Book : King Of The Road True Tales From A Legendary Ice Road

-Titulo Original : King Of The Road True Tales From A Legendary Ice Road Trucker

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Wiley

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About the Author ALEX DEBOGORSKI is the larger-than-life costar of Historys top-rated show, Ice Road Truckers. Hes the father of eleven children and the grandfather of ten grandchildren, married to his childhood sweetheart for almost forty years, and brimming with stories to tell. Inside one of the worlds most dangerous jobs with the star of Historys top-rated reality show, Ice Road TruckersThe highest-rated reality show ever to hit the History channel, Ice Road Truckers follows the heart-pounding adventures of the tough-as-nails truckers who risk peril every day to deliver goods and supplies in Alaska and across Canadas frozen north. Alex shares tales of his adventures-and misadventures-in the north, and explain, in his own entertaining voice, how he got to where he is today-working class hero, bona-fide celebrity, and the improbable star of a smash-hit television show. Alex is a natural storyteller who knows how to spin tales about his colorful life growing up in the backwoods. Whether hes recounting tales about his hair-raising confrontations with bears, calculating the strength of newly formed ice, divulging the secrets of providing security in a bar room full of combative, drunken miners, or saving the life of another trucker, he keeps you wanting more.The first inside look at industry legend and fan favorite Alex Debogorski, a devout Christian, father of 11 children, and the worlds best known truck driverIncludes thrilling adventures and behind-the-scenes insights that you wont find on the showFeatures sidebars that explain the facts about ice roads, from how theyre made to when and why they splinter and breakKing of the Road gives fans of Ice Road Truckers a deep look inside the life and times of the shows biggest rising star. From the Back Cover Riveting tales from TVs favorite ice road truckerBetween bear hunting, drag racing, doughnut spinning, cattle rustling, gold prospecting, and too many near-death experiences, its amazing that Alex Debogorski ever found time (or lived long enough) to spend twenty-five years hauling freight over frozen lakes to the most remote outposts in the arctic. In King of the Road, Alex jams his storytelling into overdrive for a memoir thats equal parts action-packed, outrageous, tender, and hilarious. Youll find out how he once caught fire in the middle of a brawl, how easy it is to get killed driving a coal truck, how the sound of cracking ice is something you can never get accustomed to hearing, and what its like being the improbable star of a hit TV show. The true tales of this larger-than-life ice road trucker are not to be missed. shop.history For Alex news and merchandise, visit iceroadtrucker.ca