Cover of Shooting the Boh: A Woman's Voyage Down the Wildest River in Borneo

Shooting the Boh: A Woman's Voyage Down the Wildest River in Borneo

A thrilling, touching, and densely instructive book, Shooting the Boh is also a frank self-portrait of a woman facing her most corrosive fears—and triumphing over them—with fortitude and unflagging wit. "A captivating and truly offbeat rite of passage."—Eric Hansen.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 256 pages

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