{"product_id":"9780156001458","title":"Winterdance : The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWinterdance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Gary Paulsen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn incredible sled-dog race through the Alaskan wilderness and a stunning journey of discovery and survival from the author of the beloved \u003cem\u003eHatchet\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fueled by a passion for running dogs, Gary Paulsen entered the Iditarod—the eleven-hundred-and-eight-mile sled-dog race through the Alaskan wilderness—in dangerous ignorance and with a fierce determination. For seventeen days, he and his team of dogs endured blinding wind, snowstorms, frostbite, dog fights, moose attacks, sleeplessness, hallucinations—and the relentless push to go on. \u003cem\u003eWinterdance \u003c\/em\u003eis the enthralling account told by the \"best author of man-against-nature adventures writing today\" (\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly)\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“There are only a handful of indispensable dog books…\u003cem\u003eWinterdance\u003c\/em\u003e belongs among [those] classics…It is hard to find a page in this laconic book without an insight, hard to find a word that could be cut without loss…\u003cem\u003eWinterdance\u003c\/em\u003e is beautiful and is very funny and it’s about and dogs and their souls.”—\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e   “Win\u003cem\u003eterdance \u003c\/em\u003ewill be around long after most outdoor adventure books have been forgotten. What could have been an ordinary journal becomes instead a revelation.” \u003cstrong\u003e–\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinneapolis\/St. Paul Star-Tribune\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e   “In the tradition of Jack London…[Paulsen’s] prose is spare and physical; at its best, it has the fluid simplicity of Hemingway…What’s most moving is his behavior at the end of the race; ‘I didn’t want to go in,’ he says. Armchair travelers will understand.” \u003cstrong\u003e–\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e   “A breathtaking, heart-stopping, roller coaster ride that depicts the brutal reality of the Iditarod, the magnificent beauty of Alaska, and the unique, if not surreal, relationship that develops between man and dog.”\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eNevada Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780156001458\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41158586106062,"sku":"9780156001458","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780156001458_ebd566d4-6200-4afe-9070-de743b0f8b3d.jpg?v=1652166771","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780156001458","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}