C. Alan Rawlins Sr.

Religious fanatics are barricaded in a building and surrounded by police. But they're not going to surrender; they prefer to die.

Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.