This breathtaking memoir follows the early life and times of Gerald R. Patterson, a remarkable young man raised in the lake area of northern Minnesota that serves as the portal to the Boundary Waters canoeing country and the Canadian Quetico. Of the thirty-one people who lived on Patterson s Robinson Lake, twenty-eight were relatives, each relying on one another to survive the harsh seasons and economic hardships of the Great Depression. The author invites readers to get to know the family as he shares stories from his wilderness upbringing, successfully recapturing the wonder and imagination they inspired in him as a child. He later details his experience as a Scout and freelance canoe guide in the 1940s and 50s, narrating tales of adventure, risk, and bravado, yet never straying far from a quiet sense of beauty and appreciation for his surroundings. Eventually caught up in World War II, Patterson s life story comes full circle when he returns to his family and realizes he can never lose what he learned there. Ultimately, A Guide s Tale is a moving tribute to the family and the wilderness that shaped an adventurous spirit, and an insightful journey into the life of a canoe guide, as it s never been told before.

A Guide's Tale

Biographies & Memoirs

Patterson, Gerald R.

Memoirs

Vantage Pr

This is an easy-to-understand book that shows how children learn behavior and how they actually train adults to behave. It helps parents learn when, where, and how to respond to and change children's behavior. The techniques in the book work with all children including those who are aggressive or hyperactive. Discusses noncompliance, temper tantrums, bedwetting, and many more problems. Frequently used in parent training groups and family therapy sessions.

Living with children;: New methods for parents and teachers

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Research Press Co

Provides parents with the skills they need to survive the teenage years. Shows how to apply common-sense techniques to prevent problems and provide support for growth and development. Helps achieve a good balance between protecting adolescents from serious trouble, while giving them enough freedom to try out new experiences.

Parents And Adolescents Living Together: The Basics

Parenting & Relationships

Forgatch, Marion S.

Parenting

Research Pr Pub

Provides detailed guidelines for talking about issues and resolving problems with a minimum of conflict. Offers practical, research-based strategies for teaching sexual responsibility, preventing drug and alcohol abuse, and improving school performance. Shows how to improve communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills; set up family meetings; and reduce the impact of negative emotions on the family.

Parents And Adolescents Living Together: Family Problem Solving

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

Coercive Family Process (Social Interactional Approach)

Coercive Family Process (SOCIAL INTERACTIONAL APPROACH)

Medical Books

Castalia Pub Co

Antisocial Boys (SOCIAL INTERACTIONAL APPROACH)

Dishion, Thomas J.

Reid, John B.

Book by Patterson, Gerald R., Reid, John B., Dishion, Thomas J.

Antisocial Boys (A Social Interactional Approach)

Parents and Adolescents Living Together, Part 1: The Basics

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