Nine Lives A memoir of the author's invariably-life-threatening adventures...
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A memoir of the author's invariably-life-threatening adventures experienced in the process of establishing three different world altitude records in hot air balloons; flying into the stratosphere in an open basket; miraculously surviving the first balloon-crossing of the High Andes; attaining the most prestigious honor in international hot air ballooning--the Diplome Montgolfier; and, in retrospect, demonstrating that a man may indeed have as many "lives" as those ascribed to a cat. Along the way, the narrative touches upon exploits of renowned and legendary ballooning figures--Tracy Barnes, Bucky Brown, Joe Casserly, Bill Cutter, Sid Cutter, Arch Deal (honorary!), Chauncey Dunn, Dennis Floden, Malcolm Forbes, John Frels, Tom Gable, J.B. Hickey, Paul Holmes, Bill Johnson, Joe Kittinger, Jim Knight, Eddie LeMere, Charles MacArthur, Bill Meadows, Bill Murtorff, Julian Nott, Tom Oerman, Nelson Romero, Colvin Rouse, Tom Rutherford, Deke Sonnichsen, Bill Spohrer, Karl Stefan, Dave Thiel, Matt Wiederkehr, Jim Winker, and Jim Woodman. But, In summary, it is a personal recounting of flights and challenges that were never conceived to be death-inviting derring-do, but became so nevertheless.

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