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Ollestad hits several notes that should make his memoir irresistible to those looking for pageturning but thoughtprovoking summer reading along the lines of jon krakauers into thin air 1997. Crazy for the storm a memoir of survival by norman ollestad set amid the spontaneous, uninhibited surf culture of malibu and mexico in the late 1970s, this riveting book, written in crisp hemingwayesque prose, recalls ollestad s childhood and the magnetic man whose determination and love infuriated and inspired him and also taught him to overcome the indomitable. A sons memoir about his adventureseeking father is the latest starbucks book pick. Free download or read online survival in the storm. Crazy for the storm by norman ollestad 2009 occasionally, a book comes out of nowhere and knocks you down. Yes, he was in a plane that hit an 8,600 ft mountain during a blizzard. Norman ollstads memoir of surviving a plane crash, in a howling winter storm high on the side of ontario peak in southern california, is not merely a gripping story of an 11year old boys survival, but the bitter tale of a sons struggling to comprehend his fathers death, the heroic story of his efforts, ultimately futile, to save his fathers injured girl friend, and the saga of his. The crash killed the pilot and norman s father instantly.

Its norms way of passing on the lessons of his father. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 192 pages and is available in hardcover format. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 272 pages and is available in hardcover format. Crazy enough is vulgar and fragile, tragic and empowering, and like storm, it is always entertaining.

Author norman ollestad on crazy for the storm treehugger. Exclusive interview with crazy for the storm author. Norman olstead has written a book that may well be read for generations. Ollestad s writing has received extraordinary praise from the new york times to entertainment weekly, and has won admiration from esteemed voices including russell banks, jim harrison, susan cheever, and carolyn see, and invited comparisons to tobias wolff and jon krakauer. At the age of eleven, he was the only survivor of a plane crash that claimed the life of his father. A minimum of ten entries per book is required for the journal.

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If good writing is about taking chances and pushing readers to the edge, then this is a chart busteras she takes us on a wild and sometimes painful ride into her world of crazy. Years after plane crash, survivor recalls father abc news. In crazy for the storm, author norman ollestad tells of surviving a plane crash as a child, but also reflects on his fathers passion for surfing and skiing and competitive sports. Jim harrison extraordinaryan adventure story with a rich psychological foundation from an enormously talented author. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors picks, and more. Storm large performs with worldclass symphonies and hard core rock bandsand shes written a book worthy of both audiences. Ollestad was an elevenyear old boy when his plane crashed in the san gabriel mountains in 1979, losing his father in the crash and the book is not only riveting tale of his survival, but of his own special relationship with his father.

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