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2018 selection · Nonfiction
Into The Raging Sea: Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm, And The Sinking Of El Faro
Into The Raging Sea: Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm, And The Sinking Of El Faro by Rachel Slade appears in NPR’s 2018 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, staff picks, eye-opening reads, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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