Boat Girl
A Memoir of Youth, Love, and Fiberglass
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Boat Girl is the heartbreaking memoir of growing up aboard a sailboat. Throughout the 1980's and 90's, Melanie's family lived aboard a 47-foot sailboat, spending their summers along the US East Coast and their winters in the Bahamas. But the cruising life was not all fun in the sun. The family had to work hard to pay for their way of life. They dodged hurricanes, overzealous federal agents and bullying land-kids. And they endured a boatload of family drama. As her father published articles about how living on a boat brings families together, Melanie secretly struggled with an eating disorder, the alienation of being a boat kid, and confusion over her developing sexuality. As an adult, she lived aboard her own 28-foot sailboat and had several relationships trying to find someone who wasn't intimidated by her stubborn independence and free-spirited lifestyle. Boat Girl weaves all this together into a story about a girl who, once all is said and done, simply wants her own boat and her own life. Melanie paints a vivid picture of the trials and tribulations of family life aboard a sailboat without drowning the listener in the technical details of sailing. Boat Girl strikes a perfect balance between a coming of age story and a sea tale, enjoyable for boaters and land-lovers alike.
©2012 Beating Windward Press LLC (P)2014 Melanie McLendonLos oyentes también disfrutaron...
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Big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara set the world record for the sport, surfing a 78-foot wave in Nazare, Portugal, in 2011, a record he smashed two years later at the same break. Propelled by the challenge and promise of bigger, more difficult waves, this adrenaline-fueled loner and polarizing figure travels the globe to ride the most dangerous swells the oceans have to offer, from calving glaciers to hurricane swells. But what motivates McNamara to go to such extremes - to risk everything for one thrilling ride?
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Awesome Story and Narration.
- De oregonlife en 10-16-18
De: Garrett McNamara, y otros
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Cool Blue Tomb
- De: Paul Kemprecos
- Narrado por: Barry Campbell
- Duración: 9 h y 32 m
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New York Times best-selling author Paul Kemprecos' first mystery novel, Cool Blue Tomb, introduces Aristotle "Soc" Socarides - part-time fisherman, part-time private eye, full-time philosopher. In his inaugural outing, Soc is swimming with the sharks - only problem is, he's the bait.
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You will love this. It's that simple.
- De Pete en 10-29-11
De: Paul Kemprecos
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Black Wave
- A Family's Adventure at Sea and the Disaster That Saved Them
- De: John Silverwood, Jean Silverwood
- Narrado por: Carrington MacDuffie, Joe Barrett
- Duración: 7 h y 29 m
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When John and Jean Silverwood, both experienced sailors, decided to give their four children a taste of life on the high seas, they hoped the trip would offer important learning experiences - not only about the natural world but about the beauty of human life stripped down to its essence, far from civilization. But the adventure that awaited them would surpass anything they could have imagined.
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What Wave
- De James en 09-03-08
De: John Silverwood, y otros
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The Line Tender
- De: Kate Allen
- Narrado por: Jenna Lamia
- Duración: 7 h y 20 m
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Wherever the sharks led, Lucy Everhart's marine-biologist mother was sure to follow. She was on a boat far off the coast of Massachusetts, collecting shark data when she died suddenly. Lucy was seven. Since then Lucy and her father have kept their heads above water - thanks in large part to a few close friends and neighbors. But June of her 12th summer brings more than the end of school and a heat wave to sleepy Rockport. On one steamy day, the tide brings a great white - and then another tragedy....
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Sad story
- De DP en 10-08-23
De: Kate Allen
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The Salt House
- A Novel
- De: Lisa Duffy
- Narrado por: Laurence Bouvard
- Duración: 8 h y 35 m
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In the coastal town of Alden, Maine, Hope and Jack Kelly have settled down to a life of wedded bliss. They have a beautiful family, a growing lobster business, and the Salt House - an oceanfront cottage they're renovating into their dream home. But tragedy strikes when their young daughter doesn't wake up from her afternoon nap, taking her last breath without making a sound. A year later each member of the Kelly family navigates the world on their own private island of grief.
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Culturally closed minded to what going on today.
- De Susan Griggs en 01-11-22
De: Lisa Duffy
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The Lobster Chronicles
- Life on a Very Small Island
- De: Linda Greenlaw
- Narrado por: Linda Greenlaw
- Duración: 5 h y 33 m
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After 17 years at sea, Linda Greenlaw figured it was time to take a break from her career as a swordboat captain. She felt she needed to return to Isle au Haut - a tiny island seven miles from the Maine coast with a population of 70 year-round residents, 30 of whom were her relatives. She would pursue a simpler life; move back in with her parents and get to know them again; become a professional lobsterman; and find a guy, build a house, have kids, and settle down. But all doesn't go as planned.
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Was this narration sped up?
- De Linda Vanaman en 10-12-15
De: Linda Greenlaw
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The Source of All Things
- A Memoir
- De: Tracy Ross
- Narrado por: Tracy Ross
- Duración: 7 h y 17 m
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A loving and devoted step-father, Donnie introduced Tracy Ross's family to the joys of fishing, deer hunting, camping, and hiking among the pristine mountains of rural Idaho. Donnie was everything Tracy dreamed a dad would be: protective, brave, and kind. But when his dependence on his eight-year-old daughter's companionship went too far, everything changed.
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Brave Woman
- De Ray Stewart en 06-23-24
De: Tracy Ross
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The Deep Blue Good-By
- A Travis McGee Novel, Book 1
- De: John D. MacDonald
- Narrado por: Robert Petkoff
- Duración: 6 h
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He's a self-described beach bum who won his houseboat in a card game. He's also a knight errant who's wary of credit cards, retirement benefits, political parties, mortgages, and television. He only works when his cash runs out, and his rule is simple: he'll help you find whatever was taken from you, as long as he can keep half.
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Before the A-Team, there was Travis McGee
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 11-12-16
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Continental Drift
- De: Russell Banks
- Narrado por: Zach Villa
- Duración: 13 h y 3 m
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Now available for the first time in audiobook format, a powerful literary classic from one of contemporary fiction's most acclaimed and important writers. Russell Banks' Continental Drift is a masterful novel of hope lost and gained and a gripping, indelible story of fragile lives uprooted and transformed by injustice, disappointment, and the seductions and realities of the American dream.
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Give up and die
- De AI en 12-09-21
De: Russell Banks
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Charlie St. Cloud
- De: Ben Sherwood
- Narrado por: Richard Poe
- Duración: 7 h y 32 m
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In a snug New England fishing village, Charlie St. Cloud tends the lawns and monuments of an ancient cemetery where his younger brother, Sam, is buried. After surviving the car accident that claimed his brother's life, Charlie is graced with an extraordinary gift: He can see, talk to, and even play catch with Sam's spirit. Into this magical world comes Tess Carroll, a captivating woman training for a solo sailing trip around the globe.
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Charlie St. Cloud is haunting
- De Joan en 09-29-11
De: Ben Sherwood
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Just Add Water
- Hetta Coffey Series, Book 1
- De: Jinx Schwartz
- Narrado por: Beth Richmond
- Duración: 10 h y 41 m
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Hetta Coffey is a globe-trotting civil engineer with attitude who is working on coming of age, a little late. Pushing forty and still single, Hetta is the epitome of the "B" word: bold, bossy, brassy, breezy, and brash. After leaving a lifelong swath of failed multinational affairs in her jet stream, it is no wonder Hetta prefers living with her dog, R.J. But old habits die hard, and trolling for triceps is Hetta's hobby....
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Mixed bag. The dog dies.
- De Elisabeth Carey en 09-02-18
De: Jinx Schwartz
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Ten Beach Road
- De: Wendy Wax
- Narrado por: Amy Rubinate
- Duración: 13 h y 18 m
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Madeline, Avery, and Nikki are strangers to each other, but they have one thing in common. They each wake up one morning to discover their life savings have vanished, along with their trusted financial manager - leaving them with nothing but co-ownership of a ramshackle beachfront house. Throwing their lots in together, they take on the challenge of restoring the historic property. But just as they begin to reinvent themselves and discover the power of friendship, secrets threaten to tear down their trust.
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Terrible narrator
- De Kindle Customer en 10-17-18
De: Wendy Wax
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Islands in the Stream
- De: Ernest Hemingway
- Narrado por: Bruce Greenwood
- Duración: 13 h y 29 m
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First published in 1970, nine years after Hemingway's death, this is the story of an artist and adventurer, a man much like Hemingway himself. Beginning in the 1930s, Islands in the Stream follows the fortunes of Thomas Hudson, from his experiences as a painter on the Gulf Stream island of Bimini through his antisubmarine activities off the coast of Cuba during World War II. Hemingway is at his mature best in this beguiling tale.
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Hemingway was a Genius
- De Ian en 08-04-06
De: Ernest Hemingway
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Harrison Squared
- De: Daryl Gregory
- Narrado por: Luke Daniels
- Duración: 8 h y 10 m
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Harrison Harrison - H2 to his mom - is a lonely teenager who's been terrified of the water ever since he was a toddler in California, when a huge sea creature capsized their boat, and his father vanished. One of the "sensitives" who are attuned to the supernatural world, Harrison, along with his mother, has just moved to the worst possible place for a boy like him.
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The premise sounded so interesting...
- De shirley en 03-26-15
De: Daryl Gregory
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Boat Girl
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- Alicia
- 06-27-16
I relate..live aboard 1999 W. coast 39ft Columbia
From the Neverending Story: why don't you do what you dream...I can't.. I have to keep my feet on the ground...where's Tinkerbell when you need her..-Lulu
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- Wayne E Willis
- 10-13-19
a remarkable story of a remarkable lady.
masterfully written from an honest heart and open mind. I have great admiration and respect
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- Bob E.
- 12-21-15
A Great Personal Story
Would you listen to Boat Girl again? Why?
No. Once is enough
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An interesting story about a girl growing up on a boat. The story is well written in a humorous light style & I enjoyed listening to it very much. I am also a boat person & can relate to many of the authors experiences. The author is obviously an accomplished writer and the narrator also did a very nice job.
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- M. Burnett
- 02-06-19
Great glimpse into the live-aboard life
Narrator good- though she does talk fast, which took a second to get used to. This was just the book for my son, 15yo and currently enamoured of the idea of getting a boat to fix up, to read. Well written and honest.
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