{"product_id":"sea-story-a-nautical-fairytale-paperback","title":"Sea Story: A Nautical Fairytale - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRon Dull\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHas anyone ever asked you to live in their world? Has anyone ever demanded that you live in theirs and lose yourself in the process?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith his own aging reality steadily turning white and sterile around him, an elderly sea captain who is confined to a dreary nursing home intimidates a young Jamaican artist into bringing color back into his life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"They've made me blind and left me one small window,\" he confides to the girl. \"They've put me into this clean white cell and are tryin' to suck the life out of me.\" Thundering his defiance he declares, \"But I used to be somebody  And I ain't a'sailin' away all that easy for nobody \"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Paint me room,\" he orders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSo begins the story of the final days of Captain Walter B. Roberts, who navigates a thin line on a course set between the facts and fiction of his adventurous life at sea.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing colorful examples from a very questionable past, he belligerently berates all around him. \"Can you see the world from where you be sittin' now? Well, stand up  Don't be a coward  Be something, or somebody, and be it well  You've got to live life the best way that you can, with no regrets.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFine, but what if you think you're a three-hundred-year-old pirate?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOr is that just plain crazy?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther books by Ron Dull include \u003ci\u003eMount Bellew\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGo With\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42166711287943,"sku":"9781604943139","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4dcf305ed78c320ee40b58c939f92a84.webp?v=1733322620","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/sea-story-a-nautical-fairytale-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}