Author Michael Tougias describes his recent book, A Storm
Too Soon: A True Story of Disaster,
Survival and Incredible Rescue in a dramatic and inspiring program that is
free, open to the public, and suitable for all ages.
He will visit Dover Council on Aging, 4 Springdale Ave.,
Dover, at 12:30pm Tuesday May 13. RSVP is required, see link below.
Tougias will chronicle how seventy foot waves batter a
tattered life raft 250 miles out to sea in one of the world’s most dangerous
places, the Gulf Stream. Trying to reach
the survivors clinging to the raft before it’s too late are four Coast
Guardsmen battling hurricane force winds in their Jayhawk helicopter. They know
the waves in Gulf Stream will be extreme, but when they arrive they are
astounded to find crashing seas of 70 feet, with some waves topping 80 feet. To lower the helicopter and then drop a
rescue swimmer into such chaos is a high risk proposition.
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“I enjoy doing
these programs,” says Tougias, “because I like to transport the audience into
the heart of the storm so that they ask themselves ‘what would I have
done.’ I don’t like to do author
readings because I think they are boring, but with a slide presentation, the
viewer can visually relive the adventure.
It’s like watching a movie with the author giving behind the scene
details.” A book signing will follow the program, and the presentation is
suitable for all ages.
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Tougias, known for his fast paced writing style and
character-driven stories, tells this true saga in the present tense to give the
reader an “edge of your seat, you are there” experience. Kirkus Book Reviews had this to say about A
Storm Too Soon: “By depicting the event from the perspective of both the
rescued and the rescuers and focusing only on key moments and details, Tougias
creates a suspenseful, tautly rendered story that leaves readers breathless but
well-satisfied. Heart-pounding action for the avid armchair adventurer.”
Michael J. Tougias is an award-winning author of 20 books
with Simon & Schuster including several true survival thrillers: Fatal
Forecast, Overboard!, Ten Hours Until Dawn, and The Finest Hours
(co-authored). Tougias has received the
American Library Association “Editors Choice” Award and the Independent
Publishers “Best Nature Book of the Year” award. Disney Studios is currently filming the movie
version of his book The Finest Hours. He is a much sought after lecturer and
lives in Massachusetts. Visit
www.michaeltougias.com for more
information
RSVP using link below:
http://www.doverma.org/town-government/town-offices/council-on-aging-2/