Chris N. rated Alone: The True Story of the Man Who Fought the Sharks, Waves, and Weather of the Pacific and Won: 4 stars July 8, 2012 Public Paul Theroux, Gerard d'Aboville: Alone (2011, Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated)Alone: The True Story of the Man Who Fought the Sharks, Waves, and Weather of the Pacific and Won by Paul Theroux, Gerard d'Aboville