In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond, John Zada
In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond, John Zada
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In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond
In Search of the Sasquatch

Author: John Zada

Narrator: Pete Cross

Unabridged: 8 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/27/2019

Categories: Nonfiction, Nature, Animals

Synopsis

On the central and north coast of British Columbia, the Great Bear Rainforest is the largest intact temperate rainforest in the world, containing more organic matter than any other terrestrial ecosystem on the planet. The area plays host to a wide range of species, from thousand-year-old western cedars to humpback whales to iconic white Spirit bears. According to local residents, another giant is said to live in these woods. For centuries, people have reported encounters with the Sasquatch?a species of hairy, bipedal man-apes said to inhabit the deepest recesses of this pristine wilderness. Driven by his own childhood obsession with the creatures, John Zada decides to seek out the diverse inhabitants of this rugged and far-flung coast, where nearly everyone has a story to tell, from a scientist who has dedicated his life to researching the Sasquatch to members of the areas First Nations and a former grizzly-bear hunter-turned-nature tour guide. With each tale, Zada discovers that his search for the Sasquatch is a quest for something infinitely more complex, cutting across questions of human perception, scientific inquiry, indigenous traditions, the environment, and the power and desire of the human imagination to believe in?or reject?something largely unseen.

About John Zada

John Zada is a writer, photographer, and journalist drawn to stories about adventure and far-flung parts of the world. He has worked in over two dozen countries and spent years as a journalist in the Middle East. His work has appeared in numerous outlets, including The Globe & Mail, Toronto Star, Explore, CBC, Al Jazeera, BBC, and Los Angeles Review of Books. In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond is his first book. He currently resides in Toronto, Canada.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Julie on June 01, 2019

Tales of a giant North American ape-like creature have been told for hundreds of years. Native peoples, explorers, pioneers, travelers, hunters, farmers, fisherman, campers, vacationing families....there are many legends and stories of this elusive giant cryptid creature. There are many names as wel......more

Goodreads review by Bandit on December 06, 2018

This book had me at a mere mention of Sasquatch. Yeah, I’ll read about a guy going Sasquatch hunting. Certainly read enough about fictional versions of this story. But this book actually turned out to be so much more. A very pleasant surprise. Not a mere quest, but also a travelogue of the British C......more

Goodreads review by dori on November 18, 2021

Absolutely enthralling, well-written, entertaining and thorough. I picked this up as a curiosity (not my typical choice of read) and read it straight through, grateful that it wasn't a simpering, new age quackery of a read. Trust me when I say the author did a great job at presenting as objectively a......more

Goodreads review by Wendi on August 02, 2019

Based on the description and early reviews, I requested and was granted an ARC from Grove Atlantic. The final narrative feels like a bit of a bait and switch. At one point about a third of the way through, Zada mentions that while he has returned to Canadian tribal areas with the intention of hunting......more

Goodreads review by Deidre on October 02, 2019

This journalistic look at Sasquatch sightings and local myths and legends didn’t make me a believer. A lot of bear stories. The author waxed philosophical too often, and it slowed the story down.......more

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