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Lost in the wild: danger and survival in the North woods
By Cary J. Griffith, Cary J Griffith. 2006
In 1998, Dan Stephens, canoeing in Ontario’s Quetico Provincial Park, fell as he was portaging and became lost. In 1981,…
Jason Rasmussen, on a solo trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, stepped away from campsite and became lost. Griffith writes each of the accounts: two men lost in the wilderness who survived using their own skills. Adult. UnratedTales of the Missouri Indians
By Dennis R. Edwards, Dennis R Edwards. 2020
Banco: the further adventures of Papillon
By Henri Charrière. 1973
The living sea
By Jacques Cousteau. 1963
Newspaperman examines his unique relationship with his hiking partner, miniature schnauzer Atticus M. Finch. Explains how a fund-raising effort after…
a friend's death started man and dog's years of climbing in New Hampshire's White Mountains--188 peaks over three winters. Some strong language. 2011Everest, the hard way
By Chris Bonington. 1976
Account of a successful ascent in 1975 of the South West Face of Mt. Everest the highest peak in the…
world. The team encountered monsoon gales, rock falls, treacherous ice, and the tragic death of two membersThe 12-hour walk: Invest one day, unlock your best life
By Colin O'Brady. 2022
"A master class in athleticism, resilience, and human potential." —Hoda Kotb, Today From the New York Times bestselling author of…
The Impossible First , an inspiring blend of riveting adventure stories and life-changing wisdom that teaches us how to embark on a transformative one-day journey that will unlock our best lives. Millions of people dream of living a more fulfilling life, yet many settle for a life of comfortable complacency, allowing excuses and negative thoughts to invade their minds. I don't have enough time...I don't have enough money...I'm afraid to fail...I don't have what it takes —we allow these limiting beliefs to control us. Now, The 12-Hour Walk provides the inspiration—and catalyst—for getting unstuck and realizing your full potential. Featuring life lessons from explorer, endurance athlete, and entrepreneur Colin O'Brady—whose adventures in such extreme places as Antarctica and the perilous Drake Passage and on the peaks of Mount Everest and K2 have seen him establish ten world records—this book's vivid narrative and powerful insight will show you how you can embark on your own life-changing journey. With Colin as your guide, The 12-Hour Walk asks you to invest one day in yourself. By walking alone, unplugging, listening to the voice within, and rewriting the limiting beliefs etched into your psyche, you can break free of the patterns holding you back and learn how to cultivate a "Possible Mindset"—an empowered way of thinking that unlocks a life of limitless possibilities. The reward: being the hero of your own destinyBeing heumann: An unrepentant memoir of a disability rights activist
By Judith Heumann. 2020
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year for Nonfiction " ... an essential and engaging look at recent disability…
history."— Buzzfeed One of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her personal story of fighting for the right to receive an education, have a job, and just be human. A story of fighting to belong in a world that wasn’t built for all of us and of one woman’s activism—from the streets of Brooklyn and San Francisco to inside the halls of Washington— Being Heumann recounts Judy Heumann’s lifelong battle to achieve respect, acceptance, and inclusion in society. Paralyzed from polio at eighteen months, Judy’s struggle for equality began early in life. From fighting to attend grade school after being described as a "fire hazard" to later winning a lawsuit against the New York City school system for denying her a teacher’s license because of her paralysis, Judy’s actions set a precedent that fundamentally improved rights for disabled people. As a young woman, Judy rolled her wheelchair through the doors of the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in San Francisco as a leader of the Section 504 Sit-In, the longest takeover of a governmental building in US history. Working with a community of over 150 disabled activists and allies, Judy successfully pressured the Carter administration to implement protections for disabled peoples’ rights, sparking a national movement and leading to the creation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Candid, intimate, and irreverent, Judy Heumann’s memoir about resistance to exclusion invites readers to imagine and make real a world in which we all belongWhat doesn't kill you: A life with chronic illness--lessons from a body in revolt
By Tessa Miller. 2021
A riveting and candid account of a young journalist's awakening to a life of chronic illness, weaving together her personal…
story with reporting to shed light on how Americans live with long-term diagnoses today. Tessa Miller was an ambitious twentysomething writer in New York City when, on a random fall day, her stomach began to seize up. At first, she tried to push through the searing pain, taking time off work and staying home, glued to the toilet. But when it became glaringly apparent something was wrong, Miller gave in to her family's requests and went to the hospital-and thus started a years-long personal nightmare that included procedures, misdiagnoses, and life-threatening infections. Once Miller was finally correctly diagnosed with Crohn's disease, she had yet another new battle to face: accepting that she will, in truth, never get better. Today, 3 in 5 adults in the United States suffer from a chronic ailment, whether the illness is endometriosis, IBD, IBS, Crohn's, ulcerative colitis, asthma, depression, anxiety, diabetes, or any other chronic ailment. However, despite the prevalence of these illnesses and the impact they have on just about everyone-whether the sufferer is a colleague, a loved one, or you personally-there remains an air of shame and isolation around the topic. Millions endure these diseases alone, not only physically but also emotionally, balancing the stress of relationships and work amidst the ever-looming threat of health complications. Moving from Miller's maddening yet all too relatable experience into a deeper look at how the medical community handles chronic illness, What Doesn't Kill You exposes the realities of what it means to accept a lifetime diagnosis, pushing past the good, the bad, and the ugly to offer wisdom and solidarity for those trying to make sense of it all. *This audiobook includes a PDF of resources from the appendix of the bookFrom the disability rights advocate and creator of the #DisabledAndCute viral campaign, a thoughtful, inspiring, and charming collection of essays…
exploring what it means to be black and disabled in a mostly able-bodied white America. Keah Brown loves herself, but that hadn't always been the case. Born with cerebral palsy, her greatest desire used to be normalcy and refuge from the steady stream of self-hate society strengthened inside her. But after years of introspection and reaching out to others in her community, she has reclaimed herself and changed her perspective. In The Pretty One , Brown gives a contemporary and relatable voice to the disabled—so often portrayed as mute, weak, or isolated. With clear, fresh, and light-hearted prose, these essays explore everything from her relationship with her able-bodied identical twin (called "the pretty one" by friends) to navigating romance; her deep affinity for all things pop culture—and her disappointment with the media's distorted view of disability; and her declaration of self-love with the viral hashtag #DisabledAndCute. By "smashing stigmas, empowering her community, and celebrating herself" ( Teen Vogue ), Brown and The Pretty One aims to expand the conversation about disability and inspire self-love for people of all backgroundsWith love from Karen
By Marie Killilea. 1964
The author recalls the spirit and determination of her daughter--born with cerebral palsy--who triumphs over numerous medical and spiritual trials…
during adolescence. Against the odds Karen learns to swim, type, dress, and operate her wheelchair. Essential to her victory are the family's firm faith, courage, discipline, and love. 1963Reversals: a personal account of victory over dyslexia
By Eileen B Simpson. 1979
A practicing psychotherapist offers an account of life as a victim of dyslexia. She describes the ruses she resorted to…
as a child in school trying to pretend to read, and the frustrated behavior of her teachers, who accused her of indolence and stupidityFanny Crosby
By Bernard Ruffin. 1976
White coat, white cane
By David Hartman. 1978
Who was leif erikson? (Who Was?)
By Nico Medina. 2018
Hold on to your Viking helmets as you learn about the first known European to set foot on North America…
in this exciting addition to the Who Was? series! Leif Erikson was born to be an explorer. His father, Erik the Red, had established the first European settlement in present-day Greenland, and although he didn't yet know it, Leif was destined to embark on an adventure of his own. The wise and striking Viking landed in the area known as Vinland almost five centuries before Christopher Columbus even set sail! "Leif the Lucky" and the other fierce, sea-fearing pirates were accomplished navigators who raided foreign lands for resources, hunted for their food, and passed down Old Norse myths from one generation to the next. This book gives readers a detailed account of what life was like during the time of the VikingsA step further
By Joni Eareckson Tada, Steve Estes. 1978
The crooked shall be made straight
By Rosalie Griesse. 1979
Autobiography of a minister's wife recounts her thirty-three year ordeal with scoliosis. Despite six spinal fusion operations, months of hospital…
confinement in casts, and years in braces, Griesse's courageous endurance serves as an example to others coping with painLetters to my weird sisters: On autism and feminism
By Joanne Limburg. 2022
An autistic feminist author looks at women's history, in search of her 'weird sisters.' It seemed to me that many…
of the moments when my autism had caused problems, or at least marked me out as different, were those moments when I had come up against some unspoken law about how a girl or a woman should be, and failed to meet it. An autism diagnosis in midlife enabled Joanne Limburg to finally make sense of why her emotional expression, social discomfort and presentation had always marked her as an outsider. Eager to discover other women who had been misunderstood in their time, she writes a series of wide-ranging letters to four 'weird sisters' from history, addressing topics including autistic parenting, social isolation, feminism, the movement for disability rights and the appalling punishments that have been meted out over centuries to those deemed to fall short of the norm. This heartfelt, deeply compassionate and wholly original work humanizes women who have so often been dismissed for their differences, and will be celebrated by 'weird sisters' everywhereEasy walking
By Jonathan Lewis Nasaw. 1975
The sinking of the Bismarck (World landmark books [W-51])
By William L Shirer. 1962
Reconstruction of a memorable episode of World War II, the tracking and sinking of the German ship "Bismarck" by the…
British Navy in 1941. For high school and adult readers. 1962.