On nearly a dozen recommended lists of 2012, including: an Amazon "Best Book of the Year", "Top Ten Sports Book of 2012", and "Top Ten Memoir of 2012"

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"...remarkable... vivid and intense... Slakey has threaded an epic adventure tale with a much more personal journey, creating a single, riveting tale of self-discovery."--Amazon

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PEOPLE MAGAZINE calls it, "A moving tale of self-discovery, right to the last word."

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"Splendid and exciting" — Selected by Indie Booksellers for the "Indie Next List"

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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY has chosen it for their MUST List, calling it,
"Exciting, Moving"

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VANITY FAIR, calls it "An exhilarating thrill show for armchair adventurers."

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"Expressive... suspenseful... what begins as a shock-factor memoir concludes with great heart and promise."
KIRKUS REVIEW

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"...breathtaking..."

Lucinda Franks
WINNER OF THE PULITZER
PRIZE AND AUTHOR OF
My Father's Secret War

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"More than another tale of high-octane machismo."
New York Times, Sunday Book Review

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"...A tribute to the remarkable connectedness that binds the world and its people together."

Norman Ollestad
THE NEW YORK TIMES
BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF
Crazy for the Storm

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"Slakey is one of America's most dynamic scientific personalities."

BOOKREPORTER.com

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"Part adventure, part call to action for anyone who cares about making a better world."

Molly Brown, KIRKUS REVIEW

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"It opens with one of the most terrifying moments in non-fiction this year. After that, Slakey settles into an unexpectedly warm memoir."

WASHINGTONIAN

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"Fascinating"

OMNIVORACIOUS.com

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"A lively memoir. For readers who like adventure and romance."

BOOKLIST

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"I like it, but the mountains scare me."

Dylan Ratigan, The Dylan Ratigan Show

  

"Slakey happens to have an Earth-sized adventurous streak."

Rancho Sante Fe Review