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003			OCoLC
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008			190614s2020 nyuabf b 000 0aeng d
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020			_a9781643133140 _qhardcover
020			_a1643133144 _qhardcover
035			_a(OCoLC)1104472146
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092			_a797.1224 _bG127
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aGaechter, Darcy, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aAmazon woman : _bfacing fears, chasing dreams, and a quest to kayak the world's largest river from source to sea / _cDarcy Gaechter.
250			_aFirst Pegasus Books cloth edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bPegasus Books, _c2020.
300			_axxiii, 224 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : _bcolor illustrations, color map ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_aPart memoir, part feminist manifesto, Amazon Woman shows what incredible feats we are capable of and will encourage people, especially women, across all backgrounds and ages to find the courage and strength to live the life they've imagined. This 148-day journey began on Darcy Gaetcher's 35th birthday. She sold her successful outdoor adventure business, upsetting her partner and boyfriend of twelve years and getting them both fired in the process. The emotional waters that would fester and erupt on the ensuing journey were often more challenging to navigate than the mighty river itself. With blistered lips and irradiated fingernails, Darcy would tackle raging Class Five whitewater for twenty-five days straight, barely surviving a dynamite-filled canyon being prepared for a new hydroelectric plan. She and her two companions would encounter illegal loggers, narco-traffickers, murderous Shining Path rebels, and ruthless poachers in the black market trade in endangered species. They would plead for mercy at the hands of the murderous Asháninka people who were convinced that they had come to steal their children's organs. In a desperate attempt meant to give her some pretense of control, Darcy even cut off all her hair before entering Peru's notoriously dangerous Red Zone in hopes of passing for a boy and being seen as less of a target. At once a heart-pounding adventure and a celebration of pushing personal limits, Amazon Woman speaks to all of us feeling trapped by our desk-bound, online society. This a story of finding the courage and strength to challenge nature, cultures, social norms, and oneself.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
600	1	0	_aGaechter, Darcy _xTravel.
650		0	_aKayakers _vBiography.
650		0	_aKayaking _zAmazon River.
651		0	_aAmazon River _xDescription and travel. _9334204
655		7	_aAutobiographies. _2lcgft _9728
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