At the End of the World: Notes on a 1941 Murder Rampage in the Arctic and the Th

Description: At the End of the World by Lawrence Millman, Ryan Murdock An exploration of indigenous trauma, climate change, and digital culture in the shadow of a series of Inuit murders in Canada in 1941 FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Originally published by Thomas Dunne Books in 2016; hardcover sold 3,000 copiesThe remarkable story of a series of murders that occurred in a remote corner of the Arctic in 1941About people, technology, and the loss of connection to our natural worldUse of religion as a reason to kill in many societies; generational traumaTouches on Arctic languages and beliefs; ethnographic stories, tales, myths, superstitions, and taboos from Inuit elders Author Biography Lawrence Millman is a writer, Arctic explorer, and mycologist who has made more than forty expeditions to the Arctic and subarctic. He has taught at the University of Iceland, the University of New Hampshire, Tufts University, and the University of Minnesota. His eighteen books include The Last Speaker of Bear, Last Places, At the End of the World, Fungipedia, Our Like Will Not Be There Again, Hiking to Siberia, Northern Latitudes, and Goodbye, Ice. He has received a Guggenheim Award, a Fulbright Fellowship, and a Lowell Thomas Award. When not on the road or in the bush, he lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Review 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"Millmans 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 Millmans 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." WBURs The ARTery"This tragedy is compelling." Virginia Quarterly Review"Lawrence Millman is a true original. The Arctic seems his natural landscape; its as if he knows how to eavesdrop on the spirit world there. At the End of the World puts literature of the North into a hypnotic fugue state, and its just whopping good storytelling. People dont just read Millman, they collect him." Howard Norman, author of The Ghost Clause and The Bird Artist"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 Millmans struggle to write the story (at least he claims to have struggledto my eyes, words flow freely and wonderfully from his "Ticonderoga Tri-Write No. 2") comes from this realization." Fungi"Well-written and deeply philosophical." Alaska Dispatch"An enlightening, beautifully constructed read." Whats Nonfiction?"Unique and compelling...At the End of the World is a one of the more unique historical crime books Ive ever come across and most certainly worth your attention. Theres a lot to think about in this one and, more importantly, a lot we should be thinking about." Coleen Mondor, TinyLetter.com"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 Ive read in a long time." Paul Kingsnorth, creator of the Dark Mountain Project"A lovely, elegiac, and mysterious book!" John Griesemer, author of No One Thinks of Greenland"Larry Millmans 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 Chatwins 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"At the End of the World is an eloquent lament for a dying way of a life, and a prophetic warning about our own dangerous shift from the natural to the a virtual world." Outpost"Millman guides us to a place where spirits inhabit stone, snow, and seals, keep us company, and make our lives whole in their embrace. Ignoring reason and propriety, he opens our hearts to survival, to magic, and to ecstasy." Michael Morrison, co-author of Journey Into Climate"[Millmans] ideas about our natural world and what we are doing to it and to ourselves crackle with a meaning that needs to be addressed." BookLoons"This book was fascinating from a variety of perspectives and it based on a true story. I enjoyed it and I believe you will too!" Bookpleasures.com Long Description Originally published by Thomas Dunne Books in 2016; hardcover sold 3,000 copies The remarkable story of a series of murders that occurred in a remote corner of the Arctic in 1941 About people, technology, and the loss of connection to our natural world Use of religion as a reason to kill in many societies; generational trauma Touches on Arctic languages and beliefs; ethnographic stories, tales, myths, superstitions, and taboos from Inuit elders Review Quote Praise for A t 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 "Millmans 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 Millmans 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." WBURs The ARTery "This tragedy is compelling." Virginia Quarterly Review "Lawrence Millman is a true original. The Arctic seems his natural landscape; its as if he knows how to eavesdrop on the spirit world there. At the End of the World puts literature of the North into a hypnotic fugue state, and its just whopping good storytelling. People dont just read Millman, they collect him." Howard Norman , author of The Ghost Clause and The Bird Artist " 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 Millmans struggle to write the story (at least he claims to have struggledto my eyes, words flow freely and wonderfully from his "Ticonderoga Tri-Write No. 2") comes from this realization." Fungi "Well-written and deeply philosophical." Alaska Dispatch "An enlightening, beautifully constructed read." Whats Nonfiction? "Unique and compelling... At the End of the World is a one of the more unique historical crime books Ive ever come across and most certainly worth your attention. Theres a lot to think about in this one and, more importantly, a lot we should be thinking about." Coleen Mondor , TinyLetter.com "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 Ive read in a long time." Paul Kingsnorth , creator of the Dark Mountain Project "A lovely, elegiac, and mysterious book!" John Griesemer , author of No One Thinks of Greenland "Larry Millmans 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 Chatwins 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 "At the End of the World is an eloquent lament for a dying way of a life, and a prophetic warning about our own dangerous shift from the natural to the a virtual world." Outpost "Millman guides us to a place where spirits inhabit stone, snow, and seals, keep us company, and make our lives whole in their embrace. Ignoring reason and propriety, he opens our hearts to survival, to magic, and to ecstasy." Michael Morrison , co-author of Journey Into Climate "[Millmans] ideas about our natural world and what we are doing to it and to ourselves crackle with a meaning that needs to be addressed." BookLoons "This book was fascinating from a variety of perspectives and it based on a true story. I enjoyed it and I believe you will too!" Bookpleasures.com Excerpt from Book In my journeys North, I collect stories, and when I return home, I try to coax those stories on the paper. This coaxing may take a day, a week, or a month but eventually the story agrees to be written down. Not so a particular tragedy that occurred in a remote area of Canadas Hudson Bay in 1941: it was elusive. recalcitrant, and perhaps even hostile to my efforts to put it on the paper. I want to remain obscure, it seems to be telling me. Meanwhile, the president kept intruding on the past: "Hey," it would announce, "theres been another terrorist attack." Or would say "Isnt it time for another Google or two?" It would follow me from place to place like a predator in pursuit of its prey. "Download me!" it would demand. I was in a quandary not even my old pals Charles Darwin, John Muir, Aldo Leopold, and Henry David Thoreau, hard as they tried, could provide me with any help. Nor was the unsurpassing strangeness of the Hudson Bay tragedy itself capable of assisting me. At last, a so-called lightbulb went on in my head, and I realized I couldnt write about the pass without also writing about the world immediately around me. In other words, the present. With this realization, I gave birth to the note you now holding in your hand... Description for Sales People Originally published by Thomas Dunne Books in 2016; hardcover sold 3,000 copies The remarkable story of a series of murders that occurred in a remote corner of the Arctic in 1941 About people, technology, and the loss of connection to our natural world Use of religion as a reason to kill in many societies; generational trauma Touches on Arctic languages and beliefs; ethnographic stories, tales, myths, superstitions, and taboos from Inuit elders Details ISBN1595349987 Author Ryan Murdock Format Paperback Year 2023 ISBN-10 1595349987 ISBN-13 9781595349989 Publication Date 2023-05-18 UK Release Date 2023-05-18 Language English Pages 216 Imprint Trinity University Press,U.S. Place of Publication San Antonio Country of Publication United States Subtitle Notes on a 1941 Murder Rampage in the Arctic and the Threat of Religious Extremism, Loss of Indigenous Culture, and Danger of Digital Life NZ Release Date 2023-05-18 US Release Date 2023-05-18 Publisher Trinity University Press,U.S. DEWEY 364.15230971952 Audience General AU Release Date 2023-07-10 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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