04412cam a2200409 4500 583887492 TxAuBib 20220519120000.0 ||||||s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780802147165 080214716X B07NP1JQGH Amazon 401e4ac4-3a10-43a3-8ef1-c9c3b8d90f21 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 4539722 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Zada, John. In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond [Libby] : In Search of the Sasquatch. Grove Atlantic, 2019. Folklore. Environmentalism. Sasquatch. Bigfoot. folk mythology. proof of bigfoot. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 3389kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. History. Sociology. Travel. Nonfiction. HTML:<b>A journalist travels through British Columbia exploring of one of the world's most baffling mysteries—the existence of the Sasquatch.</b><br /> On the central and north coast of British Columbia, the Great Bear Rainforest is the largest intact temperate rainforest in the world, containing more organic matter than any other terrestrial ecosystem on the planet. The area plays host to a wide range of species, from thousand-year-old western cedars to humpback whales to iconic white Spirit bears.<br /> According to local residents, another giant is said to live in these woods. For centuries people have reported encounters with the Sasquatch—a species of hairy bipedal man-apes said to inhabit the deepest recesses of this pristine wilderness. Driven by his own childhood obsession with the creatures, John Zada decides to seek out the diverse inhabitants of this rugged and far-flung coast, where nearly everyone has a story to tell, from a scientist who dedicated his life to researching the Sasquatch, to members of the area's First Nations, to a former grizzly bear hunter-turned-nature tour guide. With each tale, Zada discovers that his search for the Sasquatch is a quest for something infinitely more complex, cutting across questions of human perception, scientific inquiry, indigenous traditions, the environment, and the power and desire of the human imagination to believe in—or reject—something largely unseen.<br /> Teeming with gorgeous nature writing and a driving narrative that takes us through the forests and into the valleys of a remote and seldom visited region, <i>In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond</i> sheds light on what our decades-long pursuit of the Sasquatch can tell us about ourselves and invites us to welcome wonder for the unknown back into our lives.<br /> <b>Praise for <i>In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond</i></b><br /> "Books on supernatural phenomena typically steer one of two courses: tabloid gullibility or mean-spirited debunkery. Zada deftly tightropes between the two. . . . <i>In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond</i> is not really about sasquatch. It is about how we see what we want to see and don't see what we're not prepared to see. . . . A quirky and oddly captivating tale." —Eric Weiner, <i>Washington Post</i><br /> "An adventure story in the tradition of Paul Theroux and, in parts, Jon Krakauer. . . . Zada is a latter-day Henry David Thoreau or John Muir. . . . Searching for an elusive ape, Zada has a knack for meeting unforgettable humans." —Peter Kuitenbrouwer, <i>Globe and Mail</i><br /> "If people can believe in God, why not Sasquatch? Zada takes us through the temperate rainforest of British Columbia looking for both the hairy bipedal and the mythology and landscape surrounding it. Terrific nature writing with a furry twist." —Kerri Arsenault, <i>Orion</i>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-17 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=401e4ac4-3a10-43a3-8ef1-c9c3b8d90f21&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=401e4ac4-3a10-43a3-8ef1-c9c3b8d90f21&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=401e4ac4-3a10-43a3-8ef1-c9c3b8d90f21&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)