content: As a reader of many Titanic books, there are certain things one expects from a Titanic book. You expect to see a synopsis of her building, conditions surrounding her launching, the collision, and the sinking. Which makes for a intresting, if not bleak read.But Walter Lord's book, A Night To Remember was an inspiring novel, rather than a bleak textbook. Within the words, Lord has woven the pulsating life that had once existed on the queen of the seas, and draws us in. This books takes the Titanic expirence beyond the pages of books, and into the daily life of the people and crew of the ship that will forever humble and awe us.