The first track is the end of a string. At the far end, a being is moving; a mystery, dropping a hint about itself every so many feet, telling you more about itself until you can almost see it, even before you come to it. The mystery reveals itself slowly, track by track, giving its genealogy early to coax you in. Further on, it will tell you the intimate details of its life and work, until you know the maker of the track like a lifelong friend.In this powerful memoir, famous Pine Barrens tracker Tom Brown Jr. reveals how he acquired the skill that has saved dozens of lives--including his own. His story begins with the chance meeting between an ancient Apache and a New Jersey boy. It tells of an incredible apprenticeship in the Wild, learning all that is hidden from modern man. And it ends with a harrowing search in which far more than survival is at stake.

    Presents forty-two accounts of death-defying attempts to escape and elude captors, including Winston Churchill's account of his daring prison break during the Boer War.

    He was born in Paris. He achieved commercial success with the 1978 publication of his book Le Tunnel, an account of deportation to the Mauthausen concentration camp in Germany and to the Loïbl Pass camp during the Second World War.The book was published by Julliard, was optioned for a film, and won the Maison de la Presse Prize.

    The little plane strained to rise above the jagged crest of the High Sierra. The views were magnificent. Suddenly, Lauren's excitement turned to shock. The plane was heading straight for the mountain. It smashed fifteen feet short of the summit. Her friends dead, her body broken and bleeding, Lauren Elder faced the greatest challenge of her life -- a terrifying descent down a wall of rock and ice.

    Now they're on the camping trip they've always dreamed of, trekking up the mountain to see if the story is really true. But they will have to live with what they find . . .

    Barnes & Noble, 2000.