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Jumping Ships: The global misadventures of a cargo ship apprentice (Baboulene's Travels Book 2) Kindle Edition

by David Baboulene (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 132 ratings
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Book two in David's humorous travel series.
‘Packed with enough shipboard hilarity to make the reader literally weep with laughter, Ocean Boulevard and Jumping Ships are probably the funniest maritime-themed books in print today.' Ships Monthly `
...laughs aplenty, but also top-notch writing about the seas, ships and those who sail on them.` Sea Breezes Magazine.
The second adventure for Windy and NotNorman finds our heroes on safari in Kenya; dressing up in a nurses’ home in South Africa; taking on the pirates of Nigeria; finding WonderWoman and the best non-existent restaurant in Greece; playing unorthodox forms of chess and snooker in Southern India; drained and amazed in Thailand and, of course, falling victim to all the unspeakable practical jokes his fellow sailors perpetrate on board the cargo ship Global Princess during the sea passages in between. That’s to say nothing of Windy’s days at nautical college in the snowy northeast of England, his poaching trip to the Lake District, and a heli-skiing trip in Canada that will curl your hair.
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    Baboulene's Travels
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    March 3, 2011
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004QGYWZS
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dreamengine Media Ltd; 2nd edition (March 3, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 3, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 484 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 132 ratings

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David Baboulene

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David Baboulene is a published author, filmmaker, story consultant, and Ph.D. academic of story theory. His research has provably shifted the cutting edge of narrative theory from a focus on structuralism to an approach based on evolutionary psychology – factors such as knowledge gaps and subtext – that cause stories to exist and to have such power to grip and intrigue us.

David is one of the first highly qualified story consultants to also have published works of fiction and film deals for his own stories. (See the full list of published works here.)

He has also studied stories back to pre-biblical and Greek times, classical literature as well as talking to big names in contemporary story-telling, including:

- Bob Gale (Back to the Future trilogy);

- Lee Child (20 million Jack Reacher novels sold);

- John Sullivan (Only Fools and Horses; Just Good Friends; Citizen Smith…);

- Willy Russell (Educating Rita, Blood Brothers, Shirley Valentine…);

- Mark Williams (The Harry Potter films; 101 Dalmatians; Shakespeare in Love…)

and many others (These conversations feature in The Story Book (2010).

“David Baboulene is truly a master when it comes to the science behind storytelling.”

Craig Hinde (Director).

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3.9 out of 5 stars
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captainmcd
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Winner!
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2015
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Although it is a work of fiction, I really enjoyed this new set of sea stories from Baboulene. He knows ships and knows the sea. The only thing that was not believable was the amount of time he had in each ports, such as his long stay in Mombasa waiting for his ship when he could go on a safari. Sadly the days of much port time are long gone in this container ship and fast turn around shipping world. I was fortunate to have begun my career when working on ships could be fun and exciting. I really enjoy his writing style and sense of humor, and I am sure most of the adventures have at least a basis in fact. Well done!
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Sean Kessell
4.0 out of 5 stars very entertaining
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2014
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a very entertaining novel, some of the authors outlandish escapades leaves me wondering if they where really in fact other peoples adventures just written into his books. but the two books had me frilled the whole way through. can't wait for more from this author.
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Francesco L.
3.0 out of 5 stars Not so nice to read as the first book
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2014
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I was absolutely elated reading the first book of the series so decided to go for this one too. I suppose I should have imagined this could be a letdown, since almost all times follow ups are disappointing and it really was. I am not saying don't buy it, but just don't expect the freshness, the laughing and the sincere stupor of the first book.
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Andrew
5.0 out of 5 stars Another side-splitter from Baboulene
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2013
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How does he do it?

Seriously, I'm not a guy who runs after humorous literature. I consider myself a fairly sophisticated, knowledgeable, and sober reader; but author Baboulene has found my funny bone and rattles it mercilessly!

I've read books that made me chuckle, even produced an occasional guffaw, but "Jumping Ships", like its predecessor "Ocean Boulevard" is a side-splitting, laugh-out-loud, fall-over-on-the-floor, lose-your-dignity, lie-on-your-back-and-stamp-your-feet howler that will divest you of snobby literary pretensions and expose you as an artless child losing his mind in sheer merriment.

Baboulene should be prescribed instead of Prozac. He'd be far more effective, although possibly as habit forming.
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Hector D. Iglesias
4.0 out of 5 stars A good easy going read
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2014
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Doesn't have the freshness of the previous book in what apparently will become a series, but we can't deny our fellow friends are slowly maturing, may be that's the reason. I like the way Baboulene writes.
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Paul Gale
3.0 out of 5 stars More of the same from Windy Baboulene
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2013
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If you have read Windy's first book, you will know to expect more of the same humourous over embelished stories. It did give me some good practical joke ideas though.
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Max Pierce
5.0 out of 5 stars Jumping ships
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2013
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I really enjoyed reading this book about his further adventures in the British merchant marine. He is a great story teller and the tales about the labor and pleasures that he and his other cadets find themselves in are amazing but believable. Some of the pranks that are pulled on the cadets just have to be read.
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PETER STALLARD
2.0 out of 5 stars Passible
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2013
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A rather adolescent book for adolescent readers. Expected more after reading David's Ocean Boulevard book but it didn't live up to my expectations.
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Mike howarth
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 28, 2024
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I Love this book and the previous one. Read them both loads of time, very funny. Was hoping they'd be another one.
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rathaspeck
3.0 out of 5 stars Reminiscences of a seaman. Maybe!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 23, 2012
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having spent most of my life at sea I just wanted to read something of other peoples experiences. This book measures up to this man's measure of the life. I enjoyed the read. It has extended my casual Kindle library.
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Mr Julian HOOK
5.0 out of 5 stars Just as funny as the first novel
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 20, 2016
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Part 2 ( Ocean Boulevard being part 1) and just as amusing as the first book, which I said was the funniest book I had ever read, well now it is the funniest Books. The author promises a third book I hope he hasn't forgotten
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4.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 3, 2012
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This is written from the perspective of a very young naive man who goes to sea as an apprentice on a cargo ship. The tales he tells of his unworldly thoughts and experiences, and of what the rest of the crew do to tease him etc are hilarious, but you would not need to be prim when reading this as this is about a young man's world. I enjoyed it very much though and laughed out loud several times. A different book from my usual style, it was like a holiday.
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Anj
3.0 out of 5 stars Ok
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 8, 2014
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This starts ok but gets a bit boring not as good as the first one still some very funny parts
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