Titanic Adventure

by Joel S. Hirschhorn and Jennifer Carter

Book Overview

Titanic Adventure will bring to a generation of women and men fascinated by the Titanic legend an electrifying, new, true story of suspense, danger and the legendary ocean liner under the seas. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0882821709
• ISBN13: 9780882821702
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: New Horizon Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

I loved this book!!!

Two of my favorite recent books are "Into Thin Air" and "The Perfect Storm." "Titanic Adventure" is a thrilling addition and adds up to a great trilogy. I'm a strong admirer of William F. Buckley, Jr. and when I saw his enthusiastic endorsement of "Titanic Adventure," I had to pick it up and see why he was so excited. Before the first chapter was halfway over, I knew. This is not just another Titanic story -- not at all. It's an amazing, suspense-packed, unforgettable drama of a courageous woman who fought all obstacles to become the first woman to dive to the Titanic. What I liked most about the main character was her humanity. She's no cardboard superwoman, but a person with fears and doubts who pushed ahead and overcame them to fulfill her dreams. She faced a shipwreck, two hurricanes, a killer fog and a Captain Queeg-like enemy on board ship and she refused to knuckle under and let herself be destroyed. I only hope this becomes a movie, so the whole world can read about -- and be inspired by -- a story both unusual and powerfully moving.

A true account of high drama, written with flair

School Library Journal - July 1999 by Cynthia J. RiebenA well-paced autobiography of a remarkable gutsy woman whose life-long love of adventure and the sea seemed destined to lead her to the wreck of the Titanic. Carter begins by describing her youthful obsession with the ocean and classic stories of nautical adventure. She recounts events in her youth, her first marriage and her devotion to her children as she took on the burden of single motherhood. While maintaining a tedious day job, Carter managed to pursue skydiving, parasailing, ballooning, river rafting, hang gliding and skiing. On one fateful trip to Scotland working as a diver for a National Geographic shoot, the author met Bob Ballard, who was eventually the first man to see the wreckage of the Titanic on the ocean floor. She explains how her varied experiences over the course of many years as a diver, project director and diving coordinator would one day land her the job of a lifetime: leader of a French-American expedition to film a documentary on the salvaging of the ship's artifacts. Much more than just another story of the Titanic, this is a true account of high drama, written with flair.

The Adventure Continues

James Cameron captured the imagination of millions by taking them back to 1912 to see the splendor and tragedy, both material and personal, of Titanic's maiden voyage. Through the eyes of one woman and one man, he captured an age and a timeless human drama. Picking up the story in 1987 with the first voyage back to Titanic, Jennifer Carter and Joel Hirschhorn do much the same thing, and in many ways pen a true sequel to the 1912 epic. Their true-life story, a gripping adventure of the sort usually found only in the first-class fiction, is certainly a story about the world's most famous ship, but it is also a story of humanity. Ultimately, it is the chronicle of one woman's courage, an adventure which is in some ways a spiritual oddessy as well. If you enjoyed James Cameron's epic, book passage on Jennifer Carter and Joel Hirschhorn's sequel.

gigantic dreams...titanic success

I recently attended a book signing for Jennifer Carter and her husband,Joel Hirschhorn. The same passion that Jennifer exhibited in her writing was apparent that evening. She is a wonderful role model for our daughters and granddaughters. As a single mother,she overcomes obstacles to realize her titanic dreams. She is truly an inspiration to all of us.

This book thrills the reader with its endless possibilities!

So rarely do you find a non fiction work that reads like a novel, tells a gripping story and rivets your eyes to every page. Such is the case with "Titanic Adventure". We read about notorious characters like Monica Lewinsky, a person who sets women's causes back years, and here we have a truly inspiring women who perservered through adversity and followed her dream. I was taken into a world of possibilities pitted against all kinds of roadblocks. What a glorious example for our children and ourselves. The heroine, Jennifer Carter, came of age at a time when women adventurers were a rarity and where marriage and family appeared to be the only option. Despite this she plunges into the diving world, wrestles with sharks, and becomes a team leader for the Titanic Expedition. She finds true love in her life after a difficult first marriage, satisfaction in her work and makes the reader believe anything is possible. This book should top the charts for a long time to come.