title: Walking Home: A Traveler in the Alaskan Wilderness, a Journey into the Human Heart
author:  Lynn Schooler 
description: Starred Review. Having lived in Alaska for 40 years, working as a commercial fisherman, shipwright, wilderness guide and wildlife photographer, Juneau resident Schooler (The Blue Bear) set out in 2007 on a solo trip through his adopted state, in part to get away from his failing marriage. Jettisoning the pontification and redundancy that can weigh down man-against-nature stories, Schooler's account boils over with adventure and exploration: there are rivers to cross, glaciers to maneuver, a trek through "boulder hell," eerie mountainscapes, and a panoply of spooky histories to recount. An escape of sorts, Schooler's journey proves a harrowing diversion, related with nail-biting immediacy: "the current heaving against my legs was getting stronger with every step... What at first might seem manageable becomes suddenly and startlingly on the verge of taking control, like the slow, easy coils of an anaconda becoming a muscular squeeze." A bear encounter is so frightening as to be exhausting, culminating in his decision to sleep outside with an escape route already carved out: "There was no way I was going to spend the night in the tent... wrapped in a sleeping bag like a burrito." Armchair adventurers will be captivated.
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  Atlas Lost
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  Atlas Lost
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  Prologue
  Atlas
   
  Before birth, we all chose our soul’s mission. Most of the time, we don’t allow ourselves to
  remember the obstacles or rewards we put in our path for lessons. We go through life ignoring
  intuition, jumping from one longing to another. Travel, adventure…love. Love encompassed many
  things. It was a lo