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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Originally published as: Hostage : a year at gunpoint with Somali gangsters. Edinburgh : Mainstream Publishing Company, 2011. |
| Summary |
On October 23, 2009, Somali pirates kidnapped Paul and Rachel Chandler from their sailing boat, the Lynn Rival, in the Seychelles, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean. In this remarkable memoir, the Chandlers recount their terrifying ordeal, revealing the inspiring and poignant story behind the dramatic headlines. The book chronicles the aftermath of the attack, and how the Chandlers' captors held them in Somalia for more than a year while trying to extort millions of dollars from their middle-class family. It goes on to describe how despite enduring threats, intimidation, solitary confinement, and even whippings, their unshakable belief in each other and their determination to survive sustained them. With its detailed, day-to-day account of the experience of being held captive by pirates, this unique and inspiring story will resonate with travelers the world over. |
| Contents |
Front Cover; About the Authors; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Glossary; Prologue; Pirate attack; Aboard Kota Wajar; Safari in Somalia; Life in the bush; Threats and lies; Alone but defiant; Not a merry Christmas; Whipped and separated; Three desperate months; Unbeknownst to Paul and Rachel . . .; False hopes; The long haul; Passage to freedom; Lynn Rival; Behind the scenes; 2011: The ex-hostage learning curve; Organisations and areas referred to; Acknowledgements; Back Cover. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Chandler, Paul, 1950 September 28-
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Chandler, Paul, 1950 September 28- |
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Chandler, Rachel, 1953-
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Chandler, Rachel, 1953- |
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Kidnapping -- Somalia -- 21st century.
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Kidnapping. |
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Somalia. |
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21st century |
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Hostages -- Somalia -- 21st century.
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Hostages. |
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Pirates -- Somalia -- 21st century.
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Pirates. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Chandler, Rachel, 1953-
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Edworthy, Sarah.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Chandler, Paul, 1950 September 28- Hostage. Chicago : Chicago Review Press, 2012 9781613744420 (DLC) 2012009964 (OCoLC)781278978 |
| ISBN |
9781613744437 electronic book |
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1613744439 electronic book |
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9781613744451 electronic book |
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1613744455 electronic book |
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9780709098560 electronic book |
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0709098561 electronic book |
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1306012465 electronic book |
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9781306012461 electronic book |
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9781780572291 electronic book |
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1780572298 electronic book |
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9781613744420 |
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1613744420 |
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