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DANCING WITH DEATH: An Inspiring Real-Life Story of Epic Travel Adventure (Thirst for Life - Epic inspirational adventure memoirs)

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How many of us fantasize about walking away from the daily grind of the American Dream to embark on a grand adventure? That's exactly what former French Special Forces Commando Jean-Philippe Soulé did in real life-- abandoning his cushy job with Microsoft to launch into a three-year kayaking adventure that would take him and his best friend on a dangerous and beautiful journey of discovery across seven countries in Central America.Fans of Jon Krakauer's inspirational Into Thin Air will devour this gripping tale of adventure, survival, and a search for life's deeper meaning.At first glance, Jean-Philippe Soulé had achieved everything modern society defines as "success." A former French Special Forces Commando, he enjoyed a thriving career in America as a program manager with Microsoft. Like many of us, however, he secretly dreamed about walking away from his job to jump into an epic adventure, one inspired by the captivating sea adventures of Jacques Cousteau that he'd read about in his youth.The difference, though, is that Jean-Philippe made those dreams come true.In 1998, he and his travel partner Luke Shullenberger shed the trappings of comfortable civility to venture into the Central American Sea Kayak Expedition 2000--an ambitious quest to paddle all the way from California to Panama. The bold expedition would take the two men across 3,000 miles of the remote and wild Central American coastline, spanning three years, seven countries, and countless once-in-a-lifetime experiences.Now, twenty years later, Jean-Philippe Soulé reflects on this incredible and enlightening journey in the revised Dancing with Death--a compelling real-life travel memoir that documents the tales of exploration, endurance, and self-discovery that Jean-Philippe and Luke experienced as they kayaked across the most exquisite and treacherous waters of the world.Combining journal entries written at the time, reflections from two decades later, and stunning, award-winning photographs, Dancing with Death delivers the gripping narrative of Jean-Philippe and Luke's victories, misfortunes, and sacrifices in visceral and evocative detail. During this grueling rite of passage, the two men faced every manner of threat--from sharks, crocodiles, and bandits to stormy seas, malaria, and even coming face- to-face with their own mortality--all in search of a deeper connection with Mother Nature and the Indigenous communities who revere her most. Jean- Philippe was transformed by the people he met along the way, such as the Indigenous Maya, Garifuna, Pech, Miskito, Embera, Ngobe, and Kuna communities.Readers of all ages will be inspired as they follow these intrepid explorers on this extraordinary transformational voyage--testing their limits, exploring new cultures, and learning that life is what we make it, if only we dare to reach for our dreams."An unforgettable escapade of ultimate danger and discovery..."-- Joel R. Dennstedt for Readers' Favorite"A noble mission loaded with adventure, drama and intrigue!"-- Patti Todd"Wonderful story about the human spirit."-- Douglas L Hillary Winner of Four international Book Awards:Winner of the 2019 KBR Kindle Book AwardsWinner of the 2019 International Book AwardsWinner of the 2019 Reader's Favorite Book AwardWinner of the 2019 IAN Book of the Year Awards andSemi-Finalist of the 2019 Chanticleer International Book Awards Today, through his Live Your Adventure memoir series, Jean-Philippe inspires people to embrace their dreams and live life to the fullest. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Native Planet Adventures (March 13, 2021)


Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 13, 2021


Language ‏ : ‎ English


File size ‏ : ‎ 4323 KB


Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited


Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled


Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported


Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled


X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled


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    • I couldn’t put the book down
The 3 years and 3,000 miles of the CASKE2000 journey by Philippe and Luke are an example of extreme determination, bravery, skill and incredible human endurance through the most extreme and dangerous conditions imaginable. This book is a tribute to Jean Philippe and to Luke but especially to Jean Philippe for his endless drive, courage, willpower and leadership to keep bouncing back from disappointments in his life and to eventually find happiness knowing he has accomplished so much and finally succeed in publishing this awesome book. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2024 by Ken Guy
    • Respects and informs about other cultures.
I give this book 4 stars instead of 5 only because of the lack of maps which would be very helpful in locating the places discussed. I served with the U.S. Army’s 3rd Civil Affairs Group in Panamá during 1967-1969, where I had the opportunity to spend many days working with the Kuna on some of the San Blas Islands. One of my most rewarding experiences was to design and then help construct a water supply system for their Island of Ailigandi. At Ailigandi, I also had the opportunity to learn about Kuna society and culture. The Kuna live on the offshore islands of the San Blas Archipelago to be away from the malaria mosquitoes which are prevalent on the mainland. The women spent many hours each day, travelling by cayuco from Ailigandi to a mainland river, where they would collect fresh water in gourds. With some apprehension about the effect it might have on their culture by changing the women’s routine, I designed a system to pipe water from the mainland river to an elevated water tank which I arranged to have purchased with funds from the U.S. Agency for International Development. With another Army officer, I tested the river water and decided on the intake position. I arranged to have the assembled tank delivered to Ailigandi and set up by a large military cargo helicopter with tandem rotors. We oversaw the construction of the pipeline from the mainland to the island. I wanted to meet with village leaders about certain sanitary issues, and was invited to accompany missionary Dr. Gruver into one of the men’s council meetings. Dr. Gruver explained that I would be only the second white person to attend a council meeting on Ailigandi – quite an honor. Dr. Gruver explained that not too many years earlier, any white man who attempted to sleep on a San Blas island would be slain. The first thing I noticed was the largest American flag I ever saw mounted upside down on the back wall of the thatch Congress House, which was the largest structure on the island. Dr. Gruver explained that Panamanians had tried to invade the San Blas islands around 1925 to steal gold, etc., and the U.S. government provided assistance [including the destroyer mentioned in Chapter 7.] which, together with the Kuna uprising mentioned in Chapter 7, ended the incursions. The Kuna mounted the flag as a show of gratitude, but mounted it upside down as a way of saying they were independent of the U.S. The Kuna women make beautiful molas, which are artistic sewn panels made by appliqué and reverse appliqué. The molas are used to make the blouses worn by Kuna women, and are also a major export product. I asked Dr. Gruver one day how I could purchase some molas while on Ailigandi. Dr. Gruver took me to the center of the village, yelled “Mola, mola, mola,” then ran away leaving me alone. A mob of women quickly converged on me, jostling and shoving me and saying “Buy mine”. I purchased some truly beautiful ones for only $3.50 each (the asked price), each of which represented many hours of work. My wife and I had some mounted on special frames by a carpenter in Panamá City, and she made others into pillows. We treasure them to this day. We often contemplated what was represented by one of our molas, which appears to depict people-like creatures in a spaceship, wearing beanies with propellers on them. We recently learned that according to legends passed down through the generations the Kuna came down to Earth from a spaceship! [Chapter 7 discusses the Kuna mythology about their celestial origins.] Much later, in 2004, my wife and I went on a tour of Costa Rica and Panamá which terminated, after passage through the Panama Canal, in Colón on the Caribbean side of Panamá. As we were having dinner on the ship, we saw Kuna Indian women on the dock setting up their wares and trying to get our attention through the ship windows. We went out after dinner, and I surprised a Kuna woman by asking her name in the Kuna language. We switched to Spanish, and when she told me she was from Ailigandi I told her that I was the engineer who designed the water system for Ailigandi. She gave me a big hug and thanked me profusely. My concerns about cultural changes were allayed, when she explained that the women had been freed from their time-consuming trips to the mainland and were now able to devote much more time to making molas and other crafts for export, which has greatly helped their economy. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2019 by S. David Graber
    • Talk about jumping off the deep end!!
Talk about jumping off the deep end!! I’ve been on what I thought were bold adventures but this trip, “CASKE2000”, is insanely beyond my wildest dreams! The subtitle “An Inspiring Real-Life Story of Epic Travel Adventure” perfectly defines the book: Two men, three years, seven countries, 3000 miles…The Central American Sea Kayak Expedition 2000 is an inspiring journey of exploration, endurance, and self-discovery that takes Jean-Philippe Soulé and his travelling partner Luke Shullenberger from Baja California all the way to Panama”! This magnificently written book and is so action-packed and brimming with authenticity that it gives the reader a unique opportunity to vicariously travel right along with them! All the way to Costa Rica, Dancing With Death took me back to the days when I travelled throughout Baja and Central America by VW bus and/or dune buggy (three roundtrips from the US). The book intimately took me back to areas and even specific villages & beaches I had visited during the 1970’s in search of surf! I could feel the goosebumps as he relayed their frightening encounters with sharks, crocodiles and bandits, but nothing caught my attention more than their experiences with the dreaded and vicious no-see-ums! His description of these insidious nearly invisible, except for their swarm, blood-thirsty, flying insects, brought back vivid memories and actually startled me one night in my sleep to wake up scratching my arms and legs! What a nightmare… relived! Jean-Philippe’s passion to protect and preserve the environment and the indigenous cultures he touches along the way is clearly evident throughout his book. His vivid depictions were so precise that I could actually remember the smell of the salty sea breeze, the hot steamy air of the rainforests, not to mention the odoriferous stench of free-roaming farm animals in the villages. And on that note, I can’t wait for the movie LOL! Eric W. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2021 by True Believer
    • The adventure part worked; the 'other' not so much
I was wholly engaged in the huge paddling challenges their trip from Baja to Panama entailed, being a paddler myself who's done way simpler multi-day paddles. There was something...while not exactly distasteful about the attempts to commercialize the various indigenous encounters included in the book, left a bad taste in my mouth. There was a desperation about it, a desperation about Jean-Phillipe's attempts to monetize or supposedly--to help the different indigenous people monetize their existences all under the mantle of 'helping them to preserve their cultures.' I have lived in Kenya as well as Mexico and Indonesia and am perhaps not as naive about cultural preservation in our modern world, as well as having a different sense of what these people may or may not want us to do on their behalves. So, the paddling adventure: good; the cultural stuff as connected with means to save them from the ravages of the modern world: did not resonate with me. Also, I agree with other reviewers: not including maps was a big oversight. I actually regularly went online to figure out where they were at any given time. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2021 by Sky Rancher

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