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An extravagant life [LP] an autobiography incorporating Blue Water, Green Skipper

The New York times best-selling author of the Stone Barrington series recalls his own adventurous journey from his Georgia childhood to serving in the United States Air Force and becoming a transatlantic sailor.

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Main Author:	Woods, Stuart (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book Large Print
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Random House Large Print, [2022]
Edition:	First large print edition.
Subjects:	Woods, Stuart. Authors, American > Biography. Authors, American > Travel. Autobiographies. Biographies. Travel writing. Large print books.
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Summary:	The New York times best-selling author of the Stone Barrington series recalls his own adventurous journey from his Georgia childhood to serving in the United States Air Force and becoming a transatlantic sailor.
Item Description:	"Includes, in its entirety, Blue Water, Green Skipper originally published by W.W. Norton & Company"--Title page verso
Physical Description:	617 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 24 cm.
ISBN:	9780593607626 0593607627
Author Notes:	Stuart Woods was born in Manchester, Georgia on January 9, 1938. He received a B. A. in sociology from the University of Georgia in 1959. He worked in the advertising business and eventually wrote two non-fiction books entitled Blue Water, Green Skipper and A Romantic's Guide to the Country Inns of Britain and Ireland. His first novel, Chiefs, was published in 1981. It won an Edgar Award and was made into a TV miniseries starring Charlton Heston. His other works include the Stone Barrington series, the Holly Barker series, the Will Lee series, the Ed Eagle series, the Rick Barron series and the Teddy Fay series. He won France's Prix de Literature Policiere for Imperfect Strangers. His autobiography, An Extravagant Life, was published in June 2022. Stuart Woods died on July 22, 2022, at his home in Lichfield, Connecticut. He was 84. (Bowker Author Biography)