Into the Abyss (book)
Into the Abyss: How a Deadly Plane Crash Changed the Lives of a Pilot, a Politician, a Criminal and a Cop is a non-fiction book, written by the Canadian writer Carol Shaben, first published in September 2012 by Random House. The book's narrative chronicles the doomed flight of a Piper Navajo commuter plane, and the plight of four survivors as they endured the remote wilderness of northern Alberta where the plane had crashed.[2]
First edition cover of Canadian release | |
Author | 'Carol Shaben' |
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Country | Canada |
Subject | Near-death experience |
Genre | non-fiction, book[1] |
Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | September 1, 2012 |
Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
Pages | 336 pp. |
ISBN | 9780307360229 |
Awards and honours
Into the Abyss received the 2013 "Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction".[3]
References
- Goodreads. Into the Abyss., Book review. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- NPR Staff, (May 21, 2013). After Crashing In Canadian 'Abyss,' Four Men Fight To Survive. npr.org. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- Faculty of Arts, (July 30, 2013). Carol Shaben named winner of the 2013 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction Archived December 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Wilfrid Laurier University. Headlines (news releases). Retrieved March 12, 2013.
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