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Title: Arctic Crossing: One Man's 2,000-Mile Odyssey Among the Inuit by Jonathan Waterman ISBN: 1-58574-730-0 Publisher: Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.85 (26 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A thoughtful adventurer and a great writer!
Comment: I like Jon's writing, it's filled with thought and insight into the place where he is. Wether he's preparing to climb the mountains of Alaska, kayak the gulf of Baja, or traverse the frigid Canadian Arctic, Jon does his homework. I am impressed by the degree of research he puts in prior to embarking on a trip. For it is not just the how of adventuring, the going from point A to B that concerns him, but rather who has been there before, who is there now, what was this place like and how has it changed for better or worse.
In this, his eighth book, he tells us about his 1997 2,200-mile journey across the Arctic, much of it alone. Here are his first-hand observations of the Inuit - their life, language, beliefs, and their reactions to global assimilation. He also reveals the extreme physical risks and psychological dangers as he kayaked and skied the legendary Northwest Passage. This book recently won the 2001 Banff Mountain Book Festival Best Adventure Travel Book Award.
You can't go wrong with any of Jon's books. I look forward to his next work!
Rating: 5
Summary: Great adventure, well written, fine reading!!
Comment: This is a wonderful book. I like to read adventure travel but often dislike the authors. This book not only tells a great adventure travel story with an informative insight into the Inuit culture but is well written and presented by a likable writer. There are many facets to this story. Waterman travels by several different modes including on foot, skis, dog sled, and sailing kayak. He encounters a variety of arctic wildlife and a solitary side of himself. The look at the struggle of the arctic peoples trying to find a place in the modern world is worth the reading all by itself. I can't think of an expedition book that I have read that satisfied so many parts of my mind. Made me want to go there and glad that I can't. Great winter reading. A rare find. I will pass this one on to my friends.
Rating: 5
Summary: buy this book
Comment: Jon Waterman is a writer who belongs between the hardcovers. His explorations and introspection make for compelling reading.
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Title: The Horizontal Everest: Extreme Journeys on Ellesmere Island by Jerry Kobalenko ISBN: 1569473277 Publisher: Soho Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Kabloona in the Yellow Kayak: One Woman's Journey Through the North West Passage by Victoria Jason ISBN: 0888012187 Publisher: Turnstone Press Pub. Date: February, 1999 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Southern Exposure: A Solo Sea Kayaking Journey Around New Zealand's South Island by Chris Duff ISBN: 0762725958 Publisher: Falcon Press Publishing Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Keep Australia on Your Left: A True Story of an Attempt to Circumnavigate Australia by Kayak by Eric Stiller ISBN: 0312874596 Publisher: Forge Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: This Cold Heaven: Seven Seasons in Greenland by Gretel Ehrlich ISBN: 0679758526 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: 07 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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