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2022 Readers' Favorite award winner>"A well-written account about a young man's mistake and the threat of dire consequences. Our verdict: Get it."-- Kirkus Reviews "Loved it! Along the lines of 'On the Road' and less depressing than 'Into the Wild'. Gorman's writing is clear and honest!" -- Victoria Irwin - Discovery The heavy iron door clanged shut and in 1969 19-year-old Paul Gorman found himself locked inside a jail cell in dictator Francisco Franco's Spain. Facing up to 6 years in prison, he was terrified when the American consulate was a no-show at his arraignment. Five months earlier, Gorman had left Seattle in a snowstorm searching for adventure and longing to see a girl in Germany. With just three hundred dollars in his pocket, he stuck out his thumb and by the time he arrived in Europe he'd had encounters with cops, criminals and cons. Things didn't work out with the girl. Hours later, he was on the road again-only this time on a bicycle in a blizzard. Tired of the frigid weather, Gorman headed south searching out sunny beaches and cheap prices in the Canary Islands. Grifting the streets, and struggling to survive, is when his troubles exploded and so did the danger and intrigue. Told with flair, sparkling with charm and humor, Into Trouble tells the dramatic true story of the thrills and terrors a young man faces as he searches for adventure and his place in the world, and how those experiences and the mistakes he made transformed him.

2023 Readers' Favorite Awards Winner - Finalist in Sports Nonfiction "Nostalgic and reverential, beautifully written and rich in emotion." -- The Prairies Book Review "...a great story that deserves to be read." -- Astrid Lustulin Readers Favorite Have you ever had a dream that something bad happened to someone you know, then it came true? That's what happened to Paul Gorman in 1981 when his friend, skydiver Joan Carson, died in a mysterious skydiving accident -- eight years after his dream. Thirty years passed and the dream started again. What could it mean? As a filmmaker, Gorman does the logical thing: he decides to make a documentary film about Carson hoping to unlock the mystery of his dream. In the spirit of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer, and Wild by Cheryl Strayed, Gorman's book tells the remarkable true story about Carson's life and the making of his 2014 award winning documentary film, Ride the Sky. Starting with her death in Montana, he retraces her nomadic life across four western states back to her childhood. His journey reveals a cult-like band of skydivers addicted to the "adrenaline rush" of living on the edge and jumping out of airplanes at their homemade airport in the wilderness. And the queen of this colony is former cheerleader Joan Carson. As Gorman continues peeling away the layers of Carson's past, he uncovers what he believes caused the "accident" and the meaning of his dream. In the end, this past reconnects with the present in a most surprising and emotional way. The result is an engrossing tale that raises questions about life, death, destiny and what really happened that fateful day. "Paul Gorman provides a most fascinating insider look into making his film about a trailblazing female skydiver...A beautiful and moving true story." -- SL - Amazon Reviewer

The definitive biography of Malcolm McLaren, cultural iconoclast and enduring figurehead of the punk movement.

The authorised biography of Malcolm McLaren, cultural iconoclast and enduring figurehead of the punk movement.