Dancing with Death: An Inspiring Real-Life Story of Epic Travel Adventure

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Fans of Jon Krakauer will devour this gripping tale of adventure, survival, and a search for life’s deeper meaning.

How many of us fantasize about walking away from the daily grind of the American Dream to embark on a grand adventure? That’s exactly what former French Special Forces Commando Jean-Philippe Soulé did in real life—abandoning his cushy Microsoft job to launch into a three-year kayaking adventure of unforgettable discovery and life-threatening danger in Central America.

In 1998, Jean-Philippe and his travel partner Luke Shullenberger shed the trappings of comfortable civility to venture into the Central American Sea Kayak Expedition 2000—an ambitious quest to paddle all the way from California to Panama. The bold expedition would take the two men across 3,000 miles of the remote and wild Central American coastline, spanning three years, seven countries, and countless once-in-a-lifetime experiences.

Now, twenty years later, Jean-Philippe Soulé reflects on this incredible and enlightening journey in the revised Dancing with Death—a compelling real-life travel memoir that documents the tales of exploration, endurance, and self-discovery that Jean-Philippe and Luke experienced as they kayaked across the most exquisite and treacherous waters of the world. Readers of all ages will be inspired as they follow these intrepid explorers on this extraordinary transformational voyage—testing their limits, exploring new cultures, and learning that life is what we make it, if only we dare to reach for our dreams.

“A thrilling book of real-life adventure.” —David Canford, author of The Throwback