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Horizon

By: Barry Lopez
Narrated by: James Naughton
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ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR:
THE NEW YORK TIMES • NPR • THE GUARDIAN

From pole to pole and across decades of lived experience, National Book Award-winning author Barry Lopez delivers his most far-ranging, yet personal, work to date. Horizon moves indelibly, immersively, through the author’s travels to six regions of the world: from Western Oregon to the High Arctic; from the Galápagos to the Kenyan desert; from Botany Bay in Australia to finally, unforgettably, the ice shelves of Antarctica.

Along the way, Lopez probes the long history of humanity’s thirst for exploration, including the prehistoric peoples who trekked across Skraeling Island in northern Canada, the colonialists who plundered Central Africa, an enlightenment-era Englishman who sailed the Pacific, a Native American emissary who found his way into isolationist Japan, and today’s ecotourists in the tropics. And always, throughout his journeys to some of the hottest, coldest, and most desolate places on the globe, Lopez searches for meaning and purpose in a broken world.

Travel Writing & Commentary Ecosystems & Habitats Natural History Nature & Ecology Inspiring Outdoors & Nature Polar Region Biographies & Memoirs Science
Profound Insights • Elegant Writing • Perfect Voice • Thought-provoking Content • Balanced Perspectives

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Bravo. The work itself is beautifully meandering thought-provoking mix of history, science and spirituality. Poetic but not too dense.

The narrator truly nails it as well. Just enough emphasis without affecting the original. Great voice!

Amazing bedtime listening.

Beautiful narration of poetic, rich and deeply thought-provoking pros

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While the storyline is confusing Barry’s reflection, on his time on planet earth is compelling and worth reading.

Barry Lopez reflects on his life

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an awesome education. compelling from beginning to end. will read again to learn more than I could get in first pass

Awesome Education. will read again

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Insightful, wonderful, thoughtful, incredible piece of writing! Highly recommend this book. it's a long listen, 23 hours, and there is a lot to absorb, but well worth it.

Fabulous!

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My first Barry Lopez book but it won’t be my last. Arctic Dreams is next on my list. The reader had the perfect pitch to convey the thoughts of the author.

An excellent storyteller

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