An extravagant life : an autobiography incorporating Blue water, green skipper / Stuart Woods.

By: Woods, Stuart [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Random House Large Print, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Edition: Large print editionDescription: 617 pages (large print) : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cmContent type: still image | text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780593607626Contained works: Woods, Stuart. Blue water, green skipperSubject(s): Woods, Stuart | Observer Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race | Authors, American -- Biography | Single-handed sailingGenre/Form: Large type books. | Autobiographies. DDC classification: 813.54 Summary: Over the last 40 years, Stuart Woods has written more than 90 novels of suspense and intrigue, beginning with the award-winning Chiefs. Featuring iconic crime-fighting and jet-setting leads, the plots are masterfully conceived and wonderfully escapist. What many readers don't know is that Woods's very own life was filled with similar stories of adventure. Born in Georgia, Woods worked in advertising in New York, served in the US Air Force and had a short stint as an advance man. At the age of 37, he found himself in a transatlantic sailing race and pursued writing as a full-time career shortly thereafter. Along the way, Woods has lived all over the world, from New York to London, Santa Fe to Ireland. Incorporating his iconic sailing memoir, Blue Water, Green Skipper, this is the story of a life well-lived, and a special inside look into the beloved author's many exploits.
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Over the last 40 years, Stuart Woods has written more than 90 novels of suspense and intrigue, beginning with the award-winning Chiefs. Featuring iconic crime-fighting and jet-setting leads, the plots are masterfully conceived and wonderfully escapist. What many readers don't know is that Woods's very own life was filled with similar stories of adventure. Born in Georgia, Woods worked in advertising in New York, served in the US Air Force and had a short stint as an advance man. At the age of 37, he found himself in a transatlantic sailing race and pursued writing as a full-time career shortly thereafter. Along the way, Woods has lived all over the world, from New York to London, Santa Fe to Ireland. Incorporating his iconic sailing memoir, Blue Water, Green Skipper, this is the story of a life well-lived, and a special inside look into the beloved author's many exploits.

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