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Todd Balf, a former senior editor for Outside magazine, writes for Men's Journal, Fast Company and other publications. His cover story in Men's Journal on the Tsangpo and the Walker-McEwan expedition appeared in March 1999. He lives in Beverly, Massachusetts, with his wife and two children.
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Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: January 27, 2009
Price: $13.95
The story of a man who transcended the handicaps of race to become America’s first African American mega sports celebrity
At the turn of the 20th century, hundreds of lightning-fast racers won the hearts and minds of a bicycling-crazed public. Scientists studied them, newspapers glorified them, and millions of dollars in purse... Read more >
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Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: June 26, 2001
Price: $14.00
The Last River: The Tragic Race for Shangri-la is a breathtaking account of the ill-fated October 1998 expedition of an American whitewater kayaking team who traveled deep into the Tsangpo Gorge in Tibet to run the Yarlung Tsangpo, known in paddling circles as the "Everest of rivers." For Wick Walker and... Read more >
Format: eBook
On Sale: February 26, 2008
Price: $13.95
At the turn of the 20th century, hundreds of handsome, lightning-fast racers won the hearts and minds of a bicycling-crazed public. Scientists studied them, newspapers glorified them, and millions of dollars in purse money was awarded to them. Major Taylor aimed to be the fastest of them all. A prominent black... Read more >
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Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: September 12, 2000
Price: $12.95
The Last River: The Tragic Race for Shangri-la is a breathtaking account of the ill-fated October 1998 expedition of an American whitewater kayaking team who traveled deep into the Tsangpo Gorge in Tibet to run the Yarlung Tsangpo, known in paddling circles as the "Everest of rivers." For Wick Walker and... Read more >
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Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: December 30, 2003
Price: $14.95
“Commit yourself to the Virgin Mary, for in her hands is the way into the Darién—and in God’s is the way out.”
The Darkest Jungle tells the harrowing story of America’s first ship canal exploration across a narrow piece of land in Central America called the Darién, a place that loomed large... Read more >
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Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: September 3, 2003
Price: $17.95
“Commit yourself to the Virgin Mary, for in her hands is the way into the Darién—and in God’s is the way out.”
The Darkest Jungle tells the harrowing story of America’s first ship canal exploration across a narrow piece of land in Central America called the Darién, a place that loomed large... Read more >
