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Trevor ;
Books are written for more then one reason. You can write a book that is
intended to entertain or a book that is to give some understanding to the
masses and then there is a book that is intended to advance the cause of
education. I read this book and found it meet my needs and it rouses an
interest in the subject that I would not have developed otherwise. Yes I
enjoyed the book and under stand that it was written in a way calculated to
hold the interest of the ordinary man, not necessarily the absolute truth as
an outsider would have seen it. You say �But the real mistake was in
insisting on a good vs. evil plot instead of telling the story of what
really happened.� That literary device was used to good advantage to hold
the interest of the reader. If the reader drops his interest all is lost in
a book. I have not yet used GPS on any of my trans Atlantic crossings. I use
a sextant and chronometer because in the beginning it was all I had; now I
enjoy the feeling that comes from independence and knowledge. And that book
is one of the reasons that I study navigation more then is necessary just to
get from point a to point b without hitting point c.
All the best;
Robert Gainer

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