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"Eddie has a way of making you think about your life and your dreams, and how you can find them and make them come true." —John Riddle

Hard Aground... Again
Inspiration for the Navigationally Challenged and Spiritually Stuck

Eddie Jones
Foreword byTed Brewer
Cover art by Mel Neale
Illustrated by Melanie Neale
6 x 9, 148 pages
Now available in a second edition from Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas

Noah had a hundred years to plan his first cruise and he still ran aground at the end of the passage. The Apostle Paul dreamed of harbor-hopping the coast of Italy but wrecked on a reef and had to swim ashore. Even the great and powerful Moses got stuck in the weeds of the Nile. Running aground is nothing to be ashamed of, but staying stuck is.

In Hard Aground... Again columnist Eddie Jones turns his unique way of looking at the sailing lifestyle to a unique way of looking at life, family, and God. The book's 32 humorous and enlightening essays bring spiritual insight and humor into the trials and disappointments of boating, relationships and living in general. For anyone who feels their hopes have been sitting high and dry or their dreams are all washed up, these brief meditations will help turn the tide.

"A satisfying large dose of Eddie's down-to-earth humor... along with a goodly supply of advice (some of it actually useful!)..." —Ted Brewer, from the foreword

"De ne book shell reach mon dat be some fine scerfin get to all dem spitual pigmies what don't know." —Capt. Frank Papy (Frank talks funny but we think he liked the book.)

"Eddie is a very undervalued writer, observer, and sailor. Translation: the book is good." —Dave Martin, Cruising World's 1995 Seamanship Medal Winner

"Eddie's book is very good. Many good points and good advice, but the humor is what keeps me tuned in. After owning six sailboats you would think his experience would at least qualify him for the rank of commodore. The story about Dinty Moore and poaching the crabs with the ten bucks in the aspirin bottle was too much." —Ricky on Chuckatuck Creek

"Thank you for the copy of your new book! Great job—it looks great! I LOVE the cover. Hey, just think what could have happened if YOU’D been on the ark!" —Vonda Skelton

"Looking for some good laughs and reflections on life? Look no further....the answers are found in Hard Aground...Again by Eddie Jones, a gifted writer and very talented story teller. He has a way of making you think about your life and your dreams, and how you can find them and make them come true! Don't waste another minute, pick up a copy of this soon to be best-seller and you won't be disappointed." —John Riddle, reviewer for Publishers Weekly and founder of I Love To Write Day