Uncharted Waters [Paperback]

Theodore Carl Soderberg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 16, 2007

Take a ship loaded with jet fuel during operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, an unusual cast of characters, a woman connected to a mob boss in New Jersey, and you have Uncharted Waters. Add a writer’s obsession with the sea, a flair for the wacky, an eye for the good life and the ladies, and you have a page-turner.

Product Details

• Paperback: 230 pages
• Publisher: PublishAmerica (July 16, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1424182514
• ISBN-13: 978-1424182510
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,761,588 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Born in Brattleboro Vermont, raised in Westchester County NY. Attended High school in Newtown Conn. and worked 8 months as a psyciatric aid at Fairfield mental hospital for the criminally insane. Joined the Navy in 1967, and for the fisrt time sailed under the GG bridge in a destroyer escort during "The summer of love". I was in Southeast Asia from Feb. 28 '68, after 2 years, returned Feb. 29, '70. I received my AA from the College of Marin, and in '72 went commerical fishing in Alaska. I majored in journalism, and Economics at SF State. From '73 to '87 sold automobiles, everything from VW to RR, Bentley and Mazeratti.1988 I joined the Navys Special boat unit X1, and went to Bahrain during the Iraq/Iran war. In '89 I went back to sea with the Navy's MSC as a civilian Merchant Marine, and '90 part of Dessert Shield/Dessert storm. In between ships I worked as a Hollywood Extra, and joined SAG in '95. In '91 I started shipping on oil tankers for Chevron, as a Merchant Marine.In 1999, I begain shipping on high speed container ships to Asia. In 2007 published Uncharted waters. In 2009 published The Summer of '72. I continue to write, living between Bangkok and San Francisco.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Merchant Marine Sea Life with all the Drama!, March 14, 2011

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Orlan J. Harman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Uncharted Waters (Paperback)

I have to admit that after reading this book, I feel like I have not only traveled all over the world but have fallen in love with an amazingly funny cast of characters! Seinfeld meet the Merchant Marines! This book is a easy, smooth flowing read with lots of adventure. The characters are not only plausible but I have become deeply connected with each of them. Blaze is not your typical female sailor, while being chased by the mafia lover she is able to steer all sea worthy off course with her quick pick-up lies to playing helpless to get help for her escape. Joe Bones and Shanghai Cid have a story for everyone and My favorite is Murry the K. I could write a whole book on just "Murry the K" alone. He is your OCD, drive everyone crazy, mommas boy Merchant Marine. I loved how Ted constantly played with Murry psychologically. Between the water spots to diving for sea sponges, Murry is the guy that we all hate but couldn't live without.

There are also tender moments such as the authors personal love for the sea as a young boy with friends Dickey and Bobby, or fishing with his father in New York, at Lake Carmel. The tense moment of the Iraq war while trying to stay on task with a Sea Goddess and Yosemite Sam at the helm. Truth is, I laughed so hard with the "sailor talk" that I learned all sorts of new phrases like FUBAR and you just have to read the book to find out about Mongo's contest on the Diego Garcia!

I highly recommend this book to everyone! It truly is the author's mind who has flair for the wacky, or as he is described by the back of his book, "an eye for the good life and the ladies". This novel is a true treasure of the sea!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hysterical Fun!, April 28, 2008

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Shayna (Tampa, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Uncharted Waters (Paperback)

This book is a riot!
A fun read full of colorful characters that become friends. His descriptions make you feel like you're right there on the ship with these burly, smell guys (and a few hot chicks.) Makes you want to sign up for the Merchant Marines just for the adventure of it!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Uncharted and Unlimited Laughs, April 23, 2008

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Robert M. Clark - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Uncharted Waters (Paperback)

This story reads like a fast, fun, tale with short, easy chapters and an a quick flow in the narrative.

The cast of characters are all individuals who remind me of someone I know, or should have known from my past. They cover the gambit: Sweethearts,to Sticklers,to Slobs to Saints and a cross section of misfits for good measure. All with a lot of hilarity and good humor as we follow their adventures across the Pacific and beyond.

This is a Sea Story with a lot of irony, and I learned a bit about what Merchant Marine Sea Life is like in reading it. There is the usual amount of Sailor's exagerrated telling and explaining of certain events which transpire, but it doesn't matter if you are reading first or second hand blarney...you will find a lot of humor and catch yourself chuckling as you read page after page. Some of the events which the characters encounter are to funny to attempt a description. I savored each chapter and read it during my stationery bike ride at the gym. It took my mind off that monotous task and entertained me, To Boot!.

Ovedrall, I highly recommend this fast and easy story.

To the author I ask, What happened to our Hero "Ted" and the Femme Fatale, "Blaze" in Brazil? Saving the answer for part two of an ongoing Seagoing Saga???....I hope so!