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The Blue Bear is a book about Alaska and a book about friendship. Startling places can create startling connections between people. Schooler welcomes us into a connection he made with a brilliant photographer in the fjords of southeast Alaska. Michio Hoshino teaches Schooler a ton about what matters. Although the book centers on the quest to get a snap of the elusive blue bear, it invokes heart-rending tragedy and the extraordinary love that developed between two friends.
With a body twisted by adolescent scoliosis and memories of the brutal death of a woman he loved, Lynn Schooler kept the world at arm's length, drifting through the wilds of Alaska as a commercial fisherman, outdoorsman, and wilderness guide. In 1990, Schooler met Japanese photographer Michio Hoshino, and began a profound friendship cemented by a shared love of adventure and a passionate quest to find the elusive glacier bear, an exceedingly rare creature, seldom seen and shrouded in legend. But only after Hoshino's tragic death from a bear attack does Schooler succeed in photographing the animal -- completing a…
It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.
The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…
Leftner describes a remarkable man I was lucky enough to meet in Sitka, Alaska. Richard Nelson was an anthropologist of remarkable talent. His time learning how to hunt, dog sled, and celebrate with the Koyukon tribe in northern Alaska never left him. I watched with curiosity how a man schooled in such an ice-bound northern land can find his feet closer to people. Nelson's uncertainty about his path shines through the writing. His talents drive him forward. If you are wondering what to do with your one precious life, this book will provide some sage pointers. Leftner's writing takes us right there.
2020 Banff Mountain Book Award Winner - Grand Prize 2020 Banff Mountain Book Award Winner - Mountain Literature
Richard K. Nelson was the host of the national public radio series, "Encounters" Nelson was an anthropologist who lived with Alaska Native tribes and spoke both Inupiag and Koyukon Based on Nelson's journals and interviews with Gary Snyder, Barry Lopez, Rick Bass, and others
"He listened to his [Native Alaskan] teachers, immersed himself in their landscapes as a naturalist, and became, without intending to, a great teacher himself." --Barry Lopez, from the foreword Before his death in 2019, cultural anthropologist, author, and…
