Noc Stories
Payson Kennedy Editat de Greg Hlavatyen Limba Engleză Hardback – iul 2018
- Gives an oral history of the biggest rafting company in the Southeast-and one of the largest recreation companies in the nation
- Combines adventure writing with historical reflection
- Presents an overview of when kayaking, as a sport, first exploded in the U.S.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781634042260
ISBN-10: 1634042263
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.62 kg
Editura: Menasha Ridge Press Inc.
ISBN-10: 1634042263
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.62 kg
Editura: Menasha Ridge Press Inc.
Cuprins
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction to the NOC Legacy: 45 Years of Changing Lives
Section I: Life on the River
Section II: History of a Southeastern Paddling Culture
Section III: Life beyond the River
Section IV: Adventure Travel
Section V: Life Changes at the NOC
Section VI: Early Leaders of the NOC
Section VII: Zen and the Art of Running a Rafting Company: A Chautauqua on NOC
Philosophy and Practices
Coda: Good Things Never End
Appendix A: Chronology of Events and Epilogue
Appendix B: How This Book Came About
Appendix C: Statement of Purposes
Index
Foreword
Introduction to the NOC Legacy: 45 Years of Changing Lives
Section I: Life on the River
Section II: History of a Southeastern Paddling Culture
Section III: Life beyond the River
Section IV: Adventure Travel
Section V: Life Changes at the NOC
Section VI: Early Leaders of the NOC
Section VII: Zen and the Art of Running a Rafting Company: A Chautauqua on NOC
Philosophy and Practices
Coda: Good Things Never End
Appendix A: Chronology of Events and Epilogue
Appendix B: How This Book Came About
Appendix C: Statement of Purposes
Index
Notă biografică
Payson Kennedy enjoyed a fifteen-year academic career at Longwood College, Hampden-Sydney College, the University of Illinois and Georgia Tech. He worked at the new NOC in the summer of 1972 and then began year-round work at the NOC in June of 1973. He served at the NOC as President and later as CEO, Chairman of the Board and CPO (Chief Philosophical Officer) until his retirement from full-time work in 1998. He returned to full-time work at the NOC as CEO and CPO from 2004 through 2006. While working at the NOC, he also guided regularly on six rivers, taught canoeing and kayaking courses, worked as a ropes course instructor and led extended trips in Central America, the Cayman Islands and Nepal. Since retiring from full-time work, he has continued to serve on the NOC Board, guides a few trips on the Nantahala River, and especially enjoys regular bicycling, working in his pond and continuing to do adventure travel trips.
Greg Hlavaty worked in NOC Rentals for four years. He believes in combining nature experience with written reflection, and his essays have appeared in various magazines and literary journals, including Arts and Letters, Barrelhouse, Yale Anglers' Journal, and Bird Watcher's Digest. He has taught survival skills classes and led outdoor trips in North Carolina and Alaska, and his writing and teaching are founded on the belief that outdoor adventure and nature connection changes people for the better. He lives in Graham, NC, with his family. Find his website at greghlavaty.com or contact him on Twitter @greg_hlavaty.
Greg Hlavaty worked in NOC Rentals for four years. He believes in combining nature experience with written reflection, and his essays have appeared in various magazines and literary journals, including Arts and Letters, Barrelhouse, Yale Anglers' Journal, and Bird Watcher's Digest. He has taught survival skills classes and led outdoor trips in North Carolina and Alaska, and his writing and teaching are founded on the belief that outdoor adventure and nature connection changes people for the better. He lives in Graham, NC, with his family. Find his website at greghlavaty.com or contact him on Twitter @greg_hlavaty.