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Sur les traces de Lawrence d'Arabie
By Céline Debayle. 1989
Tout en respectant la chronologie des événements, Céline Debayle a conçu cette biographie grâce à une documentation importante et de…
nombreux voyages sur les lieux de la révolte arabe animée par celui qui est resté dans l'Histoire sous le nom de Lawrence d'Arabie. Quelques descriptions de violence. Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire. 1989.Vers l'ouest avec la nuit
By Beryl Markham. 1987
Beryl Markham fut la première à effectuer, seule, la traversée de l'Atlantique en avion. Elle effectua de multiples vols entre…
le Kenya, le Soudan et la Rhodésie. Ses souvenirs sont à la fois son autobiographie et un passionnant témoignage sur l'Afrique. 1987. Titre uniforme: West with the night.Titanic: le dossier de naufrage
By Philippe Masson. 1987
Voyage d'une Parisienne à Lhassa: à pied et en mendiant, de la Chine à l'Inde à travers le Thibet
By Alexandra David-Néel. 1985
En 1924, Alexandra David-Néel réalisait un fantastique exploit. Cette femme que rien n'arrêtait traversa à pied la Chine et tout…
le Tibet pour atteindre enfin Lhassa, la cité interdite, où elle fut la première Européenne à pénétrer et à séjourner. 1985.Terre des hommes: extraits
By Antoine de Saint Exupéry, Jean Boullé. 1939
Saint-Exupéry était pilote d'avion. Il nous parle de son métier. De la terre - seule véritable demeure des hommes -…
vue d'en haut. De son humanisme et des principes sur lesquels il repose. 1939.The river of diamonds
By Geoffrey Jenkins. 1964
The Battle of Britain: the jubilee history
By Richard Hough, Denis Richards. 1990
This account of the Battle of Britain explains how both sides developed their air forces in the inter-war years and…
provides descriptions of the air fighting and insights into the controversies of the time. The authors make use of original material derived from interviews and correspondence with over 300 surviving air-crew and ground staff as well as benefiting from support from the Battle of Britain Fighter Association, the Imperial War Museum and the RAF museum. 1990.Yeager, an autobiography
By Chuck Yeager, Leo Janos. 1985
Yeager first became known for his abilities as a fighter pilot during World War II. He also became the nation's…
premier test pilot, defying death and breaking all speed records. Some strong language. 1985.The blue caterpillar and other essays
By Samuel F Pickering. 1997
In these eleven essays, the author sifts through an accumulation of daily events, selecting insights and anecdotes about various seasons,…
places, and people. Long walks provide fodder for his writing, and he finds meaning in the examination of all that he encounters. c1997.Titanic: the full story of the tragedy
By Michael Davie. 1986
Tinkerbelle
By Robert Manry. 1966
In 1965, a middle-aged Cleveland newspaperman undertook a solitary sailing adventure from Falmouth, Massachusetts to Falmouth, England. He recalls his…
experiences aboard his 13 1/2-foot sloop, and includes excerpts from his wife's diary of her thoughts during thier separation. c1966.The wilderness life
By Calvin Rustrum. 1975
Now 78, a well-rounded outdoorsman who also enjoys the luxury of good food and exotic cities reminisces about his experiences…
in the wilds of Minnesota and the backwoods of Canada. His adventures over the past fifty years include riding the rapids in a handmade canoe and tracking wild caribou and bear with Indian guides. 1975.The treasure of the Great Reef
By Arthur C Clarke. 1964
While taking undersea photographs off the coast of Ceylon, Mike Wilson found evidence of a sunken ship. The author recounts…
his return expedition with Wilson, and their discovery of treasure. 1964.The search for Amelia Earhart
By Fred G Goerner. 1966
The far distant ships: an official account of Canadian naval operations in World War II
By Joseph Schull. 1950
Examines the role of Canada's navy during World War II: convoy escorts in the Atlantic, amphibious landings in North Africa,…
Sicily and Normandy, participation in the Murmansk convoys, and the adventures of the cruiser "Uganda" in the Pacific. 1987, c1950.The man who walked through time
By Colin Fletcher. 1968
A narrative account of the author's walking expedition through the Grand Canyon, with observations on the dangers of the feat,…
the varieties of animal life prevalent in the seven-million-year-old gorge, and the necessity of preserving the canyon from any future development. 1968.An account of the 1848 gold rush routes across Mexico, to California known as the El Dorado trail. Steeped in…
primary sources such as diaries, reminiscences and letters, the author vividly describes the hazards that the con men and the adventurers had along the way. 1970.The coming of Saska
By Doreen Tovey, Maurice Charles John Wilson. 1976
Author describes the adventures she and her husband encountered in their English village and on a trip to Canada. Meeting…
a rare wolverine and other mishaps such as getting locked out of their camper in the middle of the night in wolf territory enlivened their trip. c1976.The caves of the great hunters
By Hans Baumann. 1962
The discovery of the cave at Lascaux in 1940 by four boys and a dog is described by the author,…
who also tells of other picture caves discovered by boys and girls. For junior and senior high readers. 1962. Uniform title: Höhlen der grossen Jäger.The boat who wouldn't float
By Farley Mowat. 1969