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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Literature, Poetry
Novelist Wagamese presents a collection of poems, including descriptions of his life on the road when he repeatedly ran away… at an early age, and the abuse he received when the authorities tried “to beat the Indian right out of me.” Yet even in the most desperate situations, Wagamese shows us Canada as seen through the eyes and soul of a well-worn traveller, with his love of country and his love of people. c2011.
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Literature, Poetry
Poems of exploration and discovery from the pen of James Pollock. Here is a schoolboy’s fascination with the English teacher;… the grandmother's old Bible; a Dantean-style extended account of a hiking adventure with a young son. Further out in time and geography, Pollock muses on figures from Canadian history, including explorer Henry Hudson, literary theorist Northrop Frye and pianist Glenn Gould. 2012.
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Adventure and exploration, Biography, Adventurers and explorers
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.
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Adventure and exploration, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
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.
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Adventure and exploration, Nature, United States travel and geography
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.
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Adventure and exploration, Canadian non-fiction, Nature, Travel and geography, European travel and geography, Travelogues
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.
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Literature, Criticism
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Award winning fiction, Adventure and exploration, Award winning non-fiction, United States history
An account of the conflagration that levelled much of Chicago in 1871. Chronicles events from the fire's outbreak and rapid… spread to its extinguishment by rain, as reported by survivors and in documents of the period. Examines the origins, circumstances, and official failures that contributed to the disaster. Grades 5-8. A 1996 Newbery Honor Book. c1995.
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Adventure and exploration, History, European history, War
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Literature, Poetry
Yukon-based, UK-born Joanna Lilley’s first book of poems is a wry and eloquent testament to the intricacies of our various… relationships. From the shattered pieces of our environmental puzzles to the labyrinth of family dynamics, Lilley makes these dilemmas come alive. Chillingly sparse, attractively odd and refreshingly frank, these poems embrace the complexities of human life with an unsettling mix of the sardonic and the compassionate. c2014.
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Serious and literary fiction, Short stories, Canadian non-fiction, Anthologies, Essays
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Family biography, Canadian non-fiction, Essays
In twenty-two original narratives, some of Canada's most acclaimed writers share stories, memories, insights, and revelations - from the comic… to the tragic - about the first man in their lives. These complex stories will open a fresh and intense conversation with daughters everywhere about the men they've observed since childhood: their fathers. Some descriptions of sex and violence and some strong language. 2007.
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Adventure and exploration, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian travel and geography
In 1992, Vancouver Sun journalist Larry Pynn decided to undertake an adventure. He followed the old Stikine Trail in the… Yukon, by foot, horseback and canoe, to the Klondike. He discovered many relics, met colourful characters, and relived Canadian gold rush history.
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Essays, Nature, Science and technology
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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Science and medicine biography, Women biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Blindness and visual impairment
Autobiography of Dr. Jane Poulson, the first blind person in Canada to become a practising doctor. Poulson suffered from diabetes… and because of the disease, lost her sight and then experienced severe heart problems. Nonetheless she was an extremely accomplished doctor, published widely in leading medical journals, and showed great courage and endurance to all who knew her. She wrote this book during the last two years of her life. 2002.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Literature, Poetry
In this collection of poems, the author asks: is our world really what it appears to be? How do we… shape it through language? And if language can create our world, can it also transform or destroy it? She brings us to the edges of dreams and waking. With lines that are searching, but spacious, she deftly turns over ideas of perception and reality, inviting us to join her as she releases the abstract figure from its painting, or brings the poet in from the wilderness. 2016.
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Literature, Poetry
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Adventure and exploration, Biography, Adventurers and explorers, Sports and games
At the age of 50, the author, one of the world's best-known mountaineers, reached the summit of Mount Everest in… 1985 after four attempts. He chronicles his Everest expeditions and the ascent of Mount Vinson in the Antarctic with Frank Wells. 1987.
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Adventure and exploration
Selections from letters, memoirs, reports, and a few imaginary portrayals, presenting first-person descriptions of human tragedies. Illustrates the impact of… disasters on society, recounts instances of extreme brutality inflicted on groups and communities, explores the capacity for regeneration, and cites examples of people's responses to doomsday scenarios. 1998, c1997.
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Literature, Poetry
Contemporary translation of spiritual poetry by the Sufi mystic Jelaluddin Rumi (1207-1273). These poems were created during Rumi's work with… a dervish learning community that was "exploring the mystery of union with the divine." Includes sex. 1995. Uniform title: Selections.