Torry Martin & Doug Peterson
Torry Martin — a comedian, actor, and hippie — fled from California to the wilderness of Alaska, searching for answers to life's big questions. He found what he was looking for...and a lot more! A moose got its head stuck in Torry's window. A reindeer was trapped in his kitchen. A bear almost prevented him from reaching his airplane. He once woke up frozen to his cabin floor.
Like the Israelites of old, Torry experienced plenty of miracles and mishaps in the wilderness. And like them, he came face-to-face with God and was changed forever.
Each of these true stories of Torry's hilarious blunders and misfortunes contains a nugget of truth, but one theme prevails: If God can reclaim and repurpose Torry Martin's life, He can do the same for you and those you love.
This is the second book from Martin I've read, but the first one he wrote. I am happy to report it doesn't matter which order you experience them in. But it DOES matter that this time, this tome was HEARD and not seen. Torry's performance of this book is flawless, and the added sound effects, etc., make it come across as episodes of a radio comedy/drama (one of which, Adventures in Odyssey, Martin used to write for). I highly recommend experiencing this book in its audio form, which is presented as a podcast and can be found by CLICKING HERE. Honestly, I hope they produce another one for his 2nd book, The Call of the Mild.
First Line: The 400-pound reindeer was going berserk, wildly trying to make an escape.
Page 56 / Line 5 (estimated): As I looked over at my balcony mates, one man and one woman, I got a strange feeling that something just wasn't quite right.
A Good Line from Somewhere in the Middle: I slept wearing gloves, a hat, and a heavy coat because the only heat in our camper came from a small electrical heater and the propane stove, which I couldn't use too much if I wanted to keep up my life-long habit of breathing.
Last Line: Let the feasting begin.
