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Into the Abyss (book)

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Into the Abyss:
How a Deadly Plane Crash Changed the Lives of a Pilot, a Politician, a Criminal and a Cop
First edition cover of Canadian release
Author'Carol Shaben'
SubjectNear-death experience
Genrenon-fiction, book[1]
PublisherRandom House
Publication date
September 1, 2012
Publication placeCanada
Media typePrint (hardback and paperback)
Pages336 pp.
ISBN9780307360229

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]

Awards and honours

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Into the Abyss received the 2013 "Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction".[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Goodreads. Into the Abyss., Book review. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  2. ^ NPR Staff, (May 21, 2013). After Crashing In Canadian 'Abyss,' Four Men Fight To Survive. npr.org. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  3. ^ 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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