A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea by Richard Phillips

A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea

Richard Phillips

304 pages first pub 2010 (view editions)

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A Captain's Duty is perfect for the reader who wants to sit inside the sweltering 28-foot lifeboat with the real Captain Phillips and feel, minute-by-minute, how a 53-year-old merchant mariner out-thinks and outlasts four armed Somali pirates while U.S. Navy SEALs choreograph an unprecedented open-ocean rescue.

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based on 186 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 70%

tense: 70%

challenging: 40%

emotional: 40%

informative: 40%

dark: 30%

inspiring: 30%

hopeful: 20%

funny: 10%

reflective: 10%


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