Provdes details about the real men of the Andrea Gail as well as information about storm predictions and sword fishing.

Read the first chapter of Sebastian Junger's monster hit about a 1991 storm that pitted Gloucester fisherman against nature.

National Public Radio's Alex Chadwick talks with author Sebastian Junger about his bestselling book, "The Perfect Storm."

Host Melinda Penkava welcomes author Sebastian Junger to NPR's call-in show, where he talks about the fateful fishing trip described in his book.