Paddle to the Amazon

Paddle to the AmazonBy: Don Starkell It was crazy. It was unthinkable. It was the adventure of a lifetime. When Don and Dana Starkell left Winnipeg in a tiny three seater canoe, they had no idea of the dangers that lay ahead. Two years and 12,180 miles later, father and son had each paddled nearly twenty million strokes, slept on beaches, in jungles and fields, dined on tapir, shark, and heaps of roasted ants. They encountered piranhas, wild pigs, and hungry alligators.

But even in her snow-dusted oasis

a telltale reflection of our own anxieties and yearnings

especially because they're taking happy pills--Joy--and wearing Happy Face masks so they're always smiling

from debut picture book creators Charlie Castle and Emma Farrarons

Enzo has gained tremendous insight into the human condition

as a tragic happening

Plus: A rebel squad of cyborgs brings chaos - and meet Vader's enforcers

and the intoxicating contact-high of danger

His only exception

each bearing a message of peace

how much—and even how much we love ourselves

from Tangier to Marrakech to the Sahara