Field Notes from the Grand Canyon: Raging River, Quiet Mind: An Illustrated Journal

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Summary: Teresa Jordan captures the soul of the Canyon
Review: This is a beautiful book that not only explores the Canyon through words and watercolors but also our place in the world as human beings. Jordan introduces one to the rythyms of life on the river and shares with us her ability to interpret the daily wonders that make the Grand Canyon so majestic. She has created not just a journal but a moving piece of prose that carries the reader from the widerness of the Canyon to finding meaning in our daily lives. A wonderful journey.

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Summary: enthusiastic tourist wishes you were here
Review: With its handwritten text and watercolors, this book has a charming, little-girlish appearance, while the writing is a bit more overweening, post-teen, or maybe "collegiate" is a better word --but then, of course, as Teresa is not the first to discover, the Grand Canyon is "way cool".