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PublisherGreystone Books LTD.
ISBN-101771640359
ISBN-139781771640350
eBay Product ID (ePID)203328201
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Book TitlePaddlenorth : Adventure, Resilience, and Renewal in the Arctic Wild
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEcosystems & Habitats / Wilderness, Canoeing, Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), Expeditions & Discoveries
Publication Year2014
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Sports & Recreation, History
AuthorJennifer Kingsley
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight14.5 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2018-493012
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsA page-turner of an adventure in the Far North, at turns bone-chilling, mind-blowing, and exultant . I like sitting in my easy chair reading about Jennifer Kingsley's explorations in the wilds left in the world. This is travel-writing at its best. " - Janisse Ray, author of Ecology of a Cracker Childhood "Kingsley goes in search of a place where she feels 'both small and strong,' and comes back with a fast-paced story of risk, reward and raw emotion. For fans of adventure literature, here is a wilder Wild ."- J.B. Mackinnon, author of The Once and Future World and Plenty "A perilous journey through an unforgiving landscape. A wild adventure that sweeps you up in its wake . Jennifer Kingsley is a wicked paddler and a beautiful writer." –Andrew Westoll, author of The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary "In the tradition of great exploration literature, Jennifer Kingsley examines both the wilderness she paddles through and the wilderness within. An engrossing story that illuminates the north and the nature of friendship ."—Don Gillmor, author of Mount Pleasant "A very personal tour of the beauty as well as the physical, emotional, social and spiritual challenges of arctic "tripping." There's a lot to like in this book--and a lot to be learned . If you're dreaming of mounting your own arctic river expedition, you'll be taking notes."—Jo Deurbrouck, author of Anything Worth Doing: A True Story of Adventure, Friendship and Tragedy on the Last of the West's Great Rivers, "There's a lot to like in this book--and a lot to be learned. If you're dreaming of mounting your own arctic river expedition, you'll be taking notes." --Jo Deurbrouck, author of Anything Worth Doing: A True Story of Adventure, Friendship and Tragedy on the Last of the West's Great Rivers, "Kingsley beautifully describes the gorgeous, deadly tundra ... The physical and emotional rawness of the trip is keenly felt in Kingsley's prose , leaving the reader to ponder the incredible toll such a journey would take."-- Shelf Awareness "Words often fail when it comes to describing the grandeur of the Canadian Arctic, but Ottawa-based writer Kingsley succeeds beautifully in her ruminative memoir about a 54-day rowing trip through Nunavut that featured caribou, grizzlies, and treacherous rapids."-- Backpacker " A page-turner of an adventure in the Far North, at turns bone-chilling, mind-blowing, and exultant . I like sitting in my easy chair reading about Jennifer Kingsley's explorations in the wilds left in the world. This is travel-writing at its best. " - Janisse Ray, author of Ecology of a Cracker Childhood "Kingsley goes in search of a place where she feels 'both small and strong,' and comes back with a fast-paced story of risk, reward and raw emotion. For fans of adventure literature, here is a wilder Wild ."- J.B. Mackinnon, author of The Once and Future World and Plenty "A perilous journey through an unforgiving landscape. A wild adventure that sweeps you up in its wake . Jennifer Kingsley is a wicked paddler and a beautiful writer." -Andrew Westoll, author of The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary "In the tradition of great exploration literature, Jennifer Kingsley examines both the wilderness she paddles through and the wilderness within. An engrossing story that illuminates the north and the nature of friendship ."--Don Gillmor, author of Mount Pleasant "A very personal tour of the beauty as well as the physical, emotional, social and spiritual challenges of arctic "tripping." There's a lot to like in this book--and a lot to be learned . If you're dreaming of mounting your own arctic river expedition, you'll be taking notes."--Jo Deurbrouck, author of Anything Worth Doing: A True Story of Adventure, Friendship and Tragedy on the Last of the West's Great Rivers "The book is an emotional read, a sense of longing or yearning running throughout. Kingsley is a fine and vulnerable writer"--Literary Review of Canada, "Kingsley beautifully describes the gorgeous, deadly tundra ... The physical and emotional rawness of the trip is keenly felt in Kingsley's prose , leaving the reader to ponder the incredible toll such a journey would take."— Shelf Awareness "Words often fail when it comes to describing the grandeur of the Canadian Arctic, but Ottawa-based writer Kingsley succeeds beautifully in her ruminative memoir about a 54-day rowing trip through Nunavut that featured caribou, grizzlies, and treacherous rapids."— Backpacker " A page-turner of an adventure in the Far North, at turns bone-chilling, mind-blowing, and exultant . I like sitting in my easy chair reading about Jennifer Kingsley's explorations in the wilds left in the world. This is travel-writing at its best. " - Janisse Ray, author of Ecology of a Cracker Childhood "Kingsley goes in search of a place where she feels 'both small and strong,' and comes back with a fast-paced story of risk, reward and raw emotion. For fans of adventure literature, here is a wilder Wild ."- J.B. Mackinnon, author of The Once and Future World and Plenty "A perilous journey through an unforgiving landscape. A wild adventure that sweeps you up in its wake . Jennifer Kingsley is a wicked paddler and a beautiful writer." –Andrew Westoll, author of The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary "In the tradition of great exploration literature, Jennifer Kingsley examines both the wilderness she paddles through and the wilderness within. An engrossing story that illuminates the north and the nature of friendship ."—Don Gillmor, author of Mount Pleasant "A very personal tour of the beauty as well as the physical, emotional, social and spiritual challenges of arctic "tripping." There's a lot to like in this book--and a lot to be learned . If you're dreaming of mounting your own arctic river expedition, you'll be taking notes."—Jo Deurbrouck, author of Anything Worth Doing: A True Story of Adventure, Friendship and Tragedy on the Last of the West's Great Rivers The book is an emotional read, a sense of longing or yearning running throughout. Kingsley is a fine and vulnerable writer"—Literary Review of Canada, A page-turner of an adventure in the Far North, at turns bone-chilling, mind-blowing, and exultant . I like sitting in my easy chair reading about Jennifer Kingsley's explorations in the wilds left in the world. This is travel-writing at its best. " - Janisse Ray, author of Ecology of a Cracker Childhood "Kingsley goes in search of a place where she feels 'both small and strong,' and comes back with a fast-paced story of risk, reward and raw emotion. For fans of adventure literature, here is a wilder Wild ."- J.B. Mackinnon, author of The Once and Future World and Plenty "A perilous journey through an unforgiving landscape. A wild adventure that sweeps you up in its wake . Jennifer Kingsley is a wicked paddler and a beautiful writer." –Andrew Westoll, author of The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary "In the tradition of great exploration literature, Jennifer Kingsley examines both the wilderness she paddles through and the wilderness within. An engrossing story that illuminates the north and the nature of friendship ."—Don Gillmor, author of Mount Pleasant "A very personal tour of the beauty as well as the physical, emotional, social and spiritual challenges of arctic "tripping." There's a lot to like in this book--and a lot to be learned . If you're dreaming of mounting your own arctic river expedition, you'll be taking notes."—Jo Deurbrouck, author of Anything Worth Doing: A True Story of Adventure, Friendship and Tragedy on the Last of the West's Great Rivers The book is an emotional read, a sense of longing or yearning running throughout. Kingsley is a fine and vulnerable writer"-Literary Review of Canada
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Dewey Decimal917.19/5
SynopsisIn an adventure of a lifetime, Jennifer Kingsley and her five companions canoe through one of the planet's most rugged settings. They battle raging winds, impenetrable sea ice, treacherous rapids, and agonizing sores and blisters while contending with rising tensions among the group. But they also experience the lasting joy of grizzly sightings, icy swims, and the caribou's summer migration. Woven through this spellbinding narrative are often-harrowing accounts of the journeys of earlier explorers, some of whom never made it back home. Paddlenorth paints an indelible portrait of the spectacular Arctic landscape, rendered with a naturalist's eye and an artist's sensibility, and offers an eloquent exploration of how wilderness changes us., Paddlenorth tells the riveting story of Jennifer Kingsley's 54 day paddling adventure on the Back River, in the northern wilderness of the subarctic, as she and her five companions battle raging winds, impenetrable sea ice, and treacherous rapids. The perils include rising tensions among the group, but these are tempered by grizzly sightings, icy swims, and the caribou's summer migration. Woven through this spellbinding narrative are the harrowing accounts of earlier explorers, some of whom perished, but whose traces along the river warn us against romantic notions of the wild. Paddlenorth paints an indelible portrait of the spectacular northern landscape and eloquently explores what wilderness means to us. Published in partnership with the David Suzuki Foundation, In an adventure of a lifetime, Jennifer Kingsley and her five companions canoe through one of the planet's most rugged settings. They battle raging winds, impenetrable sea ice, treacherous rapids, and agonizing sores and blisters while contending with rising tensions among the group. But they also experience the lasting joy of grizzly sightings, icy swims, and the caribou's summer migration. Woven through this spellbinding narrative are often-harrowing accounts of the journeys of earlier explorers, some of whom never made it back home. Paddlenorth paints an indelible portrait of the spectacular Arctic landscape, rendered with a naturalist's eye and an artist's sensibility, and offers an eloquent exploration of how wilderness changes us. Published in Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute.
LC Classification NumberF1100.B33K56 2014
