FULL CIRCLE - MY LIFE AND JOURNEY.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,subject's colour photographic portrait illustrated dw/dj,with b/w+gilt lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Head+ foot of spine/backstrip of dw/dj,minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing and some light superficial but minimal scoring/indents to dw/dj panels' - boards beneath unaffected though.Top edges very lightly aged and a couple of smudges,fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked white ink letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,x-xipp+1-399pp [paginated] includes list of illustrations,a prologue, FULL CIRCLE section,32pp contemporary,biographical b/w+colour photographs in 4 blocks of 8pp apiece, between pp82/3,pp146/7,pp242/3 and pp306/7 respectively,a glossary,a chronology and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,an epigram (Antoine de Saint-Exupery),a contents list/table, double-page b/w world map of nautical races/journeys,and 2pp blanks at rear.
When Ellen MacArthur set sail on her record-breaking solo circumnavigation of the globe in 2004,it was the culmination of a lifetime's love for the sea and the fulfilment of an ambitious dream.As a child she had begun a love affair with sailing that would see her save every penny to buy her first boat.Aged just eighteen,she was to sail her tiny boat,Induna,around the coast of Britian single-handedly.It was the first of many astounding achievements.
She went on to face incredible trials,from towering waves to months alone at sea,but nothing would match her next challenge.
In 2009 Ellen shocked the public when she said she would be turning her back on competitive sailing to focus on the issue of sustainability. How would the century's greatest sportswoman turn her drive and ambition towards this seemingly impossible challenge facing humanity?
This is not a book just about sailing; nor is it a simple call to arms.It is a story about hope and determination,about family and the ties that bond and drive us,and how one person can make a difference,no matter how small.Dame Ellen MacArthur may be the first true heroine of the 21st century,but her remarkable story and message is one to inspire us all.
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