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High times in the middle of nowhere: the misadventures of Murray Laurence, compulsive traveller
Par Murray Laurence. 1986
A bizarre collection of travel tales. As the author travels, he looks for and enjoys the unexpected and unusual: "I…
quite like being lost... I find that the travel is often more absorbing than the arrival." c1986.High exposure: an enduring passion for Everest and unforgiving places
Par David Breashears. 1999
Autobiography of American mountaineer and cinematographer who made the IMAX film, Everest, in 1996. Discusses his motivation and recounts many…
of his hazardous exploits climbing vertical cliffs and scaling the world's highest peaks. Provides details about his film-making expedition on Everest during the notorious blizzard that took nine lives. Bestseller. 1999.Great heart: the history of a Labrador adventure
Par James West Davidson, John Rugge. 1988
An account of Leonidas Hubbard and Dillon Wallace's canoeing expeditions across the barrens of Labrador in the early 1900s. Describes…
the ill-fated expedition in which Hubbard died, and the 1905 trip which turned into a race between Wallace and Hubbard's widow, Mina. 1988."Gardening from Berryfields" is invaluable to all gardeners and, in particular, to the viewers of BBC2's "Gardeners' World". Using the…
main projects undertaken at Berryfields (the "Gardeners' World" garden), the book guides the reader through a year of gardening, giving practical advice so that they can use Berryfields as a template for managing their own. The book is divided into 13 chapters covering subjects such as the kitchen garden, courtyard garden, dry garden, herb garden, mixed borders, pond, orchard, and wildflower meadow. 1999.Halfway around the world: an improbable journey
Par Gavin Young. 1981
The author, a correspondent for the London "Observer," embarks on the fulfilment of his long-held romantic dream in 1977: port-hopping…
to the other side of the world. His adventure takes him from Piraeus to Jedda, from Dubai to Singapore, and from there to Canton, scrambling his way on board an assortment of twenty-three ships, one of which nearly sank in the Arabian Sea. 1981.Frontier spirit: the brave women of the Klondike
Par Jennifer Duncan. 2003
The story of women in the Klondike, including First Nation woman Shaaw Tláa, whose experience and traditional skills were critical…
to the survival of her white prospector husband. The others who later joined the Klondike Stampede came from all walks of life, and include socialite Martha Black, who became a miner, mill manager, and politician, and Irish farm girl Belinda Mulrooney, who arrived in Dawson with only a quarter to her name. 2003.Freya Stark (Lives Of Modern Women Ser.)
Par Caroline Moorehead. 1985
Born in Paris in 1893, Freya Stark could speak three languages by the time she was five years old. With…
a high regard for the traditions of Empire, yet also flamboyant, unorthodox and independent, she set out in the 1930s to explore the East. Freya's expeditions in Persia and Hadharmaut established her reputation as a great traveller and writer. 1985.Explorers who made it-- or died trying
Par Frieda Wishinsky, Bill Dickson. 2011
Would you climb a mountain just because it was there, sail in unknown, monster-infested seas, or freeze your toes off…
just to plant a flag on a slab of ice? Many people have – some for the sake of science and curiosity, others in search of fame and fortune. But what made these explorers risk like and limb? Were they fearless or foolish – or both? Grades 3-6. c2011.First across the continent: Sir Alexander Mackenzie
Par Barry M Gough. 1997
Biography of the explorer Alexander Mackenzie, the first man to cross North America from the western hub of interior trade,…
Lake Athabasca, to the Pacific Ocean. Gough describes how Mackenzie came to North America in search of opportunity, and having achieved success in the fur trade, began journeying to the furthest reaches of the north and west. 1997.Fatu-Hiva: back to nature
Par Thor Heyerdahl. 1974
Sub-titled Back to Nature, this is an account of the author's attempts as a young man to find out what…
it is like to live on a lonely island in the ways of primitive man. 1974.Fatal passage: the untold story of John Rae, the Arctic adventurer who discovered the fate of Franklin
Par Kenneth McGoogan. 2001
In 1854, John Rae, a Scottish immigrant to Canada, led a small expedition across the Boothia Peninsula to map the…
missing link in the Northwest Passage. This accomplishment, along with his other geographical contributions, should have earned him glory. Instead, Rae faded from the record. In this book, the author aims to restore Rae's name to the historical record as one of the heroes of Arctic exploration. 2001.David Thompson (The Canadians)
Par James K Smith. 1975
Young David Thompson trapped for the Hudson's Bay Company during the late 1700s. In 1789, he met Philip Turnor who…
had been hired to map a route to Athabasca. Turnor taught him mathematics and astronomy, thus starting Thompson on his way to being an explorer, surveyor and map maker. Grades 5-8. 1975.David Livingstone (Sutton Pocket Biographies Ser.)
Par C. S Nicholls. 1998
Livingstone has been acclaimed a hero for his discovery of the Victoria Falls and he mapped out much of central…
Africa's waterways. In 1871 Henry Stanley went to Africa to find Livingstone leading to one of the most famous meetings in exploration history. This text provides an account of Livingstone's life, from his humble beginnings in Scotland, and his struggle to gain qualifications, to his employment with the London Missionary Society and his search for the source of the Nile. 1998.Ecological gardening: Your Path To A Healthy Garden
Par Marjorie Harris. 2009
Harris - who has been an organic gardener since the 1960s - encourages the Canadian gardener to get back to…
basics. With information updated for today's society, she shows how little use pesticides and chemicals are when making a lush and abundant garden. 2009.Dolnick retells the story of Powell, an ambitious, one-armed Civil War vet who, along with nine other men who possessed…
no whitewater experience, braved the treacherous Colorado River from Wyoming Territory to Arizona. Only six of them survived the trip. 2001.Deep water passage: a spiritual journey at midlife
Par Ann Linnea. 1995
At forty-three the author, with a friend, makes a kayak trip around Lake Superior. Cold, stormy weather and fatigue combine…
with closeness to nature and a sense of accomplishment to produce self-understanding and prepare Linnea for the next stage of her life. Contains feminist and "new age" concepts and language. 1995.Daughter of the desert: the remarkable life of Gertrude Bell
Par Georgina Howell. 2006
Archaeologist, spy, Arabist, linguist, author, poet, photographer, mountaineer, and nation builder, Gertrude Bell was born in 1868 into a world…
of privilege and plenty. Turning her back on that, she became the architect of the independent kingdom of Iraq and saw its first king safely onto the throne in 1921. A compelling portrait of a woman who transcended the restrictions of her class and age and, in so doing, created a remarkable and enduring legacy. Some descriptions of violence. 2007, c2006.Dangerous waters: one man's search for adventure
Par David Philpott. 1985
The author, head of a billion-dollar corporation, left his old life and set out alone in a 30-foot sailboat. He…
travelled from Halifax to Bermuda and into the open Atlantic where his boat was wrecked in a storm. 1985.Cousteau
Par Richard Munson. 1991
Jacques Cousteau is a living legend as an undersea adventurer. He helped to invent the Aqualung, launched the science of…
undersea archaeology, discovered oil beneath the Persian Gulf and built undersea stations and small submarines for research. Here is a balanced portrait of this talented, charismatic and little-understood man. 2005.Cultivating delight: a natural history of my garden
Par Diane Ackerman. 2001
A celebration of the sensory pleasures of the garden, from deadheading flowers to studying slugs. Ackerman describes the unexpected drama,…
and the sanctuary, that her garden provides. Her hymn to the outdoors and the pleasure we take in it ranges from descriptions of nature's violence to loneliness, portrayed by clamouring male crickets in spring, to sheer wonderment. 2001.