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Item specifics
- Condition
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- ISBN
- 9780061376931
- Book Title
- Cactus Eaters : How I Lost My Mind--And Almost Found Myself--On the Pacific Crest Trail
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Travel, Sports & Recreation, History
- Topic
- Special Interest / Adventure, United States / West / General, General, United States / West / Pacific (Ak, CA, Hi, Or, Wa), Hiking, United States / General
- Item Weight
- 11.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 400 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061376930
ISBN-13
9780061376931
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63473257
Product Key Features
Book Title
Cactus Eaters : How I Lost My Mind--And Almost Found Myself--On the Pacific Crest Trail
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Special Interest / Adventure, United States / West / General, General, United States / West / Pacific (Ak, CA, Hi, Or, Wa), Hiking, United States / General
Genre
Travel, Sports & Recreation, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
11.6 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-048221
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"It is a funny, frequently harrowing, and altogether mesmerizing memoir about just how wrong a backpacking expedition can go....'The Cactus Eaters' is far more than a Sierra Club-approved romp. It's gorp for the soul, a fascinating and surprisingly moving testament to the call of the wild." -- Steve Almond, Boston Globe "Drawing on diaries he kept at the time, White polishes up these memories, serving them forth with brio and dash...[The Cactus Eaters] brings a fresh perspective to the timeworn adventure-travel genre." -- Kirkus Reviews "In the well-written, laugh-out-loud, self-deprecating spirit of Bill Bryson's A Walk In The Woods and Nora Ephron's When Harry Met Sally, Dan White takes us along for a walk on the wild side of adventure and love. I could not put it down." -- Eric Blehm, National Outdoor Book Award-winning author of THE LAST SEASON. "Dan White forges miles past travelogue to carve a poignant, uproarious, and deeply compelling love story between man, woman, and the land between. The Cactus Eaters is as impressive and enjoyable as the ground it covers." -- Franz Wisner, NY Times Bestselling Author of Honeymoon with My Brother, Drawing on diaries he kept at the time, White polishes up these memories, serving them forth with brio and dash...[The Cactus Eaters] brings a fresh perspective to the timeworn adventure-travel genre., Dan White forges miles past travelogue to carve a poignant, uproarious, and deeply compelling love story between man, woman, and the land between. The Cactus Eaters is as impressive and enjoyable as the ground it covers., Drawing on diaries he kept at the time, White polishes up these memories, serving them forth with brio and dash.[The Cactus Eaters] brings a fresh perspective to the timeworn adventure-travel genre., It is a funny, frequently harrowing, and altogether mesmerizing memoir about just how wrong a backpacking expedition can go..'The Cactus Eaters' is far more than a Sierra Club-approved romp. It's gorp for the soul, a fascinating and surprisingly moving testament to the call of the wild., In the well-written, laugh-out-loud, self-deprecating spirit of Bill Bryson's A Walk In The Woods and Nora Ephron's When Harry Met Sally, Dan White takes us along for a walk on the wild side of adventure and love. I could not put it down., It is a funny, frequently harrowing, and altogether mesmerizing memoir about just how wrong a backpacking expedition can go....'The Cactus Eaters' is far more than a Sierra Club-approved romp. It's gorp for the soul, a fascinating and surprisingly moving testament to the call of the wild., "In the well-written, laugh-out-loud, self-deprecating spirit of Bill Bryson's A Walk In The Woods and Nora Ephron's When Harry Met Sally, Dan White takes us along for a walk on the wild side of adventure and love. I could not put it down." (Eric Blehm, National Outdoor Book Award-winning author of THE LAST SEASON.), Drawing on diaries he kept at the time, White polishes up these memories, serving them forth with brio and dash…[The Cactus Eaters] brings a fresh perspective to the timeworn adventure-travel genre., "Dan White forges miles past travelogue to carve a poignant, uproarious, and deeply compelling love story between man, woman, and the land between.The Cactus Eaters is as impressive and enjoyable as the ground it covers." (Franz Wisner, NY Times Bestselling Author of Honeymoon with My Brother), It is a funny, frequently harrowing, and altogether mesmerizing memoir about just how wrong a backpacking expedition can go….'The Cactus Eaters' is far more than a Sierra Club-approved romp. It's gorp for the soul, a fascinating and surprisingly moving testament to the call of the wild.
Dewey Decimal
917.9
Synopsis
"In the well-written, laugh-out-loud, self-deprecating spirit of Bill Bryson's A Walk In the Woods and Nora Ephron's When Harry Met Sally, Dan White takes us along for a walk on the wild side of adventure and love. I couldn't put it down." --Eric Blehm, National Outdoor Book Award-winning author of The Last Season When Dan White and his girlfriend Melissa set out to hike the Pacific Crest Trail, which stretches from Mexico to Canada through boiling desert and snowcapped mountain passes, his parents wondered how two people who had never shared an apartment could survive in a tent in the desert. But when Dan and Melissa, dubbed "The Lois and Clark Expedition" by a fellow hiker, quit their doldrum jobs to set out into the wilderness, the hardships of the trail provided these addled adventurers with a crystalline view of the American wilderness, themselves, and each other. In his wickedly funny memoir, Dan White also shares the story of Warren Rogers, who risked ruin to chart the trail during the Great Depression. As he walks in Rogers' footsteps, he starts to wonder if he's assumed the man's bravery--or his insanity. Both hilarious and harrowing, this account of a young couple's hike along the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail is a testament to the power of nature to change us and the power of love to get us through the uphill climbs., The Pacific Crest Trail stretches from Mexico to Canada, a distance of 2,650 grueling, sun-scorched, bear-infested miles. When Dan White and his girlfriend announced their intention to hike it, Dan's parents--among others--thought they were nuts. How could two people who'd never even shared an apartment together survive six months in the desert with little more than a two-person tent and some trail mix? But when these addled adventurers, dubbed "the Lois and Clark Expedition" by their benevolent trail-guru, set out for the American wilderness, the hardships of the trail--and one delicious-looking cactus--test the limits of love and sanity., The Pacific Crest Trail stretches from Mexico to Canada, a distance of 2,650 grueling, sun-scorched, bear-infested miles. When Dan White and his girlfriend announced their intention to hike it, Dan's parents-among others-thought they were nuts. How could two people who'd never even shared an apartment together survive six months in the desert with little more than a two-person tent and some trail mix But when these addled adventurers, dubbed "the Lois and Clark Expedition" by their benevolent trail-guru, set out for the American wilderness, the hardships of the trail-and one delicious-looking cactus-test the limits of love and sanity., "In the well-written, laugh-out-loud, self-deprecating spirit of Bill Bryson's A Walk In the Woods and Nora Ephron's When Harry Met Sally , Dan White takes us along for a walk on the wild side of adventure and love. I couldn't put it down." --Eric Blehm, National Outdoor Book Award-winning author of The Last Season When Dan White and his girlfriend Melissa set out to hike the Pacific Crest Trail, which stretches from Mexico to Canada through boiling desert and snowcapped mountain passes, his parents wondered how two people who had never shared an apartment could survive in a tent in the desert. But when Dan and Melissa, dubbed "The Lois and Clark Expedition" by a fellow hiker, quit their doldrum jobs to set out into the wilderness, the hardships of the trail provided these addled adventurers with a crystalline view of the American wilderness, themselves, and each other. In his wickedly funny memoir, Dan White also shares the story of Warren Rogers, who risked ruin to chart the trail during the Great Depression. As he walks in Rogers' footsteps, he starts to wonder if he's assumed the man's bravery--or his insanity. Both hilarious and harrowing, this account of a young couple's hike along the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail is a testament to the power of nature to change us and the power of love to get us through the uphill climbs., In this hilarious and harrowing account of a young couple's hike along the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail, White shares the hardships they face as he and his girlfriend confront nature, themselves, and each other., When Dan White and his girlfriend set out to hike the Pacific Crest Trail, which stretches from Mexico to Canada through boiling desert and snowcapped mountain passes, his parents wondered how two people who had never shared an apartment could survive in a tent in the desert. But when Dan and Melissa, dubbed "The Lois and Clark Expedition" by a fellow hiker, set out into the wilderness, the hardships of the trail provide these addled adventurers with a crystalline view of the American wilderness, themselves, and each other. In his wickedly funny memoir, Dan White also shares the story of Warren Rogers, who risked ruin to chart the trail during the Great Depression. As he walks in Rogers' footsteps, he starts to wonder if he's assumed the man's bravery--or his insanity.
LC Classification Number
GV199.42.P3W45 2008
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2008
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