# Taking on the World

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- Book: [Taking on the World](https://www.bookquiver.com/ellen-macarthur/taking-on-the-world) ([Taking on the World.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/ellen-macarthur/taking-on-the-world.md))
- Authors: [Ellen MacArthur](https://www.bookquiver.com/ellen-macarthur)
- Publisher: Penguin
- ISBN: 978-01-4100-697-0
- Pages: 448
- Published: 2003-06-26
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

When Ellen finished the Vendee Globe, yachting's toughest race aged just 24 the nation took her to it's heart. The depth of the affection for Ellen is extraordinary - she makes people feel like they can do anything! This is her story, written intrue Ellen style, in her own words, without the help of a ghost writer. Passionate, dramatic and and deeply affecting, her story will move and inspire all who read it.