Alaska is like no other state and few countries; men experience greater risk in her arms. This one-of-a-kind anthology captures the spine tingling adventures of daring men and women who venture into Alaska's vast wilderness and look death in the eye. Danger Stalks the Land relates gripping episodes of animal attacks, avalanches, aircraft disasters, fishing, hunting, and skiing accidents, and chronicles risky climbs and reckless mountaineering amid...

Sophisticate Gabrielle arranged a charter flight to Nulato, a few hours northwest of Anchorage. Photographing and writing about wolves was her mission. On her return trip the pilot, Lane Coverall, encounters engine trouble, the two are forced to land in the frozen wilderness. They engaged in their immediate survival, hoped for rescue, and prepared for the worst, finding food and staying warm. Lane discovered a trap line trail and eventual rescue....

“Swallowed Alive, Fighting for Life in Alaska” chronicles forty-two spine-tingling misadventures of mayhem at the mercy of Mother Nature. Gathered from personal interviews and media research in the wildest reaches of Alaska, volume one contains stories like two men freezing atop airplane floats as their plane rests upside down in a lake; a kayaker nailed by a calving glacier; river runners misreading the river's water, and a snowboarder disappears...

Heavenly Rose is the biography of Pamela Diane Timmons Kaniut, adored wife of famous Alaskan author Larry Kaniut. When Pamela's health deteriorated, Larry was motivated to compile memories and accolades from family, friends, and neighbors hoping to encourage her through the dark moments. He had no idea at the time that the project would last for several decades. What was initially created to uplift one woman became inspirational to many others. ...

With camera in hand, the young and idealistic photo-journalist boarded a single-engine airplane out of Lake Hood in Anchorage, one of the busiest air crossroads of the world. She planned to photograph the wilds of Alaska and capture the realism of the animal kingdom. From the outset of that the flight Gabrielle didn't know that her decision would challenge her beliefs and change her life forever. She was a gamer and rolled with the punches, not knowing...

Alaska's best-known storyteller offers a chilling collection of survival stories from pilots, hikers, hunters, climbers, boaters & fisherman who confront their mortality & find within themselves the courage & ingenuity to cheat death. Among others, the stories tell of a young man desperately clinging to life on an iceberg in the Susitna River; a woman struggling to escape the cockpit of a small plane sinking beneath the waters of a remote bay; two...

In a sequel to "Alaska's Bear Tales," Larry Kaniut offers more true stories of encounters between bears and humans that are action-packed and compelling.

Collection of accounts of grizzly, brown and black bear encounters in Alaska. "After chewing on my right shoulder, arm, and side repeatedly, the bear began to bite my head and tear at my scalp. As I heard the horrible crunching sound of the bear's teeth biting into my skull, I realized it was all too hopeless..." Hopeless? Unreal? As unimaginable as it may be for most of us, it is all too real. It is part of living in Alaska where there is an ever...