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• Short-listed for Louise de Kiriline Lawrence Award for English Non-Fiction 2020

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National Bestseller [Shoalts] brings us along on his solo journey across the Arctic, infused with the wonder of seeing this majestic land and the urgency of making it back before winter sets in. --Toronto Star [A]mple moments of adrenaline and suspense and descriptions of breathtaking natural beauty in his voyages, but it's his thirst for the unknown--the blank spots--that resonated. --The New York Review of Books When reading Beyond the Trees, one gets the impression of author Adam Shoalts as a kind of Jack Kerouac meets Jack Reacher: an obsessive wanderer at his calmest in the midst of catastrophe. --Atlantic Books Today [Beyond the Trees] might just soothe your need for adventure. . . . wonder-filled . . . [a] beautiful book. --BuzzFeed . . . the adventure of a lifetime [told] in thrilling detail. --TVO A wild adventure...riveting. --Montreal Gazette [A] rousing adventure story . . . --Canada.com [An] homage to the wilds of the Canadian North. . . . If you love an outdoor adventure, Beyond the Trees is for you. --Kamloops Matters

National Bestseller [Shoalts] brings us along on his solo journey across the Arctic, infused with the wonder of seeing this majestic land and the urgency of making it back before winter sets in. --Toronto Star [A]mple moments of adrenaline and suspense and descriptions of breathtaking natural beauty in his voyages, but it's his thirst for the unknown--the blank spots--that resonated. --The New York Review of Books When reading Beyond the Trees, one gets the impression of author Adam Shoalts as a kind of Jack Kerouac meets Jack Reacher: an obsessive wanderer at his calmest in the midst of catastrophe. --Atlantic Books Today . . . the adventure of a lifetime [told] in thrilling detail. --TVO A wild adventure...riveting. --Montreal Gazette [A] rousing adventure story . . . --Canada.com

National Bestseller [Shoalts] brings us along on his solo journey across the Arctic, infused with the wonder of seeing this majestic land and the urgency of making it back before winter sets in. --Toronto Star [A]mple moments of adrenaline and suspense and descriptions of breathtaking natural beauty in his voyages, but it's his thirst for the unknown--the blank spots--that resonated. --The New York Review of Books When reading Beyond the Trees, one gets the impression of author Adam Shoalts as a kind of Jack Kerouac meets Jack Reacher: an obsessive wanderer at his calmest in the midst of catastrophe. --Atlantic Books Today . . . the adventure of a lifetime [told] in thrilling detail. --TVO A wild adventure...riveting. --Montreal Gazette [A] rousing adventure story . . . --Canada.com [An] homage to the wilds of the Canadian North. . . . If you love an outdoor adventure, Beyond the Trees is for you. --Kamloops Matters

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ADAM SHOALTS has been called one of Canada's greatest living explorers and in 2018 was named an Explorer-in-Residence of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. He is also a historian, archaeologist, and geographer, and his book Alone Against the North was a #1 national bestseller. His books, A History of Canada in Ten Maps and The Whisper on the Night Wind, were also national bestsellers. Shoalts' adventurous career has included discovering waterfalls, mapping rivers, numerous archaeological digs, tracking down elusive flora and fauna, and in 2017 completing a nearly 4,000 km solo journey across Canada's Arctic. His expeditions have been featured in media around the world, including the BBC, CNN, MSN, CTV, CBC, TVO, Global, Nature, and The Guardian. In 2020, Canadian Geographic included him on their list of the most influential explorers in Canada's history.

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