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By Robin Hanbury-Tenison. 1984
The author traces his evolution from a mere adventurer to a person dedicated to helping others preserve their unique social…
systems. Describes various treks through deserts and jungles, and some of the endangered tribes and their cultures. 1984.By David Cordingly. 2001
An inspiring, illuminating, and highly readable book that reveals the vibrant history of women and the sea. Drawing on ship's…
logs, and the diaries of extraordinary women, Cordingly resurrects the incredible stories of these forgotten women sailors and sailors' women. 2001.By Edward M Boyd. 1984
The Boyds went to Alaska 30 years ago and settled on the Kenai River in Wolf Trail Lodge. This is…
the story of the early years and of the family's adventures in the Alaskan wilderness. 1984.By Donald Davenport Engen. 1997
Memoir of a naval aviator over "twenty-five years of technological and flying development in the U.S. Navy from the 1940s…
into the 1960s." Traces the integration of jet aircraft into naval operations, describing how jets have transformed aviation warfare. c1997.By John Condit. 1984
This history of Pacific Western Airlines reveals many fascinating details about the bush pilots, notably Russ Baker, who founded the…
airline. Baker helped advance the company's fortunes by his daring airplane rescues. 1984.By Pierre Berton. 1994
Pierre Berton considers what it means to live in the north, what we do to survive the season, ways we…
celebrate it and how, specifically, we hate it. The book is filled with personal reminiscences, popular history, "big storm" statistics, and seasonal sports, including the attempt to deny winter altogether by escaping to malls and Miami. 1994.By Orestes Lorenzo. 1994
Orestes Lorenzo, a major in the Cuban air force, defected to the United States in 1992 in a MiG-23. In…
this translation of his memoirs, Lorenzo portrays his life leading up to the decision to defect. He then describes the horror of realizing that his wife and two sons would not be allowed to join him. After exhausting all other methods, Lorenzo flew back to Cuba and rescued his family from a highway in an old Cessna. c1994. Uniform title: Vuelo hacia el amanecer.By William Arthur Bishop. 2002
From his logbooks and diaries, Arthur Bishop paints a vivid picture of the day-to-day life of a fighter pilot and…
that of his fellow pilots, officers and ground crew in wartime England. Among his memories is a bird's-eye view of the D-Day landing. Some descriptions of violence. 2002.By Ian Wilson, Sally Wilson. 1987
The authors relate how they fulfilled their dream of leaving the city to live in isolation in the wilderness. They…
tell of building a log cabin to survive the harsh winter, and their other experiences. c1987.By Brenna Maloney. 2018
From hippo attacks on the Okavango River to Chitina headwaters in Alaska, this chapter book is full of raging rivers…
and thrilling adventures. With gripping--and true--stories of incredible adventures, extreme excursions, and ultimate survival, White Water! will have you on the edge of your canoe-- er seat. Perfect for all readers who love an exciting, real-life, adrenaline-fueled drama. Grades 2-4. 2018.By Sally Putnam Chapman, Stephanie Mansfield. 1997
Using diaries kept over a fifty-year period, Chapman writes of the relationship between heiress and adventurer Dorothy Binney Putnam, publisher…
George Putnam, and aviator Amelia Earhart. Putnam left his wife, Dorothy, for Earhart but the three remained friends. 1997.By Maggi Ansell. 2006
Robin and Maggi unexpectedly buy a newly-confiscated drug boat in the Cayman Islands. Months of hard work, fun and mishaps…
follow while they refurbish the yacht, Orca, and undertake a Pacific Ocean crossing. After sailing to Australia, they begin the trip back to Canada when they are overtaken by an unforeseen cyclone. 2006.By Colin N Perkel. 2002
Over a period of a week in May 2000, hundreds of people in Walkerton, Ontario, were afflicted by a deadly…
strain of E. coli bacteria. Combining interviews and original research with testimony given to the Walkerton Inquiry, Perkel reconstructs the events leading up to the tragedy. He shows how a system has failed utterly, at almost every level, and how the virtues of a small town have contributed to the disaster. 2002.World War II fighter pilot recounts his adventures as a member of General Chennault's Flying Tigers. Band provides a brief…
account of his childhood, then regales the reader with stories of the Flying Tigers' assistance to the Chinese army in battles with the Japanese beginning in December 1941. 1993.By Smoke Blanchard. 1985
A professional mountain guide who began his climbing career as a teenager in the depression years relates his many exciting…
adventures in the mountains of California, Alaska, the Yukon, and Nepal. Blanchard offers advice on equipment and technique and discusses the people he has met. 1985.By Peter Moore. 2003
Stirred by his approaching fortieth birthday, the author decides to pursue a dream, to explore Italy from the seat of…
a 1961 Vespa. Once the perfect motor scooter is found, and finally made as road worthy as possible, he is off, travelling the back roads from Milan to Rome. 2003.By Richard G. B Brown. 1983
By R. D Lawrence. 1982
By Phil Patton, Jeana Yeager, Dick Rutan. 1987
Yeager and Rutan, the first people to fly around the world without stopping to refuel, tell of their backgrounds and…
careers, the six years of preparation for the flight, and the research and testing involved. 1987.