Into the Abyss: How a Deadly Plane Crash Changed the Lives of a Pilot, a Politician, a Criminal and a Cop
by Shaben, Carol
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0307360229
- ISBN 13
- 9780307360229
- Seller
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Random House Canada, 2012. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. Like New For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - On An Icy Night In October 1984, A Piper Navajo Commuter Plane Carrying 9 Passengers Crashed In The Remote Wilderness Of Northern Alberta, Killing 6 People. Four Survived: The Rookie Pilot, A Prominent Politician, A Cop, And The Criminal He Was Escorting To Face Charges. Despite The Poor Weather, Erik Vogel, The 24-Year-Old Pilot, Was Under Intense Pressure To Fly--A Situation Not Uncommon To Pilots Working For Small Airlines. Overworked And Exhausted, He Feared Losing His Job If He Refused To Fly. Larry Shaben, The Author's Father And Canada's First Muslim Cabinet Minister, Was Commuting Home After A Busy Week At The Alberta Legislature. After Paul Archambault, A Drifter Wanted On An Outstanding Warrant, Boarded The Plane, Rookie Constable Scott Deschamps Decided, Against Rcmp Regulations, To Remove His Handcuffs--A Decision That Profoundly Impacted The Men's Survival. As They Fought Through The Night To Stay Alive, The Dividing Lines Of Power, Wealth And Status Were Erased And Each Man Was Forced To Confront The Precious And Limited Nature Of His Existence. The Survivors Forged Unlikely Friendships And Through Them Found Strength And Courage To Rebuild Their Lives. Into The Abyss Is A Powerful Narrative That Combines In-Depth Reporting With Sympathy And Grace To Explore How A Single, Tragic Event Can Upset Our Assumptions And Become A Catalyst For Transformation.
Synopsis
CAROL SHABEN was nominated for 3 National Magazine Awards, including Best New Magazine Writer, and won 2 of them, a Gold Medal for Investigative Reporting and a Silver Medal for Politics and Public Interest. A former international trade consultant and CBC writer/broadcaster, CAROL was 22, living and working as a journalist in the Middle East, when the crash occurred. She learned of the event, and her father's survival, reading a local newspaper.
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- Bookseller
- Alright Bookstore (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003819
- Title
- Into the Abyss: How a Deadly Plane Crash Changed the Lives of a Pilot, a Politician, a Criminal and a Cop
- Author
- Shaben, Carol
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0307360229
- ISBN 13
- 9780307360229
- Publisher
- Random House Canada
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 2012
- Pages
- 311
- Keywords
- Autobiography, Memoir, Aviation, Adventure, Survival, History, Cultural, Canada, General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography - Biography - Memoir;
- X weight
- 750 g
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