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In a last-ditch effort to
win status and success, middle-aged adventurer Bill Conan enters a
30,000-mile single-handed race to sail around the world. This ultimate
test of skill, strength, and endurance leads him across the vast expanse
of the treacherous Atlantic Ocean, where a sudden change in wind throws
him off balance and sends him overboard. Alone in the still, open sea he
fights to keep from drowning, knowing it is a fight that he must lose...
But Conan has fallen into the migratory path of a bottle-nosed dolphin
named Aka and his tribe. In an exhilarating encounter, they sense Conan's
plight, communicate with him, and work to keep him afloat and alive.
A stirring adventure tale, Aka is also an unforgettable portrait of the
ancient history of dolphins, their extraordinary traits and abilities, and
their eternal friendship with humans.
"A lyrical and intelligent account of both man and dolphin and the
relationship they have to the sea and to each other... This book is a
requirement for Jones' fans and for those who have yet to cruise the world
with Jones." Library Journal
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