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"Philip Caputo's passion for travel and adventure was inspired by the works of Joseph Conrad, Jack London, and Herman Melville, and through the years this passion led to a rugged writer's life, filled with hair-raising experiences in the jungles of Vietnam, the rubble of Beirut, and the savannas of Africa. In the Shadows of the Morning collects Caputo's essays for the first time, each imbued with the powerful and memorable writing for which he has become so well known.In ""The Ahab Complex,"" Caputo recalls a life-and-death struggle with a majestic giant blue marlin off the coast of Florida whose quarter-ton body ""lit up as if a gigantic light had flashed in the water."" He recounts his travels in Kenya's largest national park among the only lions to have a natural tendency to stalk and eat human beings, and where the accounts of their gruesome escapades invaded his dreams. In the title piece, he reflects on a harrowing trip down the Alaskan river that nearly claimed his son's life, nature's indifference to human loss, and an evocative account of letting go.In the Shadows of the Morning is a fascinating journey through a lifetime of profound experiences. Adventurers and lovers of great writing will welcome this collection of finely crafted essays by one of America's most gifted writers.This new edition will contain new material and the entire edition will be signed by the author."

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Can make the reader shiver with the anticipation of danger in the wild and yet appreciate the need to experience it. A thread of history plays through all the essays, providing context and another level of interest for the reader. This compelling collection will enhance the travel or adventure collections in any public or academic library. -- Library Journal Caputo's descriptive powers can be exhilaratingly good. When Caputo's good, he's very good. -- The (San Francisco) Chronicle An absorbing collection of outdoor stories. Caputo is easily one of the most talented, insightful, vivid and passionate writers available today. This is an adventure book without flowers. The stories are especially well written and Caputo's professional eloquence and straight to the heart prose is refreshing and wholly interesting. -- The Reel News

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Philip Caputo is a Pulitzer Prize winner and author of several critically acclaimed novels and works of nonfiction, including Delcorso's Gallery, Exiles, The Voyage, Means of Escape, Indian Country, Equation for Evil, and the national best-seller A Rumor of War, praised as the most accurate portrayal of combat yet written. He lives in Connecticut.

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