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Tamata and the Alliance Hardcover – January 25, 1995

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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Sheridan House; Revised ed. edition (January 25, 1995)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0924486775
  • ISBN-13: 978-0924486777
  • Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 1.3 x 9.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #878,765 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 starsThe LOOOONNNNNNGGGGGGest book
By J. Meadows on June 8, 2008
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I am a huge fan of Bernard, and LOVED "The Long Way". Perhaps I was just not in the mood for this lengthy diatribe involving his youth in Indochina and the stages of his life. I made it through about 3/4 of the book but his going on and on and on about his gardening methods and coconut planting just made me impatient; frankly, I just lost interest. It seemed a bit narcissistic to me also, and, when he was younger, he found it very entertaining to hunt and kill beautiful animals with his slingshot for entertainment, which really upset me.
This is my least favorite of his books I've read; my husband loved it. It does contain his usual themes of freedom and bucking the materialistic establishment, though he seems to come from a very privileged background and also seems to enjoy making money when he can do it some of the time.
We do happen to be sailors and I read most of this on our sailboat. Sorry, I just didn't get it and feel I am a pretty discriminating reader.
It just went on way too long and in detail I found to be boring and excessive. Just my opinion; everyone else seems to love it.
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5.0 out of 5 starsTamata & the Alliance - An epoch journey!
By SoloSailor on February 19, 2002
Format: Hardcover
Bernard Moitessier was more than the "Father of singlehanded sailboat racing", his book is that of a poet in action-all his life. Reading The Long Way first would be well recomended to better understand Bernard's references in this book. The author has put his heart & soul into writing this for us as he did working to elevate social awareness. If you've ever been daunted by Cape Horn, yearned to live on a deserted Atoll, or thought World Powers should make the world a better place, then this is for you! If you want to bring Western ways to the Paradise of Sea and Sand, you'll not likely understand what the title means!! :)))
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5.0 out of 5 starsA Feast at the Great Table
By Waid Lackey on February 9, 2000
Format: Hardcover
The book is for anyone with the insight and vision to look within themselves for the answers to the questions that plague man. Bernard Moitessier once wrote, "to feast at the great table, you must have a great hunger and a willingness to go unfed. Only one in amillion have both." This book illustrates that beautifully. This book isn't about sailing. It is about man's struggle within himself to reach peace and harmony. This book is about the hope and triumph of man's indomitable spirit. It is about man's fortitude to pursue dreams and follow their passions. The ideals contained in this book are like the messages in the bottles that Moitessier alludes to in the book. Some of them will bear fruit immediately, others, only after many years, and yet others will be washed up on desert islands where they will fade and wither dismally with age.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA fantastic story by a remarkable man
By A Customer on January 20, 1997
Format: Hardcover
This is not only a story of Bernard Moitessier the sailor. It is more a story of his life, starting from his childhood in Vietnam in the 30's and 40's until becoming the famous sailor and artist of life as we learned to know him. The book is about living your own life, it can be read as a philosophical dive into the search of ones soul. Bernard Moitessier refused to share a world whose values were not his. In his mind he always goes back to his youth in Indochina, the Japanese war and the tragedy which took his younger brother from him. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the art of living and the necessity of sailig
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5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent and inspiring book on sailing and life in general.
By Richard Mogford on January 23, 1999
Format: Hardcover
I found Moitessier's book to be captivating from the beginning to the end. It is a chronicle of spiritual and mystical exploration. For him, sailing was the doorway for a full experience of life. However, he had many difficulties, including wrecking three boats! So the book is not all misty-eyed romanticism. His struggle to understand and integrate his experiences as well as his love for the planet are inspiring. The "Alliance" is his relationship with the deeper parts of himself and he encourages others to search for and make friends with the "gods." He says "They enjoy it, and occasionally lead us to the third dimension, where things become clear and the obvious effective."
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4.0 out of 5 starsSailing in the presence of spirtuality
By captrosso@yahoo.com on September 5, 1998
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While in Italy a French sailor recommended this book to me. Bernard captures his life of growing up in pre and post wartime Indochina, his passion to live life his way, and his growing love for the ocean and sailing. A must read for any sailor whose is drawn to the sea as a horse is drawn to water. Broke, wreaking 2 boats, and his eventual fame was done his way, in spite of the "Dragon" that lives inside of every human. A great book by a thoughtful man.
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