New Nonfiction
Fair wind & plenty of it by Rigel Crockett.
Fair Wind and Plenty of It tells the story of an obsession, as Captain Dan Moreland, driven by a desire to make his mark in the world of traditional sail, rallies forces to convert a 69-year-old North Sea trawler into a seaworthy tall ship, and then assemble the crew to sail it. It's the story of the uneasy balance that is achieved on board, where insubordination and rancor must be kept in line among a crew whose only connection is their common desire to be part of this journey. And it's Rigel's story: a man who was conceived the day his father laid the keel for his first boat, whose mother was a sailmaker, and who has to reconcile his family legacy with his own need to understand why he must take part in the voyage of the barque Picton Castle.
In Fair Wind and Plenty of It, Rigel Crockett tells a tale of shipboard camaraderie, gut-wrenching struggles, and the near mutinies that marked the year-and-a-half journey. A must-read for lovers of nautical adventure, this is a virtuoso debut filled with high seas drama and human intrigue, and a personal exploration of what it means to be a sailor.
Not tonight, honey: Wait 'til I'm a size 6 by Susan Reinhardt.
"Not Tonight, Honey Wait Til I'm a Size 6" is the book people are talking about. Syndicated Gannett News Services columnist Susan Reinhardt takes every topic on men's and women's minds and blows them wide open with a never-before-seen candor. The humor is explosive. Topics range from bodies that have gone to pot, to grandmothers taking up smoking at age 80 and hiding lit cigarettes in bras and aprons. Once, the author had to "marry" her best friend when the minister (also the bride's yard man) blew a gasket in his colostomy bag.