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Title: Not nearly as good as it might have been
Review: You would think that this book is primarily about the modern industry of container shipping on the high seas, and there is some content along those lines. Unfortunately, the voyage coincides with 9/11 and the author, a former magazine editor, repeatedly abandons his primary topic in favor of pointless self-absorbed mewling about the twin towers tragedy, whose dated references ruin the book. What we end up with is magazine-quality travel writing, and spoiled travel writing at that. Be advised.
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