{"product_id":"was-it-worth-it-9781952338052","title":"Was It Worth It?","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“If wilderness is outlawed,\nonly outlaws can save wilderness.” Edward Abbey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a collection of\ngripping stories of adventure, Doug Peacock, loner, iconoclast,\nenvironmentalist, and contemporary of Edward Abbey, reflects on a life lived in\nthe wild, asking the question many ask in their twilight years: “Was It Worth\nIt?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecounting sojourns\nwith Abbey, but also Peter Matthiessen, Doug Tompkins, Jim Harrison, Yvon\nChouinard and others, Peacock observes that what he calls “solitary walks” were\nthe greatest currency he and his buddies ever shared. He asserts that “solitude\nis the deepest well I have encountered in this life,” and the introspection it\naffords has made him who he is: a lifelong protector of the wilderness and its\nmany awe-inspiring inhabitants.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith adventures both\nclose to home (grizzlies in Yellowstone and jaguars in the high Sonoran Desert)\nand farther afield (tigers in Siberia, jaguars again in Belize, spirit bears in\nthe wilds of British Columbia, all the amazing birds of the Galapagos), Peacock\nacknowledges that Covid 19 has put “everyone’s mortality in the lens now and\nit’s not necessarily a telephoto shot.” Peacock recounts these adventures to\ntry to understand and explain his perspective on Nature: That wilderness is the\nonly thing left worth saving.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003eIn the tradition of\nPeacock’s many best-selling books, \u003ci\u003eWas It Worth It?\u003c\/i\u003e is both\nentertaining and thought provoking. It challenges any reader to make certain\nthat the answer to the question for their own life is “Yes!”\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Doug Peacock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68316402123003,"sku":"9781952338052","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_5cd35a66-9cab-4ac7-9be8-f297ae25c947.jpg?v=1791996979","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/was-it-worth-it-9781952338052","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}