden Gate Bridge, Tompkins now stared out the window at Volcano Michinmahuida, blanketed in snow and prowled by mountain lions. All of his possessions fit into a single duffel bag. Shielded by perfect nature, Tompkins regretted the corporate capitalism he had profited from for years. As founder of Esprit and The North Face, he had "made things nobody needed." Now, he declared, it was time to reverse the damage to the planet, and maybe even himself. In A Wild Idea, award-winning journalist and bestselling author Jonathan Franklin tells the incredible true story of Douglas Tompkins, a rebellious CEO who became one of the primary founders of our modern conservation and land protection movement. Flying his small plane, Tompkins explored the uninhabited natural land of Patagonia and gaped at the singular beauty: active volcanoes, gliding condors, forests never logged, rivers never dammed--all so undisturbed, so exquisitely designed. Could he protect this wild beauty? For the ensuing quarter century, that dream--that obsession--became his life. Only in death did it become his legacy.

A Wild Idea

'Gripping... The authors skillfully capture the fear and claustrophobia. A riveting real-life drama.' Kirkus 'Cabin Fever is riveting, taut, and extensively researched. Smith and Franklin have written a page-turning adventure that will keep you reading late into the night.' Martin Dugard, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Taking Paris 'A gripping account of how an invisible stowaway - the Covid-19 virus - transformed a fun-filled luxury cruise into an unimaginable nightmare.' Sara Gay Forden, bestselling author of House of Gucci 'Extensive first-hand testimony and the authors' brisk, matter-of-fact style enrich this propulsive account of how a holiday cruise turned into a nightmare. Readers will be riveted.' - Publishers Weekly In early 2020, the world was on edge. An ominous virus was spreading and no one knew what the coming weeks would bring. Far from the hotspots, the cruise ship Zaandam was preparing to sail from Buenos Aires loaded with 1,200 passengers - British, American, Australian, European and South American tourists, plus 600 crew. Most passengers were over the age of 65. There was concern about the virus in the news but that was oceans away. Escaping to sea at the ends of the earth for a few weeks seemed like it might be a good option. The cruise line had said the voyage would go ahead as scheduled and it would be safe. Within days, people aboard the Zaandam began to fall sick. The world's ports shut down. Zaandam became a top story on the news and was denied safe harbour everywhere. With only two doctors aboard and few medical supplies to test for or treat Covid-19, and with dwindling food and water, the ship wandered the oceans on an unthinkable journey. Cabin Fever is a riveting narrative thriller, taking readers behind the scenes of the ship's complex workings, and below decks into the personal lives of passengers and crew who were caught unprepared for the deadly ordeal that lay ahead. It is a story layered with moments of peril, perseverance and kindness. A remarkable tale that is filled with individual acts of heroism and the struggles and the tragedies of the crew and passengers.

Trapped on board a cruise ship when the pandemic hit. A true story of heroism and survival at sea

Überlebenskampf auf dem Pazifik

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«Me propuse liberarme del negocio con el fin de dedicar mi vida a la conservación y el trabajo medioambiental. Aún me pregunto cómo pude estar tan distraído con un negocio exitoso, tan enfocado en otra parte». En la década de los ochenta, por el valor de un departamento de dos habitaciones en San Francisco se hizo propietario de un ecosistema completo: el fundo Riñihue de 17.000 hectáreas. Años más tarde, esa pieza esencial de la red de parques nacionales que Douglas Tompkins donaría al estado Chileno.

Una idea salvaje

Presents an account of the 2010 San Jose mine rescue in Chile, in which all thirty-three miners miraculously survived, providing intimate details of life inside the mine as well as the dramatic rescue operation above ground.

Inside the Miraculous Survival and Dramatic Rescue of the Chilean Miners

33 Men

'A CLASSIC OF WILDLIFE WRITING' – THE FIELD Listed as one of its five best nature books - 2010 Country LifeWhen Jonathan Franklin takes two baby tawny owls back to Eton, he has no idea how chaotic the following months will be. The birds show no respect for Etonian routine and tradition. They trash his room and rule his daily life, and are known throughout the school as 'Dum' and 'Dee' . Although a keen naturalist, Jonathan struggles to understand his charges and to find the right food for them; at first meat and feathers, soon mice and rats. Even so, they nearly die of malnutrition on two occasions. Frantic, he searches for natural food. How to keep them alive is a constant worry. He watches them grow from ugly balls of fluff into beautiful adults, every change of plumage and behaviour noted. They play truant, they shock others, and lead Jonathan into hilarious adventures. They charm his housemaster and everybody who meets them. Best of all is seeing them flying about over those famous playing fields. All the time, Jonathan works to train them for eventual return to the wild. Will that be possible? He is never sure whether he will succeed. Now updated by the author to tell the end of this extraordinary story, Two Owls at Eton – very British, very witty, yet always close to the rawness of the natural world – is a story to delight everyone – whether they ever trod those playing fi elds, or have never wished to set eyes on the place.

Two Owls at Eton - A True Story

On 17th November, 2012, Salvador Alvarenga left the coast of Mexico for a two-day fishing trip. A vicious storm killed his engine and the current dragged his boat out to sea. The storm picked up and carried him West, deeper into the heart of the Pacific Ocean. Alvarenga would not touch solid ground again for 14 months. When he was washed ashore on January 30th, 2014, he had drifted over 9,000 miles. Three dozen cruise ships and container vessels passed nearby. Not one stopped for the stranded fisherman. He considered suicide on multiple occasions – including offering himself up to a pack of circling sharks. But Alvarenga developed a method of survival that kept his body and mind intact long enough for the Pacific Ocean to spit him up onto a remote palm-studded island. Crawling ashore, he was saved by a local couple living in their own private castaway paradise. Based on dozens of hours of interviews with Alvarenga and his colleagues, search and rescue officials, the medical team that saved his life and the remote islanders who nursed him back to normality, 438 Days by Jonathan Franklin is an epic tale of survival and one man's incredible story of beating the ultimate odds.

Index to Nineteenth Century Canadian Catalogues of Art: List of catalogues, Artist index A-L

Award-winning journalist Jonathan Franklin chronicles the harrowing account of the 33 Chilean miners who were trapped underground for fourteen weeks in the fall of 2010. Franklin, with his renowned eye for detail and dialogue, captures the remarkable story of these men to reveal to the world how they used their native talents to survive against all odds in a savage environment.

Trapped Onboard a Cruise Ship when the Pandemic Hit

A harrowing narrative of the Holland America cruise ship Zaandam, which set sail with a deadly and little-understood stowaway—Covid-19—days before the world shut down in March, 2020. In early 2020, the world was on edge. An ominous virus was spreading on different continents, and no one knew what the coming weeks would bring. Far from the hotspots, the cruise ship Zaandam, owned by Holland America, was preparing to sail from Buenos Aires, Argentina, loaded with 1,200 passengers—Americans, Europeans and South Americans, plus 600 crew. Most passengers were over the age of 65. There was concern about the virus on the news, and it had already killed and sickened passengers on other Holland America ships. But that was oceans away, and escaping to sea at the ends of the earth for a few weeks seemed like it might be a good option. The cruise line had said the voyage (three weeks around the South American coastline to see some of the most world’s most stunning natural wonders and ancient ruins) would carry on as scheduled, with no refunds. And it would be safe. Cabin Fever is a riveting narrative thriller, taking readers behind the scenes of the ship’s complex workings, and below decks into the personal lives of passengers and crew who were caught unprepared for the deadly ordeal that lay ahead. There is a retired American school superintendent on a dream vacation with his wife of 56 years, on a personal quest to see Machu Picchu. There is an Argentine psychologist taking this trip to celebrate her 64th birthday with her husband, though she finds herself fretting in her cabin on Day One, trying to dismiss her fears of what she’s hearing on the news. There is an Indonesian laundry manager who's been toiling on Holland America cruise ships for thirty years, sending his monthly paycheck to his family back home. Within days, people aboard Zaandam begin to fall sick. The world’s ports shut down. Zaandam becomes a top story on the news and is denied safe harbor everywhere. With only two doctors aboard and few medical supplies to test for or treat Covid-19, and with dwindling food and water, the ship wanders the oceans on an unthinkable journey.

438 giorni. L'incredibile storia vera di un uomo sopravvissuto all'oceano

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5 agosto 2010. Deserto di Atacama, Cile settentrionale.È il momento del pranzo, giù nelle gallerie della miniera di San José. La miniera rimbomba di suoni lugubri, si dice che pianga, lo fa spesso. Ma questa volta è diverso. Il suo lamento si fa minaccioso e i minatori capisconoche quello che da tempo temono si sta avverando.La miniera crolla sopra di loro. Scoppi, frane, correnti d’aria dalla forza devastante. Via, tutti al rifugio. Sono vivi. Si contano. Sono trentatré. Cercano una via d’uscita, i condotti sono ostruiti. Ci riprovano. Niente da fare. Bisogna solo sperare che da sopra qualcuno li tiri fuori. Ai minatori non resta che lottare per sopravvivere:al buio, con un caldo insopportabile e misere razioni di cibo e acqua. Aspettano, fra reciproco sostegno e reciproche incomprensioni, fra il terrore di morire lì sotto e la cieca fi duciadi essere tratti in salvo. In superfi cie si mobilitano i soccorsi, si studiano progetti di salvataggio, parte una corsa contro il tempo per riuscire a estrarre vivi i trentatré.Fuori dalla zona delle operazioni, l’accampamento dei familiari e una selva di riflettori, videocamere, treppiedi, microfoni. Per dieci settimane gli occhi di tutto il mondo rimangono puntati su quell’angolo del pianeta fi no a quel momento sconosciuto, in attesa del miracolo. In attesa di ricevere qualche segno di vita, di vedere il primo di quegli uomini spuntare dalle viscere della terra sano e salvo, di esultare quando anche l’ultimo sarà fi nalmente libero.Una tragedia annunciata, quella di San José, miniera fragile e insicura, dove i lavoratori erano disposti a turni massacranti per qualche pesos in più. Trentatré le storie personali intrappolate in quei tunnel, trentatré le vite sospese fra un passato estremo e il vuoto minaccioso del futuro. Storie e vite che Jonathan Franklin racconta con la partecipazione del testimone diretto e lo sguardo obiettivo del grande reporter.Jonathan Franklin, corrispondente per il Guardian, il Washington Post e il Sydney Morning Herald dal fronte della miniera cilena di San José, è stato l’unico giornalista ammesso alla zona delle operazioni di recupero e ha vissuto fianco a fianco con soccorritori, psicologi e familiari dei minatori. Dal 1995 vive a Santiago del Cile con la famiglia.

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