{"product_id":"lost-found-reflections-on-travel-career-love-and-family-paperback","title":"Lost \u0026 Found: Reflections on Travel, Career, Love and Family - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDustin Grinnell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA writer uses the same adventurous spirit that took him all over the world to look inward and embark on a journey of self-discovery.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf there was one thing Dustin Grinnell craved, it was adventure. From running the Paris marathon, to bungee jumping in New Zealand, to watching the sunrise at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, Grinnell spent his twenties and thirties traveling across the globe in search of new experiences. But as he indulged his wanderlust, he noticed he seldom looked inward to explore himself: What did he want, and where was he really going?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this insightful collection of twenty-five memoir essays, Grinnell discovers amazing places--and bit by bit, himself. Whether he's exploring his relationship with his father, trying to find satisfaction in Corporate America, or searching for love, Grinnell's essays offer readers a window into the complexities of human relationships and the natural world, with insights that are both deeply personal and universally resonant.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Few writers have Dustin Grinnell's ability to tell a great story while imparting sociopolitical insights. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(Bruce E. Levine, author of \u003ci\u003eResisting Illegitimate Authority\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Dustin Grinnell's essays explore how to live. He presents the unvarnished truth of his 'evolution from magical to critical thinker' in vivid, precise language that left me hungry to keep reading. I jogged beside him through a tunnel during the Paris marathon and felt the lurch of a bungee cord in New Zealand. Although a marketing writer for many years, there's no crafting of the best possible image here. His subjects lead him to inspect how he came to his beliefs and his actions. Dustin reads deeply, to study traditions across culture and setting, and then to examine his life through the lens of philosophers, artists, adventurers, and psychotherapists. This is a thoughtful and rich collection of essays that inspires, challenges, and ultimately satisfies. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(Penny Kittle, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Catch: A Life in Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eLost \u0026amp; Found \u003c\/i\u003eis a poignant, dark, and moving work that captures the deepest moments of introspection, doubt, and, ultimately, perseverance and acceptance. Dustin Grinnell has opened up his own skepticism about who and what he, and perhaps all of us, really are and what we each wish to pursue. His essay collection raises the question of what will become of us if we simply forge onward, ignoring the whips and scorns of our lived experience in the blind pursuit of some undefined progress. It demands instead that we reflect on the most challenging portions of our lives so we can find, through that rockiness, a sense of who and what we truly are. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(Trevor (T.H.) Paul, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Legacy Chronicle \u003c\/i\u003eseries)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDustin Grinnell\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning writer and adventurer who has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, hitchhiked through New Zealand, driven a motorcycle across the U.S., and backpacked through Britain, Spain, France, Costa Rica, and China. His expeditions have been featured as essays in magazines, journals, and the Sunday travel sections of newspapers such as \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. He has won two Solas Awards for Best Travel Writing and an honorable mention from the North American Travel Journalists Association Awards Competition. Grinnell is also the author of three novels and a short story collection. He holds an MFA in fiction from the Solstice MFA Program, an MS in physiology from Penn State, and a BA in psychobiology from Wheaton College (MA). He grew up in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and now lives in Winthrop, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 11, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52469021737267,"sku":"9781803741840","price":59.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/5pivvnMWaM9781803741840.webp?v=1759380835","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/lost-found-reflections-on-travel-career-love-and-family-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}