Subjects:  1. Caribbean & West Indies    2. Scuba & Snorkeling    3. Special Interest - Adventure    4. Swimming And Diving    5. Travel    6. Travel - Foreign    7. Travel Guides    8. Caribbean islands    9. Travel & holiday guides   

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Great book...
This was a good, easy read. A little frustrating for this more experienced pilot, but for lesser-experienced pilots, and especially women pilots, you will really enjoy it.
Moving story, beautiful images
There are a lot of things wrong with this book, as noted by other reviewers, including:
Fascinating!
This book is not only extremely entertaining but also a great collection of beautiful color photographs of different spots "South of the border...WAY South."Read more

Subjects:  1. Air travel    2. Central America    3. Cessna aircraft    4. Description and travel    5. Essays & Travelogues    6. Latin America    7. Piloting    8. South America    9. Special Interest - Adventure    10. Travel    11. Travel - General    12. Travel writing   

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Amazing.
After hearing about Yossi Ghinsberg on the Discovery Channel's show "I Shouldn't Be Alive" I had to pick up his book and get the details. I was enthralled from the first page. As astonishing as Mr. Ghinsburg's experiences are - and believe me, there were many times I felt like he wasn't going to make it, even though I knew he had lived to write the book - what truly stands out in my memory is the way the writing took me into the jungle with him. His storytelling is rich with descriptions and details. It left me feeling triumphant, as though I had been rescued with him, and incredibly grateful for all of the blessings and comforts in my life.

Unbelievable
I had the privilege of meeting Yossi at an international event that I had attended and it touched me to meet him in person after such a harrowing experience.He has definitely humbled and has become more spiritual and I guess thats what becomes of people who go through such unbelievable and miraculous escapes in life.
Suspenseful, but lacking.
I sat down and read this book in an almost entirely uninterrupted 6 hour sitting.That's how thrilling it was.It is an amazing story.However, my only critique is that it felt all for nothing by the end.Yossi spoke only of the survival, but nothing of the questions provoked throughout his journey.The reader is forced to question and experience some hard things: the nature of man, the nature of the jungle, why or how mother nature manipulates the mind, the body and then swallows it or spits it out.The very nature of survival is constantly at bat.I found his experiences incredibly difficult to face even in the comforts of my bedroom, and relished the opportunity to explore these tough questions with him - someone who looked at them in the eye in the darkness of a barbaric existence.But I felt almost that he had led me to that place and then left me at a dead end.It's not that Yossi does not necessarily have some answers, or at least has not attempted to answer some of those hard realities.If you look at his website, it seems as if he has come to many conclusions and at least adopted a variety of "slogans" for them.In spite of this, I was disappointed that the book left me hanging there.There were various opportunities to discuss the nature of his predicament, but in the end, I did not learn from it.Except perhaps never to go into the Amazon with a man named Karl.
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Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Biography/Autobiography    4. Bolivia    5. Description and travel    6. General    7. Ghinsberg, Yossi    8. Outdoor Skills    9. Special Interest - Adventure    10. Sports & Recreation    11. Sports - General    12. Travel    13. Tuichi River (Bolivia)   

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Scholarly, lively, and fun
It looks big, scholarly, and intimidating.It is big, scholarly, lively, fascinating, and fun.(I had it on the shelf for several years, afraid to bring it down because it was so thick.But once I started reading it -- short chapters, lively prose, cogent discussions -- I wished it were longer because I didn't want it to end.)Although obstensibly a history of trail-building in America's northeast, it is just as much a story of humanity's relation with the environment -- and in this role it is far more trenchant and closely reasoned than Simon Schama's "Landscape and Memory".When I started, I thought I would like only those chapters about mountain regions where I had already hiked, but in fact I found the chapters on regions I hadn't yet hiked to be even more fascinating.

Simply the best book on Hiking in New England!
A friend turned me on to this book.I had passed on it a few times due in part to it's huge size.However I found that it was everything I ever wanted to know about the mountains and forests of New England.It's written in a very accesible manner that never leaves the reader without a smile for long.It's very obvious that the text contained in this book was researched with an artists attention to detail.And it shows in the nearly 200 pages of appendix! Forest &Crag
This book is a great indepth look at mountainiering in the northeastern United States.It has to be the most complete history of the northeast mountains. It starts back when Darby Fields and many others started toexplore the area, and runs through the nineteen eighties. Laura and GuyWaterman researched for ten years in order to put this book together.Theyare both acomplished writers and have a way of making a history excitingand humorous.It is a great tribute to the early settlers of the area andhow hearty they were.I recomend this book to anyone who has done somehiking in the northeastern United States or are just interested in thehistory of the land.This is a must buy for all serious northeasternmountainiers. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Hiking    2. Sports    3. Sports & Recreation    4. United States - Northeast - General    5. Sports & Recreation / Hiking   

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As important as Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring"
This book has been a walk in the park. Almost literally.Needing nothing more technological than sunlight and, for some of us, a pair of spectacles, reading "Return to Wild America" is the closest thing to "being there."Mr. Weidensaul's prose carries us over the rivers and through the woods.His descriptions allow us to see, hear, feel and occasionally smell the magnificence of nature. It is a wonderful and elating trip.For birders, I am sure that there is the added bonus of familiarity with the beautiful birds that I have just met.
A Reprise of a Famous Naturalists' Journey
I read Peterson's and Fisher's "Wild America" in 1955 when it first was published.My father belonged to a book club and this book was the primary selection one month. It was an enchanting read and it strengthened my interest in all of the biota of North America, although I eventually became a professional biologist specializing in invertebrates.
You Just Have to Know Where to Look
Scott Weidensaul deserves recognition as one of the best naturalist writers working today. Here, Weidensaul follows in the cross-continental footsteps of Roger Peterson (the bird guide guy) and James Fisher, who in the early 1950s wrote about their bird watching journey across North America and created the environmentalist classic "Wild America." Weidensaul is also a bird fanatic, reporting on the astonishing variety of avifauna he encountered while tracing the footsteps of Peterson and Fisher, but he also imparts great amounts of knowledge on all other forms of wildlife as well as larger issues of ecosystem health. Weidensaul certainly finds that many of the natural areas visited by Peterson and Fisher fifty years previously are in worse shape nowadays, with encroaching development and pollution, and great decreases in plant and animal populations. The most distressing example here is the continuing ecological disaster taking place in the Florida Everglades, while the state of nature in several of the other areas covered is barely heartening.
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Subjects:  1. 1908-1996    2. Ecology    3. Environmental Conservation & Protection - General    4. Essays    5. History    6. History Of Science    7. Life Sciences - Ecology    8. Natural history    9. Nature    10. Nature/Ecology    11. North America    12. Peterson, Roger Tory,    13. Science    14. Science/Mathematics    15. Travel    16. Weidensaul, Scott   

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Excellent Guide, but Politicized and Ethnocentric.
Lonely Planet, probably has the most up-to-date, comprehensive, practical guide for Panama, currently available. Would I recommend it? Absolutely! Unfortunately, Lonely Planet, failed to edit the author's crude, narrow-minded, self-righteous, self-serving commentary. The author also glosses over or totaly ignores pertinent information. Personal politics and self-aggrandizement have little, if any place in a travel guide, and when it exists in such a publication, it suggests a lack of empathy for, and or understanding of, other people and their cultures. The shortcomings of Lonely Planet's guide, noted above, mar an otherwise excellent publication. For the typical "Ugly American" wanting to "Do" Panama, the Lonely Planet guide should prove more than adaquate. If on the other hand, you are an open-minded traveler capable of independent thought, you might consider, also obtaining, "Getting to know PANAMA" by Michele Labrut, a former press attache to the French Embassy in Panama. Written with class, mature intelligence and a sense of respect for Panama and it's People, "Getting to know PANAMA", not only fills the gaps in the previous guide, it is also an excellent travel guide in it's own right and an outstanding source for unbiased information.

Tourism or Colonialism
Having traveled for 3 months in Panama, I found the guide to contain many opinions and to be extremely judgemental.It is actually offensive in some parts with it's colonial nature.Also very ego heavy.The author believes his opinions to be golden. Helpful Guidebook but Not a Bible
As the owner of afirst and only backpackers hostel in David City,Panama (The Purple House) .... I see many people carrying this useful book around and it seems to be a great help to many. My only complaints about the book (not the writers' fault) is that 1) we are not in it yet because we weren't open at the time of his research.2) the city of David is not made to sound attractive as a place to visit. There are lots of things to do here that aren�t listed.Of course, that too is Not the writers fault, he can't possibly visit everything the way a person like me can.I have lived here for more than 3 years so I have been able to collect alot of information over that time.Read more

Subjects:  1. Central America    2. Special Interest - Adventure    3. Travel    4. Travel - United States    5. Panama    6. Travel & holiday guides   

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Self absorbed author
For the most part this book is decent.It is made better by the fact that it is almost impossible to get lost on the Everest or Gokyo treks.The author is in love with himself and spends lots of time describing things that have nothing to do with you finding the trail.The maps are hand written and not to scale. If it weren't obvious you might get lost.Unfortunately books like lonely planet focus on all of the Nepal treks and therefore are not as in depth.

Excellent guide for the Everest trek
I would agree with all previous reviews that this book is a must-have for all trekkers heading to the Everest region.I used it myself quite extensively on my trek there in May 2001, and it was most useful.The only thing I can add is that not only does it have very detailed maps and practical advice for the trekker, but it is also very compact and leightweight, which is very important if you are going to heights of more than 5,000m!The books' binding is sturdy and paper quite thick, which is good for backpacking (it will not fall apart after a week of trekking).I think this book is the best buy.

Definitively the best book to have on an Everest Trek
Before my trip to Nepal I ended up purchasing almost every english book on Nepal I could find.The Bezruchka book is definitely the bible on Nepal but is very large and doesn't have specifics about the Everest region.This book by Jamie Mc Guinness is very up-to-date and has great trail and village maps which are very accurate.There are suggested itineraries which are very nice but the format is easy to follow on the trail in case you decide to go on your own route.The suggested day hikes for acclimitisation days were very good too. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Asia - General    2. Asia - India    3. Mountaineering    4. Special Interest - Adventure    5. Travel    6. Travel - Foreign    7. ASIA    8. Sports & Recreation / Mountaineering    9. TRAVEL & HOLIDAY   

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A great tale of an island adventure, not much detail about shark science
Susan Casey, a journalist, becomes intrigued by white sharks and the Farallon Islands some thirty miles from San Francisco. After fighting through restrictions and barriers, she manages to get onto the island and observe a group of scientists studying predation by great white sharks within the so-called red triangle. Her description of the islands flora and fauna are very good. Detailed descriptions of shark attacks also give the story some excitement. She doesn't provide much scientific detail about the research she observed; however, she's a journalist, not a biologist. She's a story-teller and does a good job.
Other reviewers must be relatives
My thought after reading this book was " I wish I could get my money back." I didn't like it at all. It had less to do with sharks and more to do with Susan's plights on the island itself.
I came away disappointed in the end...
Susan Casey's book is a fascinating peek into her obsession with white sharks. Her fascination and admiration of the creatures comes through, as does the passion behind her personal quest to spend time on the Farallones. However, by the end of the book, I was angry with Casey. Her blind passion put the entire Sharkwatch operation in jeopardy and resulted in the firing of one valuable researcher. I think that she succeeds in translating the majesty and awe of the white shark, but I think that the story comes off as a selfish city reporter who is no better than the tourists (whom she criticizes) who pay to cage dive with the sharks. She may mean to do well, but leaves the project in jeopardy as a direct result of her irresponsible actions.
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Subjects:  1. 1962-    2. Anecdotes    3. California    4. Casey, Susan,    5. Farallon Islands    6. Farallon Islands (Calif.)    7. Fish    8. Marine Life    9. Special Interest - Adventure    10. Travel    11. Travel - General    12. White shark    13. Aquatic creatures    14. Travel / Adventure    15. True Stories   

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Lose Weight by Walking: Tour Your City on Foot
This book could only be improved by more photos of the georgeous landscaping in and around Portland, Oregon. The cover shows four beautiful photos which the Amazon cover shot misses (you can hardly make them out), which is more than enough to whet the appetite.
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Subjects:  1. Guidebooks    2. Hiking    3. Oregon    4. Portland    5. Portland (Or.)    6. Travel    7. Travel - United States    8. United States - Pacific - Oregon    9. United States - West - Pacific (General)    10. Walking    11. Travel / United States / West / Pacific (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)   

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A fun attempt to showcase AT community
I read this book before my 2000 AT thru-hike and found the use of trail names confusing and kind of silly. I still feel that way now.
Great book.
This book is a must read for anyone interested in hiking part of or thru hiking the appalachian trail!

A trail to inspire us
"Walking the Appalachian Trail" captures the inspiring qualities of our most famous long-distance hiking trail.The history of the trail is in this book, and so are plenty of anecdotes that make the A.T. seem like it's right next door.I'm a day hiker (never a long-distance hiker), but this book still inspires me to hit the trail again, be it on the A.T. or a regional trail. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Appalachian Trail    2. Cycling - General    3. Description and travel    4. Hiking    5. Sports    6. Sports & Recreation    7. Walking    8. North America    9. Travel & holiday guides    10. USA    11. Walking, hiking, trekking   

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Every guy must own this book!!
I bought this book and it really is a "must-own" for all single guys. It's full of great ideas, from travel to sports to parties. But the best parts are the personal stories of real guys who have done hilarious things on the list. I want to meet those guys...buy it now and start checking off your own list.

Has Oprah put it on her list yet?
Very funny book. Full of great ideas and ways to live life to its fullest. My favorite quote so far is from the Running of the Bulls: "Don't be afraid to tell (the ladies) how you are the #1 bull fighter in the state of Rhode Island." Great stuff... should be given to every guy on his 18th birthday.

My Official NEW Bathroom Book
And that's a high honor. Picked it up the other day. Full of great Ideas. From places to travel to festivals to my favorite (and I am going to organize this) the Big Wheel Pub Crawl. Awesome stuff. Definitely gave me some things to try and accomplish... like 499 of them. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Guidebooks    2. Men    3. Special Interest - Adventure    4. Special Interest - General    5. Travel    6. Travel - General    7. Humour    8. TRAVEL & HOLIDAY   

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Several trips in one book
Roff Smith writes in this book about more than one trip to Antarctica, and in each trip he moves around from base to base to explore the place.For this reason, the book feels a bit disjointed, but it is a great portrait of the place and the people who live and work there today and the support systems that help them from the outside.Smith is often funny, as well as awestruck.That seems to be the effect the place has on people.

Great book
I've been looking for a book on Antarctica as I will soon be going there in a research support capacity. I was anxious to get an account of "what it is really like" being down there.Smith's accounts of dealing with the US program were especially interesting to me.His writing is humerous, insightful and thoroughly enjoyable to read.After reading this book, I think I have a decent sense of what to expect (his description of the pre-trip paperwork has already proven to be dead-on).
Needs Pictures!
I've been fascinated with Antarctica since hearing Vaughan Williams' Sympony No. 7 "Antarctica."This is the first book about the area that I've read. I found it fascinating right from page one. The author wastes no time getting to the ship and the voyage, and does a tremendous job describing the landscape.
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Subjects:  1. Description And Travel    2. Essays & Travelogues    3. General    4. Nature    5. Nature/Ecology    6. Polar Regions    7. Special Interest - Adventure    8. Travel - General    9. Travel / Adventure   

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The JLA: As Told By Marvel Comics
Years ago, Marvel Comics created the Squadron Supreme, which was a group of superheroes based on DC's most famous characters.Superman became Hyperion, Batman was Nighthawk, the Flash was the Blur, and Power Princess was used in place of Wonder Woman.It was a way to be able to get the Marvel characters to be able to interact (read: fight) with the Justice League without having to go through legal channels (though I'd be surprised if DC didn't file some kind of suit).The series was restarted as Supreme Power under the new Marvel Max imprint.Marvel Max publishes comics that are more adult-oriented (similar to DC's Vertigo); there can be nudity, harsher swearing, and more intense violence than what is usually found in comics.
Hyperion cometh!
This graphic novel takes us back to a set of characters first introduced in Squadron Superme. However, in this revision, the characters are even more dark and grim. Contact, which reprints Superme Power #1-6 gives the back story of Hyperion, an alien being which came to earth as a baby and has nearly unlimited power. He is taken in, raised, and brainwashed by the United States to become the perfect solider. It is an existence he tolerates in part because he believes that he is alone in his abilities and powers.
Interesting idea, slow development.
The Supreme Authority idea and overall story arc are interesting, but this particular volume is slow-moving and covers little ground. You can easily pick things up with Vol. 2 and not miss a beat. Spoiler: Ol' Superdude is raised by the US gubmint. Due to his brains, super hearing, and x-ray gogs, he figures this out while still a wee lad. They don't figure out that he's figured it out until he's a teen. Nonetheless, he dons the tights, makes like a good citizen, and kills commies for mommie no questions asked. But he's lonely, since there's no one else like him. Whoops, never mind, there are others. He finds a few of them and meets them, including the Living Nike Shoe Ad. That's pretty well it for Vol. 1. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure    2. Comics & Graphic Novels    3. Fiction    4. Graphic Novels - General    5. Special Interest - Adventure    6. Travel - General    7. Comics & Graphic Novels / General    8. Graphic novels   

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The Horror!
When you read Ms. Lankford's book, be prepared to get goosebumps or the chills, have the hair on your neck stand up, face one of your childhood fears or just plain get creeped out. She creeped me out with her very first story. It reminded me of two rules I have about bodies of water. One, if I can't see the bottom then I probably don't belong there and shouldn't go in. And two, if I don't heed my own advice and still go in then it's only to waist deep. No dangling legs for this boy.
I have seen you have references to Po-ho-no being Miwok myth, sorry it was Paiute.
I a Yosemite Indian and I heard your book has Po-ho-no as a Miwok myth. Sorry, but Po-ho-no or Pohono is Paiute. The original Native people of Yosemite were primarily Mono Paiutes. People at Yosemite National Park have injustly tried to erase us out of Yosemite and we can prove this. It is one of the biggest injustices in Native American history.

WOW!EVERYTHING I THOUGHT IT'D BE~ and MORE!!
I have been waiting a long time for this book to come out. As soon as it was released I bought it right away.
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Subjects:  1. Anecdotes    2. Ghosts    3. Haunted places    4. Hiking    5. National parks and reserves    6. Parks & Campgrounds    7. Special Interest - General    8. Travel    9. Travel - General    10. United States    11. United States - General    12. United States - South - South Atlantic (General)    13. Ghosts & poltergeists    14. North America    15. Travel / Special Interest / General    16. Travel writing   

Subjects:  1. Europe - Italy    2. Special Interest - Adventure    3. Special Interest - General    4. Travel    5. Travel - Foreign    6. Travel Guides    7. Travel / Europe / Italy   

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A must read for Orienteers and others interested in basic land nav
This book is clear, concise and well-organized.It covers all the fundamentals of orienteering, and I think anyone that read it would have a good idea of what to expect on arriving at their first O event.Anyone who completed some of the exercises should have some confidence that he or she could complete at least an intermediate level O course (assuming reasonably good fitness). The book also includes very basic information on physical training (anyone who is a serious runner will not learn a lot from those sections, but trail running is different than road running, so don't skip those sections if you are strictly a road runner).The book also includes dozens of activities to teach various skills, and a good glossary.I highly recommend this book.

Never Get Lost Again
This book is a MUST for anyone who dreams of wandering off the beaten path. It teaches the skills and techniques to ensure safe travel through the woods. Down to Earth, clear explanations and practical advice
Good from begginer to medium/advanced, this book covers the basics of navigation as well as advanced techniques, such as handrailing.There are equipment and training chapters as well, in all a comprehensive book on a great sport. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Hiking    2. Orienteering    3. Outdoor Skills    4. Sports    5. Sports & Recreation    6. Walking   

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What A Great Book!
I really enjoyed reading this book.It truly exceeded my expectations.I would recommend it to just about anyone.

A Good Book but a Little Insensitive
The first reviewer is correct in saying that this is a very good book full of thrilling stories about firefighters which I have truly enjoyed.
Good book... the greatest? Doubtful...
This is a very good book, especially for those who dream of becoming a firefighter.This does little to tell the actual stories of firefighters, however. It is more a collection of tales to thrill rather than to give insight.Any book by former firefighters such as Dennis Smith would be a better read for firefighters. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anecdotes    2. Career/Job    3. Disaster Relief & Rescue Operations    4. Fire extinction    5. Fire fighters    6. General    7. Lifesaving at fires    8. Murder - General    9. Politics - Current Events    10. Politics / Current Events    11. Special Interest - Adventure    12. True Crime    13. United States    14. Fiction / Adventure   

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Semi-Narrative History
After you've read a few dozen books on pirates and piracy, you start to notice that they, mostly, repeat the same stuff over and over again. There IS material in here that I have not seen in other books; however, a good portion is rewritten from Captain Charles Johnson's A General History of Pirates. A Classic on Piracy of all Times, and in the Seven Seas...
"The Pirates Own Book" is written in old, Nineteenth Century English, which provides the reader with an archaic atmosphere that allows a better undestanding of the characters and their times. Its illustrations are worth mentioning because they are beautiful and imaginative engravings that have been reproduced in some of the most important works on Piracy. The book covers a wide period in History: from the Medieval Norman and Danish Sea Robbers to the cases of piracy in the first half of the Nineteenth Century. Even though, it lacks to mention the ancient Mediterranean Piracy in the times of Alexander and, later on, in the Roman Times.Something really interesting of this book is that it includes narrations of pirates from all five continents, demonstrating that piracy has existed in all the seas since Maritime Commerce was applied. The lives of some of the least known pirates, such as the Chilean Vincent Benavides and the Spanish Benito de Soto are covered in this volume. "The Pirates Own Book" is highly recommendable for all readers interested in piracy, for it is mentioned as first hand source in many works.

A good book...but beware!
This is a good read, but you better be ready for the original 18th and 19th century language. It is authentic, and is often more disturbing than romantic (as we've come to expect of pirate books). ... Read more

Subjects:  1. History - Military / War    2. History: American    3. Military - General    4. Pirates    5. Sailing - Narratives    6. World - General    7. Aquatic creatures    8. Travel / Adventure    9. Travel writing    10. USA   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Career/Job    3. Careers - General    4. Directories    5. Sociology    6. Special Interest - Adventure    7. Special Interest - Ecotourism    8. Volunteer Work    9. Welfare Work Of Charitable Institutions   

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Inspirational and Honest
I read this book when we were in the process of finding a boat to cruise on with our 2 toddlers. I found this book to be very enlightening on the crusing lifestyle. I found it humerously written in parts when the Martins made a plan for every obstacle they faced. I laughed, I cried and I laughed and cried at the same time. I've read a lot of books catered to women out cruising and as a woman and mother I found this book to be the most interesting as it really delved into family life on board. It is the only cruising book my husband wanted to hear about - in fact I'd read to him at night and we enjoyed it together. Jaja has a positive attitude that is infectious. You find yourself almost connected to the Martin family. Other books leave you feeling depressed your not out there yet but this book leaves you feeling inspired. A very happy read and I've recommended it to a lot of people. My only regret is I loaned it to my father-in-law and, now that I'm out cruising, I'd love to read it again but I can't get it back from him!
A big dose of adventure with afew drops of sanctimony.
We all love adventure books:the power and challenge of wild, the beauty of nature, the personal tests of hardship, and the strength of the human spirit.All of this and more can be found in the Marin's saga.It makes for great reading.But pervading all of this adventure and beauty is a philosophy.For some, it appears, this philosophy is enlightening, uplifting and "enriching", speaking to our desires to be free from the pathos of our modern world.For me, this philosophy of rejection by the Martins comes across a little heavy-handed, with inverted narcissism (hey, look at us, look how simple and humbly we can live), a touch of hypocrisy (ooh, let's keep our children out those American schools in North Carolina, but wow, wouldn't it be culturally uplifting to enroll them in an Icelandic and a Norwegian school), and an air of superiority.OK, OK, I'm being overly critical.We all at times seek a simpler life and I too envy the Martin's freedom, spirit and sense of adventure and this really is an enjoyable book.But hey, let's not take ourselves too seriously here.I give Into the Light 4 stars: 4 or 5 for the great adventure, and 2 or 3 for the overdose of "Martinism".

Sailor"s review of this book
Being a sailor myself I bought this book with great expectation of entertainment in reading about an adventurous sailing journey.I was very disappointed.There was very little data given about the boat, its gear, and sailing tactics.The book was about what they did when they got there.The author would go on and on about people and places in Iceland and Scandanavia that you could not pronounce; yet, I still don't know what brand of Diesel engine the vessel had, its displacement or horse power.Sail plan, displacement, keel type, etc., are still a mystery.No pictures or data charts.Did a vessel really exist?Read more

Subjects:  1. 1962 or 3-    2. Arctic regions    3. Description and travel    4. Martin, Dave,    5. Martin, Jaja    6. Polar Regions    7. Special Interest - Adventure    8. Travel    9. Reading Group Guide