The Frozen Toe Guide to Real Alaskan Livin’: Learn How to Survive Moose Attacks, Endless Winters, and Life Without Indoor Plumbing (Paperback)
Espresso Machines August 11th, 2009
This pithy guide offers advice on everything necessary to be a true Alaskan, or to at least look the part. Designed in a friendly handbook format, the book blends important facts with anecdotes about the author’s own experiences surviving in Alaska’s frozen expanses. Writing in a down-to-earth, droll style, author Brookelyn Bellinger covers such topics as winter survival skills, regional fashion, extreme sports, and dating tips, and answers those pressing questions like how to start (more…)
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August 27th, 2009 at 4:52 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Bathroom reader in years!!
I’m from Alaska, and I spit my coffee on the dash at a stoplight thanks to this book!! Hilarious, curious bits of Alaskana that will bring tears to your eyes.
August 27th, 2009 at 6:04 am
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Seriously Laugh Out Loud
I moved to Fairbanks last summer and this was the first book I read about Alaska after arriving here.
August 27th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
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Great read !!!
Whether you are looking for a vacation destination or are considering relocation…this is an extremely useful (and very entertaining) resource. Highly recommended.
August 27th, 2009 at 5:45 pm
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Made me laugh
This book is loaded with info and humor. I bought one for a friend who is thinking about moving to AK.
August 27th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
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Wacky Hippie!
I’m a staunch conservative type - probably too conservative for North Pole - and the author of this book, Brookelyn Bellinger, is quite clearly a wacky hippie.
August 27th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
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Highly recommend!
Quick read, great reference book (she lists websites and year-round events) and a very funny account of how to live like a real Alaskan (wood cabin with outhouse *in winter*)…
August 28th, 2009 at 3:04 am
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She makes me want to live here!
I am almost finished reading The Frozen Toe.. and I must say that Brookelyn Bellinger is a wonderful author.
August 28th, 2009 at 8:34 am
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It’s Fun Being An Alaskan
Boy, Brookelyn Bellinger makes being an Alaskan sound like lots of fun.
She also makes Alaskans sound like lots of drunks, but …