Lost!, Thomas Thompson
Lost!, Thomas Thompson
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Lost!
A Harrowing True Story of Disaster at Sea

Author: Thomas Thompson

Narrator: Shawn Compton

Unabridged: 6 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/16/2019


Synopsis

In July 1973, Bob Tininenko; his wife, Linda; and his brother in-law, Jim Fisher, set sail from Tacoma, Washington, on a thirty-one-foot trimaran down the West Coast to Costa Rica. The journey was expected to take a matter of weeks, but ten days into the cruise, the party encountered a freak storm off the coast of northern California. When gale-force winds and fifty-foot waves capsized their boat, the voyage became a nightmare.

For seventy-two days, the trio was lost at sea. Challenged by nature and compromised by a bitter rivalry, their courage and will to live was put to the ultimate test. Jim, the owner and skipper of the boat, was a devout fundamentalist whose recognition of God's will in every event brought him into increasing conflict with his brother-in-law. As the two men battled to take control of a dire situation, Linda kept a secret that would lead to heartrending tragedy.

A "hair-raising" (Houston Chronicle) account of shipwreck and survival and a searing portrait of faith without reason, Lost! is an unforgettable true story from "a writer of tremendous power and achievement" (Detroit Free Press).

About Thomas Thompson

Thomas Thompson (1933-1982) was a bestselling author and one of the finest investigative journalists of his era. Born in Forth Worth, Texas, he graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and began his career at the Houston Press. He joined Life as an editor and staff writer in 1961 and covered many major news stories for the magazine, including the assassination of John F. Kennedy. As Paris bureau chief, Thompson reported on the Six-Day War and was held captive by the Egyptian government along with other Western journalists. His first two books-Hearts, about the rivalry between two famous Houston cardiovascular surgeons, and Richie, the account of a Long Island father who killed his drug-addicted son-established Thompson's reputation as an originator, along with Truman Capote, of the "nonfiction novel."

In 1976, Thompson published Blood and Money, an investigation into the deaths of Texas socialite Joan Robinson Hill and her husband, John Hill. It sold four million copies in fourteen languages and won the Edgar Award and the Texas Institute of Letters prize for best nonfiction book. To research Serpentine, an account of convicted international serial killer Charles Sobhraj, Thompson flew around the world three times and spent two years in Asia. His other books include Lost!, a true story of shipwreck and survival, and the novel Celebrity, a six-month national bestseller. Among numerous other honors, Thompson received the National Headliner Award for investigative reporting and the Sigma Delta Chi medallion for distinguished magazine writing.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Joey on March 31, 2022

5.0 stars —“Lost” is the third book I have read by Thomas Thompson and this is the third book I’m rating 5 stars. He could literally write on any subject and make it an interesting page-turner. I do not typically enjoy or read books about individuals being lost at sea and their quest for survival bu......more

Goodreads review by ♥ Marlene♥ on January 02, 2017

This was such a fantastic read. I read it in 2 days because I could not lay it down. Such good writing and builder of suspense. This really happened by the way and I highly recommend this book. See if you can get a copy somewhere. It is about being shipwrecked and what happens when a man of faith, a......more

Goodreads review by Christine on June 24, 2019

this book was great but deeply disturbing because it goes to show how people can get so wrapped up in what they believe is right that they can't see common sense... it was definitely all it was described to be.......more

Goodreads review by Cory on August 24, 2008

PAGE TURNING account of 3 people who capsized off the Pacific coast of U.S. Most interesting was the perspective of the fundamentalist 7th Day Adventist on board. What an eye-opener!......more

Goodreads review by Abigail on January 04, 2021

What a haunting book with which to start the year! I have read many true life adventure stories, including a number of tales of people who were capsized at sea. But this is the first featuring a devout Seventh Day Adventist and an agnostic. The agnostic is clearly laid out as being the most level-he......more