Last Flight Out: True Tales Of Adventure, Travel, And Fishing

by Randy Wayne White

Overview

The author of Batfishing in the Rainforest takes us on his latest adventures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781592283347
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	06/01/2004
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	894,307
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Randy Wayne White, a former fly-fishing guide whose "Out There" column ran for many years in Outside magazine, currently writes a monthly column for Men's Health magazine. Among the many books he's written are The Sharks of Lake Nicaragua, Batfishing in the Rainforest, Last Flight Out, and the "Doc Ford" mystery series. His novel Sanibel Flats was chosen as one of the 100 Best Mysteries of the 20th Century by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. White is the winner of the Conch Republic Prize for Literature and the John D. MacDonald Award for Excellence in Florida Fiction. He also served on the Florida Judicial Nominating Commission for four years, and currently serves on the Florida Bar Association Grievance Committee. He lives on Pine Island, on Florida's southwest coast.

Table of Contents

Vii Introduction Xv A Second Introdution: An Open Letter To He Who Hides Behind the Casket of Innocents 3 Cat Island 13 Above Suspicion 21 The Man with the Iron Cast 29 Paradise Fouled 39 The Invisible Orangutans of Borneo 47 'Coon Hunt 57 Jungle Survival School 67 Gatorman 77 Survival Spanish 87 Noriega Sat Here 97 The Jumper's Club 107 The Lost Divers 133 The Curse of the Giant Jaguar 143 Shine Forbes 153 Cuba 165 Scavenging Angel 175 Bike Cops 183 Dr. Pepper 193 The Moss Man 203 Professional Wrestling Camp 217 The Horse Eater, I presume? 227 Sweat Lodge 237 Last Flight Out

Editorial Reviews

"There's more than a little of the old Hemingway code in these pages. There are right ways to do things. And there are no wrong turns, only new roads that might lead to something or someone interesting." — Miami Herald Randy Wayne White is always an entertaining read. His life is a wannabe's dream and a poser's nightmare. His essays are conversational tales of daring and do that are just plain fun to read." — The Reel News

From the Publisher

White, author of The Sharks of Nicaragua and the popular "Doc Ford" mystery series, has collected 23 adventure stories that describe strange and sometimes comical encounters with people he has met in the United States and Latin America. These include jumping out of speedboats at night, attending jungle survival school in Panama, driving a rental car in Cuba in search of everglades, and searching for hot pepper plants in Colombia. Written in the first person, the ten-page stories generally keep the reader's interest. However, the macho theme becomes repetitive, and some of the stories may intrigue in the beginning but do not fulfill their promise in the end. Recommended for public libraries collecting travel/adventure compilations; an optional acquisition for other libraries. [The stories originally appeared in Outside magazine between 1987 and 2000. Ed.] John McCormick, New Hampshire State Lib., Concord Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

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