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Reviews of Books and Video Interview REVIEWS OF OVERBOARD “Overboard is a heart-pounding account of the storm that tore apart a 45-foot sailboat. Author Michael J. Tougias is a master of the weather-related disaster book.” --- The Boston Globe “Michael Tougias has done it again, this time delivering an edge-of-your-seat chronicle of what happens when a sailboat goes up against a fierce storm in the Gulf Stream. One of Tougias’ great skills as a writer is to put you right there, in the storm (making) it easy to visualize what happens. He builds the drama expertly, and Overboard hits the jackpot once again.” – The Providence Journal “Tougias has a knack for weaving thoroughly absorbing sea stories…adventure fans need this one. --Booklist “Michael Tougias recounts an unforgettable high-seas drama in his latest release Overboard!” ---The Hartford Courant “Overboard is a beautiful story deserving a good cry.” – Gatehouse Media Service “You will not be able to put this book down.” ---Dodge Morgan, First American to sail solo, non-stop around the world. “A vivid recreation of events makes for an outstanding account. Five Stars!” – Midwest Book Review “This story is told masterfully by Michael Tougias. If you start this book it will be hard to put it down until you finish.” – The Day “Armchair adventure doesn’t get much more exciting. Because it is told in the present tense this real-life sea story reads like a thrilling novel.” --- The Connecticut Post “A compelling story – an unexpected storm, a capsized sailboat, a scramble to survive and harrowing rescue” -- Fosters Daily Democrat “A gripping account that is well worth the read.” – Marine Times “Tougias has spent years honing his skills as a teller of nautical tales…and Overboard is rousing true story.” – Cape Cod Times (From Audiofile Magazine for Audio book) “The tension is so high in this tale of weather on the Atlantic that listeners may need to turn it off occasionally to lower their heart rates.” “The power of Overboard is much like an Atlantic
storm. Michael Tougias lures us into a routine voyage to Bermuda with
experienced crews and well found boats until we find ourselves utterly
tossed about not only by the nightmare that ensues but also the courage,
tenacity, and selflessness offered by all caught up in the tempest. This
is a survival story that ends in both tragedy and triumph, and through its
players we are touched by a collective grace equal to the devastation that
strikes them. “A harrowing and gripping tale” – The Herald News ___________________________________________________________________________ See video and
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Michael Tougias - Nantucket Plum
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Bestseller List Hardcover Non-fiction) “An excellent entry in the disaster-at-sea genre. Tougias and Sherman reach their peak of tension in the sink-or-swim moments when the mariners chanced their lives on the their rescuer’s skill and bravery.” ---Booklist “A blockbuster account of tragedy at sea…gives a ‘you-are-there feel’” – Providence Journal “This book captures the wit, grit and sacrifice of Coasties and their boats” --- Minneapolis Star Tribune “This dramatic story of a daring rescue is sure to please with a gifted duo at the helm. Tougias and Sherman double up on suspense, action and the perils of nature in telling this true story…” “In February of 1952, eighty-four men were in danger of drowning off the coast of Cape Cod when a ferocious Nor’easter split their ships in two. The Finest Hours recounts the incredible heroism of the Coast Guard, who risked their lives to save others. A gripping read!” —James Bradley, author of Flags of Our Fathers “An action-packed account of rescue at sea…a gripping tale.” ---Kirkus“A Hair-raising tale of disaster” – Cape Cod Chronicle “Tight action with plenty of surprises” – The Concord Monitor “Aptly described as Saving Private Ryan meets the Perfect Storm” – Florida Today “The Real Life Adventure of the Year!” – William Martin, author of Harvard Yard REVIEW OF FATAL FORECAST “Tougias skillfully submerges us in this storm and spins a marvelous and terrifying yarn. He makes us fight alongside Ernie Hazard and cheer as he is saved…a breathtaking book.” ---The Los Angeles Times “Tougias’ terrifying tale will stun you…leaving you breathless, exhilarated, and finally amazed. (He) knows how to spin a yarn—when to break away from heart-pounding action and when to keep it at a fever pitch. No wonder his previous book Ten Hours Until Dawn was selected one of the top books of the year.” ---The Providence Journal “A story like this is going to draw comparisons with the gold standard of sinking trawler tales, The Perfect Storm, and it proves itself a worthy, if slightly more uplifting, heir to its predecessor. This page-turner puts readers in the pilothouse with some rugged anglers.”--- Boston Magazine “A Top Pick for Summer Reading”—Chicago Tribune “Tougias smartly leavens his spare narrative with similar worst-case scenarios that resulted when other seamen miscalculated the sea’s wrathful power – practically a how-to lesson in high seas survival skills.” --- Publishers Weekly “A passionately recounted peril-at-sea adventure described with excruciating intensity. Fatal Forecast is a seafarer’s delight, rendered with gusto.”—Kirkus “Ernie Hazard’s experiences, as related by Tougias, deserve a place as a classic of sea survival history.” –The Boston Globe “Tougias spins a dramatic saga…(he) has written 16 books and this is among his most gripping”—National Geographic Adventure Magazine “A meticulously researched and vividly told true story that is by turns tragic, thrilling and inspiring.” – Nantucket Independence “Tougias brings us through the harrowing tale deftly…one can cherish an awe-inspiring miracle ending” – North Shore Sunday “Tougias crafts another gripping saga of the ocean.” –South Coast Today “This book is better than the Perfect Storm…the narrative is just gripping.” –The Day, New London “Few writers have as sharp an eye for detail and as empathetic sensibility as Michael Tougias. His poetic prose is powerful ..a thrilling narrative.”—The Standard Times “A genuine page turner…both a riveting survival story and a cautionary tale.”—Gatehouse News Service/Patriot Ledger “Fatal Forecast is a book which actually delivers what its subtitle promises: “an incredible true tale of disaster and survival at sea” ---Greenwich Times “A remarkable, captivating story…one that will stay with the reader long after the book is returned to the shelf.” – The Californian “Another riveting book by Michael Tougias” – Maine Harbors PRAISE FOR TEN HOURS UNTIL DAWN "Arguably the best story of peril at sea since Sebastian Junger's Perfect Storm. Tougias' balancing of human and technical detail is nearly perfect, and he has made the book accessible even to relative newcomers to maritime literature. Readers should sincerely hope that Tougias will produce further such superb chronicles!" “I was a college senior in Providence, Rhode Island, during the Blizzard of ’78 — a meteorological holocaust of snow and wind that I'll never forget. To learn twenty-six years later that there were men brave enough to attempt a rescue at sea during that storm still has me awestruck with wonder. Michael Tougias’ Ten Hours Until Dawn tells their story — an incredible tale of heroism and sacrifice.” --Nathaniel Philbrick, New York Times bestseller and National Book Award winner of In The Heart of the Sea “With a steady hand, Michael Tougias draws us into the vortex of this historic winter storm of 1978, and a high seas rescue attempt gone wildly awry. The dynamics of this adventure alone would make it well worth the journey. But as a writer, Tougias’ true gift is his ability to plum the depths of human emotion, to take us ever deeper into the hearts of those who survived the ordeal — and even into the lives of those who do not. He recreates not only the superhuman efforts between the imperiled crewmen and their would-be rescuers, but the gut wrenching experience of their loved ones waiting helplessly ashore--Spike Walker, bestselling author of Coming Back Alive and Working on the Edge "What a story! Tougias' research and writing make the reader feel as if he is onboard the Can Do during the Blizzard of '78. Ten Hours Until Dawn is a gripping book about a fascinating event of courage and tragedy that few people, including those of us who were deeply involved in fighting that storm, know enough about." — Michael Dukakis, former governor of Massachusetts KING PHILIP'S WAR (co-authored with E. Schultz)
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