Not Without Hope
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- ISBN13: 9780061993992
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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On February 28, 2009, Nick Schuyler, a twenty-four-year-ancient personal teacher, left for a deep-sea fishing trip with three friends: NFL players Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith, and Will Bleakley, his best friend, who once played football for the University of South Florida.
It was supposed to be a day of fun and relaxation aboard Cooper’s twenty-one-foot boat, which anchored seventy miles west of Tampa, Florida, in the Gulf of Mexico. The friends were out to catch some amberjack and grouper and maybe a few sharks. They plotted to drink a few beers, have some laughs, and get home before an approaching cold front hit.
As the seas started to swell and the winds selected up in the late afternoon, they packed their gear and chose to head to shore. One problem. The attach was stuck.
Inexperienced boaters, they made what would become a fatal mistake, tying the attach rope to the stern of the boat and arresting the throttle. The attach did not yank free. As a replacement for, the stern sank and filled with water, and the boat capsized.
And so the nightmare started. The men had to forage for life jackets beneath the boat. They had no urgent situation beacon to alert authorities, and their cell phones didn’t work so far out in the Gulf. With no food or water, the men clung to the overturned hull through the night as the seas roughened and the cloudy sky became inky black. They were continuously tossed from the boat by brutal waves, and sometimes establish each additional only by swimming toward their friends’ voices.
During the rare lull, they would pray and talk about the ones they loved, what they would’ve done differently with their lives, and what they would do once they returned home. As the hours passed, the four friends, who had grown up as athletes, worked as a team in their desperate bid to survive. They battled hypothermia, hallucinations, hunger, dehydration, and huge waves.
A witness to incredible heroism and unspeakable tragedy, Nick remained at sea for more than forty hours, holding on, hoping against hope and clinging to the thought that he couldn’t bear to have his mother attend his funeral.
Not Lacking Hope is much more than a tale of survival. It is an inspiring tale of friendship, resolve, and courage.
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i read the book after seeing him on oprah. i just cant judge four went in and there was only one seat or place on the boat that was turned upside down. seems too convient. four guys in perfect condition and he comes out ok. sorry nick i didnt judge you on tv and i dont now. if it happened like you said you should be able to face the families then and now.
Reader’s Rating: 2 / 5
I bought this book and despised it! A total waste of money!This was a terrible book!
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
Nick is not one to dive beneath life’s surface now, before, or during the manufacturing accident. There is is a sense that more is waiting to be told.
When his friends counted on him to help retrieve life jackets from the boat, he refused to dive under. But 24 hours later when Nick was the sole survivor, he suddenly was able to search under the craft.
When Corey wanted a chance to climb on the boat, Nick fought him off. Then he justifies it by adage, “There isn’t room.” Why didn’t they take turns on the boat? Why was Corey permanently the one left in the water? Nick says that Corey went crazy at the end. Maybe Corey was mad as hell that Nick would not share the safe spot.
Maybe Corey was mad as hell that Nick took it upon himself to declare Marquis’s death. Nick let Marquis float away and fifteen minutes later, Nick says, Corey went crazy on him. Did Nick have any prior experience in declaring people dead? And once Marquis was gone, why wouldn’t Nick let Corey on? Nick says he was holding on to Corey for Corey’s sake but maybe Nick was holding Corey OFF the boat. Only Nick knows and only Nick will permanently know. I marvel how any of us would handle ourselves out in the middle of a stormy ocean when that human survival instinct kicks in.
Nick details his efforts to save the others and the tale as told is spellbinding but only because it offers insight into one man’s death defying efforts to survive deep, frigid, roiling waters. Lacking a doubt, Nick battled the fundamentals. His fortitude is inspirational. But a surface kind of guy comes off shallow in the telling of his tale.
Reader’s Rating: 3 / 5
I read this book in two sitting, could not place it down. It saddened me deeply to hear the details of what Nick Schuyler and the others had to suffer. How will his life ever be the same? I highly recommend this book as it reminds you how precious life really is. The criticism I am reading as I try to uncover more is appalling to me…. thanks for sharing your tale Nick, I hope wonderful things take place in your life to make up for this truly devastating experience.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
This was absolutely the most inspirational book I have ever read – at the same time, it deeply saddened me.. I am so sad for the families, the friends, and anyone that even knew these guys. I couldn;t imagine what it would have been like to see any, not to mention, 3 of my friends die, 2 in my arms. My heart goes out to Nick Schuyler because this is something he will reflect about every single day for the rest of his life.. It will get simpler, but it will never go away. Thank you Nick for telling the real tale.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5