
North to the Night book by Alvah Simon
By Alvah SimonIn June of 1994 Alvah Simon and his wife, Diana, set off in their 36-foot sailboat to explore the hauntingly beautiful world of icebergs, tundra, and fjords lying high above the Arctic Circle. Four months later, unexpected events would trap Simon alone on his boat, frozen in ice 100 miles from the nearest settlement, with the long polar night stretching into darkness for months to come.With his world circumscribed by screaming blizzards and marauding polar bears and his only companion a kittten named Halifax, Simon withstands months of crushing loneliness, sudden blindness, and private demons. Trapped in a boat buried beneath the drifting snow, he struggles through the perpertual darkness toward a spiritual awakening and an understanding of the forces that conspired to bring him there. He emerges five months later a transformed man.Simon's powerful, triumphant story combines the suspense of "Into Thin Air" with a crystalline, lyrical prose to explore the hypnotic draw of one of the earth's deepest and most dangerous wildernesses.
Book details
- Hardcover
- 256 pages
- English
- 0070580529
- 9780070580527
About Alvah Simon
alvah simon was Read More about Alvah Simon
More Books By Alvah Simon
People who bought this also bought
Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself : How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One Book by Joe Dispenza
New Book
Wenger: My Life and Lessons in Red and White book by Arsene Wenger
New Book
The Trouble with Africa: Why Foreign Aid Isn't Working book by Robert Calderisi
New Book
Startup Rising: The Entrepreneurial Revolution Remaking the Middle East book by Christopher M. Schroeder
New Book
The Enjoyment of Music, An Introduction to Perceptive Listening (Chronological ed.)
Used Book
Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own book by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
New Book
Stuarts Field Guide to the Tracks and Signs of Southern, Central and East African Wildlife book by Chris Stuart
New Book
Molecules at an Exhibition : Portraits of Intriguing Materials in Everyday Life
Used Book
The Success Principles : How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be Book by Jack Canfield
New Book
Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle Hamilton
Used Book
God Called a Girl : How Mary Changed Her World- and You Can Too
Used Book
The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups book by Daniel Coyle
New Book
Premises Security: A Guide for Security Professionals and Attorneys by William Blake
Used Book
This Child Will Be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa's First Woman President book by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
New Book
Taste of Life Cookbook : 200 Low Cholesterol Easy to Make Healthy Life Style Recipes
Used Book
Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts book by Ryan Holiday
New Book
Lost: Lost and Found Pet Posters from around the World book by Ian Phillips
Used Book
It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered book by Lysa TerKeurst
New Book
Dubai: The Vulnerability of Success book by Christopher Davidson
New Book
The Signature of Jesus : Living a Life of Holy Passion and Unreasonable Faith
Used Book
Designed to Win: Strategies for Building a Thriving Global Business book by Hiroaki Yoshihara
New Book
Against an Infinite Horizon: The Finger of God in Our Everyday Lives
Used Book
From the Holy Mountain: A Journey Among the Christians of the Middle East book by William Dalrymple
New Book
How to Make Millions with Your Ideas: An Entrepreneur's Guide book by Dan S. Kennedy
New Book
The Man Who Knew: The Life & Times of Alan Greenspan book by Sebastian Mallaby
New Book