Kira Salak, Author . Counterpoint $25 (401p) ISBN 978-1-58243-165-9
In this gripping adventure story, Salak, a graduate student in her 20s, describes a recent trip she took to remote, tropical Papua New Guinea, in the Pacific. Salak retraced the steps of British explorer Ivan Champion who, in 1927, traversed New...
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Kira Salak, Author . National Geographic $26 (256p) ISBN 978-0-7922-9790-1
As she begins her harrowing solo kayaking journey 600 miles down the Niger River, Salak writes, "Though we may think we chose our journeys, they chose us." This sensitive notion is representative of most of Salak's account of her quest...
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Kira Salak, Author . Holt $25 (351p) ISBN 978-0-8050-8847-2
A young reporter embarks on a dangerous adventure in Salak's gripping debut novel, a blend of Heart of Darkness
and Tomb Raider
. Like her protagonist, Marika Vecera, award-winning journalist Salak has traveled solo—and narrowly escaped...
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