Free eBooks Going Alone: Women's Adventures In The Wild (Adventura Books) Available To Downloads
While many dream of solo adventure, these talented and adventurous women show how it’s done. Whether hiking in Nepal, caving, sailing through choppy ocean waters, or discovering Alaska on foot, the women in these essays eloquently convey not only the thrills of the solo adventure, but also examine the complicated motivations and fears that can accompany such journeys. With its thoughtful exploration of numerous themes—trust and intuition, danger and invincibility, challenges and rewards—and its celebration of adventure, Going Alone explores the many ways that women find fulfillment, and is sure to provide ample inspiration for those contemplating their own forays into the wild.
Series: Adventura Books
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Seal Press; First Printing edition (May 13, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1580051065
ISBN-13: 978-1580051064
Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #1,444,256 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #306 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Survival Skills #871 in Books > Literature & Fiction > History & Criticism > Women Authors #1088 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Women's Studies > Women Writers
This is a collection of short essays from various female authors about their solo wilderness experiences. They include hiking and backpacking, camping, cycling in France, kayaking, technical climbing, cross-country skiing, sailing, a solo hike in Antarctica (!), caving, fishing in Alaska the day after 9/11, and trekking in Nepal.Considering the variety and strenuousness of these trips, I expected a exciting book of adventure. I was surprised to find that the stories are thoughtful and introspective - sometimes downright spiritual - rather than exciting. Although once I thought about it, it made sense. Women alone in the wilderness aren't going to take any dangerous risks, so these generally aren't stories of travel mishaps or life-threatening survival situations. And since the women are alone (theoretically - see below), there's no stories of amusing companions, relationships, or lively conversation. Aside from descriptions of the things she sees, a woman traveling alone in the wilderness can only write about her thoughts and feelings.So this makes for a slow, non-thrilling, read, yet a valuable one. Unlike some travel anthologies I have read, the quality of the writing is consistently high. Which also is not surprising when you think about it. It takes considerably more skill to write an introspective essay than it does to recount the story of an exciting adventure. Three of the stories are particularly outstanding: "In The Tracks of the Old Ones," by Geneen Marie Haugen; "How Shall I Pray," by Susan Marsh; and "Turning Back," by Sherry Simpson. All are about aging and facing the realization that you are not as strong as you used to be and can no longer do the things you used to.
Going Alone: Women's Adventures in the Wild (Adventura Books) Activities Keep Me Going and Going, Volume A (Activities Keep Me Going & Going) Canyon Solitude: A Woman's Solo River Journey Through the Grand Canyon (Adventura Books) Going Gray Beauty Guide: 50 Gray8 Going Gray Stories World War 2 History's 10 Most Incredible Women: World War II True Accounts Of Remarkable Women Heroes (WWII history, WW2, War books, world war 2 books, war history, World war 2 women) Jokes For Kids - Joke Books : Funny Books : Kids Books : Books for kids age 9 12 : Best Jokes 2016 (kids books, jokes for kids, books for kids 9-12, ... funny jokes, funny jokes for kids) (Volume 1) Going Long: Legends, Oddballs, Comebacks & Adventures MINECRAFT: DIARY OF A MINECRAFTER ADVENTURES: The Minecraft Nightmare (An Unofficial Minecraft Book For Kids) (Diary Of A Minecrafter Adventures Books) Free Books For Lovers of Explorations and Discoveries: 100 Downloadable True Adventures Books For You to Enjoy (Free Books For a Quick Download Book 6) LIST SERIES: JAMES ROLLINS: SERIES READING ORDER: SIGMA FORCE BOOKS, THE BANNED AND THE BANISHED BOOKS, GODSLAYER BOOKS, JAKE RANSOM BOOKS, TUCKER WAYNE BOOKS, STANDALONE NOVELS BY JAMES ROLLINS EROTICA: 18 HOT STORIES TOO BIG OLDER MEN YOUNGER INEXPERIENCED WOMEN MMF MMMF SEXY TABOO FIRST TIME ENCOUNTERS SO HUGE - Going Hard Rough & DEEP - Short Story Romance Collection Bundle Box Set Wild Diet: WHOLESOME DIET FOR A WHOLESOME LIFE!: (the wild diet,No carbs diet,Low Carbs food list,high protein diet,rapid weigh loss,easy way to lose weight,how ... way to lose weight,how to lose body fat)) Wild, Wild East: Recipes and Stories from Vietnam Wild Diet Smoothie Recipes: 20 Delicious and Official Wild Diet Approved Smoothie Recipes Mountain States Foraging: 115 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Alpine Sorrel to Wild Hops (Regional Foraging Series) California Foraging: 120 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Evergreen Huckleberries to Wild Ginger (Regional Foraging Series) Native Indian Cookbook: Wild Game, Fish, and Wild Edibles Foraging: A Guide to Discovering Delicious Edible Wild Plants and Fungi (Foraging, Wild Edible Plants, Edible Fungi, Herbs, Book 1) Wild Cards: Edible Wild Foods (All Ages) The Wild Muir: Twenty-Two of John Muir's Greatest Adventures
