Passport to Danger: The Diary of an Adventurer [Paperback]

Nick Mangieri (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2002

A true adventure piece set in the Central & South American jungles & in Mexico ( diamond prospecting,jaguar hunting,& mountain climbing ),as well as involvement in Latin American political conflicts.

Editorial Reviews

Review

An autobiographical account of a man who never gives up, despite being rebuffed time and time again. -- Mathew Paust, Daily Press, Newport News, VA. 9/16/2002

I read this book on a 5-hour plane trip. It made it seem like 20 minutes. -- Herb Shaindlin, Chief of News Operations, KIMO TV (ABC) Anchorage, Alaska.

The most impressive part of this book, beyond the snake-infested jungles, is the fact that he never gives up. -- Foreword Magazine (Nov/Dec Issue)

About the Author

Native New Yorker,Navy veteran,former Police Chief (Alaska),Federal Agent (Wash.DC & Florida)& Private Detective (New York).Licensed Privat Investigator(VA).

Two prior non-fiction police books: Broken Badge:The Silencing of a Federal Agent & Frozen Shield: Alaska Cover-up.

Product Details

• Paperback: 310 pages
• Publisher: Valor Pr Ltd (September 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966536436
• ISBN-13: 978-0966536430
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,828,529 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AZ & NY Reader reviews Passport To Danger, December 3, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Passport to Danger: The Diary of an Adventurer (Paperback)

After reading Author Nick Mangieri's new offering;"Passport To Danger" I am fully convinced that he is a man you'd follow into a combat situation. Mangieri abducts your mind and interest
in the first few pages and you can't put it down until you close the rear cover. This true adventure story takes you to the steamy jungles of Central and South America. The author is face to face with a boa constrictor and what happens next I can't share with you in this review. Wow!!The goose bumps take form immediately. The author is a self-motivated individual who blends well in this part of the world and he interacts with various people along the journey's path. He's intdelligent,
and isn't afraid to ask questions and always ready to accept a challenge.

When confronted by governmental red tape he handles it well and knows the protocol forward and backward.

He embraces a search for diamonds and learns the art of mining these precious stones. Diamond mining is hard work and takes great skill and physical endurance in preparing the pits for harvesting. As a reader I learned alot from this true adventure story. You could witness the bonding between Author Mangieri
and Andrew Shanks in the insect infested jungle heat and I'm certain I felt a couple of stings or bites as I read on. The author marveled at Shanks tenacity and endurance, who was much oldere than himself. Again,I sensed that ever present resolve and courage of the Author as he took on every challenge of this journey.

When a tiger confronted Mangieri headon, again I will leave that moment of surprise to the reader. The beads of sweat rolled off my forehead and I was only the reader.

He learned a great deal about the "pork knockers," during his hunt for diamonds.

Lastly, Mangieri takes on the highest mountain in Mexico, which is the third highest peak in North America. Mount Pico de Orizaba was a challenge and the author experienced oxygen deprivation on his ascent to the top. Mangieri is gutsy and displays courage above and beyond as he accepts this challenge.

I have read Author Mangideri's three titles. He is a fine writer and the main theme I sense in all three offerings is that he up to any challenger, anywhere and at anytime. This gentleman doesn't give up. Congratulations!! Nick, if I can be a little informnal. Keep up the fine writing.

5.0 out of 5 stars Super adventure, August 7, 2003

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Peter Grimshaw (England U.K.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Passport to Danger: The Diary of an Adventurer (Paperback)

I got a copy of this book whilst in the USA on vacation and was unable to put it down until I had finished reading it!! Great story very well told the ring of truth runs through it all along. Sorry it is unavailable in the U.K. -- frightened to lend it out in case it does not come back!

4.0 out of 5 stars What Adventures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, July 22, 2003

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Keith J. Bettinger (Las Vegas, NV 89148) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Passport to Danger: The Diary of an Adventurer (Paperback)

I just finished Nick Mangieri's Passport to Danger. What a life of adventure. He is the man who personifies all we wished to be as kids. He is all of our childhood heroes rolled into one. He takes us visiting South American and Central American countries. With Nick we go searching for diamonds as well as big game hunting in the jungles of British Guiana, and live off the same food as the natives. Later we travel to Mexico with Nick to not only write his adventure as would Hemingway and Steinbeck, but we once again go big game hunting. To top it off, we put away the writing material to climb an 18,700 foot high mountain in Mexico, the third highest peak in the North American Continent. Battling altitude sickness, frostbite, snow and winds, will we make the conquest or fail? You'll have to read to find out.

I'm glad Nick was such a bold adventurer, but I'm even more happy that he wrote about these death defying trips and let me be a part of these sojourns from my chair in my air conditioned house.

Hurry up and order Passport to Danger - it's a must read.