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Prisoners of the North
By Pierre Berton. 2004
The five 'prisoners' of the Arctic were Joe Boyle, a wealthy gold prospector; Vihjalmur Stefansson, who claimed to discover a…
tribe of blond Eskimos; Lady Jane Franklin, widow of famed explorer Sir John Franklin; John Hornby, whose obsessive quest for adventure took him to the Arctic's Barren Ground; and poet Robert Service. Their adventures read almost like fiction. All were loners, and obsessed by the North. Some descriptions of violence. 2004No place for a lady: tales of adventurous women travelers
By Barbara Hodgson. 2002
The adventures of both celebrated and unknown women travelers in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries who suffered from Russian…
bed bugs, unveiled the secrets of Turkish harems, endured Africa's scorching heat, destructive thunderstorms, and plagues of scorpions, or traversed raging Tibetan rivers. 2002.My heart is Africa: a flying adventure
By Scott Griffin. 2006
In 1996, Scott Griffin joined the Flying Doctors Service, which flies doctors to remote areas of Africa - by flying…
to Kenya himself. Griffin's two-year adventure included storms, equipment problems, and fuel shortages while flying to Africa, and upon arrival he circumnavigated the continent, flying over deserts, mountains and jungles both as a medical volunteer and tourist. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2006.Fatal passage: the untold story of John Rae, the Arctic adventurer who discovered the fate of Franklin
By Kenneth McGoogan. 2001
In 1854, John Rae, a Scottish immigrant to Canada, led a small expedition across the Boothia Peninsula to map the…
missing link in the Northwest Passage. This accomplishment, along with his other geographical contributions, should have earned him glory. Instead, Rae faded from the record. In this book, the author aims to restore Rae's name to the historical record as one of the heroes of Arctic exploration. 2001.The book of virtues: a treasury of great moral stories
By William J Bennett. 1996
A collection of poems and stories from the Bible, from great authors, and from folklore, which Bennett suggests can be…
used for teaching parents, teachers, students, and children about specific virtues. Topics include faith, self-discipline, compassion, responsibility, friendship, work, courage, honesty, and loyalty. Bennett introduces each section. Bestseller.Goldfinder: the true story of one man's discovery of the ocean's richest secrets
By Keith Jessop. 1998
This is the story of Keith Jessop, the most successful underwater treasure hunter in history. It describes how Jessop went…
from being a penniless Yorkshire boy to salvaging 5 tons of Russian gold worth over one hundred million dollars from the HMS Edinburgh, which lay 1000 feet at the bottom of the ocean.The water in between: a journey at sea
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.The Penguin anthology of Canadian humour
By Will Ferguson. 2006
Seventy-one distinctly Canadian selections from fifty-four writers represent over a century's worth of accomplishments in humour. Includes pieces by Stephen…
Leacock, Douglas Coupland, Robertson Davies, Miriam Toews, Thomas King, W.P. Kinsella, and Stuart McLean. Some descriptions of sex, violence and strong language. 2006.Faraway
By Lucy Irvine. 2001
Octogenarian Diana Hepworth has lived with her family on Pigeon, a tiny place in the furthest corner of the Solomon…
Islands for more than 50 years. When the former Vogue model decided to turn the fascinating events of her life into a book, she went to fellow adventurer Lucy Irvine for help. 2001.Riding on the wild side: tales of adventure in the Canadian West (Amazing stories)
By Dale Portman. 2004
A collection of stories about working horses and the people who make a living riding them in Canada's mountain national…
parks: chasing a herd of wild horses, galloping at full speed toward an impenetrable forest, and so on. A sense of the excitement of the backcountry life. 2004.The Canadian children's treasury
By Sandra Martin, Frances Hanna. 1994
A collection of stories told, or retold, by Canadian authors. Includes everything from old-time children's favourites to science fiction, and…
authors such as L.M. Montgomery, Margaret Atwood, Sheila Burnford, Dennis Lee, and Janet Lunn. Grades 3-6. 1994.The rope in the water: a pilgrimage to India
By Sylvia Fraser. 2001
Sylvia Fraser's three-month pilgrimage to India in search of "something larger than myself, something deeper, something more." Travelling 12,000 kilometres…
as a solitary traveler across deserts and through jungles, she visits sacred sites such as the twilight city of Varanasi on the Ganges and the Golden Temple of the Sikhs; spends time with a Hindu sect up Mount Abu and meditates eleven hours a day for ten days in a Buddhist retreat while observing a vow of silence. 2001.Writers talking
By John Metcalf, Claire Wilkshire. 2003
Includes interviews with and commentaries from eight Canadian writers. Listen in to Terry Griggs on where stories come from, Michael…
Winter on writing Newfoundland, and K.D. Miller on being 'an actor who writes'. Also features short stories by these authors. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2003.Champlain
By Christopher Moore. 2004
A profile of the man who explored areas of eastern Canada, mapped them, and led the settlement at Quebec from…
1608 until his death. Introduces readers to the explorer's life story and the challenges he faced in North America, and also provides excellent background information on topics such as the clamour for beaver skins in Europe and the enmity between the Huron and the Iroquois. Also includes a discussion of what we don't know about Champlain, a description of historic sites to visit, and suggestions for further reading. Grades 4-7. 2004.The HBJ anthology of literature
By Rick Bowers, Jon C Stott, Raymond E Jones. 1993
The dolphin's tooth: a decade in search of adventure
By Bruce Kirkby. 2005
Stuck in an engineer's cubicle and tormented by doubts and boredom, Kirkby quit his job to bicycle the Karakoram Highway…
in northern Pakistan. Over the next fifteen years, he undertook some of the most challenging expeditions the world has to offer, including running Africa's Blue Nile Gorge, climbing Mount Everest, or learning to embrace the wilderness on the Tatshenshini River of Canada's Arctic. 2005.Three weeks with my brother
By Nicholas Sparks, Micah Sparks. 2004
A memoir chronicling the around-the-world adventure of author Nicholas Sparks and his brother, Micah, in 2003. Leaving wives and families…
at home, the brothers journeyed to Machu Picchu, Peru; India; and the Australian outback, remarking on milestones in their lives, childhood remembrances, and truths about loss and hope. Bestseller. 2004.Serpent in paradise
By Dea Birkett. 1997
After two years' persistence and a 4000-mile sea voyage aboard a chemical tanker, Dea Birkett realized her dream of reaching…
this furthest outpost of the British Empire. This is an account of the author's quest for Utopia in the tiny community of Pitcairn in the South Pacific. The book reveals how Birkett found herself caught up in a web of intrigue, decades-old disputes and thwarted desires.The windhorse
By Elaine Brook, Julie Donnelly. 1986
Julie Donnelly has been blind since the age of eight - the result of glaucoma. She is a switchboard operator…
in a London bank and travels to and from work with her yellow Labrador guide dog, Bruno, her first release from the prison of blindness. She met Elaine Brook, an experienced mountaineer, and her horizons took another great leap. After learning to climb in this country they began to plan the impossible: the trek, in winter, to the 18,000 foot summit of Kala Patthar. 1986.The new Oxford book of Canadian short stories in English
By Margaret Atwood, Robert Weaver. 1995
A collection of 47 short stories by Canadian authors. Contributors include established writers like Margaret Atwood, Alice Munro, Timothy Findley,…
and Mavis Gallant, as well as the new generation of writers like Rohinton Mistry and Caroline Adderson.