{"product_id":"the-proving-ground","title":"The proving ground","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e The proving ground (Hardcover, 320 pages – AmazonEncore, 2011) – AmazonEncore, 2011. Language: Eng.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this 10th Anniversary edition, with a new afterword from the author, G.Bruce Knecht tells the harrowing story of a world-renowned sailing race gone fatally bad. On December 26, 1998, 115 sailboats crossed the starting line of the famous Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. The 630-nautical-mile contest is among the most difficult races in the world, a test of strength and endurance like few others. But no one could have foreseen the tragedy that would befall the competitors, who sailed into a massive storm that tore apart the fleet with hurricane-force winds and eighty-foot waves. What began as a race for glory rapidly became a fight for survival. In this gripping insider’s account, award-winning writer G. Bruce Knecht focuses on three yachts and their crews, weaving together an extraordinary story with vivid detail, outsized personalities, and high drama. Most importantly, he offers a glimpse into how people with very different backgrounds responded to something bigger than they were—and how it changed them forever. Hailed as “harrowing” by the New York Times, “pulse-pounding” by People magazine, and “the Perfect Storm of blue-water sailboat racing” by Walter Cronkite, The Proving Ground is a true-to-life adventure tale as thrilling as any work of fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"G. Bruce Knecht","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53103738126560,"sku":"9781612181431","price":49.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/5681\/6608\/files\/61vK1LpFNyL._SY522.jpg?v=1781769411","url":"https:\/\/medicalbook.online\/products\/the-proving-ground","provider":"medicalbook.online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}