Jesse Martin: Lionheart

Allen & Unwin

$32.95

This is the inspiring story of how Australian Jesse Martin decided at the age of 14 that he was going to become the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted, around the world, and how, at 18, he achieved his goal.

To set off in a boat alone and stay alive over 50,000km of some of the Earth's most challenging seas for 328 days without stopping, seems an almost impossible goal.

The only people who could achieve it must be of greater-than-usual drive, determination and ability.

Jesse met the psychological and physical challenges, and arrived home in Melbourne last year.

His excellent book is an achievement in itself. "I have experienced the power of the human spirit and it's changed me forever, and I'm thirsty for more," he writes.