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Release Year: 2017

ISBN: 9781250111401

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St. Martin's Press

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1250111404

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9781250111401

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At the End of the World : a True Story of Murder in the Arctic

Number of Pages

208 Pages

Language

English

Publication Year

2017

Topic

Polar Regions, Murder / General, Indigenous Studies

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Yes

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True Crime, Social Science, History

Author

Lawrence Millman

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Hardcover

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0.8 in

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11.4 Oz

Item Length

8.5 in

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5.7 in

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2016-037251

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Praise for At the End of the World : "A dark and twisted story of religion, violence, and lasting trauma, this true crime book is chilling in more way than one." -- Bustle "Millman''s book is a plea for keeping the sanctity of the unique cultures and landscape of the Far North." - Explorers Journal "a poetic assertion of what it means to be a human being in the 21st century...Perhaps Millman''s greatest accomplishment is that, despite its dark implications, At the End of the World is a pleasure to read." - Adventures NW "A smart, emotional, and thought-provoking analysis of a lingering trauma. Millman has created a quiet and stunning investigative masterpiece."-- Booklist (starred) "[You] should be impressed with the manner by which Millman connects the dots...he skillfully provides parallels to contemporary times on the dangers of one culture infiltrating another."-- Kirkus "A bizarre series of cult murders receives a fresh look in At the End of the World " - Shelf Awareness "Millman tells this tale in a free-flowing narrative style, interspersing his interviews of the remaining survivors and their relatives with a history of the region (including a sardonic account of the filming of the 1922 documentary "Nanook of the North" on the mainland), a liberal peppering of quotes from diverse authors on nature and on technology and the consequences of old and new cultures clashing." -- WBUR''s The ARTery "this tragedy is compelling" -- Virginia Quarterly Review "At the End of the World is a lamentation. And not for the loss of life at the hands of insane murderers. But the loss of connection to our natural world. I think Millman''s struggle to write the story (at least he claims to have struggled--to my eyes, words flow freely and wonderfully from his "Ticonderoga Tri-Write No. 2") comes from this realization." - Fungi magazine "Astonishing - a tour de force! Millman has achieved a breakthrough here. The rhythm of it is simply awe-inspiring. It''s like a dance. A perfect blend of empathy, curiosity, wisdom and playfulness. Millman has succeeded in wrapping a cautionary tale of the most dire significance in a coat of many colors. Impossible to look away." -- John D''Onofrio, Publisher/Editor of Adventures NW Magazine "Lawrence Millman is ... a master writer, naturalist, and adventurer." --Robert Pyle, author of Mariposa Road "Millman delivers an artful jeremiad and a hell of an exciting story." --Gary Moore, author of Burning in China "Quite the best thing I''ve read in a long time." --Paul Kingsnorth, creator of the Dark Mountain Project "Larry Millman''s At the End of the World is many things: a loving description of Inuit life; an account of the end of the world that had already happened; and a jeremiad against the computer, all told in a voice that is a cross between the dark aphorisms of E M Cioran and the timeless portraits in Chatwin''s The Songlines. In it you will learn that Thoreau is the only person in the afterlife without a computer, and see a carving of Donald Duck, with the detailed body of an Eider. Read it and weep for the Old Ways that we have lost." -- Steve Bodio "At the End of the World is a brilliant and original book by one of the boldest and most visionary writers of our era, or any other." --Howard Mosher Praise for Lawrence Millman: "Lawrence Millman is that rare traveler--a person with guts and a sense of humor. He is also a wonderful writer." --Paul Theroux "Writing that is altogether finer than anything one has a right to expect." -- The Washington Post "The master of the remote." --Bruce Chatwin "Lawrence Millman is one of our great story tellers. His accounts of out of the way places can chill you or charm you or make you laugh out loud. Sometimes he can do all that in a single story. The man is a master." --Tim Cahill, Praise for At the End of the World : "Lawrence Millman is ... a master writer, naturalist, and adventurer." --Robert Pyle, author of Mariposa Road "Millman delivers an artful jeremiad and a hell of an exciting story." --Gary Moore, author of Rosewood: The Full Story "Larry Millman's At the End of the World is many things: a loving description of Inuit life; an account of the end of the world that had already happened; and a jeremiad against the computer, all told in a voice that is a cross between the dark aphorisms of E M Cioran and the timeless portraits in Chatwin's The Songlines. In it you will learn that Thoreau is the only person in the afterlife without a computer, and see a carving of Donald Duck, with the detailed body of an Eider. Read it and weep for the Old Ways that we have lost." --Steve Bodio Praise for Lawrence Millman: "Lawrence Millman is that rare traveler--a person with guts and a sense of humor. He is also a wonderful writer." -- Paul Theroux "Millman...does eloquent justice to a salty tradition." -- Newsweek "Writing that is altogether finer than anything one has a right to expect." -- The Washington Post "The master of the remote." -- Bruce Chatwin "Lawrence Millman is one of our great story tellers. His accounts of out of the way places can chill you or charm you or make you laugh out loud. Sometimes he can do all that in a single story. The man is a master." -- Tim Cahill, Praise for At the End of the World : "Lawrence Millman is ... a master writer, naturalist, and adventurer." --Robert Pyle, author of Mariposa Road "Millman delivers an artful jeremiad and a hell of an exciting story." --Gary Moore, author of Burning in China "Quite the best thing I've read in a long time." -- Paul Kingsnorth, creator of the Dark Mountain Project "Larry Millman's At the End of the World is many things: a loving description of Inuit life; an account of the end of the world that had already happened; and a jeremiad against the computer, all told in a voice that is a cross between the dark aphorisms of E M Cioran and the timeless portraits in Chatwin's The Songlines. In it you will learn that Thoreau is the only person in the afterlife without a computer, and see a carving of Donald Duck, with the detailed body of an Eider. Read it and weep for the Old Ways that we have lost." --Steve Bodio Praise for Lawrence Millman: "Lawrence Millman is that rare traveler--a person with guts and a sense of humor. He is also a wonderful writer." -- Paul Theroux "Writing that is altogether finer than anything one has a right to expect." -- The Washington Post "The master of the remote." -- Bruce Chatwin "Lawrence Millman is one of our great story tellers. His accounts of out of the way places can chill you or charm you or make you laugh out loud. Sometimes he can do all that in a single story. The man is a master." -- Tim Cahill, Praise for At the End of the World : "A smart, emotional, and thought-provoking analysis of a lingering trauma. Millman has created a quiet and stunning investigative masterpiece."-- Booklist (starred) "[You] should be impressed with the manner by which Millman connects the dots...he skillfully provides parallels to contemporary times on the dangers of one culture infiltrating another."-- Kirkus "Lawrence Millman is ... a master writer, naturalist, and adventurer." --Robert Pyle, author of Mariposa Road "Millman delivers an artful jeremiad and a hell of an exciting story." --Gary Moore, author of Burning in China "Quite the best thing I've read in a long time." --Paul Kingsnorth, creator of the Dark Mountain Project "Larry Millman's At the End of the World is many things: a loving description of Inuit life; an account of the end of the world that had already happened; and a jeremiad against the computer, all told in a voice that is a cross between the dark aphorisms of E M Cioran and the timeless portraits in Chatwin's The Songlines. In it you will learn that Thoreau is the only person in the afterlife without a computer, and see a carving of Donald Duck, with the detailed body of an Eider. Read it and weep for the Old Ways that we have lost." -- Steve Bodio "At the End of the World is a brilliant and original book by one of the boldest and most visionary writers of our era, or any other." --Howard Mosher Praise for Lawrence Millman: "Lawrence Millman is that rare traveler--a person with guts and a sense of humor. He is also a wonderful writer." --Paul Theroux "Writing that is altogether finer than anything one has a right to expect." -- The Washington Post "The master of the remote." --Bruce Chatwin "Lawrence Millman is one of our great story tellers. His accounts of out of the way places can chill you or charm you or make you laugh out loud. Sometimes he can do all that in a single story. The man is a master." --Tim Cahill, Praise for At the End of the World : "A smart, emotional, and thought-provoking analysis of a lingering trauma. Millman has created a quiet and stunning investigative masterpiece."-- Booklist (starred) "[You] should be impressed with the manner by which Millman connects the dots...he skillfully provides parallels to contemporary times on the dangers of one culture infiltrating another."-- Kirkus "Millman tells this tale in a free-flowing narrative style, interspersing his interviews of the remaining survivors and their relatives with a history of the region (including a sardonic account of the filming of the 1922 documentary "Nanook of the North" on the mainland), a liberal peppering of quotes from diverse authors on nature and on technology and the consequences of old and new cultures clashing." -- WBUR's The ARTery "this tragedy is compelling" -- Virginia Quarterly Review "Astonishing - a tour de force! Millman has achieved a breakthrough here. The rhythm of it is simply awe-inspiring. It's like a dance. A perfect blend of empathy, curiosity, wisdom and playfulness. Millman has succeeded in wrapping a cautionary tale of the most dire significance in a coat of many colors. Impossible to look away." -- John D'Onofrio, Publisher/Editor of Adventures NW Magazine "Lawrence Millman is ... a master writer, naturalist, and adventurer." --Robert Pyle, author of Mariposa Road "Millman delivers an artful jeremiad and a hell of an exciting story." --Gary Moore, author of Burning in China "Quite the best thing I've read in a long time." --Paul Kingsnorth, creator of the Dark Mountain Project "Larry Millman's At the End of the World is many things: a loving description of Inuit life; an account of the end of the world that had already happened; and a jeremiad against the computer, all told in a voice that is a cross between the dark aphorisms of E M Cioran and the timeless portraits in Chatwin's The Songlines. In it you will learn that Thoreau is the only person in the afterlife without a computer, and see a carving of Donald Duck, with the detailed body of an Eider. Read it and weep for the Old Ways that we have lost." -- Steve Bodio "At the End of the World is a brilliant and original book by one of the boldest and most visionary writers of our era, or any other." --Howard Mosher Praise for Lawrence Millman: "Lawrence Millman is that rare traveler--a person with guts and a sense of humor. He is also a wonderful writer." --Paul Theroux "Writing that is altogether finer than anything one has a right to expect." -- The Washington Post "The master of the remote." --Bruce Chatwin "Lawrence Millman is one of our great story tellers. His accounts of out of the way places can chill you or charm you or make you laugh out loud. Sometimes he can do all that in a single story. The man is a master." --Tim Cahill, Praise for At the End of the World : "A smart, emotional, and thought-provoking analysis of a lingering trauma. Millman has created a quiet and stunning investigative masterpiece."-- Booklist (starred) "[You] should be impressed with the manner by which Millman connects the dots...he skillfully provides parallels to contemporary times on the dangers of one culture infiltrating another."-- Kirkus "A bizarre series of cult murders receives a fresh look in At the End of the World " - Shelf Awareness "Millman tells this tale in a free-flowing narrative style, interspersing his interviews of the remaining survivors and their relatives with a history of the region (including a sardonic account of the filming of the 1922 documentary "Nanook of the North" on the mainland), a liberal peppering of quotes from diverse authors on nature and on technology and the consequences of old and new cultures clashing." -- WBUR's The ARTery "this tragedy is compelling" -- Virginia Quarterly Review "Astonishing - a tour de force! Millman has achieved a breakthrough here. The rhythm of it is simply awe-inspiring. It's like a dance. A perfect blend of empathy, curiosity, wisdom and playfulness. Millman has succeeded in wrapping a cautionary tale of the most dire significance in a coat of many colors. Impossible to look away." -- John D'Onofrio, Publisher/Editor of Adventures NW Magazine "Lawrence Millman is ... a master writer, naturalist, and adventurer." --Robert Pyle, author of Mariposa Road "Millman delivers an artful jeremiad and a hell of an exciting story." --Gary Moore, author of Burning in China "Quite the best thing I've read in a long time." --Paul Kingsnorth, creator of the Dark Mountain Project "Larry Millman's At the End of the World is many things: a loving description of Inuit life; an account of the end of the world that had already happened; and a jeremiad against the computer, all told in a voice that is a cross between the dark aphorisms of E M Cioran and the timeless portraits in Chatwin's The Songlines. In it you will learn that Thoreau is the only person in the afterlife without a computer, and see a carving of Donald Duck, with the detailed body of an Eider. Read it and weep for the Old Ways that we have lost." -- Steve Bodio "At the End of the World is a brilliant and original book by one of the boldest and most visionary writers of our era, or any other." --Howard Mosher Praise for Lawrence Millman: "Lawrence Millman is that rare traveler--a person with guts and a sense of humor. He is also a wonderful writer." --Paul Theroux "Writing that is altogether finer than anything one has a right to expect." -- The Washington Post "The master of the remote." --Bruce Chatwin "Lawrence Millman is one of our great story tellers. His accounts of out of the way places can chill you or charm you or make you laugh out loud. Sometimes he can do all that in a single story. The man is a master." --Tim Cahill, Praise for At the End of the World : "A dark and twisted story of religion, violence, and lasting trauma, this true crime book is chilling in more way than one." -- Bustle "A smart, emotional, and thought-provoking analysis of a lingering trauma. Millman has created a quiet and stunning investigative masterpiece."-- Booklist (starred) "[You] should be impressed with the manner by which Millman connects the dots...he skillfully provides parallels to contemporary times on the dangers of one culture infiltrating another."-- Kirkus "A bizarre series of cult murders receives a fresh look in At the End of the World " - Shelf Awareness "Millman tells this tale in a free-flowing narrative style, interspersing his interviews of the remaining survivors and their relatives with a history of the region (including a sardonic account of the filming of the 1922 documentary "Nanook of the North" on the mainland), a liberal peppering of quotes from diverse authors on nature and on technology and the consequences of old and new cultures clashing." -- WBUR's The ARTery "this tragedy is compelling" -- Virginia Quarterly Review "Astonishing - a tour de force! Millman has achieved a breakthrough here. The rhythm of it is simply awe-inspiring. It's like a dance. A perfect blend of empathy, curiosity, wisdom and playfulness. Millman has succeeded in wrapping a cautionary tale of the most dire significance in a coat of many colors. Impossible to look away." -- John D'Onofrio, Publisher/Editor of Adventures NW Magazine "Lawrence Millman is ... a master writer, naturalist, and adventurer." --Robert Pyle, author of Mariposa Road "Millman delivers an artful jeremiad and a hell of an exciting story." --Gary Moore, author of Burning in China "Quite the best thing I've read in a long time." --Paul Kingsnorth, creator of the Dark Mountain Project "Larry Millman's At the End of the World is many things: a loving description of Inuit life; an account of the end of the world that had already happened; and a jeremiad against the computer, all told in a voice that is a cross between the dark aphorisms of E M Cioran and the timeless portraits in Chatwin's The Songlines. In it you will learn that Thoreau is the only person in the afterlife without a computer, and see a carving of Donald Duck, with the detailed body of an Eider. Read it and weep for the Old Ways that we have lost." -- Steve Bodio "At the End of the World is a brilliant and original book by one of the boldest and most visionary writers of our era, or any other." --Howard Mosher Praise for Lawrence Millman: "Lawrence Millman is that rare traveler--a person with guts and a sense of humor. He is also a wonderful writer." --Paul Theroux "Writing that is altogether finer than anything one has a right to expect." -- The Washington Post "The master of the remote." --Bruce Chatwin "Lawrence Millman is one of our great story tellers. His accounts of out of the way places can chill you or charm you or make you laugh out loud. Sometimes he can do all that in a single story. The man is a master." --Tim Cahill, Praise for At the End of the World : "[You] should be impressed with the manner by which Millman connects the dots...he skillfully provides parallels to contemporary times on the dangers of one culture infiltrating another."-- Kirkus "Lawrence Millman is ... a master writer, naturalist, and adventurer." --Robert Pyle, author of Mariposa Road "Millman delivers an artful jeremiad and a hell of an exciting story." --Gary Moore, author of Burning in China "Quite the best thing I've read in a long time." --Paul Kingsnorth, creator of the Dark Mountain Project "Larry Millman's At the End of the World is many things: a loving description of Inuit life; an account of the end of the world that had already happened; and a jeremiad against the computer, all told in a voice that is a cross between the dark aphorisms of E M Cioran and the timeless portraits in Chatwin's The Songlines. In it you will learn that Thoreau is the only person in the afterlife without a computer, and see a carving of Donald Duck, with the detailed body of an Eider. Read it and weep for the Old Ways that we have lost." -- Steve Bodio "At the End of the World is a brilliant and original book by one of the boldest and most visionary writers of our era, or any other." --Howard Mosher Praise for Lawrence Millman: "Lawrence Millman is that rare traveler--a person with guts and a sense of humor. He is also a wonderful writer." -- Paul Theroux "Writing that is altogether finer than anything one has a right to expect." -- The Washington Post "The master of the remote." -- Bruce Chatwin "Lawrence Millman is one of our great story tellers. His accounts of out of the way places can chill you or charm you or make you laugh out loud. Sometimes he can do all that in a single story. The man is a master." -- Tim Cahill, Praise for At the End of the World : "Lawrence Millman is ... a master writer, naturalist, and adventurer." --Robert Pyle, author of Mariposa Road "Millman delivers an artful jeremiad and a hell of an exciting story." --Gary Moore, author of Burning in China "Quite the best thing I've read in a long time." --Paul Kingsnorth, creator of the Dark Mountain Project "Larry Millman's At the End of the World is many things: a loving description of Inuit life; an account of the end of the world that had already happened; and a jeremiad against the computer, all told in a voice that is a cross between the dark aphorisms of E M Cioran and the timeless portraits in Chatwin's The Songlines. In it you will learn that Thoreau is the only person in the afterlife without a computer, and see a carving of Donald Duck, with the detailed body of an Eider. Read it and weep for the Old Ways that we have lost." -- Steve Bodio "At the End of the World is a brilliant and original book by one of the boldest and most visionary writers of our era, or any other." --Howard Mosher Praise for Lawrence Millman: "Lawrence Millman is that rare traveler--a person with guts and a sense of humor. He is also a wonderful writer." -- Paul Theroux "Writing that is altogether finer than anything one has a right to expect." -- The Washington Post "The master of the remote." -- Bruce Chatwin "Lawrence Millman is one of our great story tellers. His accounts of out of the way places can chill you or charm you or make you laugh out loud. Sometimes he can do all that in a single story. The man is a master." -- Tim Cahill

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At the End of the World is the remarkable story of a series of murders that occurred in an extremely remote corner of the Arctic in 1941. Those murders show that senseless violence in the name of religion is not only a contemporary phenomenon, and that a people as seemingly peaceful as the Inuit can become unpeaceful at the drop of a hat or, in this instance, a meteor shower. At the same time, the book is a warning cry against the destruction of what's left of our culture's humanity, along the destruction of the natural world. Has technology deprived us of our eyes? the author asks. Has it deprived the world of birds, beasts, and flowers? Lawrence Millman's At the End of the World is a brilliant and original book by one of the boldest writers of our era., At the End of the World is the heartbreaking account of a series of obscure murders in the remote Belcher Islands and the ludicrous trial that followed. It is also an elegiac and unsentimental lamentation for a now-dying way of life on the northern perimeter of our planet where the Inuit people have always resided. In addition, it is a prophetic admonition of the dehumanization, and imminent destruction of what's left of our own culture's humanity, not to mention the natural world. At the End of the World is a brilliant and original book by one of the boldest and most visionary writers of our era, or any other.

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HV6535.A68.M55 2017

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