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Salut au grand Sud (Documents)
Par Isabelle Autissier, Erik Orsenna. 2007
Sauvage par nature: 3 ans de marche extrême en solitaire de Sibérie en Australie
Par Sarah Marquis. 2014
" Ne vous fiez pas aux apparences, Sarah Marquis est une vraie guerrière capable d'échapper aux attaques des cavaliers mongols…
et aux trafiquants de drogue dans la jungle laotienne. À l'approche du danger, elle se cache, glisse dans la nuit et se déguise en homme pour survivre. Les animaux sauvages et la nature sont sa famille. Elle s'endort comme un bébé aux cotés des serpents, des loups, des chevaux sauvages, des kangourous. Dépouillée de tout confort et de superflu mais pourvue de l'essentiel, cette jeune femme s'est adaptée aux conditions les plus extrêmes, pour mieux comprendre ce qui nous lie à la Terre et au " tout ". Sarah Marquis nous livre le récit - tantôt drôle, tantôt poignant - de son odyssée de 1 000 jours et 1 000 nuits. La force de ses pas vous inspirera le respect. Sa philosophie de vie vous donnera le goût de l'aventure et vous emmènera au-delà de ces terres inconnues. " -- 4e de couv.Sans bagage: un conte d'amour et de voyage : roman
Par Clara Bensen, Fabienne Gondrand. 2016
" Après avoir traversé une phase difficile, Clara Bensen, vingt-cinq ans, décide de s'inscrire sur un site de rencontre. Elle…
y fait la connaissance de Jeff, un professeur d'université débordant d'énergie et réputé pour son rejet des conventions - tout son opposé. À peine se connaissent-ils qu'ils se lancent dans une expérience de voyage unique. La règle du jeu ? Pas de réservation d'hôtel ni de programme, juste les billets aller-retour et, surtout, aucun bagage, rien à part les vêtements qu'ils portent. Comment trouver le courage de sortir de sa zone de confort ? Peut-on aimer en délaissant les schémas habituels ? " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: No baggage : a minimalist tale of love & wandering.During the pioneering years of the Canadian West, Mountie Sam Steele took an active role in virtually every significant historical…
event. Steele kept the peace in the Yukon during the Gold rush, quelled rebellions, stood down violent strikers, faced Cree, Blackfoot, and Kootenay warriors, and also fought in the Boer War and the First World War. 2003.Samurai William: the adventurer who unlocked Japan
Par Giles Milton. 2002
In the spring of 1611, London's merchants received an intriguing and wholly unexpected letter. Written by a marooned English mariner…
named William Adams, it revealed that he had been living in the unknown land of Japan for more than a decade. Seven adventurers were sent to Japan with orders to find and befriend Adams. It was believed he held the key to exploiting the opulent riches of this forbidden land. 2002.Sailing back in time: a nostalgic voyage on Canada's West Coast
Par Maria Coffey. 1996
Travel writer Maria Coffey and her husband, photographer Dag Goering, embark on a 3-month journey by wooden boat along Canada's…
western shores. Leading the way are legendary boat builders and sailors Allen and Sharie Farrell aboard China Cloud; they visit their old haunts along the coast, where they homesteaded, fished and built boats. 1996.Sailing alone around the world
Par Joshua Slocum. 1969
Challenged by an expert who said it couldn't be done, Joshua Slocum, an indomitable New England sea captain, set out…
in April of 1895 to prove that a man could sail alone around the world. 46,000 miles and a little over 3 years later, the proof was complete: Captain Slocum had performed the epic "first" single-handedly in a trusty 34-foot sloop called the "Spray". This is Slocum's own account of his remarkable adventures during the historic voyage. 1969.Sailing through China
Par Paul Theroux. 1983
American novelist and travel writer sails down the Yangtze River in China along with thirty-three Americans, mostly millionaires, on an…
exclusive Lindblad tour. Theroux offers prose pictures of the river's industry-fouled cities and villages, the countless junks and sampans, the spectacular gorges, the endless views of Chinese people tilling the half-dead fields, plus acerbic sketches of his rich companions. Some strong language. 1984, c1983.Running the Amazon
Par Joe Kane. 1989
An account of the only expedition to negotiate the entire length of the Amazon River. During this six-month adventure which…
began in August, 1985, the ten men and one woman encountered Indians who had never before seen strangers, camped near a cocaine factory, and were beset by cold, heat and hunger. Bestseller 1989. 1989.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.Rope boy
Par Dennis Gray. 1970
From the age of eight, Roberta Bondar knew she wanted to be an astronaut. In January 1992 she made Canadian…
history when she became the first Canadian woman, and first neurologist, to go into space on board Discovery. The story of her journey to become a leading astronaut is a fascinating tale of dedication, commitment, and courage. Grades 4-7. 2004.Ride the rising wind: one woman's journey across Canada
Par Barbara Bradbury Kingscote. 2006
In May 1949, at the age of twenty, Barbara Kingscote left her farm in Mascouche, Quebec, and set out for…
the Pacific Ocean on horseback. Barbara and her equine companion Zazy reached the West Coast just over a year later. After travelling 4,000 miles, she discovered both herself and her country on the journey of a lifetime. 2006.Reflections in a writer's eye: travel pieces
Par Angus Wilson. 1986
A collection of the author's travel writings dating from 1957 to 1984. Whether visiting South Africa and observing apartheid, or…
glimpsing Khrushchev in the Soviet Union, Wilson reveals his intense pleasure in travel. 1986.Red sky in mourning: the true story of a woman's courage and survival at sea
Par Tami Oldham Ashcraft, Susea McGearhart. 2002
Following the hurricane in which her fiance is killed, Tami's astonishing determination and sense of preservation leads her back to…
civilization in Hawaii over 40 days' sailing away, all with a broken mast, ruined navigational instruments and a very limited water and food supply. This story is also a poignant love story, as the spirit of her lost lover motivates her on to beat the elements and save herself. 2002.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.Queen Bess: daredevil aviator
Par Doris L Rich. 1993
Rich outlines the life of the world's first black woman aviator, Bessie Coleman, by drawing on reports in black newspapers…
and memoirs of contemporaries. Born in 1892, Coleman battled racism and sexism in her drive to "amount to something." She chose flying as her road to glory, earned her license in France after U.S. instructors refused to teach her, and found fame in air shows. She died in a crash in 1926. 1993.Quest for adventure
Par Chris Bonington. 1981
The author, one of Great Britain's leading mountaineers, examines the motivations and impulses that have driven men and women to…
challenge the physical earth, from ocean voyages to desert, polar and space explorations. 1981.Prisoners of the North
Par Pierre Berton. 2004
The five 'prisoners' of the Arctic were Joe Boyle, a wealthy gold prospector; Vihjalmur Stefansson, who claimed to discover a…
tribe of blond Eskimos; Lady Jane Franklin, widow of famed explorer Sir John Franklin; John Hornby, whose obsessive quest for adventure took him to the Arctic's Barren Ground; and poet Robert Service. Their adventures read almost like fiction. All were loners, and obsessed by the North. Some descriptions of violence. 2004Antarctique solo: la fantastique aventure de Frédéric Dion : récit biographique
Par Bryan Perro. 2015
" Après avoir traversé des centaines d'épreuves, le corps fatigué et l'esprit déstabilisé par le Soleil qui ne se couche…
jamais, alors même que sa traversée de l'Antarctique en solitaire est avancée, Frédéric Dion est victime d'une mauvaise bourrasque et perd son traîneau. Commence alors son combat contre le vent, la poudrerie naissante et le froid mordant afin de retrouver au plus vite son matériel de survie. D'expérience, Frédéric sait qu'il ne lui reste qu'une vingtaine de minutes, car, passé ce seuil, son traîneau sera recouvert de neige et impossible à repérer. Ce sont précisément ces vingt minutes qui sont racontées dans ce livre. Minute par minute, tout y passe... ses doutes, ses certitudes, ses exploits, sa famille, mais surtout son incroyable capacité à danser corps à corps avec la mort en lui imposant son rythme. Antarctique solo est le récit fabuleux d'un aventurier du XXIe siècle qui n'a pas froid aux yeux, mais demeure malgré tout d'une désarmante fragilité. " -- 4e de couv.