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Tracking Lions, Myth, and Wilderness in Samburu

Tracking Lions, Myth, and Wilderness in Samburu
Author: Jon Turk
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2021-09-26
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1771604697

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A provocative look at the vital connection between human beings, the natural world and meaningful knowledge. While tracking a lion with a Samburu headman and then, later, eluding human assailants who may be tracking him, Jon Turk experiences people at their best and worst. As the tracker and the tracked, Jon reveals how the stories we tell each other, and the stories spinning in our heads, can be moulded into innovation, love and co-operation -- or harnessed to launch armies. Seeking escape from the confusion we create for ourselves and our neighbours with our think-too-much-know-it-all brains, Jon finds liberation within a natural world that spins no fiction. Set in a high-adventure narrative on the unforgiving savannah, Tracking Lions, Myth, and Wilderness in Samburu explores the aboriginal wisdoms that endowed our Stone Age ancestors with the power to survive - and how, since then, myth, art, music, dance, and ceremony have often been hijacked and distorted within our urban, scientific, oil-soaked world.


The Raven's Gift

The Raven's Gift
Author: Jon Turk
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2010-01-19
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1429964707

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Noted scientist and kayak adventurer undertakes a journey of spiritual healing Jon Turk has kayaked around Cape Horn and paddled across the Pacific Ocean to retrace the voyages of ancient people. But, the strangest trip he ever took was the journey he made as a man of science into the realm of the spiritual. In a remote Siberian village, Turk met an elderly Koryak shaman named Moolynaut who invoked the help of a Spirit Raven to mend his fractured pelvis. When the healing was complete, he was able to walk without pain. Turk, finding no rational explanation, sought understanding by traversing the frozen tundra where Moolynaut was born, camping with bands of reindeer herders, and recording stories of their lives and spirituality. Framed by high adventure across the vast and forbidding Siberian landscape, The Raven's Gift creates a vision of natural and spiritual realms interwoven by one man's awakening.


Cold Oceans

Cold Oceans
Author: Jon Turk
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Total Pages: 256
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Adventure and adventurers
ISBN: 9780060953256

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Adventurer Jon Turk chronicles his Arctic expeditions and shares his impressions of the indigenous peoples and legendary explorers who preceded him to the area. Includes accounts of kayaking around Cape Horn and dogsledding across the remote Baffin Island.


In the Wake of the Jomon

In the Wake of the Jomon
Author: Jon Turk
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2005-04-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 0071467092

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The thrilling account of an extraordinary journey in the tradition of Kon-Tiki In 1996 a 9,500-year-old skeleton was found beside the Columbia River, galvanizing anthropologists with the possibility that prehistoric humans reached North America from Asia by crossing the ocean in small open boats. In this compelling narrative, world-class kayaker and science writer Jon Turk relates his successful attempt to re-create this perilous migration. This story wraps an intriguing anthropological argument inside a gripping narrative about the sea, an ancient people, and the wilderness of northeast Siberia. Recounting his two-year, 3,000-mile kayak voyage from Japan's bamboo forests to the tundra of Siberia and Alaska, Turk introduces strong archeological and anthropological evidence that his expedition was not the first. He explains how the ancient Jomon people could have completed this journey 10,000 to 15,000 years ago and provides insight into the question of why they did it. Both fascinating adventure and riveting prehistory, In the Wake of the Jomon is destined to become a classic.


The Happy Camper

The Happy Camper
Author: Kevin Callan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781770850323

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A camping guide features basic wilderness instructions on such topics as reading a map, selecting a campsite, staking a tent, cooking meals, and administering first aid.


Extreme Sea Kayaking

Extreme Sea Kayaking
Author: Eric Soares
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Sea kayaking
ISBN: 9780070507180

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A guide to sea kayaking in surf and along rocky coastlines in extreme weather conditions. Anecdotes and photographs of spectacular situations are included.


Sea Kayaker's More Deep Trouble

Sea Kayaker's More Deep Trouble
Author: Christopher Cunningham
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2013-08-02
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 007177985X

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29 STORIES THAT ILLUSTRATE WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN SAFETY IS LEFT ON SHORE Sea Kayaker's Deep Trouble was a bestselling warning to kayakers: Do not let ignorance or arrogance get you hurt or even killed. Thousands heeded Deep Trouble's tales of tragedy; but even with the benefits of evolving technology and more safety options, kayakers still fall prey to human error. To renew the cautious attitude of seasoned paddlers and to instill safe practices in kayaking newbies, Sea Kayaker's More Deep Trouble presents more stories of kayaking trials, rescues, and tragedy. In these 29 stories collected from Sea Kayaker magazine, survivors and witnesses tell of their experiences with the dangers and risks of kayaking. You will feel the cold rush of water when paddlers fall in, the panic they feel when they do not know how to rescue themselves, and the anxiousness of loved ones waiting to hear any news. You will learn how whale watching could cost you your life, how life-saving electronics are only as good as the batteries you have in them, and how a float plan can initiate a timely search and rescue. End-of-story Lessons Learned summaries suggest what to do if you find yourself in similar unfortunate situations. Read these tales, understand the lessons learned in these incidents, and respect the advice given as you take your next kayaking adventure. This tome of danger and survival may ultimately save your life.


Crocodiles and Ice

Crocodiles and Ice
Author: Jonathan Turk
Publisher: OOLICHAN BOOKS
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-09-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780889823235

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Ties together several of Jon's expeditions under the theme of a zjourney into a Consciousness Revolution based on a deep, reciprocal communication with the Earth.y.


Heart of Toba

Heart of Toba
Author: nigel Foster
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9781736420300

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Lake Toba, the biggest volcanic caldera lake in the world, is surrounded by stories, mysteries, and myths. Despite its size it did not appear on any map until 1852, and even then explorers were deterred by stories of cannibals and headhunters. Prominent in the lake stands the massive Samosir Island, the Heart of Toba, the result of a volcanic resurgent dome. Foster joins an Indonesian team to learn about Toba Batak culture and history, delving into the history and geology, the traditional weaving of ceremonial ulos cloths, and the indigenous architecture. With the help of knowledgeable Batak within the caldera, he records stories of lost villages, seiches, unusual wildlife, and strange cultural beliefs. Traveling by kayak around the heart of Toba, Samosir Island, he meets fishermen in dugout canoes, and with the help of the knowledgeable son of a prominent Batak poet, learns about the island that once boasted more than two hundred kings. In this travel biography Foster presents a compelling picture of Batak life within the cradle of the caldera.


Enchanted Vagabonds

Enchanted Vagabonds
Author: Dana Lamb
Publisher:
Total Pages: 456
Release: 1944
Genre: Central America
ISBN:

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