Conversation 3: For a customer who liked River of Doubt, a fast paced, true life travel/adventure - I might recommend A Bolt from the Blue. This true story by Jennifer Woodlief is the truly gripping, fast paced, compelling story of 6 vacationing climbers who ascended the Grand Teton. The six were whipped by hard rain, colliding wind currents, and finally struck by a humongous lightning bolt. Read this page turner to see what happened to each climber and how some surmounted all odds to survive.

Another fast paced, true life adventure tale is Imperfect Passage: A Sailing Story of Vision, Terror, and Redemption, by Michael Cosgrove. This story, published in 2012, is a first person account of the 60 yr. old author's sailing adventure across the Pacific which was plagued with disasters. He sailed an expensive boat, with a certifiably crazy first mate, directly into dangerous storms and intriguing foreign harbors. Read how he managed to survive this trip in spite of sleep deprivation, mental breakdowns, hallucinations and more.