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In the crease: goaltenders look at life in the NHL
Par Dick Irvin. 1995
Broadcaster Dick Irvin presents interviews and anecdotes about hockey goaltenders and the mythology which surrounds them. Early greats include Georges…
Vezina and Lorne Chabot, and some of the goalies from the modern era of the game include Ken Dryden, Patrick Roy, and Martin Brodeur. c1995.In the heart of the sea: the epic true story that inspired Moby Dick
Par Nathaniel Philbrick. 2000
The epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the nineteenth century which was the inspiration…
for Herman Melville's classic novel "Moby Dick". The author uses a hitherto unknown diary of one of the survivors discovered in an attic in Connecticut in 1998 to tell the tale. 2000.Ice ghosts: the epic hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition
Par Paul Watson. 2017
Ice Ghosts weaves together the epic story of the Lost Franklin Expedition of 1845--whose two ships and crew of 129…
were lost to the Arctic ice--with the modern tale of the scientists, divers, and local Inuit behind the incredible discovery of the flagship's wreck in 2014. Watson tells a fast-paced historical adventure story: Sir John Franklin and the crew of the HMS Erebus and Terror setting off in search of the fabled Northwest Passage, the hazards they encountered, the reasons they were forced to abandon ship hundreds of miles from the nearest outpost of Western civilization, and the decades of searching that turned up only rumours of cannibalism and a few scattered papers and bones--until a combination of faith in Inuit lore and the latest science yielded a discovery for the ages. Bestseller. 2017.I survived true stories: nature attacks! (I survived. #2)
Par Lauren Tarshis. 2015
True stories of real kids up against terrible forces of nature. From the 14-year-old lone survivor of the shark attacks…
of 1916, to the 9-year-old who survived the Peshtigo Fire of 1871, here are four unforgettable survivors who managed to beat the odds. Grades 3-6. 2015.Ice wreck
Par Lucille Recht Penner. 2001
Describes the true story of British explorer Shackleton's attempted 1914 expedition to Antarctica. When the ship was caught in the…
frozen sea, he and his crew experienced an eighteen-month ordeal, during which they camped on ice floes and lived on an island. Grades 2-4. 2001.Eiger dreams: ventures among men and mountains
Par Jon Krakauer. 2009
Twelve accounts of mountaineering feats by the author of “Into Thin Air” (DC16741). In the title piece, Krakauer and a…
younger companion are waiting out bad weather conditions before assaulting the north face of the Eiger in Switzerland. Some strong language. 2009, c1990.CIA spymaster: Kisevalter, The Agency's Top Case Officer Who Handled Penkovsky And Popov
Par Clarence Ashley. 2004
George Kisevalter, born in Tsarist Russia, was a top case officer for the CIA, best known for working with two…
highly placed Soviet moles, Popov and Penkovsky. Popov provided the first serious look at the inner workings of Soviet Military Intelligence, while Penkovsky delivered reams of documents - information that was later used in America's response to the Cuban Missile Crisis. 2004.An omnibus of historic shipwrecks, ranging from the demise of the Titanic to the mid-eighteenth-century burning at sea of a…
French East Indiaman. The conduct of those aboard the doomed vessels has ranged from the mass murder committed by the captain of the Meduse to the heroism of Captain Carlsen's refusal to desert the Flying Enterprise until she sank underneath him. Hood illuminates ship operation, nautical terms and historical context, so readers have a clear idea of not only what happened but why. 2006.Floreana: a woman's pilgrimage to the Galapagos
Par Margret Wittmer. 1961
A first-hand account of a young German couple's determination to live a pure and simple life on an isolated island…
in the Galapagos in the 1930s. Visited by Franklin D. Roosevelt and Thor Heyerdahl, this is a story of survival, desperation, love, and possibly murder. 1961.Along the edge of America
Par Peter Jenkins. 1995
Jenkins hit a low period after his divorce. Even though he had no boating experience, the cure he chose was…
taking a boat trip along the Gulf Coast. Jenkins describes the people and places he discovered during the two years he spent on the small boat, which he named Cooper after the dog who accompanied him on some of his earlier journeys. 1995.Hurricane!
Par Celia Godkin. 2008
Along Florida's coast, people board up their homes and the animals head inland - a hurricane is coming. When it…
reaches land, howling winds uproot trees and homes with equal ease, and storm surges devastate the town. Then, after the eerie quiet of the hurricane's eye, the winds howl again, toppling structures that had survived the first onslaught and washing away the remains. But even as the last of the storm dies down, the process of renewal gradually begins. Grades 2-4. 2008.Hockey for kids: heroes, tips and facts
Par Brian McFarlane. 1994
Etched in ice: a tribute to hockey's defining moments
Par Michael McKinley. 1998
"Etched in Ice" showcases the builders and broadcasters, the dramas and pathos, of a sport that has long made winter…
the hottest season. It includes not only the titans and their achievements, but it also takes us to the men and women who are not household names, yet have affected the game in their own remarkable ways: the first big-time team on the West Coast; a gifted American player cut down early in World War I; a women's team that lost only two games out of 350 during the 1930s. 1998.Coke stop in Emo: adventures of a long-distance paddler
Par Alec Ross. 1995
In 1987, Alec Ross launched his canoe from the same spot at Lachine, just west of Montreal, which the voyageurs…
used when they set out on their quest for furs. For Ross, it was the beginning of an 8,000 kilometre journey to follow their routes, and continue to a west coast which they had never imagined. 1995.Farthest north: the epic adventure of a visionary explorer
Par Fridtjof Nansen. 2018
In 1893 Norwegian zoologist Fridtjof Nansen set sail for the North Pole in the Fram, a ship specially designed to…
be frozen into the polar ice cap, withstand its crushing pressures, and travel north with the sea's drift. "Farthest North", first published in 1897, is the stirring first-person account of the Fram and her historic voyage. 2018. Uniform title: Fram over Polhavet.Hockey towns: untold stories from the heart of Canada
Par Kirstie McLellan Day, Ron MacLean. 2015
In his 28 years on 'Hockey Night in Canada' and now as host of Rogers' 'Hometown Hockey', Ron has met…
fascinating people from coast to coast and has great stories to tell. From London to Castlegar, Yellowknife to Cole Harbour, Medicine Hat to Trois Rivieres, from Bantam to Junior B to the NHL, our country is full of great characters: players, coaches, hockey moms and hockey dads; rivalries, practical jokes, careers that grew out of nothing and "can't lose" prospects who flamed out too soon - all compelling, entertaining and inspiring. Bestseller. 2015.Following the sea
Par Benjamin Doane. 1987
"Following the sea" is a manuscript written in the 19th century which describes the adventures of a Nova Scotia sailor's…
life at sea during the mid-1800s. The narration provides a unique insight into the sailing vessels of the Maritimes, and the men who sailed them. Includes an appendix which provides information on vessels mentioned in the manuscript, and a glossary of nautical and whaling terms. 1988, c1987.Hockey night in Canada: sport, identities, and cultural politics (Culture and communication in Canada series)
Par Richard S Gruneau, David Whitson. 1993
The authors present an examination of hockey as a statement about personal and national identity. From the professional level to…
small town leagues, they consider hockey as an expression of changing popular culture. 1993.Great Bear: a journey remembered
Par Frederick B Watt. 1980
Flight of the Vin Fiz
Par E. P Stein. 1985