King of the Road: True Tales from a Legendary Ice Road Trucker

<b>Inside one of the world's most dangerous jobs with the star of History's top-rated reality show, <i>Ice Road Truckers</i></b><p>The highest-rated reality show ever to hit the History channel, <i>Ice Road Truckers</i> follows the heart-pounding adventures of the tough-as-nails truckers who risk peril every day to deliver goods and supplies in Alaska and across Canada's frozen north. Alex shares tales of his adventures-and misadventures-in the north, and explain, in his own entertaining voice, how he got to where he is today-working class hero, bona-fide celebrity, and the improbable star of a smash-hit television show. Alex is a natural storyteller who knows how to spin tales about his colorful life growing up in the backwoods. Whether he's recounting tales about his hair-raising confrontations with bears, calculating the strength of newly formed ice, divulging the secrets of providing security in a bar room full of combative, drunken miners, or saving the life of another trucker, he keeps you wanting more.The first inside look at industry legend and fan favorite Alex Debogorski, a devout Christian, father of 11 children, and the world's best known truck driverIncludes thrilling adventures and behind-the-scenes insights that you won't find on the showFeatures sidebars that explain the facts about ice roads, from how they're made to when and why they splinter and break</p><p><i>King of the Road</i> gives fans of <i>Ice Road Truckers</i> a deep look inside the life and times of the show's biggest rising star.</p>