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Goldfinder: the true story of one man's discovery of the ocean's richest secrets
Par Keith Jessop. 1998
This is the story of Keith Jessop, the most successful underwater treasure hunter in history. It describes how Jessop went…
from being a penniless Yorkshire boy to salvaging 5 tons of Russian gold worth over one hundred million dollars from the HMS Edinburgh, which lay 1000 feet at the bottom of the ocean.The water in between: a journey at sea
Par Kevin Patterson. 1999
Kevin Patterson, fresh off a stint in the army and suffering from a broken heart, decided that he would sail…
from Vancouver to Tahiti and back. Although he knew little about boats or sailing he and a companion set out on an adventure that would take them around the world and force them to contemplate the reasons they set out on their journey.The Muslim Jesus: sayings and stories in Islamic literature (Convergences)
Par Tarif Khalidi. 2001
This work presents, in English translation, the largest collection ever assembled of the sayings and stories of Jesus in Arabic…
Islamic literature. Tarif Khalidi's introduction and commentaries place the sayings and stories in their historical context, showing how and why this "gospel" arose and the function it served within Muslim devotion. The sayings and stories, some 300 in number and arranged in chronological order, show us how the image of this Jesus evolved throughout a millennium of Islamic history. 2001.Faraway
Par Lucy Irvine. 2001
Octogenarian Diana Hepworth has lived with her family on Pigeon, a tiny place in the furthest corner of the Solomon…
Islands for more than 50 years. When the former Vogue model decided to turn the fascinating events of her life into a book, she went to fellow adventurer Lucy Irvine for help. 2001.Samuel de Champlain, père de la Nouvelle-France: [récit biographique] ((Les grandes figures ; 36) #36)
Par Francine Legaré. 2003
"Il est tout de même étrange qu'on en sache si peu sur la vie de Samuel de Champlain. D'abord, sur…
sa date de naissance, qui n'a jamais été officialisée. Ensuite, sur son mariage avec Hélène Boullé, une jeune fille d'une douzaine d'années de vingt-huit ans sa cadette, avec laquelle il semble n'avoir entretenu que peu de relations puisqu'il était le plus souvent en voyage. Enfin, on ignore le lieu de sa sépulture en Nouvelle-France. Heureusement que nous possédons son journal, dont la rédaction s'est étendue sur une trentaine d'années. Pourquoi cette passion pour l'Amérique, qu'il s'évertue à vouloir visiter et à faire reconnaître avec obstination? Car il est clair que cette terre ingrate n'a rien à voir avec l'Inde, pays convoité pour ses épices et ses multiples richesses. (Champlain rêve toujours, comme d'autres, de découvrir l'Inde en poussant plus avant vers l'Ouest). Est-ce le goût du voyage, du dépaysement, la volonté de saisir sur le vif de nouvelles réalités (il faut savoir que Champlain était cartographe et dessinateur)? Est-ce le goût du nouveau et de l'insolite? Une chose est certaine, cette terre appelée Nouvelle-France fut son plus grand amour. Il la défendit avec acharnement auprès des grands de France et fit en sorte qu'elle se développât. Champlain assura ainsi la naissance de ce grand pays qu'est aujourd'hui le Canada." -- 4e de couv.Himalayistes: à la conquête de l'altitude ((Hommes et montagnes).)
Par Gilles Modica. 2008
La conquête des plus hauts sommets de la terre a été loeuvre dhommes hors du commun et de leurs efforts…
incommensurables. Mais cette épopée du courage et de la peur est aussi le fruit de lironie du sort. Lexploration de lHimalaya sest déroulée en trois dimensions. Il sagissait darpenter dimmenses territoires, mais aussi den conquérir les sommets tout en repoussant les frontières de laltitude. Dans cette quête admirable et déraisonnable se sont illustrés des alpinistes de tout poil, mus par les inspirations les plus variées. Gilles Modica dresse le portrait dune vingtaine dentre eux, célèbres ou moins connus, qui, de la fin du XIXe siècle à la fin du XXe, ont tenté dapprivoiser les effets sournois de laltitude. -- 4e de couv.L'aventure en bottes de sept lieues: [avec Jack London, Albert Londres, Joseph Kessel, Victor Révillon...]
Par Francis Lacassin. 2007
"À quelle force mystérieuse obéissent donc les aventuriers délaissant la sécurité et le confort pour réaliser leurs rêves de conquête…
les plus fous à l'autre bout du monde ? C'est ce que tente d'élucider Francis Lacassin. En nous entraînant à travers différents destins prodigieux portés par une énergie hors du commun : la longue équipée d'Exmelin, chirurgien huguenot, aux côtés des flibustiers des Caraïbes au XVIIe siècle, la ruée vers l'or de Jack London dans le Grand Nord canadien en 1897, la mission d'évangélisation du père Évariste Huc dans l'Empire chinois de 1840, ou le reportage d'Albert Londres sur la traite des Noirs dans l'Afrique coloniale de 1927, ou encore le pèlerinage à pied d'Alexandra David-Néel pendant huit mois vers Lhassa en 1924... Destins qui s'écrivent entre une lutte épuisante pour la survie et des rencontres uniques en des temps et des lieux mythiques. Car le voyage finit par devenir une manière de vivre. Un cheminement étoilé dans l'Histoire, où nous étanchons notre propre soif d'aventure au fil de pages palpitantes." -- 4e de couv.A game ranger remembers
Par Bruce Bryden. 2005
Bruce Bryden's tales of 27 years in the service of South Africa's most famous park, the Kruger National Park, make…
a gripping and entertaining read, abounding with encounters with elephant, lion, buffalo, leopard and rhino, whether darting for research, managing culling operations by helicopter or stalking on foot. 2005.Islam and the myth of confrontation: religion and politics in the Middle East
Par Fred Halliday. 1995
The author examines the widely accepted image of confrontation between "Islam" and "the West", created largely by the rise of…
Islamic militancy in the Middle East and the perceived influence of Islam on politics and society. Considering the sources of Islamic militancy and the rhetoric of Islamic and anti-Muslim leaders, he argues that the Middle East is a set of variant societies, facing the economic and political problems of the Third World.Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) is the great lost scientist: more things are named after him than anyone else. There are…
towns, rivers, mountain ranges, the ocean current that runs along the South American coast, there's a penguin, a giant squid, even the Mare Humboldtianum on the moon. Taking us on a fantastic voyage in his footsteps, Andrea Wulf shows why his life and ideas remain so important today. Winner of Royal Society Science Book Prize 2016, James Wright Award for Nature Writing 2016, and Costa Biography Award 2015. Bestseller. 2015.The veiled kingdom
Par Carmen Bin Ladin. 2004
On September 11th 2001, Carmen Bin Ladin heard the news on the radio that the Twin Towers had been struck.…
She instinctively knew that her brother-in-law was involved in these horrifying acts of terrorism, and her heart went out to America. She also knew that her life and the lives of her family would never be the same again. In 1974 Carmen, half Swiss and half Persian, married into the Bin Laden family and found herself inside a complex and vast clan, part of a society that at that point she neither knew nor understood. Determined to protect her daughters from the inevitable restrictions within a society riddled with hypocrisy and contradiction, in 1985 Carmen moved back to her home country, Switzerland. Carmen's story takes us inside one of the most powerful, secretive and repressive kingdoms in the world and the Bin Laden family's role within it. 2004. Uniform title: Voile déchiré.Riding on the wild side: tales of adventure in the Canadian West (Amazing stories)
Par Dale Portman. 2004
A collection of stories about working horses and the people who make a living riding them in Canada's mountain national…
parks: chasing a herd of wild horses, galloping at full speed toward an impenetrable forest, and so on. A sense of the excitement of the backcountry life. 2004.Women explorers: one hundred years of courage and audacity (Amazing stories)
Par Helen Y Rolfe. 2003
Since the early days of exploration, adventurous women have felt the pull of the mountains. Women of the early 1900s…
climbed some of the highest peaks in Canada wearing woollen knickers and hobnail boots. These pioneers set the standard for the women who followed, such as Sharon Wood and Leanne Allison, who continue to push the limits even further. 2003.Ramadan: the holy month of fasting (Orca origins)
Par Ausma Zehanat Khan. 2018
Throughout the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast during the day and break the fast together as a family each night.…
Ramadan provides the opportunity to focus on positive thoughts and actions. It is a time to become more grateful for the blessings people often take for granted and be reminded of the importance of helping others. This book examines the origins and traditions of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Grades 3-6. 2018.The rope in the water: a pilgrimage to India
Par Sylvia Fraser. 2001
Sylvia Fraser's three-month pilgrimage to India in search of "something larger than myself, something deeper, something more." Travelling 12,000 kilometres…
as a solitary traveler across deserts and through jungles, she visits sacred sites such as the twilight city of Varanasi on the Ganges and the Golden Temple of the Sikhs; spends time with a Hindu sect up Mount Abu and meditates eleven hours a day for ten days in a Buddhist retreat while observing a vow of silence. 2001.Champlain
Par Christopher Moore. 2004
A profile of the man who explored areas of eastern Canada, mapped them, and led the settlement at Quebec from…
1608 until his death. Introduces readers to the explorer's life story and the challenges he faced in North America, and also provides excellent background information on topics such as the clamour for beaver skins in Europe and the enmity between the Huron and the Iroquois. Also includes a discussion of what we don't know about Champlain, a description of historic sites to visit, and suggestions for further reading. Grades 4-7. 2004.The dolphin's tooth: a decade in search of adventure
Par Bruce Kirkby. 2005
Stuck in an engineer's cubicle and tormented by doubts and boredom, Kirkby quit his job to bicycle the Karakoram Highway…
in northern Pakistan. Over the next fifteen years, he undertook some of the most challenging expeditions the world has to offer, including running Africa's Blue Nile Gorge, climbing Mount Everest, or learning to embrace the wilderness on the Tatshenshini River of Canada's Arctic. 2005.Champlain's dream
Par David Hackett Fischer. 2009
Soldier, spy, master mariner, explorer, cartographer, and artist, Champlain maneuvered his way through court intrigues in Paris, supported by Henri…
IV and, later, Louis XIII. He founded the first European settlement in Canada, where he dreamed that Europeans and First Nations would cooperate for mutual benefit. There he played a role in starting the growth of three populations - Québécois, Acadian, and Métis - from which millions descend. 2009.The tiger: a true story of vengeance and survival
Par John Vaillant. 2010
Nature writer follows a government tiger-control team as it pursues an endangered Siberian tiger, which had killed a poacher, through…
Russia's far east in the winter of 1997. Explores the beauty of the setting, the tiger's strength, and the political and geographical forces that shaped this remote region. Canada Reads 2012. 2010.Into the wild
Par Jon Krakauer. 1996
This book, which grew from an article the author wrote for Outside magazine, discusses a fatal trek by a young…
man named Chris McCandless. After graduating from college in 1990, McCandless abandoned his car, gave away his money, and cut off contact with his family. Exactly 112 days after he wandered into the Alaskan wild, McCandless was found dead of starvation. The author looks to himself and other adventurers for an explanation. Bestseller. 1996.