|  | Author: Jill Fredston
Publisher: North Point Press
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Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 237503
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Pages: 312
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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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 A great read April 12, 2003
Carmen Rowland (Minneapolis, MN United States)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
When a non-fiction book reads like a fiction book, I know I'm in for a great treat. That is, I find myself looking for little breaks during the day when I natch a page or two to read this book, I know that I have a winner. This is also written by a women who has learned a little bit about life in her winter job as a avalanche expert in Alaska, and she brings this understanding to her passion of rowing in the polar regions. It is Jill's descriptions that are a delight to the mind because they are so well written. Although, I have never seen as ice berg or an ice field, I feel that I have some greater appreciation of the beauty and harm (yes,harm) that they are capable of doing in a split second. I remember the words of some great sage, that said that getting there is what travel is all about, versus vacation when you take a jet and lay in a lounger by the pool.
 Fantastic January 9, 2003
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I can honestly say that normally I don't really care for books like this...basically it's an adventure journal with moments of introspection. I said basically because this book is much, much more. With a little caution I let the author, Jill (I almost feel we're on a first name basis), take me along for the highs and the lows of her adventures with her loving husband. Anything I say about it will probably not do this book justice. You don't have to be a rower, kayaker or even a nature lover to enjoy this book...the author has a little of everything for just about everyone. I only have two regrets: 1) I finished the book and 2) that it wasn't me that wrote this book!
2002 National Outdoor Book Award Winner December 4, 2002
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
"Rowing to Latitude" is the winner of the 2002 National Outdoor Book Award for Literature.
A good read - I immediately loaned my copy to friends. August 16, 2002
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I very much enjoyed this book, and have recommended it to others. She describes their trips, but more so, she uses their trips as a reference point to describe their lives. They are an interesting couple.
Smart and subtle March 1, 2002
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I knew Jill and Doug when I lived in Alaska a number of years back and was excited that Jill was going to record their adventures, which I hadn't heard enough about. The book was engrossing and informative, and Jill's perspectives on both rowing and the Arctic are really smart and sophisticated. I had trouble putting it down when I needed to do other things! This isn't a book for people who avoid introspection and reflection, and it's a great introduction to some really interesting places and people.
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