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Fall of the Phantom Lord | 
 enlarge | Author: Andrew Todhunter
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
Category: Book
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 887891
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Anchor Books Ed
Pages: 224
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Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.7 x 0.9
ISBN: 0385486413
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.5220973
EAN: 9780385486415
ASIN: 0385486413
Publication Date: September 1998
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ANY STORY ABOUT DANO SHOULD BE IN ANYONE'S LIBRARY August 25, 1999
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
THE LIFE OF DAN OSMAN, IS A LIFE AS EXCITING AS IT GETS. A GREAT BOOK ABOUT A MODERN DAY PIONEER, WHO WAS AS GREAT OF A PERSON AS YOU COULD FIND. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK. IT HELPS YOU GET UP IN THE MORNING TO SET A GOAL YOU ONCE THOUGHT UNATTAINABLE. I LOVED IT!
Enchanting! March 19, 1999
Toddhunter's conjuring gift is unparalleled. His verbal portraits of settings and situations are incredibly vivid. His ability to capture the nigh mistical qualities of climbing along with the faith and reverence held by the climbers themselves is astonishing. As a climber, I was repeatedly amazed as Toddhunter managed to capture, isolate, and articulate the philosophics of climbing. We know we are reading a book by someone who understands. His portrait of a modern hero is truly moving. By the time you finish the book, it will have changed you for the better. Fantastic.
Incredibly descriptive. It kept me on the edge of my seat. February 9, 1999
Though I am not an avid climber and sadly never had the opportunity to see Osman in action, Todhunter described Osman's psyche in such a way that I really felt that I came to know this courageous, reckless, inspiring climber. So much so, that when I learned of Osman's death in Yosemite last November, I literally cried. Todhunter introduced me to a man who, rather than running from his fear, literally jumped into its arms. We should all learn to be so courageous. I highly recommend this book.
the shock of dan osman's death February 2, 1999
when i read the book, though it was clear enough in one sense that dan osman's drive toward perfection in climbing skill and the control of fear was also some kind of an addiction of the kind that will destroy you if you can't break its hold, todhunter's prose and osman's character--at least when climbing--made you feel that if anything happened to him it would be down in the flat world of pick-up trucks and parking tickets. i do not climb, and knew the man only through todhunter's words. but because of the book, when i learned of his death, i was hit by a sense of almost personal loss--and the shock of disbelief. how could it happen to him! he was so disciplined a climber. he knew the phantom lord so well. may angels and ministers of grace attend him. and look after his daughter emma
Great Insite into the mind of an extreme sports enthusiast. January 6, 1999
Sadly, I received the book as a gift from my son after Dan passed away. My son is the Jason mentioned. Until I read Andrew's details I guess I chose not to think about what they were doing. My son along with Dan's other climbing friends are taking his death badly. Dan left a 12 year old daughter, Emma. Jason and Dan's friends held a raffle just before Christmas to try and help with Emma's upcoming education. They plan to have another shortly. My son's comment to me upon telling me of Dan's death was that Dan was "the expert" and he would never think of doing the free falling, or base jumping without Dan's expertise. Thank you Andrew Todhunter for your book and for enlightening me on exactly what my son has been doing. I can only pray that the deaths stop with Dan.
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