Cloud Garden : A True Story of Adventure, Survival, and Extreme Horticulture by Paul Winder and Tom Hart Dyke (2005, Perfect)-image
Cloud Garden : A True Story of Adventure, Survival, and Extreme Horticulture by Paul Winder and Tom Hart Dyke (2005, Perfect)-image

Cloud Garden : A True Story of Adventure, Survival, and Extreme Horticulture by Paul Winder and Tom Hart Dyke (2005, Perfect)

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Book Title: Cloud Garden : a True Story of Adventure, Survival, and Extreme Horticulture Item Height: 1 in Language: English Topic: Plants / Flowers, Central America, General, Flowers / Orchids Reviews: "Clearly, surviving a nine-month jungle kidnapping requires courage and endurance. But Hart Dyke and Winder came equipped with something else in addition: pluck. It's that quality, crackling on every page, that makesThe Cloud Gardenone of the strangest and most satisfying adventure reads in recent memory."--Men's Journalmagazine "Written with humor and suspense, this is a vivid account of [Dyke's and Winder's] nine-month ordeal. Dual first-person viewpoints are seamlessly spliced together, and the format provides a prismatic presentation of contrasting attitudes, allowing each author to comment on the other."--Publishers Weekly "Told in alternating voices (which works surprisingly well), this is a well-written adventure story filled with intrigue and hope."--Library Journal "Readers will find themselves turning pages and delaying dinner while Winder and Dyke slowly blossom into the heroes of their own misguided adventure."--BookPage, "Clearly, surviving a nine-month jungle kidnapping requires courage and endurance. But Hart Dyke and Winder came equipped with something else in addition: pluck. It's that quality, crackling on every page, that makes The Cloud Garden one of the strangest and most satisfying adventure reads in recent memory." --Men's Journal magazine "Written with humor and suspense, this is a vivid account of [Dyke's and Winder's] nine-month ordeal. Dual first-person viewpoints are seamlessly spliced together, and the format provides a prismatic presentation of contrasting attitudes, allowing each author to comment on the other." --Publishers Weekly "Told in alternating voices (which works surprisingly well), this is a well-written adventure story filled with intrigue and hope." --Library Journal "Readers will find themselves turning pages and delaying dinner while Winder and Dyke slowly blossom into the heroes of their own misguided adventure." --BookPage, "Clearly, surviving a nine-month jungle kidnapping requires courage and endurance. But Hart Dyke and Winder came equipped with something else in addition: pluck. It's that quality, crackling on every page, that makes The Cloud Garden one of the strangest and most satisfying adventure reads in recent memory.""--Men's Journal magazine "Written with humor and suspense, this is a vivid account of [Dyke's and Winder's] nine-month ordeal. Dual first-person viewpoints are seamlessly spliced together, and the format provides a prismatic presentation of contrasting attitudes, allowing each author to comment on the other.""--Publishers Weekly "Told in alternating voices (which works surprisingly well), this is a well-written adventure story filled with intrigue and hope.""--Library Journal "Readers will find themselves turning pages and delaying dinner while Winder and Dyke slowly blossom into the heroes of their own misguided adventure.""--BookPage TitleLeading: The brand: Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E. Genre: Nature, Travel, Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, Gardening Author: Paul Winder, Tom Hart Dyke ISBN-10: 1592287891 ISBN-13: 9781592287895 Synopsis: "Clearly, surviving a nine-month jungle kidnapping requires courage and endurance. But Hart Dyke and Winder came equipped with something else in addition: pluck. It's that quality, crackling on every page, that makes The Cloud Garden one of the strangest and most satisfying adventure reads in recent memory."--"Men's Journal magazine The Darien Gap, the only break in the Pan-American Highway, is a place of legend. In this almost impregnable strip of swamp, jungle, and cloud forest between the land masses of North and South America, stories of abduction and murder are rife. In recent years, more people have successfully climbed Everest than have crossed the Darien Gap. In 2000, Tom Hart Dyke, a young botanist, set off to Central America with one thing in mind: orchids. To find the rare and beautiful species he so fervently admired, he would have to visit some of the most inhospitable places on earth. At the same time, another young explorer, Paul Winder, was backpacking through the area. Though he sometimes worked freelance in the City of London, Paul was essentially a fearless traveler. Pure chance brought Paul and Tom together in northern Mexico; they formed an instant bond and their fate was sealed. Ignoring a final succinct warning from the" Lonely Planet guide--"Don't even think about it!"--Tom and Paul set off into the Darien, Tom in search of orchids, Paul in search of adventure. They would find plenty of each. For six days, they made good progress. Then, just hours away from Colombia, the dream ended and the horror began. Ambushed by FARC guerrillas, they were held hostage for the next nine months. From that day on, their survival was a matter of extraordinaryendurance, incredible ingenuity--and not a little good luck . . ., Kidnapped by terrorists and held hostage at gunpoint, two flower-hunting Britons live to tell their amazing tale., Kidnapped by terrorists and held hostage at gunpoint two flower-hunting Britons live to tell their amazing tale, "Clearly, surviving a nine-month jungle kidnapping requires courage and endurance. But Hart Dyke and Winder came equipped with something else in addition: pluck. It's that quality, crackling on every page, that makes The Cloud Garden one of the strangest and most satisfying adventure reads in recent memory."--Men's Journal magazine The DariÉn Gap, the only break in the Pan-American Highway, is a place of legend. In this almost impregnable strip of swamp, jungle, and cloud forest between the land masses of North and South America, stories of abduction and murder are rife. In recent years, more people have successfully climbed Everest than have crossed the DariÉn Gap. In 2000, Tom Hart Dyke, a young botanist, set off to Central America with one thing in mind: orchids. To find the rare and beautiful species he so fervently admired, he would have to visit some of the most inhospitable places on earth. At the same time, another young explorer, Paul Winder, was backpacking through the area. Though he sometimes worked freelance in the City of London, Paul was essentially a fearless traveler. Pure chance brought Paul and Tom together in northern Mexico; they formed an instant bond and their fate was sealed. Ignoring a final succinct warning from the Lonely Planet guide--"Don't even think about it!"--Tom and Paul set off into the DariÉn, Tom in search of orchids, Paul in search of adventure. They would find plenty of each. For six days, they made good progress. Then, just hours away from Colombia, the dream ended and the horror began. Ambushed by FARC guerrillas, they were held hostage for the next nine months. From that day on, their survival was a matter of extraordinary endurance, incredible ingenuity--and not a little good luck . . . Intended Audience: Trade Publisher: Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E. Illustrator: Yes Item Weight: 15.7 Oz gtin13: 9781592287895 Number of Pages: 336 Pages Item Length: 8.8 in Publication Year: 2005 Format: Perfect Item Width: 5.5 in

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