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Greenpeace captain, my adventures in protecting the future of our planet, Peter Willcox with Ronald B. Weiss

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Greenpeace captain

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Peter Willcox with Ronald B. Weiss

my adventures in protecting the future of our planet

"Peter Willcox has been a Captain for Greenpeace for over 30 years. He would never call himself a hero, but he is recognized on every ocean and continent for devoting his entire life to saving the planet. He has led the most compelling and dangerous Greenpeace actions to bring international attention to the destruction of our environment. From the globally televised imprisonment of his crew, the 'Arctic 30, ' by Russian Commandos to international conspiracies involving diamond smuggling, gun-trading and Al-Qaeda, Willcox has braved the unimaginable and triumphed. This is his story--which begins when he was a young man sailing with Pete Seeger and continues right up to his becoming the iconic environmentalist he is today."--, Provided by publisher

"It's over" (New Zealand, 1985) -- "Winning the wrong lottery" -- Dawn raid in Peru (Patia, Peru, 1982) -- The Soviet whaling "film festival" (Lorino, Soviet Union, 1983) -- The evacuation of Rongelap (Marshall Islands, 1985) -- Something is toxic in Denmark (Mururoa, French Polynesia/North Sea, 1987) -- "Captain Hook" vs. The Destroyer (Alborg, Denmark, 1988) -- Starting a nuclear chain reaction (Sea of Japan, 1993) -- "The caterpillar in the Turkish coal chute" (Izmir, Turkey, 1995) -- Return to sender (Manila, Philippines, 2000) -- When push comes to shove (Södertälje, Sweden, 2000) -- Al-Qaeda, guns, and diamonds (Mediterranean/Netherlands, 2002) -- Icebreaking up the Amazon (Brazil, 2009) -- Glacially fast [climate] change (Greenland, 2009) -- David vs. The Gazprom Goliath (Pechora Sea, Western Russia, 2013) -- "Don't trust. Don't fear. Don't beg." (Murmansk, Russia, 2013) -- One happy hooligan (Murmansk, Russia, 2013) -- Igor kills me twice (St. Petersburg, Russia, 2013) -- Twelve Nobel Prize winners, a Beatle, and the Pope can't all be wrong -- Epilogue