Three Ways to Capsize a Boat - An Optimist Afloat
Chris Stewart
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How this man has had the time to fit in all the things he has done in his life is quite amazing and here we have another of his adventures. Along with being the original drummer in Genesis, getting a pilot’s license, learning to shear sheep, joining a circus and much, much more Chris also became skipper of a Cornish Crabber sailing to the Greek Islands with no experience at sailing whatsoever. This is his story of the following months learning as he went and not always making the best decisions. One thing Chris Stewart does do is make you believe anything is possible, you just have to give it a go!
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Three Ways to Capsize a Boat - An Optimist Afloat by Chris Stewart
This title is a top ten bestseller - new in paperback. Chris Stewart's sea-faring 'prequel' to Driving Over Lemons was launched into the hardback bestseller list in May, where it's been bobbing about happily ever since. Sort of Books plan to make this paperback plain sailing too. It will be published in the same format and price as his ever popular Spanish trilogy.
Reviews
'A charming and lyrical read, awash with the joy of discovery...'
Rory Maclean, Guardian
'It is easy to enthuse about the simple pleasures of life, but hard to write about them well. Stewart's gift is to do so with the carefree manner of someone you've just met in a bar, and who is buying the drinks'
Hugh Thomson, Independent
'Witty, self-deprecating and charming, Stewart makes wonderful company even if you do get soaked in the process.'
Kathleen Wyatt, The Times
'His enthusiasm and sheer good nature are infectious. Like Bill Bryson, he's a hard man to dislike.'
Mail on Sunday
'Laugh yourself silly! Wonderful!'
Books Quarterly
'It's a book with a big heart and a great belly laugh'
The Times
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Publication date
6th May 2010Author
Chris StewartMore books by Chris Stewart
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Paperback180 pages
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