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Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir of Survival
Contributor(s): Ollestad, Norman (Author)

ISBN: 006176678X ISBN-13: 9780061766787
Publisher: Ecco Press

OUR PRICE: $18.99

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Biography & Autobiography | Survival
- Sports & Recreation | Surfing

Dewey: B

Series: P.S.

Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.4" W x 8" L (0.55 lbs) 304 pages

Features: Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product

Review Citations: Entertainment Weekly 05/14/2010 pg. 78
People Weekly 06/14/2010 pg. 61
New York Times Book Review 06/20/2010 pg. 20
Outside 05/01/2015 pg. 98
Outside 06/01/2015 pg. 91

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 137743
Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 11.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:

Destined to stand with other classic true stories of man against nature--Into Thin Air and Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer; Sebastian Junger's The Perfect Storm--Crazy for the Storm is a literary triumph.

Norman Olstead's New York Times bestselling memoir is the story of the harrowing plane crash the author miraculously survived at age eleven, framed by the moving tale of his complicated relationship with his charismatic, adrenaline-addicted father.

"A heart-stopping story beautifully told....Norman Olstead has written a book that may well be read for generations." --Russell Banks

"Breathtaking....Crazy for the Storm will keep you up late into the night." --Washington Post Book World

Contributor Bio(s): Ollestad, Norman: -

Norman Ollestad studied creative writing at UCLA and attended UCLA Film School. He grew up on Topanga Beach in Malibu and now lives in Venice, California. He is the father of a nine-year-old son.

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