Time Bandit: Two Brothers, the Bering Sea, and One of the World's Deadliest Jobs |  | Authors: Andy Hillstrand, Johnathan Hillstrand, Malcolm MacPherson
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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Rating:  67 reviews
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Media: Hardcover
Pages: 240
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1
Dewey Decimal Number: 639.570922
ASIN: B002KAOS7O
Publication Date: April 8, 2008
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Product Description
“Many brave hearts are asleep in the deep, so beware, beware,” goes the chorus of an old sailors’ sing-along that celebrates the allure and danger of the seafaring life. But make no mistake–there truly is much to beware for those who are drawn to risk their lives and seek their fortunes upon the waves. And perhaps none take more chances than the men and women who brave the tempestuous, bountiful waters of the Bering Sea. Season after season, they bond and battle with its icy depths, determined to reap yet one more rewarding harvest while eluding the ever-present threat of sudden, certain death. And among the rapidly diminishing ranks of these die-hard salts, brothers Andy and Johnathan Hillstrand have forged a reputation as fierce masters of their treacherous, enthralling trade. If you’ve watched their exploits on TV’s Deadliest Catch, you’ve only scratched the surface. To read Time Bandit is to step into their skins, smell the sea air, feel the frigid wind, and know with all your senses the exhilarating, and terrifying life on the edge.
Natives of tiny, fishing hamlet, Homer, Alaska; sons of a hard-bitten, highly successful fisherman; and born with brine in their blood, the Hillstrand boys couldn’t imagine a life without a swaying deck underfoot and a harvest of mighty Alaskan king crabs waiting to be pulled from the ocean floor. In pursuit of their daily catch, the brothers brave ice floes and heaving waves 60 feet high, the perils of 1000-lb steel traps thrown about by the punishing wind, and the constant menace of the open, hungry water.
Even the brothers’ downtime on land–where the deadly realities of the unforgiving sea are never far from their minds–is lived as if borrowed: fast and hard, haunted by the knowledge that the next season at sea could end asleep in the deep.
Here is the Hillstrands’ own heartfelt hymn to the brutally hard, gloriously independent, and mysteriously soul-satisfying life that has earned them their daily bread and defined their existence. By turns raucous and reflective, exhilarating and anguished, enthralling, suspenseful, and wise, Time Bandit chronicles a larger-than-life love affair as old as civilization itself–a love affair between striving, willful man and inscrutable, enduring nature.
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 Great September 28, 2009
Tanaya Burnham (Los Angeles, CA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a huge fan of the Discovery Channel's show and Time Bandit is one of my favorite boats. I really enjoyed this book because it was so deep and personal and it really got to the heart of why these guys do what they do. I also enjoyed getting a fuller picture of who these guys are and what they go through, than just from the show.
Thank you guys for sharing such a personal story.
 DO NOT ORDER FROM THIS PERSON! September 14, 2009
Crystal Johnson (Port Orchard, WA USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
In good faith I paid my money to get the book "Time Bandit: Two Brothers, the Bering Sea, and One of the World's Deadliest Jobs". I never once heard back from this seller after repeated attempts to contact her, and have yet to receive any product from her either. Bad business. Get rid of this one, Amazon.
Entertaining September 14, 2009
Mrs. A. J. Nelson (Spain)
I found this book so entertaining, it gives an interesting insight into how a fisherman thinks, and there are also a loads of funny parts and life stories, these men have lead a hard but rewarding life i think, and i highly recommend this book to any Deadliest Catch fan.
Fan of the Time Bandit September 7, 2009
Kristen Travers
Anyone who enjoys fishing or watches Deadliest Catch will enjoy this book. The Hillstrand brothers are truly unique human beings. Their life was not an easy one growing up. There life as children and their relationship with their father really shaped them into the fine young men they are today. I laughed and cried, this book left me wanting more! I highly recommend this book.
A little on the boring side August 12, 2009
Night Owl (Pittsburgh PA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought the book because I am a fan of Deadliest Catch. However, the book just didn't hold my interest. Page after page I kept waiting for something captivating to happen but it seems more like a kiss and tell book for Johnathan. I read a lot and in my opinion it was one of the more boring books I've read.
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