Last Flight Out: True Tales of Adventure, Travel, and Fishing
- Book Review,
by Randy Wayne White
From Library Journal
White, author of The Sharks of Nicaragua and the popular "Doc Ford" mystery series, has collected 23 adventure stories that describe strange and sometimes comical encounters with people he has met in the United States and Latin America. These include jumping out of speedboats at night, attending jungle survival school in Panama, driving a rental car in Cuba in search of everglades, and searching for hot pepper plants in Colombia. Written in the first person, the ten-page stories generally keep the reader's interest. However, the macho theme becomes repetitive, and some of the stories may intrigue in the beginning but do not fulfill their promise in the end. Recommended for public libraries collecting travel/adventure compilations; an optional acquisition for other libraries. [The stories originally appeared in Outside magazine between 1987 and 2000. Ed.] John McCormick, New Hampshire State Lib., ConcordCopyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Review
"He is a masterly writer, evoking people and places with a minimum of words." -- Tribune & Times, Tampa, FL
"White spins most yarns with contagious enthusiasm... [and] the ease of a born raconteur, deftly sketching all manner of colorful characters." --Bee, Sacramento, CA
Review
"[Randy White] writes about his travels with subtle grace and laugh-out-loud humor" --Tim Cahill
Book Description
Whether he''s looking for wild orangutans on Borneo or diving off the coast of South Africa, Randy Wayne White is one of America''s most adventurous travelers. Now Randy''s back in Last Flight Out, a brand-new collection of essays keeping us up to date on his latest excursions.
Randy White is a "mover" and has no time for people who can''t keep up. Join him as he dives in the infamous lake called the Bad Blue Hole on the desolate Cat Island in the Bahamas. Search for the perfect hot pepper in Colombia, and closer to home, go raccoon hunting in Pioneer, Ohio, where the hunted almost always outsmart the hunters. Get in the ring with Shine Forbes, an eighty-year-old fighter in prime condition and Ernest Hemingway''s former sparring partner, and go on a secret mission to steal back General Manuel Noriega''s bar stools. Though he rarely finds what he''s looking for-such as the half-human, half-
alligator creature known as "Gatorman"-he cultivates his unique ability to revel in the unique and comical situations of each exotic trip.
From a jungle survival school in Panama to a week at a professional wrestler''s training camp, White leaves the reader mesmerized by the potential of undiscovered places and the promise of endless adventure in unfamiliar territory. An icon of the new breed of thick-skinned, high endurance travelers, Randy White is the real deal.
From the Back Cover
Whether he�2s looking for wild orangutans on Borneo or diving off the coast of South Africa, Randy Wayne White is one of America�2s most adventurous travelers. In Last Flight Out, White challenges and charms us with tales of his excursions into the dangerous, into the ludicrous, and �6 especially - into the heart of humanity.
Randy White is a �3mover�4 and has no time for people who can�2t keep up. Join him as he dives in the infamous lake called the Bad Blue Hole on the desolate Cat Island in the Bahamas. Search for the perfect hot pepper in Colombia, and closer to home; go raccoon hunting in Pioneer, Ohio, where the hunted almost always outsmart the hunters. Get in the ring with Shine Forbes, an eighty-year-old fighter in prime condition and Ernest Hemingway�2s former sparring partner, and go on a secret mission to steal back General Manuel Noriega�2s bar stools. Though he rarely finds what he�2s looking for - such as the half-human, half-alligator creature known as �3Gatorman�4 - he cultivates his unique ability to revel in the unique and comical situations of each exotic trip.
From a jungle survival school in Panama to a week at a professional wrestler�2s training camp, White leaves the reader mesmerized by the potential of undiscovered places and the promise of endless adventure in unfamiliar territory. An icon of the new breed of thick-skinned, high endurance travelers, Randy White is the real deal.
About the Author
Randy Wayne White, a former fly-fishing guide whose "Out There" column ran for many years in Outside magazine, currently writes a monthly column for Men''s Health magazine. Among the many books he''s written are The Sharks of Lake Nicaragua, Batfishing in the Rainforest, Last Flight Out, and the "Doc Ford" mystery series. His novel Sanibel Flats was chosen as one of the 100 Best Mysteries of the 20th Century by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. White is the winner of the Conch Republic Prize for Literature and the John D. MacDonald Award for Excellence in Florida Fiction. He also served on the Florida Judicial Nominating Commission for four years, and currently serves on the Florida Bar Association Grievance Committee. He lives on Pine Island, on Florida''s southwest coast.
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