Cheating Death

by Larry Kaniut

Overview

This is a collection of 18 Alaska survival stories from pilots, hikers, hunters, climbers, boaters, and fishermen who confront their mortality -- and live to tell about it! You will be astonished by the close calls of a young man who clings desperately to life on an iceberg in the lower Susitna River . . . a woman who struggles frantically to escape the cockpit of a small plane as it sinks below the frigid waters of a remote bay in the Southeast region . . . the mountaineers who fight stubbornly to survive as avalanche after avalanche sweeps over them . . . and the saltwater diver who tangles with a giant octopus.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780945397618
Publisher:	Epicenter Press (WA)
Publication date:	06/01/1997
Edition description:	Large Print
Pages:	194
Sales rank:	1,092,797
Product dimensions:	6.08(w) x 8.96(h) x 0.56(d)
Age Range:	14 Years

About the Author

Larry Kaniut, a retired high school teacher living in Anchorage, is the author of ALASKA BEAR TALES and MORE ALASKA BEAR TALES, two of Alaska's all-time best-selling books

Editorial Reviews

"...one savors the triumph and giddiness of survival when survival seems out of the question."

--General Aviation News & Flyer

"These harrowing experiences will keep you glued to the pages of this book."

--Gannett Newspapers

"Each adventure has its own suspense, spin-tingling action, and lesson to be learned..."

--Capital City Weekly, Juneau, Alaska

From the Publisher