Equal Play: Stories of Women Who Dare - Softcover

O'Neill, Peggy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0762710640 ISBN 13: 9780762710645

Verlag: Falcon Guides, 2004

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Meet These Eleven Daring Women Think only men make tracks in the outdoors? Think again. In this collection of interview-based profiles, author Peggy O'Neill introduces you to eleven remarkable women--daring outdoorswomen who blazed their own trails in activities formerly dominated by men. From septuagenarian big-game hunter Mavis Lorenz to fly-casting expert Lori Ann Murphy, these women reveal--in their own engaging and often humorous words--the unique character and amazing drive that has led them all to a life of outdoor adventure. This book features: * Lori-Ann Murphy: fly fishing instructor and guide* Susan Eckert: founder of AdventureWomen* Alison Dunlap: world-class mountain bike racer* Lena Conlan: sea kayaker and owner of Crossing Latitudes* Zoe King: certified professional ski instructor* Leslie Ross: founder of Babes in the Backcountry and national champion telemark skier* Laura Ziemer: environmental attorney and mountain rescuer at Mt. Everest* Amy Bullard: ice climber and climbing guide* Jody Welch: taxidermist and wildlife artist* Mavis Lorenz: 76-year-old big-game hunter* Pam Houston: river guide, author, and outdoor adventure writer Through their words and examples, these women show even the most humble among us how to live life with purpose, courage, and joy.

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Meet eleven daring outdoorswomen who blazed their own trails in activities formerly dominated by men. In this collection of interview-based profiles, author Peggy O’Neill introduces you to nine remarkable women who reveal - in their own engaging and often humorous words - the unique character and undeniable drive that has led all of them to a life of outdoor adventure.

This book features:
· Lori-Ann Murphy: fly-fishing instructor and guide
· Susan Eckert: founder of AdventureWomen
· Alison Dunlap: world-class mountain bike racer
· Lena Conlan: sea kayaker and co-owner of Crossing Latitudes
· Zoe King: certified professional ski instructor
· Leslie Ross: founder of Babes in the Backcountry and national champion telemark skier
· Laura Ziemer: environmental attorney and mountain rescuer at Mt. Everest
· Amy Bullard: ice climber and climbing guide
· Jody Welch: taxidermist and wildlife artist
· Mavis Lorenz: septuagenarian big-game hunter
· Pam Houston: river guide, author, and outdoor adventure writer

Through their words and examples, these women show even the most humble among us how to live life with purpose, courage, and joy.

Über diese Auflage

• Verlag: Falcon Guides
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0762710640
• ISBN 13: 9780762710645
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 84