Escape or Die

Few sane people would want to be locked in shackles, enclosed in a box, and thrown from a plane at 15,000 feet for fun. But for renowned escape artist Anthony Martin, whose fascination with locks began as a young boy, it's all in a day's work. Whether shackled in a bag with a python, padlocked in a cage beneath a frozen lake, or buried in a coffin under a ton of sand, Anthony regularly faces the risk of serious injury or death. However, unlike Houdini, who used illusion, Anthony's exploits are all true escapes. Interweaving stories of his over thirty years of daredevil feats with lessons he's learned in the "school of hard locks," Anthony unlocks the mystery of life after death—something Houdini had sought in séances to no avail. What happens when we die? Once we pass through the door of death, what's on the other side? Through fascinating parallels with his death-defying adventures, Anthony reveals the keys to making the greatest escape. With the lessons he shares in Escape or Die, you'll be well-equipped to take a leap of faith and defeat death once and for all.

Few sane people would want to be locked in shackles, enclosed in a box, and thrown from a plane at 15,000 feet for fun. But for renowned escape artist Anthony Martin, whose fascination with locks began as a young boy, it's all in a day's work. Whether shackled in a bag with a python, padlocked in a cage beneath a frozen lake, or buried in a coffin under a ton of sand, Anthony regularly faces the risk of serious injury or death. However, unlike Houdini, who used illusion, Anthony's exploits are all true escapes. Interweaving stories of his over thirty years of daredevil feats with lessons he's learned in the "school of hard locks," Anthony unlocks the mystery of life after death—something Houdini had sought in séances to no avail. What happens when we die? Once we pass through the door of death, what's on the other side? Through fascinating parallels with his death-defying adventures, Anthony reveals the keys to making the greatest escape. With the lessons he shares in Escape or Die, you'll be well-equipped to take a leap of faith and defeat death once and for all.

ANTHONY MARTIN, founder of Ambassador in Chains ministry, has been performing escapes since age 10. Declared the "King of Escapists" by Ripley's Believe It or Not, he has starred in the ABC TV special "Secrets of the World's Greatest Escape Artist," and has appeared on "Good Morning America," "The Late Show," "Dick Clark Presents," and many others. Anthony and his wife reside in Sheboygan, WI.