Caught by the Sea
by Gary Paulsen | 
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
by Aron Ralston | 
Crazy for the Storm
by Norman Ollestad | 
The Magnolia Story
by Chip Gaines | 
Kiss Me Like A Stranger: My Search for Love and Art
by Gene Wilder | 
The Pursuit of Happyness
by Chris Gardner | 
The Bill from My Father
by Bernard Cooper | 
King of the Mild Frontier
by Chris Crutcher |
Nerd Do Well
by Simon Pegg |
On the Edge
by Richard Hammond |
Knots in My Yo-Yo String
by Jerry Spinelli | 
Always Looking Up
by Michael J. Fox | 
Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself
by Alan Alda | 
The Time of My Life
by Patrick Swayze |
After All
by Mary Tyler Moore | 
Winterdance
by Gary Paulsen |
Hell, I Was There!
by Elmer Keith | 
Indian Creek Chronicles
by Pete Fromm |
The Hungry Ocean
by Linda Greenlaw |
A Pearl in the Storm
by Tori Murden McClure |
Guess what -- Gary Paulsen was being kind to Brian. In "Guts", Gary tells the real stories behind the Brian books, the stories of the adventures that inspired him to write Brian Robeson's story: working as an emergency volunteer; the death that inspired the pilot's death in "Hatchet"; plane crashes he has seen and near-misses of his own. He describes how he made his own bows and arrows, and takes readers on his first hunting trips, showing the wonder and solace of nature along with his hilarious mishaps and mistakes. He shares special memories, such as the night he attracted every mosquito in the county, or how he met the moose with a sense of humor, and the moose who made it personal. There's a handy chapter on "Eating Eyeballs and Guts or Starving: The Fine Art of Wilderness Nutrition". Recipes included. Readers may wonder how Gary Paulsen survived to write all of his books -- well, it took guts.
