555 records matched your query
03715aam a2200565Ii 4500 001 2F4CB42C52B111E9B3ECE36E97128E48 003 SILO 005 20190330010017 008 190306t20192019nyuaf 001 0beng d 010 $a 2018945473 020 $a 0316414425 020 $a 9780316414425 035 $a (OCoLC)1089253800 040 $a NjBwBT $b eng $e rda $c FMG $d FMG $d JDP $d IDLEW $d FMA $d OCLCO $d IG$ $d ACN $d UOK $d OCP $d MEU $d IOU $d SILO 043 $a n-us-ak 050 14 $a F910.5 $b .V36 2019 082 04 $a 979.8/05 $2 23 100 1 $a Van Hemert, Caroline, $e author. 245 14 $a The Sun is a Compass : $b A 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds / $c Caroline Van Hemert. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Little, Brown Spark, $c 2019. 300 $a vii, 308 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : $b color illustrations ; $c 22 cm 546 $a Text in English. 520 $a Documents the biologist adventurer's treks in the vast wilderness region spanning the Pacific rainforest through the Alaskan Arctic, where she and her husband tested their physical boundaries while making profound natural-world connections. 520 $a For fans of Cheryl Strayed, the gripping story of a biologist's human-powered journey from the Pacific Northwest to the Arctic to rediscover her love of birds, nature, and adventure. During graduate school, as she conducted experiments on the peculiarly misshapen beaks of chickadees, ornithologist Caroline Van Hemert began to feel stifled in the isolated, sterile environment of the lab. Worried that she was losing her passion for the scientific research she once loved, she was compelled to experience wildness again, to be guided by the sounds of birds and to follow the trails of animals. In March of 2012 she and her husband set off on a 4,000-mile wilderness journey from the Pacific rainforest to the Alaskan Arctic, traveling by rowboat, ski, foot, raft, and canoe. Together, they survived harrowing dangers while also experiencing incredible moments of joy and grace -- migrating birds silhouetted against the moon, the steamy breath of caribou, and the bond that comes from sharing such experiences. A unique blend of science, adventure, and personal narrative, the book explores the bounds of the physical body and the tenuousness of life in the company of creatures whose daily survival is nothing short of miraculous. It is a journey through the heart, the mind, and some of the wildest places left in North America. In the end, The Sun Is a Compass is a love letter to nature, an inspiring story of endurance, and a beautifully written testament to the resilience of the human spirit. 500 $a Includes index. 600 10 $a Van Hemert, Caroline $x Travel $z Alaska. 651 0 $a Alaska $x Description and travel. 650 0 $a Ornithologists $z United States $v Biography. 655 7 $a Travel writing. $2 lcgft 941 $a 17 952 $l HQPD845 $d 20240516014232.0 952 $l AOPB937 $d 20240509010201.0 952 $l ALPE516 $d 20240417014838.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012022242.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909053622.0 952 $l BVPE851 $d 20220728020429.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722061349.0 952 $l JMPC081 $d 20210302050108.0 952 $l SDPB094 $d 20201019172525.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110080451.0 952 $l FYPI314 $d 20200110012255.0 952 $l VXPE964 $d 20191011011754.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20190524010955.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20190403010243.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20190402012809.0 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20190402012213.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20190330012138.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=2F4CB42C52B111E9B3ECE36E97128E48 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search