An Ecology Pioneer I grew up with Sajo and her Beaver people by Grey Owl but knew nothing much about him other than what my father told me - which I now know came from the dust jacket. I found Greay Owl - Archie - to be an intriguing man living as an adult the life he had formed as a boy in his mind. I didn't know before I read this book that I had in fact been to most of the places in Canada that Grey Owl had been and now I wish I had read this book first. I didn't know he had served and been injured in World War... more info
Good Slouka offers his own personal view of the advancement of technology and the dangers it poses to mankind. Informative yet chilling at times, he intellectually describes the pros and cons of "cyberism" and what it means to our society, culture, environment. This is coupled by his wry humourous nuances which he pokes fun at the "digerati", and those who argues for this new aged succesion. Over-indulgent at times, some parts he fails to remain objective leading him to form unstable arguments against the new... more info
A true wilderness tail I have followed most of his trail around Canada. I am returning to follow the rest starting from Prince Albert. A stunning read and totally believable. A remarkable tale of self sacifice.
