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Road trip Rwanda: a journey into the new heart of Africa
By Will Ferguson. 2015
Twenty years after the genocide that left Rwanda in ruins, the author travels deep into the once-mysterious "Land of a…
Thousand Hills" with his friend and cohort Jean-Claude Munyezamu, a man who had escaped Rwanda just months before the killings began. From the legendary Source of the Nile to Dian Fossey's famed "gorillas in the mist," from innovative refugee camps along the Congolese border to the world's most escapable prison, from tragic genocide sites to open savannahs and a bridge to freedom, from schoolyard soccer pitches to a cunning plan to get rich on passion-fruit, they discover a country reborn. 2015.River monsters: true stories of the ones that didn't get away
By Jeremy Wade. 2011
River in the desert: modern travels in ancient Egypt
By Paul William Roberts. 1993
Roberts visits Cairo and Alexandria, scales the great pyramids, experiences Sufi rites, sails the Nile, crosses the Arabian desert by…
camel, and through his meetings with politicians, scholars, artists and archaeologists, finds reasons to question old assumptions about modern and ancient Egypt. 1993.Révérence à la vie: conversation
By Jean-Philippe de Tonnac, Théodore Monod. 1999
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.Riding the mountains down: Journey By Bicycle From Karachi To Kathmandu
By Bettina Selby. 1984
Ride the wind: airborne journeys of animals and plants
By Seymour Simon. 1997
Discusses the migrations--seasonal journeys--of various birds, butterflies, locusts, spiders, and bats. Presents reasons for the move, the influence of the…
seasons, and how flight is accomplished. Includes brief mention of seeds that are also air travelers. Grades 3-6. 1997.Ribbon of highway: by bus along the Trans-Canada
By Kildare Dobbs. 1992
Return to Tibet
By Heinrich Harrer. 1984
Reflections: 1923-1988
By Graham Greene, Judith Adamson. 1990
"Reflections" is a selection of previously uncollected travel reports, essays and reviews. Spanning nearly seven decades, the pieces encompass an…
extraordinary range of subjects. While articles from the twenties and thirties cover trips to many parts of Europe, Greene also found material closer to home. Critical reviews evoke the atmosphere of wartime England; later articles examine events in Indo-China, Cuba, Haiti, Paraguay and Chile. 1990.Resonant Leadership: how great leaders create-- and sustain-- resonance in turbulent times (Your coach in a box)
By Richard E Boyatzis. 2008
Authors Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee argue that today's leaders face unprecedented challenges that result in a vicious cycle of…
stress and sacrifice. Here, they marshal decades of multidisciplinary research and hands-on consulting work to provide a practical framework for how leaders can create and sustain resonance in their relationships, their teams, and their organizations. Through vivid examples, the authors show how three key elements - mindfulness, hope, and compassion - are essential to enabling renewal and sustaining resonance. 2008.Includes nearly 100 sample resumes in a variety of eye-catching formats, and 20 cover letters. Explains how to create a…
concise and stylish resume using worksheets, and how to format and submit them electronically. 2006.Rescuing Penny Jane: one shelter volunteer, countless dogs, and the quest to find them all homes
By Amy Sutherland. 2017
Terrified Penny Jane; brassy but filthy Dixie Lou; tough-guy Dingo; and the crazed, nippy jester, Walter Joe. These are not…
your average cute-and-cared-for, well-trained pups--these are shelter dogs. Scared, aggressive, so painfully shy that they can't look you in the eye, they have languished so long without attention that they are slipping into a dark place, and soon will no longer be able to bond with people. A member of the elite corps of volunteers at Boston's Animal Rescue League, Amy Sutherland began walking shelter dogs in 2001 and has patiently helped train canines with serious behaviour problems. This is the story of her adventures with these remarkable dogs, from working at a shelter, helping dozens of animals discover that the right person can give them love, hope, and a whole new life, to adopting two rescue dogs of her own and fostering half a dozen more. 2017.Remembering the farm: memories of farming, ranching, and rural life in Canada, past and present
By Allan Anderson. 1977
Reflections in a writer's eye: travel pieces
By Angus Wilson. 1986
A collection of the author's travel writings dating from 1957 to 1984. Whether visiting South Africa and observing apartheid, or…
glimpsing Khrushchev in the Soviet Union, Wilson reveals his intense pleasure in travel. 1986.Red star & green dragon: looking at New China
By Lila Perl. 1983
Red-tails in love: a wildlife drama in Central Park
By Marie Winn. 1998
Winn tells about joining a band of birdwatchers and nature lovers in New York City. She records stories about Central…
Park and its wildlife--especially a pair of captivating hawks--during a six-year period. 1998.Red, white, and drunk all over: a wine-soaked journey from grape to glass
By Natalie MacLean. 2006
To learn about all aspects of wine, MacLean interviews everyone from grape growers in Burgundy to upstart zinfandel producers in…
Sonoma Valley. Every encounter incorporates vivid descriptions of tastings and colourful personalities. Also includes an explanation for 103 different shapes of glassware, solid research, and commonsense advice. 2006.Red China today: The Other Side Of The River
By Edgar Snow. 1971
Red China blues: my long march from Mao to now
By Jan Wong. 1996
Born in Canada, Jan Wong began a rocky six-year romance with Maoism when she went to China in 1972. In…
this memoir, she describes leaving China as she became aware of the harsh realities of the communist system, and returning to China in the late 1980s as a reporter. She covered the crackdown in Tiananmen Square and the capitalist reforms of Deng Xiaoping. 1996.