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Summary: Into (Very) Cold Air
Review: "The Rescue Season" tells the courageous story of the rescue teams, primarilly the "PJs" of the U.S. Air Force, who ply their trade in Alaska, particularly in and around Denali National Park. Author Bob Drury recalls some harrowing tales of rescue and tragic death and portrays his protagonists as rugged heros who seem driven to do what they do by their own genetic makeup. Drury is a fine writer and his prose is eminently readable. He introduces the reader to plenty of interesting characters and locales.That said, the book is also a bit disjointed. There is a main search and rescue story that is introduced in the beginning and which Drury returns to at times over the whole course of the book. Drury also tends to throw a lot of geography, geology, meterology and history lessons into the mix (at least once, I got the impression that he was showing off his knowledge). All of this is interesting, but gets in the way of his narrative. He also makes a couple of mistakes that I noticed, for example once referring to the "Seven Summits" as the "Seven Sisters." Ultimately, the book doesn't hold together as a story, like with "Into Thin Air." Instead, it is a collection of good stories that should be quite pleasing to anyone with an interest in the subject matter.
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Summary: Into (Very) Cold Air
Review: "The Rescue Season" tells the courageous story of the rescue teams, primarilly the "PJs" of the U.S. Air Force, who ply their trade in Alaska, particularly in and around Denali National Park. Author Bob Drury recalls some harrowing tales of rescue and tragic death and portrays his protagonists as rugged heros who seem driven to do what they do by their own genetic makeup. Drury is a fine writer and his prose is eminently readable. He introduces the reader to plenty of interesting characters and locales. That said, the book is also a bit disjointed. There is a main search and rescue story that is introduced in the beginning and which Drury returns to at times over the whole course of the book. Drury also tends to throw a lot of geography, geology, meterology and history lessons into the mix (at least once, I got the impression that he was showing off his knowledge). All of this is interesting, but gets in the way of his narrative. He also makes a couple of mistakes that I noticed, for example once referring to the "Seven Summits" as the "Seven Sisters." Ultimately, the book doesn't hold together as a story, like with "Into Thin Air." Instead, it is a collection of good stories that should be quite pleasing to anyone with an interest in the subject matter.
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Summary: New York Times Book Review
Review: Bob drury captures this epic tale of the 210 rescue squad in a picture perfect story of heroism. In the book, he tells the stories of brave, dramatic rescues of mountain climbers on Denali in Alaska. Best real-life book ever! BEST BUY!
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Summary: A Trip Over the Edge
Review: Drury's electrifying prose style, arresting sense of place and unique insights into character take the reader to the top of the adventure writer's mountain. As the story progresses the reader discovers numerous heroes with whom to identify, vivid action scenes to inhabit, and a wondrous feeling of visiting a place where few have the opportunity, even the courage, to venture. A not to be missed escape into the ultimate reality of life and death on America's highest peak.
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Summary: Mountain rescues
Review: Great, easy reading, even for a female. Adventures about the rescue team (mostly former military) under horrible, inhumane conditions (ice, cold, storms, broken bones) in Alaska's mountains. Very dedicated, but fit pararescuers. Keeps you on the edge. Good present if you have a pilot in the family!
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Summary: Top of My List
Review: I like the beach. I like hot sand and an off-shore breeze kicking down on me late in the afternoon on a Sunday when everyone else is heading back to work. This book has none of that. But, it's a damn great read. Drury pulled me into a world I could never be a part of, but wished my gut that one day I could earn the respect of my fellow man by the unselfish deeds I do for others. Learn a little about yourself. Read it.
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Summary: Worst book ever written
Review: I read a lot of books covering a wide variety of topics. This book is so poorly written that I actually threw it in the trash after completing it so that no one would be tempted to pull it off the shelf and read it. I kept hoping that at some point the story would come together and I would be pleasantly suprised. The suprise was that it never got better from chapter 1 throught until the end.
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Summary: A Fascinating Look At Heroes On the Edge Of the World
Review: In The Rescue Season Bob Drury drops you onto the forbidding mountains of Alaska to witness rescues by true heroes. In this age of me first whiners the PJ's and Park Service Rangers Drury vividly portays in The Rescue Season are fascinating true life characters. The evocative descriptions of a strange hard land and the hair-raising stories of these daredevils kept me up til Five Am two nights running. Definitely in the same league with The Perfect Storm and Into Thin Air. I look forward to Drury's next.
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Summary: Knitted socks Warm gloves
Review: Jack London's Arctic is the only thing that comes close to this man Drurys' chilling descriptions of what these Parajumpers live with day in and day out. The powerful descriptions rival Bradbury and London. Not being an outdoorsman I had my doubts but to be honest it might have opened new vistas for me. I hope Drury has a longer life span than Jack London. J.Dennis Flood
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Summary: The Rescue Season
Review: Most readable. Captures the reality and brutality of Denali and the Alaskan mountains from the perspective of both the users (climbers) and the rescuers (PJs). It portrayed the unselfish heroism of the PJs, who risk their lives in a nonjudgemental way as they pluck illprepared climbers from the precipices of Denali. The vivid descriptions of the terrain and the fickle and unforgiving weather place the reader at the scene. It read like an adventure novel due in part to Drury's objective yet suspenseful reporting style. At times the reader is distracted by Drury's habit of using historical and literary references which really require footnoting for full effect. It would make a great weekly TV adventure series!
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