Hard Aground...Again: Inspiration for the Navigationally Challenged and Spiritually Stuck, or The Incomplete Idiot's Guide to Doing Stupid Stuff With Boats
Noah had a hundred years to plan his first cruise and he still ran aground at the end of the passage. The Apostle Paul dreamed of harbor-hopping the coast of Italy but wrecked on a reef and had to swim ashore. Even the great and powerful Moses got stuck in the weeds of the Nile. Running aground is nothing to be ashamed of, but staying stuck is. In Hard Aground . . . Again, columnist Eddie Jones turns his unique way of looking at the sailing lifestyle to a unique way of looking at life, family, and God. For anyone who feels their hopes have been sitting high and dry or their dreams are all washed up, these brief meditations will help turn the tide.
With over 32 humorous essays, this book brings spiritual insight and humor into the trials and disappointments of boating, relationships and living in general. Hard Aground... Again is about getting your life unstuck and your dreams soaring again.
A satisfying large dose of Eddie's down-to-earth humor... along with a goodly supply of advice (some of it actually useful!)..." - From The Foreword by Ted Brewer
"De new book shell reach mon dat be some fine scerfin get to all dem spitual pigmies what don't know." - Capt. Frank Papy (Frank talks funny but we think he liked the book.)
"Eddie is a very undervalued writer, observer, and sailor. Translation: the book is good." - Dave Martin, Cruising World's 1995 Seamanship Medal Winner
"Eddie's book is very good. Many good points and good advice, but the humor is what keeps me tuned in. After owning six sailboats you would think his experience would at least qualify him for the rank of Commodore. The story about Dinty Moore and poaching the crabs with the ten bucks in the aspirin bottle was too much." - Ricky on Chuckatuck Creek
"Thank you for the copy of your new book! Great job--it looks great! I LOVE the cover. Hey, just think what could have happened if YOU'D been on the ark!" - Vonda Skelton
"Eddie Jones, a gifted writer and very talented story teller. He has a way of making you think about your life and your dreams, and how you can find them and make them come true!" - John Riddle, reviewer for Publishers Weekly and founder of I Love To Write Day
Noah had a hundred years to plan his first cruise and he still ran aground at the end of the passage. The Apostle Paul dreamed of harbor-hopping the coast of Italy but wrecked on a reef and had to swim ashore. Even the great and powerful Moses got stuck in the weeds of the Nile. Running aground is nothing to be ashamed of, but staying stuck is. In Hard Aground . . . Again, columnist Eddie Jones turns his unique way of looking at the sailing lifestyle to a unique way of looking at life, family, and God. For anyone who feels their hopes have been sitting high and dry or their dreams are all washed up, these brief meditations will help turn the tide.
With over 32 humorous essays, this book brings spiritual insight and humor into the trials and disappointments of boating, relationships and living in general. Hard Aground... Again is about getting your life unstuck and your dreams soaring again.
A satisfying large dose of Eddie's down-to-earth humor... along with a goodly supply of advice (some of it actually useful!)..." - From The Foreword by Ted Brewer
"De new book shell reach mon dat be some fine scerfin get to all dem spitual pigmies what don't know." - Capt. Frank Papy (Frank talks funny but we think he liked the book.)
"Eddie is a very undervalued writer, observer, and sailor. Translation: the book is good." - Dave Martin, Cruising World's 1995 Seamanship Medal Winner
"Eddie's book is very good. Many good points and good advice, but the humor is what keeps me tuned in. After owning six sailboats you would think his experience would at least qualify him for the rank of Commodore. The story about Dinty Moore and poaching the crabs with the ten bucks in the aspirin bottle was too much." - Ricky on Chuckatuck Creek
"Thank you for the copy of your new book! Great job--it looks great! I LOVE the cover. Hey, just think what could have happened if YOU'D been on the ark!" - Vonda Skelton
"Eddie Jones, a gifted writer and very talented story teller. He has a way of making you think about your life and your dreams, and how you can find them and make them come true!" - John Riddle, reviewer for Publishers Weekly and founder of I Love To Write Day
