Rowing to Latitude

2002-10-10 Sports & Recreation

Author : Jill Fredston
Release : 2002-10-10
Genre : Sports & Recreation
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Book Rating : 108/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Rowing to Latitude by : Jill Fredston

Download or read book Rowing to Latitude written by Jill Fredston. This book was released on 2002-10-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two by sea: a couple rows the wild coasts of the far north in Rowing to Latitude: Journeys Along the Arctic's Edge. Jill Fredston has traveled more than twenty thousand miles of the Arctic and sub-Arctic-backwards. With her ocean-going rowing shell and her husband, Doug Fesler, in a small boat of his own, she has disappeared every summer for years, exploring the rugged shorelines of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Spitsbergen, and Norway. Carrying what they need to be self-sufficient, the two of them have battled mountainous seas and hurricane-force winds, dragged their boats across jumbles of ice, fended off grizzlies and polar bears, been serenaded by humpback whales and scrutinized by puffins, and reveled in moments of calm. As Fredston writes, these trips are "neither a vacation nor an escape, they are a way of life." Rowing to Latitude is a lyrical, vivid celebration of these northern journeys and the insights they inspired. It is a passionate testimonial to the extraordinary grace and fragility of wild places, the power of companionship, the harsh but liberating reality of risk, the lure of discovery, and the challenges and joys of living an unconventional life.

Rowing to Latitude

2001 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Jill A. Fredston
Release : 2001
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 807/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Rowing to Latitude written by Jill A. Fredston. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jill Fredston chronicles the experiences she has had while traveling through the Arctic and sub-Arctic with her oceangoing rowing shell and her husband.

Snowstruck

2007 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Jill Fredston
Release : 2007
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 544/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Snowstruck written by Jill Fredston. This book was released on 2007. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An avalanche expert and predictor explores the often deadly nature of avalanches, sharing dramatic rescue and escape stories, including those of a skier who was forced to make a life-and-death decision and the race to save a buried victim.

Navigating the Impossible

2019-10-22 Business & Economics

Author : Jason Caldwell
Release : 2019-10-22
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Rating : 734/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Navigating the Impossible written by Jason Caldwell. This book was released on 2019-10-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World-record endurance athlete and professional leadership coach Jason Caldwell draws on his amazing experiences to show how anyone can build and lead teams that accomplish incredible things. Thirty-five days, 14 hours, and 3 minutes. That's how long it took Jason Caldwell and the crew of the American Spirit to row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean during the 2016 Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge—or, as it's known to those who attempt it, “The World's Toughest Row.” They not only succeeded but set a world record. This was an extraordinary team effort. And that's what this book is about. Caldwell transfers the hard-won lessons of his transatlantic adventure out of the ocean and into your office, showing how to build and lead teams that do what others say cannot be done and sustain that level of performance. The thrilling details of Caldwell's quest to break the world's record deliver a “just-one-more-page” experience, during which you'll also learn lessons like • How to quit like a winner • Why results aren't the measure of a high-performance team • What four questions you should ask yourself before you set any goal • How to harness the power of emotion-first leadership • Why the best people aren't necessarily the right people for your team This book is a distillation of Caldwell's worldwide speaking programs delivered to packed crowds at Fortune 500 companies and universities worldwide. It is the answer to a question he is constantly asked: How were you and your teams able to accomplish such seemingly impossible goals? And it's also a guidebook that can teach anyone how to do the same.

Latitude

2021-09-02 Poetry

Author : Natasha Rao
Release : 2021-09-02
Genre : Poetry
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Book Rating : 845/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Latitude written by Natasha Rao. This book was released on 2021-09-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chosen as the winner of the 2021APR/Honickman First Book Prize by Guggenheim Fellow Ada Limón, Natasha Rao's debut collection Latitude abounds with sensory delights, rich in colors, flavors, and sounds. These poems explore the complexities of family, cultural identity, and coming of age. By turns vulnerable and bold, Latitudeindulges in desire: "In my next life let me be a tomato/lusting and unafraid," Rao writes, "...knowing I'll end up in an eager mouth."

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