Ship So Far
The Life of a Young Engineer in the
British Merchant Navy
By Paul James
Apr. 2000
ISBN: 1-85776-422-6 
180 p.
$32.95 Cloth
This is an entertaining look back at a young engineer's experiences in the British Merchant Navy in the 1960s. Blending fun, humor, drama and near catastrophe, the author recaptures the authentic atmosphere of those vanished days and recall the characters he met, on board and ashore, and their often complex relationships.