Formerly called "Andy's Story - Too much for a lifetime", the book was re-published under a new title and cover, to better reflect its contents of a life, one man should not have survived to tell his story. Against All Odds takes you on a worldwide adventure filled with unexpected events, impossible and sometimes life-threatening situations including romance, tragedy, being shot at and ambushed, voodoo, cholera, Venezuelan riots, oil site evacuations, attempted murder escape from a crazed Kazakh psychopath, the KGB and more! Real life and factual day by day accounts of adventures beginning in South Africa and carrying on to Iran, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Pakistan, Libya, France, Tunisia, South Korea, Singapore, Japan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Abu Dhabi, Kazakhstan, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Qatar, Iraq and the Caribbean to name but a few. Against All Odds is a factual account of events, some of which the author should not have survived. Names were changed in the manuscript for the authors own protection including the Caribbean island, off the coast of Venezuela where the voodoo took place. Concealing the flow of blood still running down his neck soaking into his cloths from an attempted murder done to him in Kazakhstan, and his miraculous escape avoiding the Kazakh KGB, he travelled back to his home on the Caribbean island to confront the voodoo priestess house sitting for him. Unbeknown to him at the time, his troubles were far from over, which became the main influence in inspiring this amazing true-life story. Chapters 1 - 19 detail the author's global travels in a most detailed and entertaining manner, but from chapter 20 onwards events really begin to heat up which inspired Lawrence Koster to write a screenplay for a two hour Hollywood movie. About the Author: Originally from Swansea, Wales, UK, he is an innovative chartered professional in the oil & gas industries. He has in-depth knowledge of LNG plants, upstream and downstream oil & gas facilities, storage tanks, cross country, desert and subsea pipelines and explains events in over 24 countries, some of which he should not have survived. “Anyone can read a map, but it’s the choice of which path one follows that makes the difference.” R. A. Lang 2014.

1. ABOUT
THE
BOOK
Against
All
Odds
takes
you
on
a
worldwide
adventure
filled
with
unexpected
events,
impossible
and
someBmes
life-­‐threatening
situaBons
including
romance,
tragedy,
being
shot
at,
ambushed,
voodoo,
cholera,
Venezuelan
riots,
oil
site
evacuaBons,
aGempted
murder
escape
from
a
crazed
Kazakh
psychopath,
the
KGB
and
more!
ABOUT
THE
AUTHOR
Originally
from
Swansea,
Wales,
UK,
he
is
an
innovaBve
chartered
professional
in
the
oil
&
gas
industries.
He
has
in-­‐depth
knowledge
of
LNG
plants,
upstream
and
downstream
oil
&
gas
faciliBes,
storage
tanks,
cross
country,
desert
and
subsea
pipelines
and
explains
events
in
over
24
countries,
some
of
which
he
should
not
have
survived.
AGAINST
ALL
ODDS
R.A.LANG
www.author-­‐ralang.com
Clink
Street Clink
Street

2. AGAINST
ALL
ODDS
ONE
MAN’S
STORY
OF
A
LIFE
HE
SHOULD
NOT
HAVE
SURVIVED
By
R.
A.
Lang
“Anyone
can
read
a
map,
but
it’s
the
choice
of
which
path
one
follows
that
makes
the
difference.”
R.
A.
Lang
2014.
Website:
www.author-­‐ralang.com

3. About
the
Book
Against
All
Odds
is
an
autobiography
about
a
lifeBme
filled
with
unexpected
events,
impossible,
amazing
and
life
threatening
situaBons.
It
includes
romance,
tragedy,
being
shot
at,
ambushed,
voodoo,
cholera,
Venezuelan
riots,
oil
site
evacuaBons,
aGempted
murder
escape
from
a
Kazakh
psychopath,
the
KGB
and
more!
Against
All
Odds
takes
you
on
a
worldwide
adventure
filled
with
unexpected
events,
impossible
and
someBmes
life
threatening
situaBons.
It's
a
factual
day
by
day
account
of
events
including
tragedy,
the
effects
of
modern
day
voodoo,
love
and
disappointments
on
a
global
scale.
Against
All
Odds
is
a
factual
account
of
events,
some
of
which
the
author
should
not
have
survived.
Names
were
changed
in
the
manuscript
for
the
authors
own
protecBon
including
the
Caribbean
island
where
the
voodoo
took
place.
Originally
published
by
Friesen
Press
Btled
"Andy's
Story
-­‐
Too
much
for
a
lifeBme",
this
new
publicaBon
was
redesigned
to
beGer
reflect
its
contents
and
published
in
London
by
Authoright.
Against
All
Odds
includes
an
addiBonal
thirty
thousand
words,
together
with
more
photos
and
detailed
descripBons
of
the
real
life
events
that
inspired
this
amazing
and
someBmes
unbelievable
story.
Chapters
1
-­‐
19
detail
the
author's
global
travels
in
a
most
detailed
and
entertaining
manner,
but
from
chapter
20
onwards
events
really
begin
to
heat
up
which
inspired
Lawrence
Koster
to
write
a
screenplay
for
a
two
hour
Hollywood
movie.

4. OriginaBng
in
Wales,
R.
A.
Lang
is
a
dynamic
and
innovaBve
chartered
quality
professional
in
the
oil
and
gas
industries
with
over
30
years
of
experBse,
including
25
years
overseas
successfully
managing
complex
projects
on
an
internaBonal
basis.
He
has
in-­‐depth
knowledge
of
pre-­‐commissioning,
LNG
Plants,
upstream
oil
and
gas
faciliBes,
storage
tanks,
cross
country,
desert
and
subsea
pipelines
and
explains
events
he's
experienced
in
countries
all
over
the
World.
Against
All
Odds
is
chocked
full
of
amazing
events
experienced
worldwide.
Due
to
the
unfortunate
death
of
the
author's
father
in
1981,
he
was
determined
to
make
the
most
of
his
life
and
avoid
a
life
of
habit
in
Swansea,
Wales,
UK
like
so
many
others
he
knew.
Ager
spending
25
years
working
all
over
the
world
in
the
oil
and
gas
industries,
the
author
reveals
his
many
adventures
commencing
in
1989
in
South
Africa
and
carrying
him
on
to
Iran,
Saudi
Arabia,
Venezuela,
Pakistan,
Libya,
France,
Tunisia,
South
Korea,
Singapore,
Japan,
China,
Indonesia,
Malaysia,
Thailand,
Abu
Dhabi,
Kazakhstan,
Ghana,
Togo,
Benin,
Nigeria,
Qatar,
the
Caribbean
and
Northern
Iraq
to
name
but
a
few.
Ager
suffering
the
powerful
effects
of
voodoo
in
1998
in
Venezuela,
the
devastaBng
effects
of
voodoo
returned
back
into
his
life
in
2010
in
the
Caribbean
on
a
small
island
just
off
the
Venezuelan
coast.
The
occupaBonal
hardships
he
endured
over
the
years
in
many
countries
including
the
notorious
Benin/
Nigerian
West
African
border
crossings
were
just
preparing
him
for
what
lay
ahead
including
his
dramaBc
escape
from
Kazakhstan
ager
a
murder
aGempt
was
done
on
him
and
the
need
to
evade
the
present
day
KGB,
Border
Control
Police
and
a
psychopathic
Kazakh
Lawyer.
LiGle
did
he
know,
his
problems
were
sBll
not
over
when
he
returned
back
to
his
house
in
the
Caribbean!
With
the
author's
passion
for
adventure,
recording
his
memoirs
and
deep
sea
game
fishing,
some
have
referred
to
him
like
a
modern
day
Ernest
Hemingway.
Marine
Biz
TV
interviewed
the
author
in
Dubai
in
October
2013
and
broadcasted
two
30
minute
videos
worldwide.
About
the
Author

5. InspiraIon
The
author's
inspiraBon,
apart
from
his
25
years
travelling
all
over
the
world
and
experiencing
and
witnessing
the
different
customs
of
foreign
countries,
were
events
which
took
place
since
his
move
to
the
Caribbean
which
were
his
true
inspiraBon
to
share
with
the
world,
his
unbelievable
story.
These
amazing
events
start
from
Chapters
20
to
26,
which
were
also
selected
by
screen
writer
Lawrence
Koster
who
has
wriGen
a
screenplay
for
a
two
hour
Hollywood
movie.
The
most
difficult
part
of
wriBng
the
author's
memoirs
was
the
need
to
remember
events
which
he
had
so
desperately
tried
to
forget.
Voodoo
has
unfortunately
played
a
large
part
of
the
problems
he'd
dealt
with
in
both
Venezuela
and
the
Caribbean,
and
they
are
explained
in
great
detail
in
Against
All
Odds.

6. InspiraIon
As
he
managed
to
survive
against
all
odds,
he
wanted
to
share
with
the
world
what
extraordinary
events
took
place,
giving
him
the
inspiraBon
to
record
events
to
publish.
The
HaiBan
voodoo
priestess
and
crazed
psychopathic
Kazakh
lawyer
shown
here,
each
had
a
hidden
agenda.
The
extraordinary
events
which
took
place
to
arrange
the
murder
of
the
author
are
explained
in
vivid
detail
in
Against
All
Odds.
These
images
were
taken
by
the
author
during
an
illegal
voodoo
ceremony
arranged
by
the
HaiBan
voodoo
priestess
with
the
help
of
her
cousin
who
was
on
the
island
at
the
Bme.
The
psychopathic
Kazakh
lawyer
had
a
disturbing
fascinaBon
in
voodoo
and
demanded
voodoo
ceremonies
on
a
daily
basis
whilst
on
the
island.
Many
different
materials
were
used
to
conduct
the
voodoo
ceremonies
and
someBmes
birds
were
used
as
a
sacrifice
to
the
spirit(s)
who
were
called
upon
and
visited
during
the
ceremony.
SomeBmes
a
rooster,
someBmes
a
dove
and
someBmes
both!
Under
the
law
on
the
Caribbean
island,
in
the
event
of
the
home
owners
death,
anyone
who
could
prove
they’d
maintained
the
property
automaBcally
became
the
new
owners.
Real
life
character's,
each
with
a
hidden
agenda
inspired
the
author
to
begin
recording
events
as
they
happened.

7. InspiraIon
Even
though
these
ceremonies
were
held
in
the
author’s
own
home
on
the
Caribbean
island,
he
strongly
protested
against
them,
but
would
be
ignored
every
Bme.
He
would
even
be
threatened
with
voodoo
and
told
it
would
be
focused
on
him
if
he
interrupted
the
ceremonies.
These
ceremonies
and
their
affects
are
explained
in
vivid
detail
in
Against
All
Odds.
The
four
images
on
the
floor
in
this
photo
are
of
the
four
spirits
who
were
being
invited
into
his
home
to
complete
the
aGendance.
On
this
occasion,
just
two
of
the
spirits
joined.
As
unbelievable,
as
it
all
sounds,
many
details
were
not
included
in
Against
All
Odds,
as
it
would
have
been
an
impossible
task
to
convince
readers
that
such
events
were
actually
witnessed
in
real
life.

8. InspiraIon
These
photos
were
taken
directly
ager
the
murder
aGempt
was
made
on
the
author
in
Atyrau,
Kazakhstan
on
15th
March
2011.
Against
All
Odds
got
its
Btle
from
the
miraculous
escape
the
author
managed
to
make
against
all
the
odds
of
being
caught
by
the
crazed
Kazakh
psychopath
and
her
KGB
relaBves
and
friends
in
March
2011.
With
blood
sBll
seeping
from
two
deep
head
wounds,
the
author
managed
to
conceal
them
while
passing
through
the
border
control
police
in
Atyrau
airport,
all
of
whom
knew
the
lawyer,
and
his
connecBon
with
her.
Fortunately
the
outside
temperature
was
-­‐48'C
so
all
the
other
passengers
were
also
well
covered
up
so
the
author's
dress
did
not
raise
any
unusual
suspicion.
Upon
arrival
back
on
the
Caribbean
island,
he
sBll
had
the
HaiBan
voodoo
priestess
to
deal
with
together
with
her
boyfriend,
which
had
disastrous
and
near
fatal
results.

9. Gallery
Sakon
Nakon,
Thailand
Thai
Wedding
Ceremony
Yan
Tai
Province,
China
Monument
for
Slaves,
Benin
Voodoo
origin,
Benin
West
Africa
Original
Slave
CounIng
Offices
Author’s
Armed
Escort,
Nigeria
Notorious
Border,
Benin/Nigeria
Game
Fishing,
Caribbean
Game
Fishing,
Caribbean
Southern
Japan
Tokyo,
Japan

10. Gallery
Southern
Thailand
Batam
Island,
Indonesia
Doha,
Qatar
Osaka
Airport,
Japan
Mall
of
the
Emirates,
Dubai
Secretary,
Seoul,
South
Korea
Soi
24,
Bangkok,
Thailand
New
Years
Eve,
Bangkok
Bangkok
Ca]ish
Another
Ca]ish
Wi
and
Booboo,
Bangkok
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