Friendship Fires (Outdoor Essays & Reflections) [Paperback]

Sam Cook (Author)

Book Description

Series: Outdoor Essays & Reflections | Publication Date: July 25, 2003

In these fascinating tales, Sam Cook captures the remote and beautiful North Woods, examining how this dramatic and forbidding landscape shapes his life and the lives of other people who reside there. Like a skilled storyteller sitting near a campfire, he leaves his audience spellbound with tales of adventure.

"Cook writes so well that his text reads effortlessly. His descriptions are striking without being self-conscious or showy. . . . In his writing, Cook passionately evokes the feelings that come from contact with wild places and wild creatures. He creates in us a longing for the seasons-all the seasons, not just summer, but all the seasons of the north." -Duluth News-Tribune

"Sam Cook is a northeastern-Minnesota transplant with an engaging voice. . . . Friendship Fires is made all the friendlier with the charming illustrations of Terry Maciej." -Mpls. St. Paul Magazine

In 1976 Sam Cook trekked north from his native Kansas to work for an outfitter in the Superior-Quetico canoe country. Now, as the Duluth News-Tribune's award-winning outdoors writer, he uses Duluth, Minnesota, as "base camp" for creating his humorous, powerful, and compassionate columns.

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Cook writes so well that his text reads effortlessly. His descriptions are striking without being self-conscious or showy . . . In his writing, Cook passionately evokes the feelings that come from contact with wild palces and wild creatures. He creates in us a longing for the seasons-all the seasons, not just summer, but all the seasons of the north. -- Gail Nord Paulson, Duluth News-Tribune --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Sam Cook, award-winning author and columnist, has gained renown for his witty and heartfelt descriptions of life in the north country. Born and raised in Kansas, Sam moved to Minnesota in 1976 and soon thereafter became the outdoor writer for the Duluth News-Tribune. Since then, Sam's readers have savored his poignant observations of life throughout the seasons. When not hunting, fishing, camping, canoeing, or hiking, he pursues an arduous life of research around a campfire. Sam lives in Duluth with his wife and two children. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press (July 25, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0816642664
• ISBN-13: 978-0816642663
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,011,158 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding book by Cook, July 31, 2000

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Matt Werner (Duluth, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Friendship Fires (Hardcover)

I took Friendship Fires with me on a recent camping trip to read around the fire.. I am a big fan of Mr. Cook, having read many of his columns in the Duluth News Tribune. This book is a collection of his columns over a number of years. The book is composed of many short "stories" that are put together into the book in a logical fashion. The content of the book is outstanding, and will make you laugh, and will also make you stop sometimes and just contemplate the story. The book makes a great gift for anyone who enjoys the outdoors.

5.0 out of 5 stars Friendship Fires, January 12, 2009

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Patricia M. Marschall (Montgomery, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Friendship Fires (Outdoor Essays & Reflections) (Paperback)

My husband loves the outdoors as our children did while growing up. Our son still enjoys being outdoors - camping, fishing, hunting. This is a great book for people who enjoy these activities. Sam Cook is an excellent writer.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Sam Cook is a great writer., November 10, 1999

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This review is from: Friendship Fires (Hardcover)

Reading Friendship Fires was an experience for me. I usally don't read books that are about the wilderness, but this time I did and I'm glad becuase I learned that being advantures in life can bring you to discover many new oportunitys. I liked the way Sam Cook related his advantures with his family and brought them with, threw out is jorneys. This is a man of great character and I enjoyed reading his book.