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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Various stimulants and depressants could help me get through the days and
nights , but as I had recently written to a ... used them to exercise my interest in
prose writing , experimenting with different approaches to telling the story of a
journey .
Various stimulants and depressants could help me get through the days and
nights , but as I had recently written to a ... used them to exercise my interest in
prose writing , experimenting with different approaches to telling the story of a
journey .
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Another attraction in Dawson was the Jack London Centre , which
commemorated the writer's time in the area as a ... Jack London story in an
anthology called The Very Richness of That Past , a collection of writing about
Canada by “ visitors .
Another attraction in Dawson was the Jack London Centre , which
commemorated the writer's time in the area as a ... Jack London story in an
anthology called The Very Richness of That Past , a collection of writing about
Canada by “ visitors .
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However , now comes the season of Limbo for me , and I'm not sure what will
happen . Though I spend a couple of hours at my desk in the morning , I've only
been writing letters or faxes , or taking care of necessary business ; no drive to
take ...
However , now comes the season of Limbo for me , and I'm not sure what will
happen . Though I spend a couple of hours at my desk in the morning , I've only
been writing letters or faxes , or taking care of necessary business ; no drive to
take ...
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User Review - jrthebutler - LibraryThingAfter the tragic losses of both his wife and 19 year old daughter, RUSH drummer Neil Peart embarks on a 14 month, 55,000 mile motorcycle journey in order to find a reason to live. Read full review
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User Review - absurdeist - LibraryThingImagine sending your nineteen-year-old daughter, Selena, your only child, off to college in the morning, and that evening the police show up at your front door with some "bad news". Imagine the ... Read full review
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