Horizon

In this revelatory work, Lopez recollects the travels around the world and the encounters-- human, animal, and natural-- that have shaped his life. Taking us nearly from pole to pole-- and across decades of lived experience-- Lopez moves from western Oregon to the High Arctic; from the Galápagos to the Kenyan desert; from Botany Bay in Australia to finally, unforgettably, the ice shelves of Antarctica. He also probes the long history of humanity's quests and explorations, while searching for meaning and purpose in a broken world. -- adapted from jacket