Cheating Death - An Extreme Memoir
Richard Monro
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(, Dec. 19, 2011)
This captivating memoir takes the reader on a rollercoaster ride from aching sadness to surprising humor. Too many times the grim reaper laid hands on this man with consequences that are a testament to strength and endurance. An explosion in a federal building, the near sinking of an ocean steamer near the tip of South Africa, a blown up bathtub, and electrocution by 300,000 watts are just interludes in this fascinating journey.From a happy youth on Long Island Sound to early teenage entrepreneurial years in dangerous underwater salvage, death stalks him. The saga continues with him living the secret side of cadet life at the United States Merchant Marine Academy and life-and-death tragedies on the high seas. His exploration and misadventures in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, Tahiti, and Australia are enjoyable reading. Above all you will not want to miss the outcome of the story about his intense love for a soul mate and the terrifying moments when, after weeks in the hospital, she wakes him in the middle of the night to whisper, "Honey, will you hold me? I feel I am going to die."