{"product_id":"three-ways-to-capsize-a-boat-an-optimist-afloat-paperback","title":"Three Ways to Capsize a Boat: An Optimist Afloat - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThree Ways to Capsize a Boat\u003c\/i\u003e is travel writing at its best, crackling with Chris Stewart's zest for life, irresistible humor, and unerring lack of foresight.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChris Stewart had a long and eclectic list of jobs. From some of the most glamorous careers--he was original drummer in Genesis--to the more offbeat--a sheep shearer and circus performer--he had done it all...or almost all. So when he is offered the chance to captain a sailboat in the Greek islands one summer, something he had never done before, he jumped at the chance, even though he'd never actually sailed before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins the hilarious and wild adventures of \u003ci\u003eThree Ways to Capsize a Boat\u003c\/i\u003e. From setting the boat on fire not once, but several times in the Aegean Sea to his not-so-grand arrival in Spetses to meet the owners of the boat (who says it isn't graceful to plow into the docks as a means of coming to a stop?), Stewart quickly catches the sailing bug. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy the end of the summer, as he is facing the dreary prospect of going back to sheep shearing, he jumps at the chance to be part of a crew to follow Viking Leif Eiriksson's historic journey across the Atlantic Ocean. From coming to terms with the long, cold nights at sea and unchanging cuisine to battling intense seasickness and managing to go to the bathroom during a massive storm (a lot harder than you'd think ), Stewart keeps his good humor, but learns, in the end, that perhaps the best things in life are worth coming ashore for.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eDriving Over Lemons\u003c\/i\u003e, which became an international bestseller, along with its sequels, \u003ci\u003eA Parrot in the Pepper Tree\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Almond Blossom Appreciation Society\u003c\/i\u003e. In an earlier life, Chris was the original drummer in Genesis (he played on the first album), then joined a circus, learned how to shear sheep, went to China to write the Rough Guide, gained a pilot's license in Los Angeles, and completed a course in French cooking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.12 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 25, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759293038880,"sku":"9780307592378","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fffe2d5649e574525d99a6c88383ea95.webp?v=1780148326","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/three-ways-to-capsize-a-boat-an-optimist-afloat-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}