: ▁N avig ating ▁the ▁Future ▁of ▁the ▁Lower ▁Mississippi ▁River ▁D elta . ▁▁ ▁Van ▁Al en ▁Institute ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ 3 0 3 ▁Bond ▁St ▁in ▁G owan us , ▁Brook lyn . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Official ▁Website ▁ ▁Van ▁Al en ▁Institute ▁Design ▁Archive ▁ ▁Category : Arch itecture ▁organizations ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁Cast away ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁aut obi ographical ▁book ▁by ▁Lucy ▁Ir v ine ▁about ▁her ▁year ▁on ▁the ▁Australian ▁tropical ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁island ▁of ▁Tu in , ▁having ▁answered ▁a ▁want ▁ad ▁from ▁writer ▁Ger ald ▁Kings land ▁seeking ▁a ▁" w ife " ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁Victor ▁G oll an cz ▁Ltd .. ▁Ir v ine ▁stated ▁she ▁long ed ▁for ▁a ▁“ major ▁personal ▁challenge ”. ▁She ▁also ▁acknowled ged ▁she ▁was ▁taking ▁ch ances , ▁but ▁as ▁she ▁was ▁neither ▁in ▁a ▁relationship ▁nor ▁had ▁children , ▁she ▁felt ▁it ▁was ▁worth ▁taking . ▁Her ▁book ▁was ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁film ▁Cast away , ▁st arring ▁Oliver ▁Re ed ▁as ▁Ger ald ▁Kings land ▁and ▁Am anda ▁Don oh oe ▁as ▁Ir v ine . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁In ▁her ▁book , ▁Ir v ine ▁starts ▁with ▁the ▁somewhat ▁odd ▁circumstances ▁of ▁this ▁collaboration , ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁addresses ▁Kings land ' s ▁ad ▁for ▁a ▁“ w ife ▁to ▁live ▁on