Survival in the wilderness - Gary Paulsen writes about it so powerfully
in his novels Hatchet, The River, Brian's Winter, Brian's Return, and
Brian's Hunt because he's lived it. These essays recount his adventures
alone and with friends, taking listeners through the seasons. In
Paulsen's north country, every expedition is a major one, and often
hilarious. Once again Gary Paulsen demonstrates why he is one of
America's most beloved writers, for he shows us fishing and hunting as
pleasure, as art, as companionship, and as source of life's deepest
lessons.