Kabloona: Among the Inuit Audiobook

" A haunting book, offering an unsual and authentic look into the private world of the Inuit as seen by an early French explorer. I appreciate the insights and honesty in which the author writes, and was captivated by how (and why) his appreciation for the Inuit culture was radically transformed over the course of time. "

" This reminded me somewhat of Dan Morrison's "The Black Nile: One Man's Amazing Journey Through Peace and War on the World's Longest River. Both hinted at adventure through places most people will never visit, and both, to me, fell short. This book is a description of the author's one year time with the Inuit in the arctic. By most people's definitions, that region is considered bleak and desolate. And the author can only describe it that way. But how many ways can one use to describe an area like that? Not many. So the author really tries to provide some insights into the life of the Inuit. That's interesting enough, but the book would have made an interesting magazine article, but extended to book length dragged on, and I looked forward to the end of the book even more than the author looked forward to his return to civilization. "

" See my review of this book. This is the audio version. Read impeccably. "

" revisiting another old favorite. This book is quite un-PC (simian and bovine oh boy!) but it's real and about a world that doesn't exist anymore. transporting... "

" Author spent 15 months in the antarctic and wrote this with in collaboration with Lewis Galantiere. Wonderful illustration bythe author.1940 "

" This is a great adventure book for when your stuck indoors and need an escape. "

" Memoir....1939-1940 King William Land....French Count lives among primitive Eskimos. Perspective within and without. Photos and drawings. Great read during winter. "

" I learned a lot from this book. There are several points where I grimaced at the blatant racism and/or sexism, but note that it's written in the 30's and it's actually well balanced given that era. "

" Love this novel. Provided some interesting insight into the daily lives of the Inuit people and a way of life that dates back centuries. "

" This is an older book, but such a worthwhile read. Beautifully philosophic in unintentional ways. "

" My parents had been trying to get me to read this book for 20 years. I finally gave in and read it...and it was just as good as they told me it would be. A humorous, insightful, and entertaining look at a primitive culture through the eyes of modern day man. "

" "And as for myself, I tell you, I have had too much luck these last years. Do you believe that a man's luck can run forever? I know that it can't. For myself, I must somehow erect a bulwark against the ill fortune that is certain." "

" The Eskimo is truly a marvelous creature "

" Memoir....1939-1940 King William Land....French Count lives among primitive Eskimos. Perspective within and without. Photos and drawings. Great read during winter. "

" See my review of this book. This is the audio version. Read impeccably. "

" This is an older book, but such a worthwhile read. Beautifully philosophic in unintentional ways. "

" revisiting another old favorite. This book is quite un-PC (simian and bovine oh boy!) but it's real and about a world that doesn't exist anymore. transporting... "