Uncharted Waters (Paperback)

~ Theodore Carl Soderberg (Author) "Not unlike many other small boys, I was drawn to water from my earliest memories..." (more)
Key Phrases: helm safety, rig captain, dirty ballast, Joe Bones, Shanghai Cid, Joe Gonzales (more...)

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Product Description

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: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,823,021 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

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

By	Shayna (Tampa, FL) - See all my reviews

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!

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

By	Robert M. Clark - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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!

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Book!!, April 22, 2008

By	Todd Krekos "toddok75" (Southern California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I sure would like to have an inside look at this guys brain. He must be full of stories that are both adventurous as well as exciting. I must say it almost makes me want to go out and work on the open sea. It makes for a different type of life than I have, but one I sure would like to explore. Thanks for writing the book and sharing one of your many (I am sure, you have more) amazing tales.