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| Crossing the Atlantic: The Romance of Transoceanic Cruising | 
 enlarge | Creator: Bill Miller
Publisher: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company
Category: Book
List Price: $17.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 617466
Format: Illustrated
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 72
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.3
ISBN: 0882406612
Dewey Decimal Number: 387.54209163
EAN: 9780882406619
ASIN: 0882406612
Publication Date: September 15, 2006
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Product Description
Transatlantic cruises are growing in popularity and are offered by seventeen different cruise lines. Crossing the Atlantic serves as a photographic companion for popular ports of call like New York, Boston, Newfoundland, Greenland, Iceland, Scotland, Norway, England, and France. This marvelous photo-essay not only captures today's popular cruise routes, but also covers famous disasters, rescues, and triumphs, from the Titanic and the Lusitania to the United States and the Andrea Doria.
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 william h miller? February 7, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Since I started buying Bill Millers books I have been delighted with his passion, creativity and insight in the world of oceanliners.His books are wonderful, with the best book sofar being "Liners of the Golden Age". A beautiful (hardcover)treasure !.Being used to the high quality of Miller's product "Crossing the Atlantic" is unfortunately a major setback.If I could have seen it in a bookstore I wouldn't have bought it at all, but from the internet the name Miller and a beautiful vintage coverphoto is enough to go for it.A mistake in this case .Mr.Maxtone's writing is eloquent as ever, but the lay-out, pictures and foreall the main story are utterly disappointing. I expected a small but delightful episode on the life onboard the liners of the past during the crossings,(much in the style of mr.Maxtone's oceanliner bible " The only way to cross" with stories of passengers, authentic pictures and capturing comments.
But all the vintage pictures we have seen before and they add very little to what we know already ;the pictures of ports and pittoresque places to visit we find in any cruise or holiday magazine, so what exactly is the point?
I know Mr Miller is a phenomenal writer in his field, and that he has a lot to offer to us readers. Let's consider this booklet as a little accident and stretch our necks in anticipation for his next product.I am sure its going to be very good.Please make it a hardcover, you and we deserve it, thank you !
a brochure, nothing more January 16, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I get the feeling that this Bill Miller is not the same author as William H. Miller. None of the flamoyant verbiage that evokes shipboard and history, and the most uninteresting photos of any book on ships I have ever read. This book reminds me of a Globus Gateway Brochure. Lots of destination photos, and brochure style desriptions of the destinations in question. The only apparent connection to ships is that these ports are accessible by ship or can be departure ports. Even the brief but pleasant foreward by the real John Maxtone Graham was not worth the money or effort. This book should not be purchased by lovers of William H. Miller's books.
Not what you think December 8, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Normally, I love anything Bill Miller has to say. This is not to say that I didn't enjoy his writing in this book. But if you are looking for a Bill Miller book on ships, this isn't what you're looking for. If you're looking for a Bill Miller book on PORTS...bingo! I anticipated a book on the history of crossing the Atlantic and life aboard the ships. This book is very different.
 Bill Miller's "Crossing the Atlantic" October 2, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is another wonderful book of Bill Miller- good as all the other ones.The well researched book sees the atlantic voyage eastbound- from New York to Europe- just the opposite direction as often. So you are shown some of the nicest places of Europe, too.
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