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Wild Men, Wild Alaska II: The Survival of the Fittest |  | Author: Rocky C. McElveen
Creator: Greg Bilbo
Publisher: Big Mac Publishers
Category: Book
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 111378
Media: Paperback
Pages: 234
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0982355416
EAN: 9780982355411
ASIN: 0982355416
Publication Date: June 1, 2009
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This long awaited sequel is equally as exciting, intriguing & humorous as Rocky's first best-selling book, "Wild Men, Wild Alaska." It'll thrill, chill, & challenge you & make you laugh out loud. Scores told Rocky "Wild Men, Wild Alaska" was best book ever read & begged for more. It's all here, plane crashes, grizzly charges, blizzards, fathers, sons, young men & women coming of age & competing in their quest to survive in the Alaskan wilderness. Includes a grizzly hunt with Evangelist Franklin Graham and a caribou hunt with NFL Super Bowl Quarterback Jeff Hostetler. For all ages.
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Ahhhmazing July 22, 2009
Ginger G. Hammons
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I called this book Ahhhh mazing for a reason. It has the Ahh-hah factor that most of us look for our entire lifetime. Finding yourself and finding your identity are featured in this book!! I loved the candor and the humor too, and it is amazing what we are capable of experiencing during an adventure...whether it be one of the spirit or the mind and body. Thank you for another exciting look into the heart--proving once again that we need to experience something bigger than ourselves, and for the reassurance that we all need a God that can give us the desires of our hearts. Both touching and vulnerable, this book was another one I would recommend to men and women alike.
Worthy Sequel for Armchair Adventure Fans of Wild Men, Wild Alaska January 6, 2010
Professor Donald Mitchell (Thanks for Providing My Reviews over 96,000 Helpful Votes Globally)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
"For what happens to the sons of men also happens to animals; one thing befalls them: as one dies, so dies the other. Surely, they all have one breath; man has no advantage over animals, for all is vanity." -- Ecclesiastes 3:19
If you haven't yet read Wild Men, Wild Alaska, be sure to do so before this book. You'll have a better sense of Rocky and the Alaskan context if you do.
What is easy to do in a city can be all but impossible to do in an Alaskan blizzard. Little mistakes and unexpected consequences can create enormous problems and costs. It takes a different outlook on life to thrive in that environment, and Rocky surely has it!
The animal and hunting stories are just amazing, but the human drama is often much more impressive. Rocky knows how to have fun and he's added some of his best humorous stories to this book. You'll feel like you are bundled up around a roaring fire on a cold night as he tells you one wonderful story after another . . . all revealing God's glory in a way that it's easy to forget in the midst of a crowd of people.
The book reveals a lot about Rocky's character and the qualities that have allowed him to thrive where others may have trouble surviving. I was especially moved by the story of mentoring the young pilot who wanted to earn his bush license.
If you are interested in Franklin Graham, you'll also enjoy seeing other sides of him that aren't often revealed during one of his altar calls in a large church or stadium.
Wild Men, Wild Alaska II November 6, 2009
Loretta Ann Cochneuer (Wildomar, CA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I could not put this book down! It is spiritual, smart, humorous, tragic and insightful. It is a window into the male ego and how fragile it really is. How far they push themselves. Enlightening. I highly recommend this book for anyone who would like to transport themselves into the rugged reality and beauty of Alaska.
Engaging and Amusing June 21, 2009
Leslie G. Williamson (Wenatchee, WA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Real life wilderness experiences told with a sprinkling of humor, a ration of personal insight, and a good measure of spirit--that's what you'll get when you delve into this book of Alaskan tales. Rocky writes with the ease of someone who knows how to laugh at himself. He can look back on even the most grueling of circumstances and find something worthwhile and meaningful to take away and share. Along with the hunting and fishing stories we've come to expect out of McElveen are some tales to satisfy the armchair adventurer in all of us. From missing pilots to tenacious daughters, this page-turner will keep you captivated into the wee hours.
This is a book you'll want to share--better get multiple copies!
Wonderful Sequel to Wild Men, Wild Alaska. July 9, 2009
M. Hockett (Colorado Springs, CO USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Read half this book, then got up at 3 AM and finished it! For anyone who has read and enjoyed "Wild Men, Wild Alaska," by Rocky McElveen, this sequel will thoroughly please! More of Rocky's wonderful, real-life Alaska adventure stories, but recounts more reflections of his youth, his teenage children, and young employees seeking their right of passage to adulthood in the wild of the Alaska backcountry. The book is full of more wonderful stories that both excite the mind and warm the heart. I hope Rocky is already working on the next sequel!
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