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King of the Road: True Tales from a Legendary Ice Road Trucker

by Debogorski, Alex | HC | LikeNew
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Binding
Hardcover
Weight
1 lbs
Product Group
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ISBN
9780470643686
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Wiley & Sons Canada, The Limited, John
ISBN-10
0470643684
ISBN-13
9780470643686
eBay Product ID (ePID)
84525564

Product Key Features

Book Title
King of the Road : True Tales from a Legendary Ice Road Trucker
Number of Pages
242 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Rich & Famous, Cultural Heritage, General, Television / Genres / Reality, Game Shows & Talk Shows, Automotive / Trucks
Publication Year
2010
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Transportation, Performing Arts, Biography & Autobiography
Author
Alex Debogorski
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
16.6 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2010-033497
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
388.3/24092
Synopsis
King of the roadRiveting tales from TV's favorite ice road truckerBetween bear hunting, drag racing, doughnut spinning, cattle rustling, gold prospecting, and too many near-death experiences, it's 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 that's equal parts action-packed, outrageous, tender, and hilarious. You'll 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 it's 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., Inside one of the world's most dangerous jobs with the star of History's top-rated reality show, Ice Road Truckers The 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 Canada's 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 he's 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 world's best known truck driver Includes thrilling adventures and behind-the-scenes insights that you won't find on the show Features sidebars that explain the facts about ice roads, from how they're made to when and why they splinter and break King of the Road gives fans of Ice Road Truckers a deep look inside the life and times of the show's biggest rising star., Remote locations in Canada and Alaska are virtually impossible to access without ice roads, manmade passages of solid ice connecting one frozen lake to another. Navigating those roads is a necessity for multi-billion dollar diamond mines, but it's a treacherous experience and not for the faint of heart.
LC Classification Number
HD8039.M795

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