Just reading the contents tells what's in store: 'Ditching at Sea,' 'Python!' 'Just Desert,' 'Capital of Chaos,' 'Buried...' Likewise, the tone of this book is evident on every skillfully crafted page. From 'Chimney Rock' by Peter Potterfield: 'My left arm hung at a bizarre angle. My left leg was twisted outward and throbbing.' From 'Baja Bites Back' by Graham Mackintosh: 'I began psyching myself up to use the Radio Distress Beacon. Would anyone pick it up?' From 'Hyena' by Joanna Greenfield: 'No sterilization? Who cares? I was alive.' From 'The Killing of the Catsiburere' by Leonard Clark: 'The closest savages drew back their right arms, but did not throw their saw-edged spears....'
A book to be encountered in small doses, Danger! is an armchair guide to pain, suffering, and anguish. A thrilling read from the comfort of a well-heated home. --Byron Ricks From Library JournalExcerpted from books by 28 different authors, Danger! aims to get the adrenalin flowing. Selections include a tale of ocean rescue by Sebastian Junger, Peter Whittaker's experience of being buried by an avalanche, Joanna Greenfield's horrifying hyena attack, Peter Potterfield's fall from a rock face while climbing in the Cascades, reporter Peter Maass's being caught in the middle of a battle between Croat forces and the Bosnian army, and Janine Jones's encounter with a Los Angeles gang. The length and quality of these pieces vary, but all are exciting. Everyone in the stories lived to tell the tale, and readers are encouraged to go out and have their own adventures, but after reading Junger's account of an American couple captured by guerillas while climbing in Kashmir, this reviewer found the safety of home very appealing. For those who enjoy living on the edge or prefer to read the survival stories of others, this is a good pick.
