Time Bandit: Two Brothers, the Bering Sea, and One of the World's Deadliest Jobs
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“Many brave hearts are asleep in the deep, so beware, beware,” goes the chorus of an old sailors’ sing-along that celebrates the allure and danger of the seafaring life. But make no mistake–there truly is much to beware for those who are drawn to risk their lives and seek their fortunes upon the waves. And perhaps none take more chances than the men and women who brave the tempestuous, bountiful waters of the Bering Sea. Season after season, they bond and battle with its icy depths, determined to reap yet one more rewarding harvest while eluding the ever-present threat of sudden, certain death. And among the rapidly diminishing ranks of these die-hard salts, brothers Andy and Johnathan Hillstrand have forged a reputation as fierce masters of their treacherous, enthralling trade. If you’ve watched their exploits on TV’s Deadliest Catch, you’ve only scratched the surface. To read Time Bandit is to step into their skins, smell the sea air, feel the frigid wind, and know with all your senses the exhilarating, and terrifying life on the edge.
Natives of tiny, fishing hamlet, Homer, Alaska; sons of a hard-bitten, highly successful fisherman; and born with brine in their blood, the Hillstrand boys couldn’t imagine a life without a swaying deck underfoot and a harvest of mighty Alaskan king crabs waiting to be pulled from the ocean floor. In pursuit of their daily catch, the brothers brave ice floes and heaving waves 60 feet high, the perils of 1000-lb steel traps thrown about by the punishing wind, and the constant menace of the open, hungry water.
Even the brothers’ downtime on land–where the deadly realities of the unforgiving sea are never far from their minds–is lived as if borrowed: fast and hard, haunted by the knowledge that the next season at sea could end asleep in the deep.
Here is the Hillstrands’ own heartfelt hymn to the brutally hard, gloriously independent, and mysteriously soul-satisfying life that has earned them their daily bread and defined their existence. By turns raucous and reflective, exhilarating and anguished, enthralling, suspenseful, and wise, Time Bandit chronicles a larger-than-life love affair as old as civilization itself–a love affair between striving, willful man and inscrutable, enduring nature.
Spotlight Customer Reviews:
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Remarkable Insight Into a Deadly Profession
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I bought this book because I am a big fan of Deadliest Catch. As is usually the case with television, one only gets a small slice of what life is like on a crab boat in the Bering Sea in the worst conditions conceivable. I was hoping for a much more detailed introspective from the crab fisherman I felt I had gotten to know somewhat by watching the show. What I got was so much more.
Not only does this book offer an engrossing perspective that is real enough to make you sea sick, but it also provides quite a bit of background information that helps you understand what gives these brave men the grit that they so obviously possess.
The Hillstrand brothers are obviously not writers by trade, and that shows in places, but I found that the conversational tone added to the feeling that these guys were right next to me, laughing it up over a cold one and nudging me with their elbow as they shared a harrowing tale of the sea. What a wonderful experience!
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Great Book
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I bought this book the day after it came out. I was waiting very patiently for this to come out. I read it cover to cover in approx. 1 1/2 days. I just couldn't put it down. It is excellent. I watch the show, Deadliest Catch, and have all 3 seasons of the DVD's, so it was natural to buy this book. It is an easy read, and even though there are a number of situations that were on the show, it is nice to read what was going on behind what they were doing. I absolutely loved the book. I didn't even look at the pictures while I was reading, I looked at them after I was through reading the book. There are some things that were mentined in the book that I did not know about Capt. Johnathan and Capt. Andy.
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Time Bandit
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I read this book in about 4-5 days. I just couldn't put it down. It really brought me into the minds of the Brothers, what the life of a fisherman is like. if you are a fan of the show Deadliest Catch,this book is a must read.
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An incredible read!
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"Time Bandit" is a fantastic read - whether you're a fan of "Deadliest Catch" or not! It gives you an inside look into the lives of these brave men, what they've endured, and how they've become the best in the business. Their stories made me laugh and cry. Their struggles with life and death kept me engrossed and unable to put the book down! "Time Bandit" was endearing, edgy, and enlightening. The Captains Hillstrand did a fantastic job, and I can only hope they'll consider doing another book one day.
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Fantastic read!!!!!
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As soon as I received this book I could not put it down. It took all I had not to jump to the last page to find out how Johnathan's salmon trip ended. Normally a book has to "catch" me within the first chapter, this book "caught" me in the first paragraph!
It was so much more than I expected, a wonderful and honest look into the lives of the Hillstrands and what they love to do. A must read by all!
My only gripe is it wasn't long enough!
I want to know when Book number 2 of the series will be out...lol!
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