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Roundup at the Double Diamond: the American cowboy today
Par William Surface. 1974
A rugged on-the-scene account of one roundup season on an immense ranch in western Texas. Captures the cowboy's speech, the…
dust and dangers, and the camaraderie of the veteran foreman with his mixed gang of old-time cowboys. 1974.Rowed trip: from Scotland to Syria by oar
Par Colin Angus, Julie Angus. 2009
2006. Adventurers Julie and Colin Angus were checking a map of Europe when Julie noticed an interconnected water route from…
Colin's parents' homeland of Scotland past her mother's homeland, Germany, and on to her father's, Syria. What started as a funny idea of rowing to visit relatives resulted in an odyssey by oar (and bike) where Julie and Colin tested their relationship while exploring their roots. Some strong language. 2010, c2009.River runners of the Grand Canyon
Par David Sievert Lavender. 1985
A lively history of the first men and women to run the wild Colorado River through the Grand Canyon in…
crude wooden boats, rafts, kayaks, pontoons and motorboats. Some strong language. 1985.Riding the desert trail by bicycle to the source of the Nile: By Bicycle Up The Nile
Par Bettina Selby. 1988
On an impulse, Bettina Selby decided to travel the length of the Nile Valley. She designed a special bicycle for…
the journey and, suitably equipped with insect repellents, sun hat, water purifier and a Swiss army knife, she set off on her 4500 mile adventure. 1988.Remembering the farm: memories of farming, ranching, and rural life in Canada, past and present
Par Allan Anderson. 1977
Reliving the passion: meditations on the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus as recorded in Mark
Par Walter Wangerin. 1992
Walter Wangerin recounts the story of Jesus' death and resurrection as given in the gospel of Mark. He enables the…
reader to see the story from the inside and helps us recognize our faces in the streets of Jerusalem, and experience the ultimate revelation of knowing the man called Jesus. 1992.Racing the white silence: on the trail of the Yukon Quest
Par Adam Killick. 2002
Journalist Killick follows the route of the 1,600+ mile Yukon Quest Race, describing the participants and their dogs, the terrible…
beauty and danger of the wilderness they cross, and the psychological and physical challenges they must endure. The Yukon Quest, called the toughest race on earth, reveals itself to be a reflection of the participants' lives and their daily struggle for existence. 2002.Praying the Lord's Prayer
Par J. I Packer. 2007
As Packer works through each phrase of Christ's pattern of prayer, readers will begin to grasp the basic principles and…
guidelines of prayer. As readers apply the truths of this book to their prayer lives, they will experience intimate communication with God and will strengthen their own conversations with their Father in heaven. 2007.Aux sommets
Par François-Guy Thivierge. 2011
L'aventurier et alpiniste François-Guy Thivierge est un des rares êtres humains à avoir gravi les plus hautes cimes des sept…
continents et à avoir exploré les deux pôles. Son ouvrage, destiné à la fois au grand public et aux amateurs de sensations fortes, raconte avec passion les pas qui l'ont mené jusqu'au «aux sommets». 2011.Mission antarctique
Par Jean Lemire. 2007
Le biologiste, cinéaste et chef de mission Jean Lemire nous raconte son expérience, hors du commun, à bord du prestigieux…
voilier océanographique Sedna IV. Au fil des pages, il nous fait découvrir cette mission exceptionnelle de plus de 430 jours, vécue dans des conditions extrêmes, afin de documenter l'effet des changements climatiques sur la péninsule antarctique. (Ce livre a été enregistré par l'auteure). 2007.Pleins gaz (Vis-à-vies)
Par Ivan Steenhout, John Pitt. 1986
L'auteur abandonne sa vie routinière et ennuyeuse et part à l'aventure sur sa moto. Dans ce livre, il raconte son…
voyage de 32,000 milles à travers les Amériques à l'âge de 61 ans. Quelques descriptions de nature sexuelle. 1986.Polar attack: from Canada to the North Pole, and back
Par Richard Weber, Mikhail Malakhov. 1996
The authors made history in 1995 by completing the 1,500 kilometre unsupported journey from land to the North Pole and…
back. Carrying all their food and equipment in sleds and backpacks, their journey took four months. They describe their adventure, telling of blizzards, shifting ice, open water, and temperatures as low as -58 degrees Celsius. c1996.Our covenant God: learning to trust Him
Par Kay Arthur. 1999
By exploring some of the beautiful and meaningful aspects of ancient covenant-making, Kay Arthur brings to light the missing piece…
of a jigsaw puzzle that completes an understanding and experience of a believer's unique relationship with God: the concept of covenant. 1999.Marco Polo (Connais-tu? ; #3)
Par Johanne Ménard. 2010
Connais-tu Marco Polo, le plus intrépide voyageur du Moyen Âge? Ce fils de marchand de Venise parti au bout du…
monde à l'âge de 17 ans? Celui dont les aventures extraordinaires ont inspiré de grands explorateurs comme Christophe Colomb? Années 1-3. 2010.One river: explorations and discoveries in the Amazon rain forest
Par Wade Davis. 1996
Ethnobotanist Richard Schultes took a leave of absence from Harvard from 1941 to 1953 to collect specimens of psychoactive and…
medicinal plants in the Amazon rain forest. His student Tim Plowman embarked on a similar journey with the author during 1974 and 1975. Davis recalls the discoveries, travels, and adventures of both. c1996.Le crash et le défi, survivre (À vrai dire)
Par Johanne De Montigny. 1985
29 mars, 1979. Un F-27 de Québécair quitte l'aéroport de L'Ancienne-Lorette à destination de Montréal. Une minute 48 seconds plus…
tard, c'est le crash. Bilan: 17 morts. Voici le récit bouleversant d'une des sept passagers qui ont eu la vie sauve. 1985.On board the Titanic: what it was like when the great liner sank (I was there book)
Par Shelley Tanaka, Ken Marschall. 1996
The story of the Titanic, once the world's largest ocean liner, as told through the experiences of two of its…
survivors. Detailed explanations about the ship, passengers, and crew are interwoven with an account of its tragic sinking in 1912. Grades 4-7. Winner of the 1997 Silver Birch Award. c1996.North to the Pole
Par Paul Schurke, Will Steger. 1987
Les cannibales de Dieu
Par Peter Gzowski, Pan Bouyoucas. 1981
Voici l'histoire véridique d'une lutte désespérée contre la résignation et la mort. L'histoire de deux êtres isole, transis de froid,…
souffrants et affames qui, pour s'en sortir, durent prendre une terrible décision : manger de la chair humaine. Quelques descriptions de violence. 1981. Titre uniforme: The sacrament.Night witches: the untold story of Soviet women in combat
Par Bruce Myles. 1990
In 1941, as the Nazi hordes swept eastward into the Soviet Union, the desperate call went out for female volunteers…
to join the Russian air force. Making up three regiments, the lives, exploits, loves and fears of these women are captured here - the pilots whom the Germans came to dread as the "Night witches". 1990.