By Dan Goodwin
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If all you received for $5.99 were color images, you would still say the book was worth every penny. But there's more to SKYSCRAPERMAN than pictures. It is the life story of Dan Goodwin, aka SpiderDan, the renowned American rock climber who donned a Spider-Man suit then fought his way up the world's tallest buildings, including the Sears Tower and the World Trade Center.
In 1980, after witnessing the Las Vegas Fire Department fail in its efforts to rescue scores of guests trapped inside the burning MGM Grand Hotel, SpiderDan set out to warn the world of dangers in skyscrapers. To insure he had everyone's attention, he climbed the tallest buildings on the planet. He soon discovered, however, the greatest threat to his life was not from the buildings, but rather from a secret so well guarded that some would do whatever was necessary to keep the public ignorant, even if it meant committing murder. Despite the odds, SpiderDan persisted, calling for techniques and equipment that could have changed the ending to the World Trade Center.
Stan Lee, the man behind the phenomenal success of Spider-Man, opens the foreword to SKYSCRAPERMAN by exclaiming, “What a story!”, and then ends it with, “So, here’s to SpiderDan. It’s a kick to be able to welcome a real-life superhero into the proud pantheon of American icons.”
SKYSCRAPERMAN... The true story that will thrill, inspire, and educate you.
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