DEAN GUNNARSON: THE MAKING OF AN ESCAPE ARTIST

Book ID/图书代码： 00110916B89960

English Summary/英文概要： movie tie-in
He has dangled by his toes over a hundred hungry alligators in Florida, been buried alive in India, and jumped from a plane wearing a straightjacket in Japan; escape artist Dean Gunnarson doesn’t shy away from a challenge.
Dean Gunnarson: The Making of an Escape Artist explores the Winnipeg-born entertainer’s career from its beginning and describes how his friendship with teenaged cancer patient Philip Hornan led to a series of stunts culminating in a near-fatal submerged coffin act on the banks of the Red River that propelled Gunnarson to stardom.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 他曾在佛罗里达倒悬于一百条饥饿的鳄鱼上方，在印度被活埋，在日本穿着约束衣跳飞机——脱逃艺术家迪恩•古纳森不惧怕任何挑战。

本书就探索了这位加拿大出生的娱乐明星的职业之路，还描述了他和年少的癌症病人Philip Hornan之间的友谊以及这段友谊如何带来一连串玩命的特技表演，也让他获得了如今的明星地位。(LYR)

Awards/获奖情况：迪恩•古纳森已经上过165个国家的电视节目，表演危险的脱逃过程。他拥有两项脱逃的世界纪录。他在中国进行过超过500次脱逃表演，他的电视节目在中国有以百万计的观众。2012年，一次成功的现场表演之后，中国政府授予他“全球顶级脱逃艺术家”奖。迪恩在中国表演已经有超过25年，也几乎踏遍了全国，包括上海，北京，哈尔滨，广州，西安，成都，武汉，宁波，长沙，大连，濮阳，张家界，福州，青海，香港和台湾。他也上过中国很多电视台的节目，观众数量很大。他很擅长过山车脱逃，也曾表演过比如水下脱逃、冰下脱逃等等节目。

“World’s Most Daring Escape Artist “ “World’s Most Daring Escape Artist “
Dean Gunnarson has appeared on television in over 165 countries around the world performing his daring escapes and holds two World records for escaping. Gunnarson has performed over 500 shows across China and his TV escapes have been seen by millions of people there. In 2012 the Chinese Government presented him with "The World’s Top Escape Artist" award after a successful escape on live TV. Dean has been preforming in China for 25 years and has toured all across the country. Shanghai, Beijing, Harbin, Guangzhou, Xi’an, Chengdu, Wuhan, Ningbo, Changsha, Dalian, Puyang, Zhangjaijei, Fuzhou, Qinghai, and even Hong Kong and Taiwan. He has also appeared on numerous TV specials in China that have been seen by 100’s of millions of people across the country live. Chained to the tracks of some of the fastest and most thrilling Roller Coasters in the world Dean narrowly escapes. Hanging upside down locked in a St. Jacket from a burning rope with only seconds left to escape, locked underwater surrounded by sharks, or escaping before being crushed by 2 tons of ice, the Chinese people of cheered Gunnarson on for years, and continue to welcome him back year after year. His escapes have also captured newspaper headlines in every city numerous times.

“World’s Most Daring Escape Artist” – Ripley’s Believe It or Not
“One escape artist Extraordinaire!” – Entertainment Tonight
“Harry Houdini was the world’s greatest escape artist. Now there is a new Houdini and his name is Dean Gunnarson” – George Burns

About the Author/作者介绍： Carolyn Gray是加拿大演员、剧本作家、创意写作指导和曾拿过John Hirsch奖的新人作家。本书是她的第一本非虚构作品。

Carolyn Gray is a Winnipeg actor, playwright, creative writing instructor, and winner of the John Hirsch Award for most promising new writer. Her work has been produced by Mantioba Theatre for Young People, Theatre Projects Manitoba, the International Children’s Festival, and Toronto’s Factory Theatre. This is her first non-fiction book.

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