Four Corners: A Journey Into the Heart of Papua New Guinea 

An island whose beauty is rivaled only by its danger, Papua New Guinea is often considered the last outpost of adventure for seasoned solo travelers. And yet, in 2001 Kira Salak, then only twenty-nine years old—made the amazing trek across this arduous physical and cultural terrain. Four Corners is Salak's chronicle of this amazing journey.

Proclaimed by Vogue magazine to be ''a kind of exploration classic,'' Four Corners hails from an inspiring woman whose travels and writing are accomplished with equal portions of passion, intensity and courage.

Retracing the route taken by British explorer Ivan Champion in 1927, Salak traveled across this remote Pacific island's breathtaking landscapes on foot and by dugout canoe. Along the way, she stayed in a village presided over by missionaries, where unbeknownst to them cannibalism was still practiced. She met the leader of a notorious separatist guerilla movement opposing the Indonesian occupation of Western New Guinea. And she undertook a gripping and extremely hazardous epic trek through the jungle. Meanwhile, a parallel journey took place: an expedition into the author's past in which she revisits the demons that drove her to pursue relentlessly harrowing situations.