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About the Author
Author Robert S. Wood has written on subjects ranging from trout fishing to medicine to philosophy, always searching for ways to better his life. His latest book is
DESERT RIVERMAN.
Mr. Wood received a BS at the University of California in his hometown of Berkeley, California. During the early 60s he wrote for LIFE, TIME and SPORTS ILLUSTRATED magazines, retiring at the age of 34 to travel and write. His first book was
Desolation Wilderness, a rock by rock account of 200 square miles of High Sierra wilderness.
Next he wrote two 70s backpacking bestsellers, Pleasure Packing and
The 2 Oz. Backpacker, which have sold over a quarter million copies. Then came
Mountain Cabin, a Waldenesque love letter to his rustic Sierra summer cabin. Rounding out his nine previous books are
Goodbye, Loneliness!, an account of his passage through Primal Therapy and his training as a therapist,
WHITEWATER BOATMAN: The Making of River
Guide; Dayhiker; Homeopathy, Medicine THAT WORKS!; HAVE MORE FUN!; PEACEFUL PASSING and "TIRED OF LIVIN? FEARED OF DYIN?"
All his life Robert has searched for a belief system to live by that would fit his needs perfectly. After working his way through Western and Eastern religions, he was
introduced to Abraham-Hicks, whose teachings are featured in both
Have More Fun! and Peaceful
Passing. Robert quotes Abraham as claiming that "man's greatest joy comes from the contemplation and application of ideas, principles and beliefs." Wood agrees: "I've found that to be true, so my passion nowadays is to explore and experiment with and write about beliefs and how they can produce happiness and success and ease human suffering."
Robert still loves the wilds and spends as much time as possible outdoors. He and his wife, Deanne, frequently travel to Mexico, Alaska, the Swiss and Italian Alps and the Andes of Peru and Bolivia. They migrate with the seasons, living the summer half the year at their mountain cabin overlooking Lake Tahoe, on the crest of the California High Sierra. In the winter they live in the Sedona, Arizona, high desert, where they enjoy hiking, tennis, gardening, traveling and writing of their travels.
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