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KNOX-JOHNSTON**, ROBIN with LAVEN, KATE: : FORCE OF NATURE - Racing Around the World: A True Story of Courage and Endurance. [Co-author SIGNED copy.]

LONDON.MICHAEL JOSEPH,2007.

ISBN 9780718153243.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED 1st edn.FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn,but subject,co-author's neat,blue ink signature - without dedication - to title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated subject colour portrait super-imposed photograph to colour,seascape photographic illustrated dw/dj,with red,white+ gilt letters; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Majority of any creasing is to top edges of dw/dj.Top+fore-edges slightly aged/ toned - as usual/normal,but bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain black cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked fluorescent gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,co-author SIGNED,1st edn,viipp+ 2-304pp [paginated] includes list of illustrations,Knox-Johnston's introduction,10 chapters,a conclusion,8pp b/w+colour contemporary biographical photographs in one block,between pp152/3,acknowledgements and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title page,subject co-author's SIGNED title page,contents list/ table,and 8pp blanks at rear.Anomaly of co-author's mis-spelling of her surname: Laren to title page,but Laven to blurb on dw/ds' rear, inner flap. In January 1969,aboard his home-built wooden boat 'Suhaili',Robin Knox-Johnston became the first person ever to sail solo,non-stop around the world.Twenty-five years later,Sir Robin again completed a record-breaking circumnavigation,co-skippering 'Enza' (NZ) with Kiwi yachting legend Sir Peter Blake.His place in sailing's pantheon of greats was assured. Then,after the tragic death of his wife Sue,Sir Robin decided he would try again. In October 2006,at the age of sixty-seven - when most people are settling into a well-earned retirement - Sir Robin embarked on another gruelling single-handed race around the world. Compared to his rivals,he lacked recent experience and a large shore-based support team. There were many who believed that this time he might have bitten off more than he could chew. Then,early on,it looked like their worst fears might be realized.Within days of setting off, near-hurricane strength storms in the Bay of Biscay capsized his 60-foot yacht 'Saga Insurance'.But it wasn't just Sir Robin who suffered.Three-quarters of the entire fleet had to run for shelter.When they re-emerged,all faced months of hardship and intensity ahead. 'Force of Nature' is Sir Robin's first-hand account of his extraordinary return to the ultra-competitive,punishing world of single-handed offshore racing.It turned out to be a very different journey from the one he undertook aboard 'Suhaili',yet that experience remains a touchstone throughout this story. It's a story of courage,ingenuity and resilience played out against the world's oceans.But most of all it's a powerful reminder that age is nothing but a number; no barrier to realizing one's dreams. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8voHB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
Subject,co-author's signature - without dedication.

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