false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161737215m/2923.jpg 2923 10 Fueled by a passion for running dogs, Gary Paulsen entered the Iditarod--the 1150-mile winter sled-dog race between Anchorage and Nome-- in dangerous ignorance and with a fierce determination. <B>Winterdance</B> is his account of this seventeen-day battle against Nature's worst elements and his own frailty. 313253 1994 Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod total:651|5:296|4:233|3:92|2:21|1:9| 651 2739 897 192 2923 0156001454 9780156001458 625 185 4.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161737215m/2923.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2923.Winterdance_The_Fine_Madness_of_Running_the_Iditarod 5 2 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 09:16:43 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 18:49:30 -0800 2009
Within the first couple pages of Winterdance, Paulsen is careening aroun...more...]]> 2923 0156001454 9780156001458 625 185 4.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161737215m/2923.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2923.Winterdance_The_Fine_Madness_of_Running_the_Iditarod 4 1 false Sun Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Oct 10 15:59:07 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 09 14:26:59 -0800 2008 more...]]> 402046 0151262276 9780151262274 5 3 4.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174447542m/402046.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/402046.Winterdance_The_Fine_Madness_of_Running_the_Iditarod 5 1 false Sun Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 01 19:55:01 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 16 06:20:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2923 0156001454 9780156001458 625 185 4.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161737215m/2923.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2923.Winterdance_The_Fine_Madness_of_Running_the_Iditarod 5 1 false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Aug 20 23:15:51 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 20 23:22:15 -0700 2007
This stands among the rare books that will get you looks for laughing out loud in the middle of the airport. This is the true story of the author who, in "dangerous ignorance," just up and decides to run the Iditarod. Its a story of essentia...more...]]> 2923 0156001454 9780156001458 625 185 4.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161737215m/2923.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2923.Winterdance_The_Fine_Madness_of_Running_the_Iditarod 3 0 true Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 14:04:29 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 13:49:55 -0700 2009
While there were lots of things I liked about the book, there were three things I did NOT like about the book. Let me start with the things I did not like.

First, the author uses the harsher version of "Gosh-Darn" too much. I thin...more...]]> 2923 0156001454 9780156001458 625 185 4.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161737215m/2923.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2923.Winterdance_The_Fine_Madness_of_Running_the_Iditarod 5 0 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 27 08:10:23 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 13:42:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2923 0156001454 9780156001458 625 185 4.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161737215m/2923.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2923.Winterdance_The_Fine_Madness_of_Running_the_Iditarod 4 0 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 13:10:47 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 13:25:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2923 0156001454 9780156001458 625 185 4.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161737215m/2923.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2923.Winterdance_The_Fine_Madness_of_Running_the_Iditarod 5 0 false Sat Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Feb 08 18:24:50 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 18:27:09 -0800 2009
Within the first couple pages of ...more...]]> 2923 0156001454 9780156001458 625 185 4.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161737215m/2923.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2923.Winterdance_The_Fine_Madness_of_Running_the_Iditarod 5 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Sat Sep 19 08:10:40 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 08:25:46 -0700 2009 2 This is an amazing book, written by an author known for his children's and young adult books. Don't let that fact dissuade you from picking it up. Gary Paulson is a powerful ...more...]]> 2923 0156001454 9780156001458 625 185 4.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161737215m/2923.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2923.Winterdance_The_Fine_Madness_of_Running_the_Iditarod 4 0 false Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 05:42:40 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 05:44:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2923 0156001454 9780156001458 625 185 4.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161737215m/2923.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2923.Winterdance_The_Fine_Madness_of_Running_the_Iditarod 4 0 false Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 19 07:30:26 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 02 10:11:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2923 0156001454 9780156001458 625 185 4.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161737215m/2923.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2923.Winterdance_The_Fine_Madness_of_Running_the_Iditarod 5 0 false Wed Sep 23 17:42:59 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 17:46:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2923 0156001454 9780156001458 625 185 4.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161737215m/2923.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2923.Winterdance_The_Fine_Madness_of_Running_the_Iditarod 4 0 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 16:04:46 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 16:08:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2923 0156001454 9780156001458 625 185 4.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161737215m/2923.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2923.Winterdance_The_Fine_Madness_of_Running_the_Iditarod 5 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Wed Jun 25 15:27:39 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 15:34:06 -0700 2008 Stones from a River. You'd think I'd learn.) So he mailed it to me when I...more...]]> 2923 0156001454 9780156001458 625 185 4.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161737215m/2923.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2923.Winterdance_The_Fine_Madness_of_Running_the_Iditarod 5 0 false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2000 Sat Nov 03 19:45:36 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 03 19:48:16 -0700 2007 After reading Into Thin Air about the Everest climb, I thought someone would have to be crazy to do that. Af...more...]]> 2923 0156001454 9780156001458 625 185 4.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161737215m/2923.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2923.Winterdance_The_Fine_Madness_of_Running_the_Iditarod 3 0 false Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 20:40:35 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 13:09:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2923 0156001454 9780156001458 625 185 4.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161737215m/2923.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2923.Winterdance_The_Fine_Madness_of_Running_the_Iditarod 4 0 false Sun Jun 14 21:43:19 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 01:24:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2923 0156001454 9780156001458 625 185 4.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161737215m/2923.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2923.Winterdance_The_Fine_Madness_of_Running_the_Iditarod 5 0 false Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 03 07:10:22 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 10 20:13:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2923 0156001454 9780156001458 625 185 4.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161737215m/2923.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2923.Winterdance_The_Fine_Madness_of_Running_the_Iditarod 4 0 false Wed Feb 11 21:29:47 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 17:52:05 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 21:29:47 -0800 2009
What did surprise me were the several passages of this book that had me laughi...more...]]> 2923 0156001454 9780156001458 625 185 4.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161737215m/2923.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2923.Winterdance_The_Fine_Madness_of_Running_the_Iditarod 4 0 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 16:55:20 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 15:38:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2923