Eleven-year-old Norman had been coached by his father for competitive sports from a very young age. -- Washington Post Book World.
Crazy for the Storm will keep you up late into the night. --Russell Banks Breathtaking....
A heart-stopping story beautifully told....
Norman Olstead has written a book that may well be read for generations.
Norman Olstead\'s New York Times bestselling Memoir is the story of the harrowing plane crash the author miraculously survived at age eleven, framed by the moving tale of his complicated relationship with his charismatic, adrenaline-addicted father.
Destined to stand with other classic true stories of man against nature-- Into Thin Air and Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Sebastian Junger\'s The Perfect Storm -- Crazy for the Storm is a literary triumph.
But when their private plane crashed in the mountains in 1979, killing his father, Norman\'s skills were put to the ultimate test.
Eleven-year-old Norman had been coached by his father for competitive sports from a very young age
