| Author: | Stuart Leuthner | ISBN: | 9781936529063 |
| Publisher: | New Word City, Inc. | Publication: | July 18, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Stuart Leuthner |
| ISBN: | 9781936529063 |
| Publisher: | New Word City, Inc. |
| Publication: | July 18, 2017 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Books by Clive Cussler, grand master of adventure, have been published in over 40 languages and 100 countries, appearing more than nineteen times on The New York Times bestseller list. Set against a backdrop of the world's mysterious, uncharted, and treacherous oceans, his intrepid protagonists battle megalomaniacal villains intent on world domination. In addition to his flagship Dirk Pitt Adventure series, Cussler has enlisted a coterie of talented co-authors to work with him on the NUMA Files, Oregon Files, Isaac Bell Adventures, and Fargo Adventures. Stuart Leuthner's biography of Cussler follows the author's journey from his early life as manager of a California dive shop to his position as the icon of a publishing empire Forbes described as a "the literary equivalent of a theme park." Based on extensive conversations with Cussler, as well as interviews with more than 100 relatives, employees, business associates, and friends, this biography reveals the fascinating man who lived many of the events behind his characters, from founding the actual National Underwater and Marine Agency to discovering the H. L. Hunley. "Clive Cussler['s] . . . biography . . . reads like one of Pitt's adventures." - Jack DuBrul, New York Times bestselling author. "This is what Clive's fans have been waiting for . . ." - Bruce Kenfield, Clive Cussler Collector's Society
Books by Clive Cussler, grand master of adventure, have been published in over 40 languages and 100 countries, appearing more than nineteen times on The New York Times bestseller list. Set against a backdrop of the world's mysterious, uncharted, and treacherous oceans, his intrepid protagonists battle megalomaniacal villains intent on world domination. In addition to his flagship Dirk Pitt Adventure series, Cussler has enlisted a coterie of talented co-authors to work with him on the NUMA Files, Oregon Files, Isaac Bell Adventures, and Fargo Adventures. Stuart Leuthner's biography of Cussler follows the author's journey from his early life as manager of a California dive shop to his position as the icon of a publishing empire Forbes described as a "the literary equivalent of a theme park." Based on extensive conversations with Cussler, as well as interviews with more than 100 relatives, employees, business associates, and friends, this biography reveals the fascinating man who lived many of the events behind his characters, from founding the actual National Underwater and Marine Agency to discovering the H. L. Hunley. "Clive Cussler['s] . . . biography . . . reads like one of Pitt's adventures." - Jack DuBrul, New York Times bestselling author. "This is what Clive's fans have been waiting for . . ." - Bruce Kenfield, Clive Cussler Collector's Society
