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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.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."Il est tout de même étrange qu'on en sache si peu sur la vie de Samuel de Champlain. D'abord, sur…
sa date de naissance, qui n'a jamais été officialisée. Ensuite, sur son mariage avec Hélène Boullé, une jeune fille d'une douzaine d'années de vingt-huit ans sa cadette, avec laquelle il semble n'avoir entretenu que peu de relations puisqu'il était le plus souvent en voyage. Enfin, on ignore le lieu de sa sépulture en Nouvelle-France. Heureusement que nous possédons son journal, dont la rédaction s'est étendue sur une trentaine d'années. Pourquoi cette passion pour l'Amérique, qu'il s'évertue à vouloir visiter et à faire reconnaître avec obstination? Car il est clair que cette terre ingrate n'a rien à voir avec l'Inde, pays convoité pour ses épices et ses multiples richesses. (Champlain rêve toujours, comme d'autres, de découvrir l'Inde en poussant plus avant vers l'Ouest). Est-ce le goût du voyage, du dépaysement, la volonté de saisir sur le vif de nouvelles réalités (il faut savoir que Champlain était cartographe et dessinateur)? Est-ce le goût du nouveau et de l'insolite? Une chose est certaine, cette terre appelée Nouvelle-France fut son plus grand amour. Il la défendit avec acharnement auprès des grands de France et fit en sorte qu'elle se développât. Champlain assura ainsi la naissance de ce grand pays qu'est aujourd'hui le Canada." -- 4e de couv.Himalayistes: à la conquête de l'altitude ((Hommes et montagnes).)
By Gilles Modica. 2008
La conquête des plus hauts sommets de la terre a été loeuvre dhommes hors du commun et de leurs efforts…
incommensurables. Mais cette épopée du courage et de la peur est aussi le fruit de lironie du sort. Lexploration de lHimalaya sest déroulée en trois dimensions. Il sagissait darpenter dimmenses territoires, mais aussi den conquérir les sommets tout en repoussant les frontières de laltitude. Dans cette quête admirable et déraisonnable se sont illustrés des alpinistes de tout poil, mus par les inspirations les plus variées. Gilles Modica dresse le portrait dune vingtaine dentre eux, célèbres ou moins connus, qui, de la fin du XIXe siècle à la fin du XXe, ont tenté dapprivoiser les effets sournois de laltitude. -- 4e de couv."À quelle force mystérieuse obéissent donc les aventuriers délaissant la sécurité et le confort pour réaliser leurs rêves de conquête…
les plus fous à l'autre bout du monde ? C'est ce que tente d'élucider Francis Lacassin. En nous entraînant à travers différents destins prodigieux portés par une énergie hors du commun : la longue équipée d'Exmelin, chirurgien huguenot, aux côtés des flibustiers des Caraïbes au XVIIe siècle, la ruée vers l'or de Jack London dans le Grand Nord canadien en 1897, la mission d'évangélisation du père Évariste Huc dans l'Empire chinois de 1840, ou le reportage d'Albert Londres sur la traite des Noirs dans l'Afrique coloniale de 1927, ou encore le pèlerinage à pied d'Alexandra David-Néel pendant huit mois vers Lhassa en 1924... Destins qui s'écrivent entre une lutte épuisante pour la survie et des rencontres uniques en des temps et des lieux mythiques. Car le voyage finit par devenir une manière de vivre. Un cheminement étoilé dans l'Histoire, où nous étanchons notre propre soif d'aventure au fil de pages palpitantes." -- 4e de couv.A game ranger remembers
By Bruce Bryden. 2005
Bruce Bryden's tales of 27 years in the service of South Africa's most famous park, the Kruger National Park, make…
a gripping and entertaining read, abounding with encounters with elephant, lion, buffalo, leopard and rhino, whether darting for research, managing culling operations by helicopter or stalking on foot. 2005.Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) is the great lost scientist: more things are named after him than anyone else. There are…
towns, rivers, mountain ranges, the ocean current that runs along the South American coast, there's a penguin, a giant squid, even the Mare Humboldtianum on the moon. Taking us on a fantastic voyage in his footsteps, Andrea Wulf shows why his life and ideas remain so important today. Winner of Royal Society Science Book Prize 2016, James Wright Award for Nature Writing 2016, and Costa Biography Award 2015. Bestseller. 2015.Having a baby (A quick and easy guide)
By Sharron Smith Humenick. 1997
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.Women explorers: one hundred years of courage and audacity (Amazing stories)
By Helen Y Rolfe. 2003
Since the early days of exploration, adventurous women have felt the pull of the mountains. Women of the early 1900s…
climbed some of the highest peaks in Canada wearing woollen knickers and hobnail boots. These pioneers set the standard for the women who followed, such as Sharon Wood and Leanne Allison, who continue to push the limits even further. 2003.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.What to expect when you're expecting
By Arlene Eisenberg, Heidi Eisenberg Murkoff, Sandee Eisenberg Hathaway. 1991
The authors offer a month-by-month guide designed to take the worry out of pregnancy. Topics include planning for pregnancy, nutritional…
needs, lifestyle changes, and the emotional aspects of pregnancy. They also discuss medical terminology and procedures. 1991.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 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.Champlain's dream
By David Hackett Fischer. 2009
Soldier, spy, master mariner, explorer, cartographer, and artist, Champlain maneuvered his way through court intrigues in Paris, supported by Henri…
IV and, later, Louis XIII. He founded the first European settlement in Canada, where he dreamed that Europeans and First Nations would cooperate for mutual benefit. There he played a role in starting the growth of three populations - Québécois, Acadian, and Métis - from which millions descend. 2009.The tiger: a true story of vengeance and survival
By John Vaillant. 2010
Nature writer follows a government tiger-control team as it pursues an endangered Siberian tiger, which had killed a poacher, through…
Russia's far east in the winter of 1997. Explores the beauty of the setting, the tiger's strength, and the political and geographical forces that shaped this remote region. Canada Reads 2012. 2010.Into the wild
By Jon Krakauer. 1996
This book, which grew from an article the author wrote for Outside magazine, discusses a fatal trek by a young…
man named Chris McCandless. After graduating from college in 1990, McCandless abandoned his car, gave away his money, and cut off contact with his family. Exactly 112 days after he wandered into the Alaskan wild, McCandless was found dead of starvation. The author looks to himself and other adventurers for an explanation. Bestseller. 1996.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.Four and a half years after the disappearance of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin and his two ships, HMS Investigator…
sets sail in search of them. Instead of rescuing lost comrades, the Investigator's officers and crew soon find themselves trapped in their own ordeal, facing starvation, madness, and death. If only they can save themselves, they will bring back news of a great achievement: their discovery of the elusive Northwest Passage. 2009.The womanly art of breastfeeding
By Diane Wiessinger, Diana West, Teresa Pitman. 2010
Breastfeeding is a normal, healthy way to nourish and nurture your baby. Now the La Leche League’s classic guide has…
been updated for today’s mothers and lifestyles. Working mothers, stay-at-home moms, single moms, and mothers of multiples will all benefit from its nursing advice, stories, and information - from preparing for breastfeeding during pregnancy to feeding cues, from nursing positions to expressing and storing breast milk. c2010.