|  | Author: Jill Fredston
Publisher: North Point Press
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Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 160725
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Pages: 312
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 0865476551
Dewey Decimal Number: 797.122092
EAN: 9780865476554
ASIN: 0865476551
Publication Date: October 10, 2002
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Condition: A copy that has been read, still in great condition. Pages are intact, not marred by highlighting or notes. The spine reamins undamaged. Thank You for your purchase, it goes to a non profit organization and will be shipped in 2 business days. USPS Quotes 4-14 business days and could take up to 21 business days once the book has shipped.
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 An Editor's Viewpoint March 23, 2007
Stephanie Sakson (Long Island, New York USA)
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
I recommend that you take these reviews with a grain of salt. The stories told by author are quite exciting, but I think that some readers have let them overshadow the author's trite metaphors, frequent, not-so-subtle digs at her husband, and self-aggrandizing style that any editor worth her salary would have edited out in the first draft. The author actually compares herself to Mother Teresa at one point.
If you are looking to read about adventure, try some real writers. Read "The Places In Between," by Rory Stewart, or "The Worst Journey in the World," by Apsley Cherry-Garrard. These are written with sensitivity, elegance, and complete lack of ego. Perhaps Ms. Fredston should have taken a look at these before dashing off her book.
 Genuine, down to earth, beautiful November 11, 2006
Victor Melamed (CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Her style is elegantly simple, her stories come from the heart...
Adventures of mind and heart. November 11, 2006
Werner Furrer (Marysville, WA USA)
Unusual deep and wide revelations, experienced and written by a woman describing extreme world wide rowing and paddling. Fully appriciated by kindred spirit having traveled with mind and heart.
Wonderful, honest narrative about life experiences February 5, 2004
Suzanna Johnson (Auburn, CA United States)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I was truly sad to finish this book. Jill is very honest about her adventures and about the frustrating and life changing times she has had in the wilderness. Even if the reader is not an outdoorsperson, he or she will enjoy the vivid descriptions of the arctic communities, the relationship between Jill and husband Doug, the struggles Jill faces in life including her mother's battle with cancer and much more. Thank you Jill for writing such a beautiful book.
Inspiring, Adventurous, Real September 21, 2003
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I just finished reading this book. I stopped part way through, because it was so good, I didn't want to finish it yet. Now, I'm going to name it as the book of the month when I host my book club next. This book is so fresh, so in-your-marrow real, so insightful, adventurous, and breathtakingly descriptive, it defies easy categorization. Ms. Fredston is a fantastic writer, and after hearing her words for the last 286 pages in my head, I sincerely would consider it a tremendous privilege and honor to meet her in person. She has sent me on a search for the woman in me who is so wise, so calm in the face of crisis, so adaptable, so loving, and so passionate about life and living it. I know I have emerged from this reading with a sincere desire to make my life what it is I desire, instead of waiting for "someday". I am thrilled to have her voice added to the voices of other women, so few, who lead us boldly into our dreams, fears, and wildest adventures. You must read this book, and if you have a daughter in high school or college, give her one as well.
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