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Martin Moran was a man of the mountains, inspiring both as pioneer
and leader. His is a story of life-changing adventures and
dramatic, often near-death experiences, told with humour and verve.
In 1985 mountain guide Martin Moran achieved the first completion
of all 277 Munros* in a single winter with the support and
companionship of his wife Joy. Their success was a feat of
dedicated mountaineering and effective teamwork through the storms,
snows and avalanches of an epic winter season in the Scottish
Highlands. Martin's account of the winter journey became a classic
mountain narrative, combining his passionate enthusiasm for the
mountains with humorous insights into a marriage put to the test
through three months of living in a camper van. It was described as
'the best guidebook to the Munros' by mountain writer Jim Perrin.
The book inspired many other climbers and runners to pick up the
gauntlet in pursuit of new feats of endurance on Scotland's hills,
and is now reissued with full colour photographs plus an
introductory update by the author on how the 'Munros in Winter'
changed his life.
Martin Moran has been a man of the mountains since youth. Famously,
he made the first solo ascent of the Scottish Munros in the winter
months, as described in his great book, The Munros in Winter (also
published by Sandstone Press). For decades now he has made his
living as a mountain guide based in Strathcarron, Wester Ross. The
Scottish hills have by no means bound or defined him though. It was
after his ascent of the North Face of the Eiger that he made his
decision to take the mountain guide qualifications. Martin has
climbed and guided in the Alps, Norway, and the Himalayas,
experiencing life changing adventures, near death experiences,
meeting and guiding many interesting people. Humour has never been
far away, but neither has excitement and interest. Martin Moran has
lived life in the mountains to the full and this is his story.
At the age of 12 Martin Moran was involved in a sexual relationship
with an older man, a counsellor from a Catholic boy's camp. Thirty
years later, he set out to find and confront his abuser.The Tricky
Part is the story of the man Martin Moran became, and the ambiguous
relationship with his abuser that would mark his life. Growing up
in an ordinary family, a family that belonged to Christ the King,
the local church and school, Martin Moran absorbed the lessons of
Catholicism in his childhood, the fraught mysteries of the spirit
and the flesh.Into Martin's world came Bob, a veteran of the
Vietnam War who was building a ranch out of the mountain
wilderness. Bob taught the boys under his care how to milk cows,
raft rivers and mend barbed wire fences. However, he also noticed
Martin, a young boy who was unsure of himself and befriended him.
The friendship, and the sexual abuse, lasted for three years.The
abuse, and the relationship, shaped and scarred Martin. Told with
startling honesty, humour and understanding The Tricky Part is the
story of a complex friendship, a relationship that damaged but also
inspired the transformation of Martin Moran's life.
Tadashi is a Basset Hound from Fukushima Japan who loves to eat
sushi. Read about his life in a Japanese village as he struggles
with a real life tsunami and a nuclear disaster. This is a
wonderful story of courage, determination and loyalty. It addresses
important topics such as nuclear power, renewable energy and
environmental protection. Includes color illustrations.
Raised in a loving Catholic family in Denver, Martin Moran was a
star student who imagined that he'd one day become a U.S. senator.
When he was twelve years old, a camp counselor seduced him,
initiating a sexual relationship that would last three years-and
haunt Moran's life for decades. He discovered a passion for acting
and built a career that would take him to Broadway, but only when
Moran finally tracked down and confronted his abuser thirty years
later could he finally forgive himself for someone's else trespass.
Funny and tender about growing up Catholic and gay, "The Tricky
Part" never oversimplifies either the abuse or the vexing work of
recovering from it. This powerful story carries us to the heart of
a paradox: that what we think of as damage may be the very thing
that gives rise to transformation, even grace.
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