Mitchell Zuckoff

Adventure in Paradise

"Fear is something I don't think you experience unless you have a choice. If you have a choice, then you're liable to be afraid. But without a choice, what is there to be afraid of? You just go along doing what has to be done."
After surviving a plane crash on a sight-seeing trip, a wounded trio make their way through the tropical countryside and meet up with native people.
Pretty well-written although the author sometimes adds tedious and unnecessary details.

A good story but with far too much detail. Perhaps the author felt obliged to put every research detail into his book as a tribute to those who didn't make it out alive.

It was however a remarkable tale of foolishness, tragedy, heroism, and ingenuity in an easily forgotten part of the world during a time of much more pressing events.

A very good book in terms of getting even more insight into Altman the man.

Incidentally (or not???), he was a serious weed smoker but now I know he toked into his old age. Pot brownies at the Oscars.

Interesting and very fast read. Not entirely sure why...but from the way the author described the geography around "Shangri-La", I kept thinking of Islandia. It was bordered by mountainous terrain and was nearly impossible to get to. (Maybe it was just on my mind because I'd recently browsed that book again.) Anyway, the story is an amazing adventure describing the plane crash and rescue mission and once again, these guys kept diaries so we get first hand accounts.