Author: John Pollack
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 1400034906
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
165,321 corks 1 boat Most people have childhood dreams; few ever pursue them. At the age of 34, John Pollack quit a prestigious speechwriting job on Capitol Hill to pursue an idea he had harbored since the age of six: to build a boat out of wine corks and take it on an epic journey. In Cork Boat, Pollack tells the charming and uplifting story of this unlikely adventure. Overcoming one obstacle after another, he convinces skeptical bartenders to save corks, corrals a brilliant but disorganized partner, and cajoles more than a hundred volunteers to help build the boat, many until their fingers bleed. Hired as a speechwriter for President Clinton midway through construction, Pollack soon has the White House saving corks, too. Ultimately, he and his crew set sail down the Douro River in Portugal, where the boat becomes a national sensation. Written with unusual grace and disarming humor, Cork Boat is a buoyant tale of camaraderie, determination, and the power of imagination.
Cork Boat
Author: John Pollack
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 1400034906
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
165,321 corks 1 boat Most people have childhood dreams; few ever pursue them. At the age of 34, John Pollack quit a prestigious speechwriting job on Capitol Hill to pursue an idea he had harbored since the age of six: to build a boat out of wine corks and take it on an epic journey. In Cork Boat, Pollack tells the charming and uplifting story of this unlikely adventure. Overcoming one obstacle after another, he convinces skeptical bartenders to save corks, corrals a brilliant but disorganized partner, and cajoles more than a hundred volunteers to help build the boat, many until their fingers bleed. Hired as a speechwriter for President Clinton midway through construction, Pollack soon has the White House saving corks, too. Ultimately, he and his crew set sail down the Douro River in Portugal, where the boat becomes a national sensation. Written with unusual grace and disarming humor, Cork Boat is a buoyant tale of camaraderie, determination, and the power of imagination.
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 1400034906
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
165,321 corks 1 boat Most people have childhood dreams; few ever pursue them. At the age of 34, John Pollack quit a prestigious speechwriting job on Capitol Hill to pursue an idea he had harbored since the age of six: to build a boat out of wine corks and take it on an epic journey. In Cork Boat, Pollack tells the charming and uplifting story of this unlikely adventure. Overcoming one obstacle after another, he convinces skeptical bartenders to save corks, corrals a brilliant but disorganized partner, and cajoles more than a hundred volunteers to help build the boat, many until their fingers bleed. Hired as a speechwriter for President Clinton midway through construction, Pollack soon has the White House saving corks, too. Ultimately, he and his crew set sail down the Douro River in Portugal, where the boat becomes a national sensation. Written with unusual grace and disarming humor, Cork Boat is a buoyant tale of camaraderie, determination, and the power of imagination.
Cork Boat
Author: John Pollack
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0375423095
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
165,321 corks 1 boat Most people have childhood dreams; few ever pursue them. At the age of 34, John Pollack quit a prestigious speechwriting job on Capitol Hill to pursue an idea he had harbored since the age of six: to build a boat out of wine corks and take it on an epic journey. In Cork Boat, Pollack tells the charming and uplifting story of this unlikely adventure. Overcoming one obstacle after another, he convinces skeptical bartenders to save corks, corrals a brilliant but disorganized partner, and cajoles more than a hundred volunteers to help build the boat, many until their fingers bleed. Hired as a speechwriter for President Clinton midway through construction, Pollack soon has the White House saving corks, too. Ultimately, he and his crew set sail down the Douro River in Portugal, where the boat becomes a national sensation. Written with unusual grace and disarming humor, Cork Boat is a buoyant tale of camaraderie, determination, and the power of imagination.
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0375423095
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
165,321 corks 1 boat Most people have childhood dreams; few ever pursue them. At the age of 34, John Pollack quit a prestigious speechwriting job on Capitol Hill to pursue an idea he had harbored since the age of six: to build a boat out of wine corks and take it on an epic journey. In Cork Boat, Pollack tells the charming and uplifting story of this unlikely adventure. Overcoming one obstacle after another, he convinces skeptical bartenders to save corks, corrals a brilliant but disorganized partner, and cajoles more than a hundred volunteers to help build the boat, many until their fingers bleed. Hired as a speechwriter for President Clinton midway through construction, Pollack soon has the White House saving corks, too. Ultimately, he and his crew set sail down the Douro River in Portugal, where the boat becomes a national sensation. Written with unusual grace and disarming humor, Cork Boat is a buoyant tale of camaraderie, determination, and the power of imagination.
Cork Boat
Author: John Pollack
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boats and boating
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
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Category : Boats and boating
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Toy Boat
Author: Randall de Sève
Publisher: Philomel Books
ISBN: 0399167978
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A toy boat gets separated from its owner and has an adventure on the high seas.
Publisher: Philomel Books
ISBN: 0399167978
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A toy boat gets separated from its owner and has an adventure on the high seas.
A Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing
Author: Dixon Kemp
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sailboats
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sailboats
Languages : en
Pages : 850
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Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States of America, 1776-1949: Multilateral, 1918-1930
Author: United States
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1180
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1180
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The Cyclopædia
Author: Abraham Rees
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 808
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 808
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The North British Review
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 588
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Publisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 588
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The Railway Magazine
Author:
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 560
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 560
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Department of State Publication
Author: United States. Department of State
Publisher:
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Category : Congresses and conventions
Languages : en
Pages : 958
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Congresses and conventions
Languages : en
Pages : 958
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