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Schooner: Bluenose and Bluenose II (A Seal book)
By Silver Donald Cameron. 1984
Details the history of the schooner Bluenose, the most fabled ship in Canadian history, and its exact replica, Bluenose II,…
which was launched in 1963 and carries on the legend. 1984.Seeking Robinson Crusoe
By Timothy Severin. 2002
This work is an exploration in to the legend behind Daniel Defoe's classic novel, citing possible places where this famous…
character could have been marooned. It examines the claim that Crusoe was based on a real life castaway, Alexander Selkirk. Describing the tropical locals and the practicalities of island life, the text brings the fictional and the factual together, along the way exploding some enduring myths. 2002.Scott of the Antarctic: A Life Of Courage And Tragedy In The Extreme South
By David Crane. 2006
Robert Falcon Scott and his four companions died from hunger and cold in 1912; they had reached the South Pole…
on January 18, only to discover that the Norwegian Amundsen had beaten them there a month earlier. The confirmation of Scott's death was met by an outpouring of public grief in Britain for the man quickly elevated to martyr status. In subsequent decades, biographers painted Scott as a self-absorbed, rash blunderer whose hubris led to the needless death of himself and his men, but Crane strives to present both the heroic and less-admirable aspects of Scott's career. 2006.Salut au grand Sud (Documents)
By Isabelle Autissier, Erik Orsenna. 2007
Saboteurs: Wiebo Ludwig's war against big oil
By Andrew Nikiforuk. 2002
Dutch-born Wiebo Ludwig, former leader of a Christian Reformed Church in Goderich, Ontario, and his entourage, which consisted of his…
ever-growing family and a few sympathizers, decamped for Alberta in 1985 and bought a place called Trickle Creek - in oil country. What ensued was a long, nasty, and often violent conflict between Ludwig and the oil and gas industry over its legal right to drill on private land, regardless of landowners' concerns over the contamination of air and water by the pollutants that spew out of the wells. Some strong language and descriptions of violence. Winner of the 2002 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction. 2002.Sailing alone around the world
By 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.Rowing the Northwest Passage: adventure, fear, and awe in a rising sea (Maple leaf audio)
By Kevin Vallely. 2017
In this gripping first-hand account, four seasoned adventurers navigate a sophisticated, high-tech rowboat across the Northwest Passage. One of the…
"last firsts" remaining in the adventure world, this journey is only possible because of the dramatic impacts of global warming in the high Arctic, which provide an ironic opportunity to draw attention to the growing urgency of climate change. Along the way, the team repeatedly face life-threatening danger from storms unparalleled in their ferocity and unpredictability and bears witness to unprecedented changes in the Arctic habitat and inhabitants, while weathering gale-force vitriol from climate change deniers who have taken to social media to attack them and undermine their efforts. 2017.Roundup at the Double Diamond: the American cowboy today
By William Surface. 1974
A rugged on-the-scene account of one roundup season on an immense ranch in western Texas. Captures the cowboy's speech, the…
dust and dangers, and the camaraderie of the veteran foreman with his mixed gang of old-time cowboys. 1974.Rowed trip: from Scotland to Syria by oar
By 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.River runners of the Grand Canyon
By David Sievert Lavender. 1985
A lively history of the first men and women to run the wild Colorado River through the Grand Canyon in…
crude wooden boats, rafts, kayaks, pontoons and motorboats. Some strong language. 1985.Riding the desert trail by bicycle to the source of the Nile: By Bicycle Up The Nile
By Bettina Selby. 1988
On an impulse, Bettina Selby decided to travel the length of the Nile Valley. She designed a special bicycle for…
the journey and, suitably equipped with insect repellents, sun hat, water purifier and a Swiss army knife, she set off on her 4500 mile adventure. 1988.Remembering the farm: memories of farming, ranching, and rural life in Canada, past and present
By Allan Anderson. 1977
Racing the white silence: on the trail of the Yukon Quest
By 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.Prairie: a natural history
By Candace Sherk Savage. 2004
Traces the prairies from prehistory to the present. Describes their geography and climate, flora and fauna, their taming by agriculture…
and their uncertain future. Sidebars offer additional information (on ants, droughts and skunks, just to name a few). A through guide to North America's largest ecosystem. 2004.Aux sommets
By François-Guy Thivierge. 2011
L'aventurier et alpiniste François-Guy Thivierge est un des rares êtres humains à avoir gravi les plus hautes cimes des sept…
continents et à avoir exploré les deux pôles. Son ouvrage, destiné à la fois au grand public et aux amateurs de sensations fortes, raconte avec passion les pas qui l'ont mené jusqu'au «aux sommets». 2011.Mission antarctique
By Jean Lemire. 2007
Le biologiste, cinéaste et chef de mission Jean Lemire nous raconte son expérience, hors du commun, à bord du prestigieux…
voilier océanographique Sedna IV. Au fil des pages, il nous fait découvrir cette mission exceptionnelle de plus de 430 jours, vécue dans des conditions extrêmes, afin de documenter l'effet des changements climatiques sur la péninsule antarctique. (Ce livre a été enregistré par l'auteure). 2007.Pleins gaz (Vis-à-vies)
By Ivan Steenhout, John Pitt. 1986
L'auteur abandonne sa vie routinière et ennuyeuse et part à l'aventure sur sa moto. Dans ce livre, il raconte son…
voyage de 32,000 milles à travers les Amériques à l'âge de 61 ans. Quelques descriptions de nature sexuelle. 1986.Polar attack: from Canada to the North Pole, and back
By Richard Weber, Mikhail Malakhov. 1996
The authors made history in 1995 by completing the 1,500 kilometre unsupported journey from land to the North Pole and…
back. Carrying all their food and equipment in sleds and backpacks, their journey took four months. They describe their adventure, telling of blizzards, shifting ice, open water, and temperatures as low as -58 degrees Celsius. c1996.Poisoned legacy: the human cost of BP's rise to power
By Mike Magner. 2011
Journalist chronicles British Petroleum's record of environmental disasters during the company's rise to power. Includes information on a Kansas town's…
health-related lawsuit, a 2005 refinery explosion in Texas, a 2006 oil spill in Alaska, and the 2010 offshore drilling disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. 2011.La 6e extinction: comment l'homme détruit la vie
By Elizabeth Kolbert, Véronique Desjardins, Marcel Blanc. 2015
À travers l'Histoire, notre planète a connu cinq grandes extinctions de masse. Partout dans le monde, des scientifiques surveillent les…
signes avant-coureurs d'une sixième extinction, la plus dévastatrice depuis la chute de l'astéroïde qui a fait disparaître les dinosaures. Les responsables du prochain cataclysme, ce sera nous, les humains. Dans cet essai percutant, Elizabeth Kolbert explique pourquoi et comment nous détruisons notre environnement à petit feu et présente les conséquences désastreuses qui en découlent. Appuyant ses propos sur des données scientifiques rigoureuses, l'auteure démontre qu'à moins d'adopter des comportements plus responsables, l'homme causera un bouleversement planétaire irréversible dont il sera l'une des premières victimes. Gagnant de Prix Pulitzer 2015. 2015. Titre uniforme: Sixth extinction.