Michael J. Tougias

The story behind the major motion picture from Disney—starring Chris Pine, Eric Bana, and Casey Affleck—written by a recognized master of the genre—"a blockbuster account of tragedy at sea" (The Providence Journal).
It's the winter of 1952 and a ferocious Nor'easter is pounding New England with howling winds and seventy-foot seas. Two oil tankers get caught in the violent storm off Cape Cod, its fury splitting the...

A true story of catastrophe and survival at sea. One November morning in 1980, two small lobster boats set out for Georges Bank, a bountiful but perilous fishing ground 130 miles off the Massachusetts coast. The forecast was for typical fall weather--but a colossal storm was brewing to the southeast, a maelstrom the National Weather Service did not accurately locate until the boats were already in its grip. Battered by sixty-foot waves and hurricane-force...

"A charming and delightful reminiscence of growing up loving the woods and waters and fields and fauna of Massachusetts by Michael Tougias, New York Times bestselling author of The Finest Hours, Overboard!, and Fatal Forecast"-- Provided by publisher.

"An illustrated chapter book adaptation of A Storm Too Soon-with simultaneous original hardcover and paperback editions"-- Provided by publisher. "On May 2, 2007, three expert sailors embark on an epic voyage from Florida to France. But the trip of a lifetime soon turns into a nightmare when their sailboat disappears along the Gulf Stream in the throes of a relentless storm. From this point onward, their fate lies in the hands of four courageous...

Wampanoag warrior Tamoset has joined the great tribal leader Philip (Metacom) in a war to drive the colonists out of New England. He leaves his wife and child to fulfill his tribal duty on the warpath, which changes his life forever. Colonist John Homer fights to protect the farm he has carved out of the wilderness. Through a twist of fate his life collides with Tamoset's with consequences no one can foresee.

Presents the story of three men shipwrecked during a storm in the Gulf Stream and the four men on a Coast Guard helicopter who rescued them, as survivors and rescuers battle monster waves and perilous wind conditions.

Extreme Survival is the long awaited followup to Michael Tougias' book The Finest Hours. Read these true survival stories and learn the causes of manmade disasters along with useful survival techniques. To determine why disasters happen and how some people survive them, Tougias interviewed over 100 people who survived against all odds, first chronicling their harrowing survival stories, and then discussing in detail the lessons learned. -- Adapted...

"A remarkable true WWII account of the maritime attack on the RMS Laconia off the West African coast"-- Provided by publisher. "On September 12, 1942, the RMS Laconia was attacked by a German submarine five hundred miles off the coast of western Africa. What the Germans didn't know was that they had just attacked their allies: locked below decks on the British ship were nearly 1,800 Italian prisoners of war. When the Germans realized their mistake,...

Break Free and Learn To Say No We've all been taught to seize the moment and say yes without considering the downside. No Will Set You Free empowers you to take back your life and control your own time again. Be happy to just say "Hell No!". No, thank you. Maybe some other time. "No" can come in many shapes and sizes, yet saying it can be difficult. We may think it's selfish but this simple word is necessary to thrive in life. This informative, self-help-style,...

On May 19, 1942, a U-boat in the Gulf of Mexico stalked its prey fifty miles from New Orleans. Captained by twenty nine-year-old Iron Cross and King's Cross recipient Erich Wurdemann, the submarine set its sights on the freighter Heredia with sixty-two souls on board. Most aboard were merchant seamen, but there were also a handful of civilians, including the Downs family: Ray and Ina, and their two children, eight-year-old Sonny and eleven-year-old...