Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing RoadWithin a ten-month period, Neil Peart lost both his 19-year-old daughter, Selena, and his wife, Jackie. Faced with overwhelming sadness and isolated from the world in his home on the lake, Peart was left without direction. This memoir tells of the sense of personal devastation that led him on a 55,000-mile journey by motorcycle across much of North America, down through Mexico to Belize, and back again. Peart chronicles his personal odyssey and includes stories of reuniting with friends and family, grieving, and reminiscing. He recorded with dazzling artistry the enormous range of his travel adventures, from the mountains to the seas, from the deserts to the Arctic ice, and the memorable people who contributed to his healing. Ghost Rider is a brilliantly written and ultimately triumphant narrative memoir from a gifted writer and the drummer and lyricist of the legendary rock band Rush. |
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... decided , was to nurture that spirit as well as I could . My little baby soul was not a happy infant , of course , with much to complain about , but as every parent learns , a restless baby often calms down if you take it for a ride . I ...
... decided on the trail to Squaw Peak , which looked like about 10 miles return , and stopped at the front desk to ask the staff , mostly young students , if they had any knowledge of that trail . Fortunately , one of them had done that ...
... decided it was time to respond to the idea . In my journal I tried to be the voice of reason , “ Slight attack of ' girl fever . ' Keep telling myself no , no , no . Hope I listen ! Nothing but trouble there . " But it was no good ...