Adrenaline 2001: The Year's Best Stories of Adventure and Survival

Rating:
Summary: Great reading, a great gift this season
Review: This is another strong addition to the series. Mr. Willis has chosen well in his selections. If you (or your gift recipient)read Outside, Men's Journal or Nat'l Geographic, or if you like the Discovery Channel - then this is a book for you. It's thicker than last year's anthology, a hefty 330 pages that go by quickly. The best part is always seeing pieces you haven't seen before, especially book excerpts, because now I know some books I want for Xmas. Mr. Willis has used tantalizing excerpts that don't always give away the ending, as is his habit and he doesn't summarize the story, so it leaves you wanting more. I will say this - if you do read those adventure magazines during the year, you've seen about half a dozen of the 17 stories already. Oh well. The up-side to that is that you probably didn't save the magazines, but now you have the best work in one volume. Great bang for the buck with this book, or with any book in the series - put them on your 'give' or 'get' list.

Rating:
Summary: Great reading, a great gift this season
Review: This is another strong addition to the series. Mr. Willis has chosen well in his selections. If you (or your gift recipient)read Outside, Men's Journal or Nat'l Geographic, or if you like the Discovery Channel - then this is a book for you. It's thicker than last year's anthology, a hefty 330 pages that go by quickly. The best part is always seeing pieces you haven't seen before, especially book excerpts, because now I know some books I want for Xmas. Mr. Willis has used tantalizing excerpts that don't always give away the ending, as is his habit and he doesn't summarize the story, so it leaves you wanting more. I will say this - if you do read those adventure magazines during the year, you've seen about half a dozen of the 17 stories already. Oh well. The up-side to that is that you probably didn't save the magazines, but now you have the best work in one volume. Great bang for the buck with this book, or with any book in the series - put them on your 'give' or 'get' list.