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Quirky British author of The Missing of the Somme (DB 76938) and Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi (DB 74532)…
details his residency aboard the American aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush. Describes the people he met and the experiences in which he engaged. 2014
Discusses human flight before the invention of the airplane. Recounts the balloon-based travels of daring men and women from 1783…
to the early 1900s, including two children who went up by accident. Describes the dangers posed by high winds, lightning, lack of oxygen, and extreme cold. For grades 4-7. 2010
Discusses the wolves of Canada's Pacific Coast, who are smaller than their inland cousins and can swim and catch salmon.…
Explains their social behavior, seasonal habits, and coexistence with First Nations people. Companion to The Salmon Bears (DB 71788). For grades 4-7. 2010
Newspaperman examines his unique relationship with his hiking partner, miniature schnauzer Atticus M. Finch. Explains how a fund-raising effort after…
a friend's death started man and dog's years of climbing in New Hampshire's White Mountains--188 peaks over three winters. Some strong language. 2011
Frequent Amtrak passenger and travel columnist offers advice on planning trips in the United States, Canada, and Mexico; finding the…
lowest fares; tipping train staff; packing sparingly; and practicing rail-rider etiquette. Explains railroad equipment, safety, and history. Revised and updated third edition. 2011
Author retraces the travels of English adventurer Sir John Mandeville, who left for the Holy Land in 1322 and returned…
in 1356 with tales of countries throughout Asia that he claimed to have visited. Discusses the influence Mandeville had on explorers and writers in his day. 1996
Chronicles the sixteenth- and seventeenth- century sea voyages of English adventurers to North America, beginning with Richard Hore's 1536 expedition…
that ended when starvation drove his men to cannibalism. Discusses the court of Elizabeth I, Sir Walter Ralegh's Roanoke enterprises, and the settlement of Jamestown. Some violence. 2000
Describes a future trip that a child might take to Mars: taking a space elevator to a space station, traveling…
in a rocket, wearing a space suit, and learning about the scientific search for Martian life. Discusses the Mars environment and a habitat created for humans. For grades 2-4. 2009
The author of See No Evil (DB 53770), the basis for the movie Syriana, and his wife Dayna share their…
anecdotes of working for the CIA. They describe their first meeting while on assignment in the Balkans and recount falling in love years later. Some strong language. 2011
Franklin, an American reporter stationed in South America for fifteen years, investigates the August 5, 2010, copper-mine explosion in northern…
Chile that trapped thirty-three men underground for ten weeks. Describes the miners' ordeal and highlights the rescue attempt that brought them to the surface. 2011
Author recounts the three-month, 1,100-mile solo hike she took on a whim in 1995, after years of devastating personal losses.…
Describes her encounters with rattlesnakes, locals, fellow hikers, and her own thoughts during her trek from Los Angeles to Washington State on the Pacific Crest Trail. Strong language. Bestseller. 2012
Twelve individuals share their real-life adventures. Teenager Bethany describes losing her arm in a shark attack in 2003 while surfing.…
Dad Phil relates being struck by lightening in 2005 as he was rock climbing with his family in Wyoming. For grades 5-8. 2011
C'est en 1858 que l'abbé Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Ferland sillonne pour la première fois les côtes de la Basse-Côte-Nord, nommées autrefois "le…
Labrador". Les paysages et les habitants entre Mingan et Blanc-Sablon l'ont marqué au point de lui inspirer, cinq ans plus tard, la publication de son récit de voyage Le Labrador. C'est avec finesse et humour qu'il raconte sa mission dans cette région éloignée et encore mal connue. Les mots de Ferland sont l'occasion de découvrir le fleuve et son littoral ainsi que de visiter le territoire et les populations acadiennes, irlandaises et autochtones qui l'habitent. Plongez dans le premier grand récit nord-côtier: une oeuvre majeure, complète, autonome et, surtout, reconnue par l'institution littéraire pour ses qualités géographiques, ethnographiques et narratives
Journalist chronicles his relationship with nature from age three to adulthood, recounting specific hunting and fishing adventures, including a caribou…
hunt on the North Slope of the Brooks Range in Alaska. Discusses his attempt to make a living from trapping and provides serving suggestions for game meats. Some violence. 2012
L'aventure vibrante de Laure Morali au cœur de la communauté innue. Une rencontre bouleversante avec une terre, un peuple et…
un homme, Shimun. L'autrice excelle dans la transmission d'histoires porteuses de souffles anciens
"Une fenêtre ouverte sur les communautés innues : leur langue, leur légende, leur culture. José Mailhot, traductrice d'An Antane Kapesh,…
témoigne. Son récit passe du quotidien des Innus à leur vision de la vie. Témoin capital, José Mailhot, une Blanche chez les Innus, parle leur langue et épouse leurs coutumes. Un incontournable pour comprendre les relations entre les Québécois et les Premières Nations."
Former CIA officer Mendez recounts the rescue of six Americans who escaped from the U.S. embassy in Tehran on November…
4, 1979, when it was overrun by militants. Details the plan to extract the diplomats from Iran disguised as members of a Hollywood film crew. Some strong language. 2012
Recounts the 1897 rescue of approximately three hundred men who were stranded in Arctic waters when their eight whaling ships…
were trapped in ice. Describes the fifteen-hundred-mile journey of three men from the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service--predecessor to the U.S. Coast Guard--who transported life-saving provisions. For grades 5-8. 2012
Author of The Wild Places (DB 69068) examines the sport of mountain climbing from its earliest days in the late…
1700s to the early 2000s. Discusses the dangerous draw for explorers like George Mallory, whose attempt to summit Everest led to his death in 1924. Includes Macfarlane's personal experiences. 2003
Journalist recounts his 2008 search for the lost city of Ciudad Blanca in Central America. Discusses studying the 1940 expedition…
journals of American spy Theodore Morde, who claimed to have found the city. Compares Morde's journey with his own. Young adult appeal. 2013