{"product_id":"book-b8su","title":"North by Northwestern","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the tradition of Sebastian Junger and Linda Greenlaw comes Captain Sig Hansen's rags-to-riches epic of his immigrant family's struggle against deadly Alaskan seas, freezing shipwrecks, and dangerously brutal conditions to achieve the American Dream \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eSig Hansen has been a star of the Discovery Channel's \u003ci\u003eDeadliest Catch \u003c\/i\u003efrom the pilot to the present. Seen in over 150 countries, the show attracts more than 49 million viewers per season, making it one of the most successful series in the history of cable TV. With its daredevil camera work, unpredictably dangerous weather, and a setting as unforgivable and unforgettable as the frigid Bering Sea, \u003ci\u003eThe Deadliest Catch \u003c\/i\u003eis unlike anything else on television. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the weatherworn fishermen of the fishing vessel \u003ci\u003eNorthwestern \u003c\/i\u003ehave stories that don't come through on TV. For Sig Hansen and his brothers, commercial fishing is as much a part of their Norwegian heritage as their names. Descendents of the Vikings who roamed and ruled the northern seas for centuries, the Hansens' connection to the sea stretches from Alaska to Seattle and all the way to Norway. And after twenty years as a skipper on the commercial fishing vessel the \u003ci\u003eNorthwestern--\u003c\/i\u003ewhich was his father's before him--Sig has lived to tell the tales.  \u003cbr\u003eTo be a successful fisherman, you need to be a mechanic, navigator, welder, painter, carpenter, and sometimes, a firefighter. To be a successful fisherman year after year, you need to be a survivor. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of a family of survivors; part memoir and part adventure tale, \u003ci\u003eNorth By Northwestern \u003c\/i\u003ebrings readers on deck, into the dockside bars and into the history of a family with a common destiny. Built around a gripping tale of a deadly shipwreck like \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Storm, North By Northwestern \u003c\/i\u003eis the multi-generational tale of the Hansen family, a clan of tough Norwegian-American fishermen who, through the popularity of \u003ci\u003eThe Deadliest Catch, \u003c\/i\u003ehave become modern folk-heroes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49391838331184,"sku":"BDb8su","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/b8su-cover.jpg?v=1760999662","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-b8su","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}