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Time Bandit: Two Brothers, the Bering Sea, and One of the World's Deadliest Jobs

by: Andy Hillstrand, Johnathan Hillstrand, Malcolm MacPherson

: Time Bandit: Two Brothers, the Bering Sea, and One of the World's Deadliest Jobs
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 639.570922
EAN: 9780345503725
ISBN: 0345503724
Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: April 08, 2008
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date: April 08, 2008
Sales Rank: 8050
Studio: Ballantine Books



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“Many brave hearts are asleep in the deep, so beware, beware,” goes the chorus of an old sailors’ sing-along that celebrates the allure and danger of the seafaring life. But make no mistake–there truly is much to beware for those who are drawn to risk their lives and seek their fortunes upon the waves. And perhaps none take more chances than the men and women who brave the tempestuous, bountiful waters of the Bering Sea. Season after season, they bond and battle with its icy depths, determined to reap yet one more rewarding harvest while eluding the ever-present threat of sudden, certain death. And among the rapidly diminishing ranks of these die-hard salts, brothers Andy and Johnathan Hillstrand have forged a reputation as fierce masters of their treacherous, enthralling trade. If you’ve watched their exploits on TV’s Deadliest Catch, you’ve only scratched the surface. To read Time Bandit is to step into their skins, smell the sea air, feel the frigid wind, and know with all your senses the exhilarating, and terrifying life on the edge.

Natives of tiny, fishing hamlet, Homer, Alaska; sons of a hard-bitten, highly successful fisherman; and born with brine in their blood, the Hillstrand boys couldn’t imagine a life without a swaying deck underfoot and a harvest of mighty Alaskan king crabs waiting to be pulled from the ocean floor. In pursuit of their daily catch, the brothers brave ice floes and heaving waves 60 feet high, the perils of 1000-lb steel traps thrown about by the punishing wind, and the constant menace of the open, hungry water.

Even the brothers’ downtime on land–where the deadly realities of the unforgiving sea are never far from their minds–is lived as if borrowed: fast and hard, haunted by the knowledge that the next season at sea could end asleep in the deep.

Here is the Hillstrands’ own heartfelt hymn to the brutally hard, gloriously independent, and mysteriously soul-satisfying life that has earned them their daily bread and defined their existence. By turns raucous and reflective, exhilarating and anguished, enthralling, suspenseful, and wise, Time Bandit chronicles a larger-than-life love affair as old as civilization itself–a love affair between striving, willful man and inscrutable, enduring nature.



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - This Book is a Deadly Catch
Whether you are a fan of the show or have never heard of the Bering Sea let alone the successful series, ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Time Bandit: Two brothers on the Bering Sea
One of the best books I have read in a very long time. I couldn't put it down!! If you are a fan of the ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - An interesting adjunct to the TV show...
Die-hard fans of Discovery Channel's The Deadliest Catch will enjoy this book. It's a sort of dual biography ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Interesting
After watching the program "Deadliest Catch" for the past 3 years , I was excited to get to read the Hillstrand's ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A Must Read for fans of Deadliest Catch (or adventure)
Can't go wrong with this book. You don't want to put it down once you get started. Be prepared to read some of it ... Read More

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