Under the Devil's Thumb Tapa blanda - 1999
de David Gessner
Gessner first moved to Colorado in the wake of a bout with cancer. Combining memoir with nature and travel writing, this young New Englander takes readers on a joyous quest to discover the mysteries of the western landscape and the landscape of the soul as well.
Descripción de la solapa
David Gessner first moved to Colorado in the wake of a bout with cancer. In "Under the Devil's Thumb," this young New Englander takes readers on a joyous quest to discover the mysteries of the western landscape and the landscape of the soul as well. In the West Gessner began to rewrite his life. "Under the Devil's Thumb" is a story of rugged determination and sweat, as well as humor, adventure and hope. In and around his new hometown of Boulder, Colorado, Gessner hiked hard and ran alongside flooded creeks. He found that the West was a place of stories--stories that grow out of the ground, flow out of the dirt, work their way through one's limbs, and drive people to push their physical limits. Hiking up scree slopes toward the Devil's Thumb, a massive outcrop of orange rock that attracts climbers, hikers, and contemplaters, Gessner reflects on the illness he has so recently survived. He pushes his physical limits, hoping to outrun death, to outrun dread. He finds momentary transcendence in the joys and self-inflicted pain of mountain biking. "Nothing but the hardest ride has the power to flush out worry, mind clutter, and dread." In tranquil moments he seeks a chance to recover an animal self that is strong and powerful enough to conquer mountains, but also still and quiet enough to see things human beings ignore. In the mountain West, Gessner finds what Wallace Stegner called "the geography of hope." He finds within himself an interior landscape that is healthy and strong. Combining memoir, nature writing, and travel writing, "Under the Devil's Thumb" is one man's journey deep into a place of healing.
Detalles
- Título Under the Devil's Thumb
- Autor David Gessner
- Encuadernación Tapa blanda
- Edición Edition Unstated
- Páginas 230
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial University of Arizona Press, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.
- Fecha de publicación 1999-02
- Features Dust Cover
- ISBN 9780816519248 / 0816519242
- Peso 0.66 libras (0.30 kg)
- Dimensiones 8.03 x 6.16 x 0.57 pulgadas (20.40 x 15.65 x 1.45 cm)
-
Temas
- Cultural Region: Mountains
- Cultural Region: Western U.S.
- Geographic Orientation: Colorado
- Library of Congress subjects Gessner, David, Cancer - Patients - Colorado - Biography
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 98040232
- Dewey Decimal Code B
Reseñas en medios
Citas
- Library Journal, 04/01/1999, Page 124
Más ejemplares
Under the Devil's Thumb
de David Gessner
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa blanda
- Estado
- Usado - Acceptable
- Encuadernación
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780816519248 / 0816519242
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Precio
-
EUR 6.54Envío gratuito a USA
Mostrar detalles
Under the Devil's Thumb
de David Gessner
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa blanda
- Estado
- Usado - Very Good
- Encuadernación
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780816519248 / 0816519242
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Precio
-
EUR 6.54Envío gratuito a USA
Mostrar detalles
Under the Devil's Thumb
de David Gessner
- Usado
- good
- Tapa blanda
- Estado
- Usado - Good
- Encuadernación
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780816519248 / 0816519242
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
- Precio
-
EUR 8.50Envío gratuito a USA
Mostrar detalles
Under the Devil's Thumb
de David Gessner
- Nuevo
- Tapa blanda
- Estado
- New
- Encuadernación
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780816519248 / 0816519242
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom
- Precio
-
EUR 25.30EUR 11.84 enviando a USA
Mostrar detalles
Under the Devil's Thumb
de David Gessner
- Usado
- Tapa blanda
- Estado
- Used:Good
- Encuadernación
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780816519248 / 0816519242
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
- Precio
-
EUR 21.97Envío gratuito a USA
Mostrar detalles
Under the Devil's Thumb
de Gessner, David
- Nuevo
- Tapa blanda
- Estado
- New
- Encuadernación
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780816519248 / 0816519242
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
San Diego, California, United States
- Precio
-
EUR 61.84EUR 5.15 enviando a USA