A bold narrative written by a man trying to stay alive by staying
on the move. Within a ten-month period, Neil Peart suffered family
losses so devastating that they left him a ghost -- physically a
man but with nothing inside: no hope, meaning, faith, or desire to
keep living. One year after the first tragedy, Neil was choosing
between life and his own death. Finally, all he could decide was
motion. He got on his BMW R1100GS motorcycle, and over the next 14
months, rode 55,000 miles, in search of a reason to live. On a
journey of escape, exile, and exploration, he travelled from Quebec
to Alaska, down the Canadian and American coasts and western
regions, to Mexico and Belize, and finally back to Quebec. While
riding "the Healing Road," Neil recorded in his journals his
progress and setbacks in the grieving/healing process, and the pain
of constantly reliving his losses. He also recorded with dazzling,
colourful, entertaining, and moving artistry, the enormous range of
his travel adventures, from the mountains to the sea, from the
deserts to Arctic ice, and the dozens of memorable people,
characters, friends, and relatives he met along the way, and who
increasingly contributed to his healing and sense of meaning and
purpose. He begins the journey with nothing, "the Ghost Rider."
What he finally attains is joy, love, and indelible memories of the
most extraordinary journey of his life. Ghost Rider is a bold,
brilliantly written, intense, exciting, and ultimately triumphant
narrative memoir from a gifted writer and musician, who started out
as a man reduced to trying to stay alive by staying on the move.
2002 Drainie-Taylor Biography Prize finalist. Over 80,000 copies
sold. Globe & Mail and Amazon.com bestseller.
General
| Imprint: |
Ecw Press,Canada
|
| Country of origin: |
Canada |
| Release date: |
September 2002 |
| First published: |
September 2002 |
| Authors: |
Neil Peart
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| Dimensions: |
234 x 162 x 34mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
|
| Pages: |
400 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-55022-546-4 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-55022-546-4 |
| Barcode: |
9781550225464 |
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