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#NewYearNewBooks #shipsorsailing great non -fiction about a container ship that sails from Florida during a Hurricane. @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I spent my entire childhood hearing about ship catastrophes; Dad was an ocean salvage engineer and just about every time a ship tragedy struck, he helped in salvage efforts. Still, his stories never sounded quite like this. A gripping page turner about a harrowing maritime disaster, our dependence on global shipping, how global warming impacts the maritime industry, and the lives of the doomed crew.

In the tradition of The Perfect Storm. This is a searing examination of a disaster, but one which took place not in the mists of time but 2 yrs ago. On a ship with weather reports, satellite phones and email. But as the 24hrs of conversation recorded on the black box revealed. Technology can not compensate for underfunding government agencies, corporate greed and a pig headed ships master. In the end only the master had a redemptive moment.

First book of the year. The sinking of the El Faro shows just how vulnerable our shipping is and how much of a lifeline it is for all of us. This book will frustrate you, but knowing this story and the causes of the ship‘s sinking are absolutely needed.

This was really tough to narrow down, but I‘m going with this group as my #best18of2018. Rather than picking a best book, I‘m tossing out my choice for most underrated as the tagged book, which is terrific.

I don‘t know about you, but I noticed when I look back through my ratings on goodreads there are definitely some I would rate differently now vs right after reading. Do you guys go back and change ratings or leave them?

Riveting account of maritime tragedy. If you enjoy disaster movies/books, don‘t miss this one.

This was one of the best books I have read this year. It reads like fiction but it is the true story about the El Faro that sailed from Jacksonville to Puerto Rico in the midst of a hurricane. My husband and I boat and fish around Jacksonville all the time and see many of these big container ships. Floating by these will now have new meaning.

I don‘t know how I heard about this book, but it is so good! I don‘t even like “sea” stories, but this so fascinating.

August 2018 recap: 18 books read.
Favourite: Into the Raging Sea (I want my own copy)
Least favourite: The Getaway (aka "The PicCollage" in this image ?)

This week we didn‘t have an episode because we‘ve been a little busy. But we will be sharing some new articles on our website. Head on over to thebookstorepodcast.com see why Into the Raging Sea made Becca‘s list of 5 Non-Fiction Books for People Who Only Read Fiction. (Link in profile)

A must-read. This tells the story of what happened (as best as we can tell) to the container ship El Faro, and most importantly WHY. It is an indictment of a profit-chasing industry and a way of life (cheap good, delivered immediately) that puts safety on the back burner. 😓 Getting my own copy to read and mark up.

Every day is book lovers day in my world, but I want to give this book a shoutout because I raced through it in 2 days. Very compelling and accessible telling of the El Faro disaster.

This book is heartbreaking and infuriating. Profits being prioritized over safety 😡

On October 1, 2015, the El Faro, an American container ship, sank near the Bahamas in Hurricane Joachim. Slade tells the riveting story using interviews, data and the ship‘s voice data recorder. This is great nonfiction, exposing the myriad decisions, cut corners, hubris, and deregulation which led to the tragedy. I couldn‘t put it down.