Michael CooperA wilderness adventurer, mountaineer and backcountry navigator, Michael Cooper has explored over 8,000 miles of wild country--including places where nobody in recorded history had gone before. His memoir chronicling his many near-fatal expeditions, Mscalculated Risks: Attacked, Crippled, Paralyzed, Drowning, Unconscious and Freezing in The Wild (Just Not All at Once), was recently announced the Winner in the 2025 American Writing Awards for Best New (Debut) Non-Fiction and Winner in the 2025 Literary Global Book Awards for Narrative Nonfiction. Cooper is one of only a handful of "2026 Featured Authors" highlighted on the American Writing Awards' website. He has been selected for a juried show presented by the Oregon Historical Society. Miscalculated Risks has been #1 in sales of all print books in the SPORTS and RECREATION / Extreme Sports category since the book was launched in October, 2025, according to IngramSpark's Global Distribution Network. Leading literary critics have heaped glowing praise on Miscalculated Risks. Midwest Book Review says Miscalculated Risks "will leave readers on the edges of their seats" and is "nothing short of remarkable." Kirkus Reviews says, "The wilderness comes alive on the page in this (literal) trailblazer's memoir. . . . Cooper portrays his adventures in immersive detail. OUR VERDICT: GET IT." Cooper is also widely known as a recording engineer and producer, having worked with Academy Award-winning actor William Hurt, ABC World News anchor Barry Serafin, and Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Ashley Cleveland. A noted authority on music production and sound for film, Michael Cooper's journalism has appeared over 500 times in seven pro-audio magazines and Wired. He has served as Contributing Editor for the recording industry's preeminent magazine, Mix, since 1996 and composed music for feature-length film. Michael Cooper lives with his wife in Central Oregon.To view documentary photos and video of Michael Cooper's wilderness expeditions, go to https: //michaelcooperadventurer.com/. Information about his memoir Miscalculated Risks can be found on Larrea Press' website: https: //soloist.ai/larreapress. Read More Read Less