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    Into the Abyss: An Extraordinary True Story
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    Into the Abyss: An Extraordinary True Story
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    Into the Abyss: An Extraordinary True Story

    Written by Carol Shaben

    Narrated by Tiffany Morgan

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    Only four men survived the plane crash. The pilot. A politician. A cop... and the criminal he was shackled to.

    On an icy night in October 1984, a commuter plane carrying nine passengers crashed in the remote wilderness of northern Alberta, killing six people. Four survived: the rookie pilot, a prominent politician, a cop, and the criminal he was escorting to face charges. Despite the poor weather, Erik Vogel, the 24-year-old pilot, was under intense pressure to fly. Larry Shaben, the author's father and Canada's first Muslim Cabinet Minister, was commuting home after a busy week at the Alberta Legislature. Constable Scott Deschamps was escorting Paul Archambault, a drifter wanted on an outstanding warrant. Against regulations, Archambault's handcuffs were removed-a decision that would profoundly impact the men's survival.

    As the men fight through the night to stay alive, the dividing lines of power, wealth, and status are erased, and each man is forced to confront the precious and limited nature of his existence.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateMay 21, 2013
    ISBN9781619696426
    Author

    Carol Shaben

    Carol Shaben is the daughter of crash survivor Larry Shaben. An award-winning writer, she has spent years researching the story and interviewing those involved.

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    • 4/5
      Well researched, well written and very engaging. It was hard to put down. Tragic yet triumphant and clearly showed how the human spirit is as strong, or stronger than most things thrown at it. For a story about a crash that happened so long ago, Carol Shaben made it feel like it was a recent event and made me want to know how the survivors fared.
    • 5/5
      The original headline for the book's cover ("Only four men survived the plane crash. The pilot. A politician. A cop... and the criminal he was shackled to.") was the most attention-grabbing I had ever seen. The story itself was extraordinary. The writing of the book itself, and the unreal amount of excellent research necessary to tell the story, was mind-blowing. This is an incredible journalistic achievement, with timelines of events lining up perfectly, and excellent insight garnered from those involved. Halfway through the book, the survivors are rescued, but the coda of their rebuilt and/or shattered lives continued to be compelling all the way to the end. To think, the author learned of the story from a newspaper article, and the entire book, with all its masterful storytelling and subsequent awards was fashioned beginning with simply that.
    • 4/5
      On October, 1984, a Piper Navajo commuter plane crashed into the forest near High Prairie, Alberta. Four men survived that crash and this is their story about why they were on the plane, what happened to them during the accident, how they survived the extreme cold until rescued and how that experienced changed their lives. The four included the pilot, an RCMP officer, the prisoner who he was escorting to jail, and an Alberta Government cabinet minister.Shaben is a journalist and her writing style moves the story right along. Thoroughly enjoyed this volume.
    • 4/5
      The true story of four men forever changed by the tragedy of a preventable small commuter airplane disaster in the Canadian wilderness. Given the sheer volume and raw power of the facts surrounding this incredible true story, Shaben's book narrative didn't deliver quite the literary punch of other accomplished nonfiction disaster writers like Krakauer, Egan, or Laskin, but she does manage to balance good research regarding airline transportation safety shortfalls with an obvious respect and affection for the survivors (one of which was her father). A definite recommend for anyone involved with small aircraft and the people who utilize them for travel/recreation.