Dec 18, 2008 (Fresh Air from WHYY) — You'd have to be dedicated to your work to set yourself aflame for "research purposes" -- but author Kevin Conley did just that. His new book catalogs his four years spent following Hollywood stuntmen.
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Trial By Fire — Literally — In 'The Full Burn'
Dec 18, 2008 (Fresh Air from WHYY) — You'd have to be dedicated to your work to set yourself aflame for "research purposes" -- but author Kevin Conley did just that. His new book catalogs his four years spent following Hollywood stuntmen.You'd have to be pretty dedicated to your work to set yourself aflame for "research purposes" — but author Kevin Conley did just that.
His new book The Full Burn: On the Set, at the Bar, Behind the Wheel, and Over the Edge with Hollywood Stuntmen catalogs the four years he spent following Hollywood stuntmen.
Conley also wrote the book Stud: Adventures in Breeding and is a frequent contributor to The New Yorker, GQ, and Men's Vogue among others.
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