Dear Reader,
Thanks for stopping by my little nest in the electronic heavens. I’ll try to make your visit entertaining, comfortable and worthwhile – as long as you’re here, I’ll even pour you an imaginary cup of tea.
I have written about many things in my quarter-century in journalism, but as I’ve gotten older, I seem to be returning to the same things that stirred my soul when I was thirteen years old – the mysteries and majesties of the natural world; the ecstatic “aha” of discovery and exploration; and those fateful moments when human life collides with nature’s power.
That’s why my latest book, “Roar Of The Heavens,” is so close to my heart. I’m so convinced you’ll enjoy it that I’m giving away five free signed copies. All you need to do is add your name to my mailing list with a few convincing comments about why you’d like to receive it, and maybe I’ll send you one. I’d enjoy that!
Thanks again,
Stefan
P.S. By the way – want some sugar in that tea?
Praise for ‘Roar of the Heavens’
“A riveting account of what it was like to live through the most intense hurricane ever to strike the U.S. mainland.”
– John Grisham
“Bechtel’s heartbreaking subject and heartrending prose brought tears [to this reviewer’s] eyes… A powerful book.”
– Jay Strafford, Richmond Times-Dispatch
“Fascinating… I’ve never read a more gripping account of what must be expected when a hurricane strikes. Its compelling public appeal ranks well with other credible weather disaster descriptions such as Isaac’s Storm.”
– Dr. Robert Simpson, former director, National Hurricane Center
(and co-developer of the Saffir-Simpson Scale of hurricane intensity)
“Roar of the Heavens” details the unthinkable that can occur when tropical moisture comes face to face with mountains and for the people in Nelson County, Virginia, the immeasurable Power of Water was never so real.”
– Jim Cantore, host of The Weather Channel’s “Storm Stories”
“Stefan Bechtel vividly describes the ferocity of Hurricane Camille and its devastating impact. This is a thrilling, moving book about the extremes of nature, the science of weather, and the resiliency of human beings in the aftermath of the storm of the century.”
– Eric Pinder, author of “Tying Down The Wind: Adventures in the Worst Weather On Earth”
“This book should be owned by every household in hurricane-prone zones. A masterful job.”
– New Orleans meteorologist and hurricane forecaster Nash Roberts, Jr.
“A gripping story… stranger than fiction!”
– Willard Scott, The Today Show
