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The Building of the Ship

by Winston Rice

57 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #01-0473; ISBN 1-55369-071-0; US$12.50, C$14.95, EUR9.80, £6.80

The Building of the Ship is about a determined ship-builder who wants to build the biggest, fastest ship to cross the Atlantic.

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About the Book     The tragic story of the Titanic has echoed and re-echoed down the years. Countless books have been written about it. Two motion pictures have been produced with the Titanic story. However, The Building of the Ship is the very antithesis of the Titanic story. Yes, a huge ship named The Leviathan takes to the waves, but around it are no icebergs. Instead, around it swirls intrigue, romance and courage.     The Building of the Ship is an exciting tale of faith and courage. Set in the years 1911-1912, we see a man and wife, beset by another man's jealousy and ambition to stop the ship being built. They overcome every obstacle, even attempted murder, with the help of a higher power.     The Building of the Ship takes readers back, in words, to the time in 1911 when this story of fantasy-romance started.

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About the Author     Winston Rice is the pen name of Robert Conger. Originally from Detroit Michigan, Mr. Conger has been a resident of Harbor Beach, in Michigan's thumb area for the past 11 years.     Bob Conger was born in Detroit, Michigan on November 3rd, 1924. He went to school in Detroit, studying for two years in Wayne State University.     It was some 12 years after the Titanic sank that Mr. Conger entered this life. He was born into a society that still remained in shock created by the tragedy at sea that took 1500 souls to their death.

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Excerpt

    With that the King turned about and left Definite standing in the foyer admiring the huge vase of flowers set on a table to one side.
    As he dressed for the night, Definite still could not get the events of the day off his mind. And it was Cynthia's blouse that kept coming back to mind, and the long look they had in each other's eyes. At the debriefing he had with Cynthia they both were getting closer to one another. He had a strong sense of her desire to be even closer to him, and he to her. Then he put it all off as 'fantasy' and he climbed into bed, pulled up the covers and turned out his light.
    It must have been three o'clock in the morning, when he felt a hand on his shoulder. A whispered voice:
"Jason. May I talk to you. I know it's the middle of the night."
"Is that you Cynthia?" Definite turned on his lamp. Sitting on his bed was a very attractive woman. But it wasn't her blouse that excited him. It was that same look in her eyes.

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