Description: "When Blair Braverman started posting pictures of her dog team on Twitter, she had no idea the response she would get. Being a musher, after all, isn't just about racing--raising dogs from puppyhood to retirement (and beyond) is a full-time job. She and her husband, musher Quince Mountain, wanted to share stories about life with their dog team. And not just the big stuff, like expeditions and wild animal encounters, but also the everyday things: the challenge of storing a thousand pounds of raw meat, scouting new trails with the dogs, the decisions that go into putting a team together, how she trains puppies to be brave. These were goofy stories, scary stories, heartfelt stories, stories that clearly connected with people and kept going viral."--Provided by publisher.
Brief description:
Quince Mountain has written for the New York Times and elsewhere about gender, religion, and the outdoors. He's been a survivalist on Discovery's Naked and Afraid and was the first openly transgender musher in the Iditarod. He lives with his wife and their sled dogs in Wisconsin.
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Praise for Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube - ///
"Her descriptions of the natural world are arresting, and powerfully convey her conviction that 'how to be cold' means 'how to live.'" - The New Yorker
"As a storyteller and a stylist, Braverman is remarkably skilled, with a keen sense of visceral detail that borders on sublime. Her ability to draw readers into heart-pounding action sequences is what makes the book so courageous and original as a travel narrative and a memoir of self-discovery." - The New York Times Book Review
"Remarkable. . . . It's amazing to watch as she develops backbone and grit, determined not to let anyone or anything stand between her and the icy landscape she loves so much." - Entertainment Weekly
"Braverman left her California home at 18 to learn dog sledding in Norway. As she chronicles in this bold adventure memoir, she's returned again and again to the coldest places on earth in search of a fearlessness frequently off-limits to women." - O, the Oprah Magazine
"An enchanting memoir of exploration and adventure, self-discovery and self-doubt. . . . Ice Cube hugs everything tight, turning experiences exotic and fearsome into moments tenderly funny and pure." - Buzzfeed
"Truly gorgeous.... Guaranteed to please.... While strictly light-hearted, this chronicle is rich in facts about all aspects of mushing, sled dogs, racing, and terrain." - Kirkus Reviews
"This beautifully photographed book is a small treasure.... For dog lovers, armchair dogsledders, and those who love adventure and survival stories or stunning nature photography." - Library Journal