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Dove Kindle Edition

by Robin L. Graham (Author), Derek L. T. Gill (Contributor) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,047 ratings
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In 1965, 16-year-old Robin Lee Graham began a solo around-the-world voyage from San Pedro, California, in a 24-foot sloop. Five years and 33,000 miles later, he returned to home port with a wife and daughter and enough extraordinary experiences to fill this bestselling book, Dove.

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    11 - 13 years, from customers
  2. Print length
    283 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Lexile measure
    1020L
  5. Publisher
    William Morrow Paperbacks
  6. Publication date
    July 3, 2012
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  10. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  11. ISBN-13
    978-0060920470
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"Perfectly marvelous. Anyone who enjoys the sea or who loves adventure will love it." -- --Sloan Wilson, author of The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

"Even in an era of superlatives, Dove is an incredible story." -- --St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Filled with a youthful philosophy about life and love and high adventure." -- --Milwaukee Journal

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0089LOFX0
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ William Morrow Paperbacks (July 3, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 3, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5659 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 283 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,047 ratings

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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Perfect for my dad for Father's Day! Thank you! The only comment I would make is that the cover states that there are 32 pages of photos, but I only found 2 pages.
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FunTorment
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the money
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2023
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What a great true story. Writer is good at explaining his experiences well. He also shares his true emotion throughout the book. It must have taken a lot mentally to start out at 16 that way
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Thomas Murch
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most amazing get I told stories of our lifetime
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2023
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Such an amazing story of adventure, courage, fate and the American spirit our youth seems to have lost. This story needs to be retold and shared with the new younger generations
Highly recommended
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Jessica
4.0 out of 5 stars A great read for those dreaming of adventure!
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2023
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"Dove" is an incredible seafaring adventure that kept me hooked from start to finish. The book's enthralling narrative of a solo voyage around the world is perfect for those seeking thrilling escapades on the high seas. I would have given it five stars, but the used book's condition with bent and torn covers brought it down to four stars. Nevertheless, if you're passionate about exploration and courage, this book is a must-read.
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Globetrotter
5.0 out of 5 stars Great books for teenagers
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2024
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This book is great for teenagers that are interested in reading. It shows that as a 16-yo, the world is open to be explored.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Epic true story about a solo voyage around the world.
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2020
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In the early seventies, while it the fourth grade, I won a writing contest on what I wanted to do with my life. My English teacher bought me this book. It did two things. It inspired my love of reading, and inspired my love of travel. This the true story of a 16 year old boy's five year journey around the world in the mid sixties in a small sailing boat. I'm fifty seven now and wanted to read the book over again and see if his book did in fact inspire me. It surely did and many things in the book led me to my current life. Thank you Robin Lee Graham.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Still Extraordinary Years later - the Second Time Around
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2016
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I first read "Dove" when it first arrived in our local library. I was thirteen years old and entranced by what I'd read. This unique "coming of age" non-fiction account, inspired me along with hordes of others to pursue the kind of adventure that Robin Lee Graham wrote of in "Dove". For both blue water sailors and those dreaming of such experiences, this story and the movie that followed is to sailing, what "A River Runs Through It" and its movie was to fly fishing.

I have no doubt that global blue water cruising had increased in popularity as a result of Graham's voyage and his subsequent book that reads like a classic coming of age novel. After all these years, and having read nearly all the other books written by globe trotting sailors, a spark of nostalgia for those days in the early '70s inspired me to read it again. I'm really glad I did, because this one stands out among all the others. Not because it was one of the first of its kind, but because Graham made it personal. His account was of a boy coming of age during an extraordinary adventure in both idyllic and life threatening situations - all before the age of GPS and real time communications.

If you're a fan of coming of age literature or have an itch for armchair travel, this story will do more for you than satisfy the itch. It will inspire you to get out there and test yourself and perhaps discover true happiness.
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Seattle teacher
3.0 out of 5 stars Not the most captivating adventure story
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2017
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Started reading this to a class of 4th graders after a friend recommended this book. At first the kids really enjoyed the aspects of adventure in this novel. The lulls in the book proved to be a bit boring, like when the wind stops and he starts talking to his cats while drifting around at sea. The children seemed to loose interest in the author's loathing loner doldrum ramblings. Eventually I put the book down and didn't finish it, and I don't think the kids miss it much.
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TimH
5.0 out of 5 stars Now 70 and remember when this story began in 1968 -- NGO
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2022
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Every kid my age read this story and what an adventure it was.... how the heck did that kid (Robin) talk his parents into letting him go on that trip alone..WOW.... mine would never said yes...its a great story, even after all these years... last I heard Robin and his wife Patti are alive and well living in Montana...now in their 70's. Wish them all the best
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Emmanuel Lavoie
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful love story
Reviewed in Canada on April 29, 2020
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This is as much a love story as it is a story of sailing and world voyaging in simpler times. How I would have loved to be exploring the world as young and carefree as Robyn in the 1960's.
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DK
5.0 out of 5 stars Must Read
Reviewed in France on April 13, 2021
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And a great read - from the start to the finish..... I couldn’t put the book down. If you’re looking for an adventure with some romance.... this book has it.
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Nicola Venturi
5.0 out of 5 stars Ottim
Reviewed in Italy on November 20, 2019
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Tutto ok
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Nightshade
5.0 out of 5 stars Call of the Sea
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 20, 2019
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This book made me want to drop everything and go back to my Ala Bianca, currently moored in Gibraltar. Another few weeks and we’ll be sailing east towards Malta.

This book kept me sane. It reminded me of the things I did when I was 16/17, travelling, meeting people of different cultures and customs. It reminded me that although most of us get caught up in “doing the right thing” there are some who never give up and continue use to live the dream.

To say this is inspirational would be to belittle the reasons why Robin sailed around the world. Even he couldn’t express the real reasons, but it is a compulsion. Something you have to do. Safety, responsible behaviour, should do, shouldn’t do, all becomes irrelevant. Yes there’s a price to pay, but it comes down to what you are willing to pay, because the piper will always need to be paid in the end.

This book definitely made me yearn back to my late teens and early 20s in a way that no other book has and brought back some fond memories. Thank you for sharing your experiences with me.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 人生をこれから作り上げていくために　読んでほしい本です。　いろんな生き方がある　引きこもりでも読んでください
Reviewed in Japan on May 12, 2017
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学校生活がうまくいかない。　特別勉強ができるわけはないし　このまま教育の階段をただ登るだけなのか？　何のために勉強するの？　ほかに経験したり挑戦したりしたいことがあるのに。　ヨットに乗るのが好きだし　好きなことなら苦にならない。　これに乗って世界を見て回る。
こうして始まった　ヨットでの世界巡りの計画、　ヨットを準備するまでの父親との時間。　　そして旅立ち。
16歳の子供を　命を落とすかもしれないことにのほほんと挑戦させる無責任な親と非難され。

でも親は　子供が自分の計画に旅立てると判断したなら、それを信じて子供を旅立たせないとならないときもある。　もし我が子を信じてなかったら　我が子に危険な旅などさせなかっただろう。　子供は　ゆっくりと親という港から　自分の人生という大海原に　帆を張り滑り出して行き、　その荒海の航海には　旅立った（親）港のことを振り返る余裕も残さない。　生物はこうして　親から生まれ　成長し　そして　親から離れていく。　この過程を　いろんな角度から表現していると思える作品です。

生物が生まれ　成長し　そして伴侶を見つけ　さらに家族を作る。　そして　自分もまた親になり、生活の糧をさがし　家を作り　
この生物の生活史を　海から陸へと描いています。

Home is the sailor, sailor from the sea,

そして、　海から山に生活場所を変えれば　　夕暮れ時　家の前で心配そうに山を見上げる家族のもとへ
お父さんは山から獲物を抱えて　家族を養うため　山道を降りてくる。　そこで　物語は締めくくられています。

the hunter home from the hill.

構成　内容　言葉が　素晴らしいです。　ご一読ください。
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