by Julie Angus   This is an absolutely incredible account of positive human attitudes perseverance and high adventure. In 2005-06 Julie Angus along with her husband Colin Angus rowed nearly 6000 miles across the Atlantic ocean becoming the first woman in the world to voyage under oar power from mainland to mainland.This action packed story is a must read for anyone with an appreciation for distance rowing and high adventure. It’s truly hard to imagine rowing in...
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by  Betty Lowman Carey   In 1937 his intrepid young woman heads north from Anacortes in Puget Sound rowing her carved cedar canoe. She travels solo and this account is of her 66 day voyage under oar power alone through the wild and inhospitable inside passage all the way to Alaska. A wonderful description of the times, people, places and some pretty amazing adventures enroute..Harold Aune
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Rosemary Mahoney overcomes cultural prejudices, fear of crocodiles and intense heat in order to experience rowing alone down the Nile. Although there’s not a lot of actual rowing involved her in depth observations of the culture, individuals met and the Nile itself make for a very interesting read.Harold Aune
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Younger Next Year: A Guide to Living Like 50 Until You're 80 and Beyond by Chris Crowley and Henry S Lodge, M.D. and published by Workman Publishing 2004 This book is written for men in their fifties by two men who are passionate about revitalizing the second half of life. At a time when most men are beginning to have more resources and time to fully engage in all of their favorite things many are...
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by Jill Fredsto "Written by a woman who is hard core; she and her husband have journeyed under oar power alone to some of the most remote parts of the planet. Exploring 20,000 miles of the wild coastlines of the Arctic regions they are an example of extreme adventurers who stay mentally and physically fit by challenging conditions no normal human would even consider by rowboat. They prove in their own unique way that less is...
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