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Bookshelf Ann Linnea
Co-Founder PeerSpirit, Inc. P.O. Box 550 Langley,WA 98260 360-331-3580
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BIOGRAPHY She began her writing career in Utah, authoring hiking and skiing guides during her years as U.S. Forest Service naturalist in the 1970's. In 1991, Ann co-authored the award-winning Teaching Kids to Love the Earth. In 1992, she designed her own mid-life rite of passage and became the first woman to circumnavigate Lake Superior by sea kayak (an 1,800 mile journey). Deep Water Passage, A Spiritual Journey at Mid-Life, describes this journey, portraying her extraordinary physical courage and even more extraordinary spiritual trial and transformation. In 2002 she worked with a local environmental education organization to publish A Journey Through the Maxwelton Watershed. In 2010 she co-authored The Circle Way: A Leader in Every Chair with Christina Baldwin as a legacy contribution to two decades of pioneering circle work. Also out in 2010 is her full color Keepers of the Trees—A Guide to Re-Greening North America, the result of decades of devotion to making natural history accessible to the ordinary person. In 1994, Ann and author/educator Christina Baldwin co-founded their educational company, PeerSpirit, Inc. Ann has keynoted at the University of Minnesota, "Bonds between Women and Water," conference; the University of Wisconsin, opening convocation; and the National Park Service, Alaska Regional Conference. She has worked with numerous healthcare and education institutions, non-profits, and religious communities. When replenishing herself at home she enjoys gardening, hiking, kayaking, and bicycling. She has two grown children and one adorable grandson. Ann is the author of the following books: |
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