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By Laura MacDonald. 2005
On December 7, 1917, in the heart of the World War I, two ships collided in Halifax harbour. The resulting…
explosion killed over 2,000 people and injured some 6,000 more. Macdonald presents the whole story of how the military, volunteers and ordinary citizens united to organize one of the most complex relief efforts in North American history. Descriptions of violence. 2005.By Daniel Sekulich. 2009
Award-winning journalist investigates high-seas piracy, incidents of which occur on a near-daily basis worldwide and can involve detention, robbery, and…
violence. Interviews professional mariners, victims, and even perpetrators themselves to uncover the inner workings of criminal enterprises and gauge international economic and security threats in the early twenty-first century. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. 2009.By Jill Frayne. 2002
After Jill Frayne's long-term relationship with her lover ended and her daughter left home, she packed up her life and…
headed for the Yukon. Sleeping in her car or pitching a tent by the road, she became a solitary traveller and lived close to the natural world. What started out as a three-month trip became a personal journey that lasted several years. 2002.By James Glassco Henderson. 2004
Having survived the First World War in the trenches, Shorty Hatton started his aviation career in a near-fatal crash of…
an Avro 504K and ended it with another Avro aircraft, the Arrow. In the intervening years he was a military, bush, and test pilot, he taught fledgling aviators at Camp Borden, he was the first to fly new air mail routes in an open cockpit plane, and he tested newly-built Hawker Hurricanes before they joined the Battle of Britain. Some descriptions of sex. 2004.By Jon Krakauer. 2009
Twelve accounts of mountaineering feats by the author of “Into Thin Air” (DC16741). In the title piece, Krakauer and a…
younger companion are waiting out bad weather conditions before assaulting the north face of the Eiger in Switzerland. Some strong language. 2009, c1990.By Dee Caffari, Elaine Bunting. 2007
More people have walked on the moon than have successfully completed a westabout circumnavigation. In 2006, Caffari became the first…
woman to sail solo around the world against the prevailing winds and currents, braving physical hardship in terrible conditions, overcoming solitude, sleep deprivation, the worry of crucial equipment failing, 34 days of gales, 12 metre waves, cyclones and a lightning strike. c2007.By Clive Cussler, Craig Dirgo. 2003
A hunter of shipwrecks documents the discovery or survey of twelve major ships in deep waters. Each ship's story begins…
with an account of its final voyage, then describes how the ship was found. Featured are the Confederate submarine Hunley and the Allied troop transport Leopoldville, among others. 2003, c1996.By Kevin Patterson. 1999
Kevin Patterson, fresh off a stint in the army and suffering from a broken heart, decided that he would sail…
from Vancouver to Tahiti and back. Although he knew little about boats or sailing he and a companion set out on an adventure that would take them around the world and force them to contemplate the reasons they set out on their journey.By Andrew Donkin. 1999
In this collection of real-life space adventures, the reader can find out about the first astronaut ever to set out…
into the unknown; what it's like to walk on the surface of the moon; and the terrifying journey of Apollo 13. Grades 2-4.By Peter Moore. 2001
Travel writer Peter Moore recently invited the new love of his life, a.k.a. the girl next door, to join him…
on a romantic sojourn through Central America. The trip would take them into an area of the world emerging from decades of civil war, an area racked with poverty, disease and natural disasters. Over the next six months they battled hurricanes, mosquitoes, uncooperative border officials and over-sexed Mexican commuters, and along the way they learnt rather more about each other than they really wanted to. 2001.By John Wenzel, André Chevalier. 2009
Le poker est un des jeux les plus passionnants qui soit. Mais il faut maîtriser certaines connaissances et apprendre les…
trucs qui feront de vous un bon joueur pour en tirer de la satisfaction. Là entre en scène les pros. Il n'y a rien comme les conseils et les trucs d'un pro du poker pour rehausser votre niveau de jeu. Il n'y a rien comme les connaissances et l'expérience d'un pro pour découvrir le véritable plaisir de jouer au poker. Quel que soit votre niveau de jeu, quelles que soient vos ambitions, vous trouverez dans ce livre des conseils vitaux pour bien jouer, bien miser et bien bluffer comme un pro. -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: The only poker book you'll ever need.By Adrian Peetoom. 2008
Author Peetoom and his wife, Johanna, had long been fascinated by cargo ship travel as a way to journey to…
foreign ports. After Adrian retired, the couple embarked on two voyages: from Hamburg through the North Sea, the Mediterranean, the Suez Canal, across the bottom of Asia to ports in South Korea and China, and back; and from Savannah, Georgia, across the South Pacific to Australia and New Zealand. 2008.Why is the sky blue? Why do stars twinkle? Why do cows moo? The answer to these and many other…
fascinating questions are answered in this book. Information is grouped into topics like the supermarket, nighttime, and food and eating. Grades 2-4. 2001.By Ron Arias. 1989
Five Costa Rican fishermen embarked on a routine fishing trip, but a freak storm ravaged their ship and they drifted…
in the Pacific for 142 days. They survived ferocious squalls, shark attacks, terrible thirst and a curious whale. The men finally were rescued near Honolulu, 4500 miles from home. 1989.The true story of how the crews of three Liberty ships, the old wartime freighters that were converted to commercial…
service after 1945, fought a series of devastating hurricanes in the Atlantic in the early 1950s. Some strong language. 2001.By Ron Wight. 2002
Think you know it all about hockey? These fan-stumping quizzes will dispel the hockey myths you have believed since you…
were a kid, and help you learn about the more unique hockey records that may never be broken, and the most intriguing moments in hockey history. Packed with statistics, Q&A's, fascinating stories, and a unique chapter on women's hockey. 2002.By Monique Dykstra. 2002
Monica Dystra had always wanted to do a long-distance hike and thought it would be pretty easy. Two months, a…
thousand kilometres and countless blisters later, she knew better. Monica hiked the International Appalachian Trail from Maine all the way to Cap Gaspé, Québec. 2002.More than 250,000 courageous men and women were enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. These…
Canadians fought valiantly in every major air operation from the Battle of Britain to the bombing of Germany. Thousands lost their lives. Those who survived to tell their stories were forever changed. Here are some of their incredible stories. 2003.By Joyce Glasner. 2003
A boat full of explosives heads in to the harbour as a large cargo ship steams out to sea. What…
happened next, on a fateful day in December 1917, is etched in history. At least 1900 people lost their lives and 9000 were injured when the largest man-made explosion ever experienced ripped through Halifax and nearby Dartmouth. Panic reigned as the survivors struggled to comprehend what had happened. 2003.By Valerie Wyatt. 2000
A learning resource featuring questions and answers about weather, from rain, clouds, and snow to wind and temperatures. Also included…
are experiments, a glossary, and cloud and snow charts. Grades 3-6. 2000. (Tactile page not included)