In Stiffcovers sl crack to front but sound, First Edition 1987, Colour Plates, Black and White Photographs, illustrations, helicopter plans, 185 pages, Published By Whitcoulls Christchurch. A Very Good Copy. 'Rex Forrester's The Chopper Boys was first published in 1982 and successive reprints have seen it firmly established as one of New Zealand's top real-life adventure books. Now in The Helicopter Hunters, Rex Forrester continues the saga of these courageous men, exploring their lives and what motivates them to embark on this particular life-style, often risking serious injury and sometimes even death. The risks do not deter this particular breed of men- they love every minute for the sheer adventure and sometimes substantial financial gains to be made. Rex Forrester travelled the length and breadth of new Zealand to gather the stories from the pilots and shooters themselves. His account of their adventures in The Helicopter Hunters makes colourful and often gutsy reading that will appeal to many people- the enquiring hunter, the armchair adventurer and all those who wish to be reassured that the spirit of adventure still lives on in the young men of taday'