Surprisigly, many people have survived strandings and shipwrecks and written about them, but none have done so like Callahan.

On a mediocre raft in a barren ocean, Callahan's journey is not just one of subsistence but of triumph. He uses every physical and mental resource he posesses, for he must survive not just the trials of the body but of the spirit, and it is this emotional journey which shines through on every page.

Before The Perfect Storm, before In the Heart of the Sea, Steven Callahan’s dramatic tale of survival at sea was on the New York Times bestseller list for more than thirty-six weeks. In some ways the model for the new wave of adventure books, Adrift is an undeniable seafaring classic, a riveting firsthand account by the only man known to have survived more than a month alone at sea, fighting for his life in an inflatable raft after his small sloop capsized only six days out. “Utterly absorbing” (Newsweek), Adrift is a must-have for any adventure library.