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Par Ronald Wright. 1993
Author Ronald Wright takes the reader on journeys of adventure: a mythical bullfight in the Peruvian Andes; the cities of…
Anatolia, carved eight stories into the earth; the jungles of Belize; the bars of southern Mexico; and the deceptive beauty of the tropical Marquesas Islands. 1993.Par Peter Lourie. 2011
Par Ethel Wilson, David Stouck. 1987
Ethel Wilson, best-known for "Swamp angel" (DC00685), did not write her first novel until she was 60 years old. This…
book includes six essays on Canadian literature and writing, nine short stories and Ethel's correspondence to her editor and other writers, such as Earle Birney and Margaret Laurence. 1987. Uniform title: Selections.Par Dervla Murphy. 1983
The eight feet belonged to Dervla Murphy, her nine-year-old daughter Rachel and Juana, their staunch and beloved mule. They set…
out to travel some 1300 miles through the Andes from Cajamarca to Cuzco. Along the way they met the descendants of the Incas, suffered hard-ships such as landslides and tormenting insects and revelled in the grandeur of their wild surroundings. 1983.Selected works by eight diverse postmodern poets. Presents a profile of each author and describes social and literary ties among…
them. Conarroe traces a pattern of mental disturbances, as well as creative genius, that he believes these artists share to varying degrees. 1997, c1994.Par James Raffan. 2014
Over the course of three years, James Raffan circumnavigated the globe at 66.5 degrees latitude: the Arctic Circle. Armed with…
passion for the north, interest in diverse cultures and an unquenchable sense of adventure, he set out to put a human face on climate change. In “Circling the Midnight Sun” he presents a warm-hearted, engaging portrait of the circumpolar world, but also a deeply affecting story of societies and landscapes in the throes of enormous change. c2014.Par Ed Marsden Rasunah, Rasunah Marsden. 2000
This is the first anthology of the emerging genre of Indigenous creative non-fiction. The work gathered spans a wide range…
of formats and style, from essay, biography, story, and prose to journalism, making it an important collection of Aboriginal literature that defies convention and established boundaries. 2000.Par Editor Sewell Marilyn. 1991
More than three hundred selections of poetry and prose by women authors, all addressing religion and spirituality. Sections such as…
"Mothering", "Generations", "The Will toward the Good", and "Images of the Divine" include works by Alice Walker, Margaret Atwood, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Sexton, and others. 1991.Par Rick Book. 2003
Twenty-four stories re-examine Christmas Past, challenging, moving and encouraging the reader to discover toe true meaning of the holiday season.…
One tale is of Father Jean de Brébeuf, who composed the Huron Carol to win over Native peoples in the 17th century. Another is about a lightkeeper's wife in Nova Scotia for whom the storms of Christmas Eve bring an inexplicable visitation. 2003.Par Constance Helmericks. 1971
Par Barbara Mitchell, W. O Mitchell, Ormond Mitchell. 1997
A collection of 31 pieces of Mitchell's writing which he often used in public readings. Some are from his novels,…
such as "Who has seen the wind" and "The vanishing point," and others are new to this collection. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. 1997.Par Jan Morris. 1985
During three decades of more or less constant travel Jan Morris has probably described more of the world, and especially…
the urban world, than almost any other writer. This is a retrospective selection of travel pieces, ranging from the 1950s to the 1980s and including such diverse places as Berlin, Shanghai and Swaziland. 1985.Par Anthony Bailey. 1983
An intrepid British traveler records his journey through West Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and Austria. Bailey begins his trip in…
the medieval city of Lubeck, driving a 1973 Saab along roadways that parallel the intra-German border of watchtowers. 1983.Par David Lessels. 2006
Follow the trails of the Scottish explorer, David Lessels, fulfilling a dream to travel the length of Africa, confronting serious…
challenges to his freedom as he walked and hitch-hiked through history, in the early 1950s. This traveller's tale is studded with gems and facts - some of which may be the only written accounts of the early development of unique African cultures. 2006.Par Allen J Abel. 2001
For many years, as a news correspondent, television host, and journalist, Allen Abel has travelled to some of the world's…
most fascinating, remote, or newsworthy spots to bring back his stories. This is a collection of travel pieces about his adventures on all six continents over a ten-year period. 2001.Par Eric Newby. 1982
World traveller Eric Newby shares the most memorable episodes from his varied careers, and takes the reader from the remote…
interior of Afghanistan to a tour of the London sewer system. 1982.Par Michel Onfray. 2006
Par Elizabeth Goudge. 1976
The popular author offers an anthology of poems and prose from the world's great literature dealing with the concept of…
faith. A work of many moods, it includes excerpts from such writers as Shakespeare, Donne, C.S. Lewis, Tolstoy, Rilke, and the Bible. 1976.Par Eric Newby. 1985
Excerpts from travel-related works of more than 300 writers, from antiquity to the present. Hannibal, Henry Fielding, Mark Twain and…
D.H. Lawrence show Europe to the reader while Marco Polo, T.E. Lawrence and Alexander the Great lead the trail through Asia. c1985.Par William J Bennett. 1996
A collection of poems and stories from the Bible, from great authors, and from folklore, which Bennett suggests can be…
used for teaching parents, teachers, students, and children about specific virtues. Topics include faith, self-discipline, compassion, responsibility, friendship, work, courage, honesty, and loyalty. Bennett introduces each section. Bestseller.