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Paddler, author, environmentalist and raconteur, Max Finkelstein works as the Communications Officer for the Canadian Heritage Rivers System, Canada's national program for river conservation. When he is not speaking about, writing about, or otherwise promoting Canada's river heritage, Max can usually be found paddling on a river. He has paddled over 22,000 kilometres in North America, Europe, Africa and Australia. His first book, Canoeing a Continent: On the Trail of Alexander Mackenzie, which described his experiences retracing the historic first crossing of North America by a European, was released by Natural Heritage in 2002. Paddling the Boreal Forest: Rediscovering A.P. Low, an extraordinary project undertaken with his friend and paddling partner James Stone, sent the two of them to northern Quebec to retrace and experience first-hand the routes of geologist, map-maker and explorer A.P. Low.

Max and his wife, Connie Downes, live in Ottawa, where they are introducing their son, Isaac Thelon, to a life of travelling on and learning about rivers.

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A personal account of the travels of Max Finkelstein as he retraces, some 200 years later, the route of Alexander Mackenzie, the first European to cross North America.

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Introduction Part I. A Foundation for Understanding Chapter 1: Why Coaching for Adolescents and Young Adults?Chapter 2: What Is Your Role? Chapter 3: Fundamentals of AD/HD Dispelling the Myth of the Broken Child Chapter 4: Motivating Adolescents and Young Adults Part II. Practical Guidance: Working With Youth, Working With Coaches Chapter 5: Getting Ready to Coach: Prescreening the Parent & Young Person Chapter 6: Building a Foundation: Chapter 7: Designing the Personal Coaching Agreement Chapter 8: Empowering the Client: Skill Building and Strategies for Success Chapter 9: Obstacles and Challenges to Coaching Personality Differences Chapter 10: Wrapping Up the Coaching Process Chapter 11: Finding Success: Building the Business Side of Youth Chapter 12: Conclusion: A Vision for the Future