Working on the Edge: Surviving In the World's Most Dangerous Profession: King Crab Fishing on Alaska's HighSeas | 
 enlarge | Author: Spike Walker
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  56 reviews
Sales Rank: 64576
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st pbk. ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 312
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0312089244
Dewey Decimal Number: 639.544
EAN: 9780312089245
ASIN: 0312089244
Publication Date: March 15, 1993
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Product Description
No profession pits man against nature more brutally than king crab fishing in the frigid, unpredictable waters of the Bering Sea. The yearly death toll is staggering (forty-two men in 1988 alone); the conditions are beyond most imaginations (90-mph Arctic winds, 25-foot seas, and super-human stretches of on-deck labor); but the payback, if one survives can be tens of thousands of dollars for a month-long season.In a breathtaking, action-packed account that combines his personal story with the stories of survivors of the industry's most harrowing disasters, Spike Walker re-creates the boom years of Alaskan crab fishing--a modern-day gold rush that drew hundreds of fortune-and adventure-hunters to Alaska's dangerous waters--and the crash that followed.
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 Great Reading July 22, 2008
I'm surprised that I hadn't responed to this request, and have only just review this e-mail from you!!!
This "Working on the Edge", was very vibrant reading and captured my every moment, to be reading it. And in the light of my having purchased all of the "Deadliest Catch" on DVD, completed the full story!!!
I fully recommend this publication as well as, the full series of "Deadliest Catch", to EVERYONE!!!
Sincerely,
Louis Jones in Queensland, Australia
 A worthwhile read July 14, 2008
If you are a fan of the show, then this is well worth reading. Enough hairy stories and personal experieinces to make you appreciate the lives these people lead and what they go through for the love and money.
 Alaska king crab fishing January 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great book! Told the stories in a factual manner with a bit of a sense of humor. Made me feel like I was there. Loved it and quickly have shared it with my sister to read.
great book November 1, 2007
this book is amazing, I couldn't put it down. it made me feel like I was actually on the boats with them.
buy it... read it...
Great read! September 2, 2007
This book is a great add-on, if you are a fan of the deadliest catch on the discovery channel. It gives a true account of how the crab boom started and the crazy amount of money you could make in just a 29 day season. I really enjoyed this book and would recomend it to anyone who likes to read about adventure situations.
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