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Alaska Still Stands For The Call Of The Wild
Here's A Fresh Take On Why
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April 2003 - Wasilla, Alaska: Jack London's serialized Call of the Wild, first published in the Saturday Evening Post nearly a century ago, forever imprinted on the American psyche an image of the Far North as mysterious and romantic. Now, in a bold departure from his previous work, Alaska author Charles Douglas Hayes has created an epic northern adventure set in the near future that echoes themes from Jack London's stories and entices readers to see the world in a completely new context. Portals In A Northern Sky, Hayes' debut novel, envisions a technology that will change the world forever-a vantage point from space that plays back any event of history in real time. It digs into philosophy and carries a strong life message about education, even while it wrestles with urban drug wars and racial discrimination, follows a great escape into the Alaska wilderness, and traces the fortunes of a family's quest for gold. Among the rich cast of unforgettable characters in Portals are three men who, unknown to one another, set out to redirect the course of their lives by venturing to the Far North. There's Adam Whitehead, a reclusive astrophysicist who disappears on the eve of his professional triumph ... Bob Thornton, a Wall Street whiz kid who simply walks away from his success ... and Vince Terrell, a disillusioned cop who dares to commit a crime in revenge for his sister's death. In their own ways, all three men are answering the call of the wild. When their lives converge, Hayes asks, is it chance or is it fate? Readers must decide for themselves. Hayes has established himself as one of America's leading voices for lifelong learning in books like Beyond the American Dream and Training Yourself, also from Autodidactic Press. He maintains that self-education motivates us to achieve independence of mind, outgrow the tyranny of popular opinion, and become authentic human beings. Title: Portals In A Northern Sky
Pub Date: Paperback April 2003
Author: Charles Douglas Hayes
Price: $14.95
Publisher: Autodidactic Press
Format: Paperback, 6x9
ISBN: 0-9621979-6-3 Paper
Distribution: Ingram Book Company, Baker & Taylor, and direct from the publisher at www.autodidactic.com
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Nancy Frey
Autodidactic Press
907-376-2932
autpress@alaska.net
http://www.autodidactic.com
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