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Book Reviews of Cork Boat : A True Story of the Unlikeliest Boat Ever Built

Cork Boat : A True Story of the Unlikeliest Boat Ever Built
Cork Boat A True Story of the Unlikeliest Boat Ever Built
Author: John Pollack
ISBN-13: 9781400034901
ISBN-10: 1400034906
Publication Date: 4/12/2005
Pages: 304
Rating:
  • Currently 3.1/5 Stars.
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3.1 stars, based on 5 ratings
Publisher: Anchor
Book Type: Paperback
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For anyone that has ever had a crazy childhood dream - Pollack is an inspiration. As a kid he dreamed of building a boat from winecorks- which his family and friends dutifully collected. However...life intervened and his childhood dream was shelved until he had a bit of identity crisis.

The book is all at once a travel book, an engineering feat, a relationship story and a personal memoir. While I had hoped for more photos of the boat itself, I really enjoyed hearing about this quite unusual undertaking and the long journey from bowl of corks to a cruise through Portugal.