Another Great Day at Sea: Life Aboard the USS George H.W. Bush Contributor(s): Dyer, Geoff (Author) |
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ISBN: 0804170207 ISBN-13: 9780804170208 Publisher: Vintage
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - Pictorial - Travel | Special Interest - Adventure - Technology & Engineering | Military Science |
Dewey: 359.943 |
LCCN: 2015302123 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.2" W x 8" L (0.40 lbs) 208 pages |
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product |
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Publisher Description: As a child Geoff Dyer spent long hours making and blotchily painting model fighter planes. So as an adult, naturally he jumped at the chance to spend a week onboard the aircraft carrier the USS George H.W. Bush. Part deft travelogue, part unerring social observation, and part finely honed comedy, Another Great Day at Sea is the inimitable Dyer's account of his time spent wandering the ship's maze of walkways, hatches, and stairs, and talking with the crew--from the Captain to the ship's dentists. A lanky Englishman in a deeply American world, Dyer brilliantly records daily life aboard this floating fortress, revealing it to be a prism for understanding a society where discipline and conformity become forms of self-expression. At the same time we are reminded why Dyer is celebrated as one of the most original voices in contemporary literature. |
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