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Title: Along the Edge of America by Peter Jenkins ISBN: 0-395-87737-7 Publisher: Mariner Books Pub. Date: 15 September, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.37 (27 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: From deep blue to restrained power and inspiration
Comment: I have read all of Peter Jenkins books. This one is different in certain ways, that took some thought on my part to understand.
Almost everyone is guaranteed to suffer loss, defeat, prejudice and so on. Hard times come.
Well hard times, defeat, loss, maybe even some type of drepression befell Peter. He begins ALONG THE EDGE OF AMERICA attempting, subconsciously and consciously, to break free of the low down blues. At first there seemed a loss of that fantastic optimism gained by Peter's travels.
As this book moves on and Peter gains back his confidence in himself and meets inspiring people; people who have had much tougher times than he; I could see the power returning to him.
This is a book for anyone, maybe especially for men, that have lost a job dear to them, lost a family, lost their health, just plain lost and are in pain.....we all have or will be there....
Give it to someone you know who needs a lift....read it for yourself...
I have given countless to friends and family, they know not what they get until they are to the end.
Rating: 5
Summary: I love the American characters Peter Jenkins finds
Comment: Peter, the person who walked across America and just came back from a year and a half in Alaska, takes to the water in his boat The Cooper.
I think he is brilliant at finding distinctly American characters that capture so much.
Here he explores the Gulf Coast region and all I knew of it prior to this book was Spring Break on the Florida Panhandle, Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and not much more.
If you want to believe America is a glossy, full color TV comercial stay brain washed and do not read this book or any other of his books. If you wnat to make fun of people or feel superior to them read some of the other travel writers. If you want to get to know a diverse group of people that make up some of your own country read this book and all the rest of his.
I was as moved by the story of the ragged, toughened brothers Billy and Red and their surpriing love story as any human story I have ever read.
Thanks Peter for taking me on another journey outside of my comfort zone.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Glimpse of Life on the Gulf
Comment: I found and read Peter's "Walk Across America" several months ago and enjoyed it, so bought "Along the Edge" because I have thought about doing some traveling by boat along the coast. Peter's writing has a certain "basic" style; his books are honest and straightforward. The book details his purchase of a power boat and subsequent journey from Florida along the gulf coast. The chapters chronicle the people he meets along with a bit of insight about the geographic areas he encounters - a slice of life that most of us would never know first-hand. This book is light, upbeat reading. Readers will feel as if they are along for the ride, as in his first book. What an interesting life this writer leads, although I did tend to wonder how his new wife and kids dealt with his long hiatus off to wander and write despite their seemingly minimal visits. I enjoy his books because they are light, entertaining travelogues for those of us who like to wander uninhibited to new places and meet new people. Peter is a bit of a nomad who allows us to vicariously set off on new adventures and peek into our daydreams from a "being-there" perspective.
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Title: Looking for Alaska by Peter Jenkins ISBN: 0312261780 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 16 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: The Walk West: A Walk Across America 2 by Peter Jenkins, Barbara Jenkins ISBN: 0688006663 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: November, 1981 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Walk Across America, A by Peter Jenkins ISBN: 006095955X Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 18 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Across China by Peter Jenkins ISBN: 0449214567 Publisher: Scott Foresman (Pearson K-12) Pub. Date: 12 March, 1988 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: The Road Unseen by Peter Jenkins ISBN: 0449212122 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 12 March, 1987 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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