Another great day at sea : life aboard the USS George H.W. Bush
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New York : Pantheon Books, [2014].
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Book
Edition
First Edition.
ISBN
0307911586 (hardcover), 9780307911582 (hardcover)
Physical Desc
195 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of color plates
Status
Adult (4th Floor) - Adult Nonfiction
359.9435 Dye
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Published
New York : Pantheon Books, [2014].
Edition
First Edition.
Language
English
ISBN
0307911586 (hardcover), 9780307911582 (hardcover)

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Part travelogue, part social observation, the author, who was the oldest, second tallest and most self-conscious person on the boat, presents an entertaining look at life on board an American aircraft carrier and the military personal who must adhere to a regimen defined by service and restraint.
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"As a child Geoff Dyer spent long hours making and blotchily painting model fighter planes. So the adult Dyer jumped at the chance of a residency aboard an aircraft carrier. Another Great Day at Sea chronicles Dyer's experiences on the USS George H.W. Bush as he navigates the routines and protocols of "carrier-world," from the elaborate choreography of the flight deck through miles of walkways and hatches to kitchens serving meals for a crew of five thousand to the deafening complexity of catapult and arresting gear. Meeting the Captain, the F-18 pilots and the dentists, experiencing everything from a man-overboard alert to the Steel Beach Party, Dyer guides us through the most AIE (acronym intensive environment) imaginable. A lanky Englishman (could he really be both the tallest and the oldest person on the ship?) in a deeply American world, with its constant exhortations to improve, to do better, Dyer brilliantly records the daily life on board the ship, revealing it to be a prism for understanding a society where discipline and conformity, dedication and optimism, become forms of self-expression."--,from publisher's web site.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Dyer, G. (2014). Another great day at sea: life aboard the USS George H.W. Bush (First Edition.). Pantheon Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Dyer, Geoff. 2014. Another Great Day At Sea: Life Aboard the USS George H.W. Bush. New York: Pantheon Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Dyer, Geoff. Another Great Day At Sea: Life Aboard the USS George H.W. Bush New York: Pantheon Books, 2014.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Dyer, G. (2014). Another great day at sea: life aboard the USS george H.W. bush. First edn. New York: Pantheon Books.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Dyer, Geoff. Another Great Day At Sea: Life Aboard the USS George H.W. Bush First Edition., Pantheon Books, 2014.

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