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By Joshua Slocum. 1969
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.By Joe Kane. 1989
An account of the only expedition to negotiate the entire length of the Amazon River. During this six-month adventure which…
began in August, 1985, the ten men and one woman encountered Indians who had never before seen strangers, camped near a cocaine factory, and were beset by cold, heat and hunger. Bestseller 1989. 1989.By Tom Holland. 2004
Rubicon paints a vivid portrait of the Republic at the climax of its greatness which would herald the catastrophe of…
its fall. It is a story of incomparable drama. This was the century of Julius Caesar, the gambler whose addiction to glory led him to the banks of the Rubicon, and beyond; of Cicero, whose defence of freedom would make him a byword for eloquence; of Spartacus, the slave who dared to challenge a superpower; of Cleopatra, the queen who did the same. This text brings to life this strange and unsettling civilization, with its extremes of ambition and self-sacrifice, bloodshed and desire. 2004.By Dennis Gray. 1970
By Christopher Hibbert. 1985
Rome's often bloody history unfolds as a pageant of patrons and parasites, saints and tyrants, poets and warriors. Reveals the…
influence of Greek customs, gods and art on life in Imperial Rome. 1985.By John Farman. 1998
By John Ferguson, Kitty Chisholm. 1981
This is a compilation of primary sources in translation, covering Roman politics, art, literature, social history, and philosophy. The anthology…
has been designed to accompany the Open University course A293 Rome: The Augustan Age. 1981.From the age of eight, Roberta Bondar knew she wanted to be an astronaut. In January 1992 she made Canadian…
history when she became the first Canadian woman, and first neurologist, to go into space on board Discovery. The story of her journey to become a leading astronaut is a fascinating tale of dedication, commitment, and courage. Grades 4-7. 2004.By Barbara Bradbury Kingscote. 2006
In May 1949, at the age of twenty, Barbara Kingscote left her farm in Mascouche, Quebec, and set out for…
the Pacific Ocean on horseback. Barbara and her equine companion Zazy reached the West Coast just over a year later. After travelling 4,000 miles, she discovered both herself and her country on the journey of a lifetime. 2006.By Tami Oldham Ashcraft, Susea McGearhart. 2002
Following the hurricane in which her fiance is killed, Tami's astonishing determination and sense of preservation leads her back to…
civilization in Hawaii over 40 days' sailing away, all with a broken mast, ruined navigational instruments and a very limited water and food supply. This story is also a poignant love story, as the spirit of her lost lover motivates her on to beat the elements and save herself. 2002.By Paul Couturiau, K. A Kitchen, Christel Rollinat. 1985
Ramses II, le bâtisseur d'Abou Simbel, est sans nul doute le pharaon qui incarne le mieux la puissance et la…
grandeur des rois de l'ancienne Égypte. L'auteur nous trace ici un vaste et vigoureux tableau de la civilisation égyptienne au Nouvel Empire. 1985. Titre uniforme: Pharaoh triumphant.By Philippe Beaudoin, Joyce A Tyldesley. 2001
Une biographie de ce pharaon qui a vécu au cours du 13e siècle avant notre ère. Dans un contexte vivant…
et représentatif de la vie quotidienne, l'auteure retrace les nombreuses facettes du personnage (guerrier, dieu, époux, père et mortel) durant son long règne (environ soixante ans). 2001.By Adam Killick. 2002
Journalist Killick follows the route of the 1,600+ mile Yukon Quest Race, describing the participants and their dogs, the terrible…
beauty and danger of the wilderness they cross, and the psychological and physical challenges they must endure. The Yukon Quest, called the toughest race on earth, reveals itself to be a reflection of the participants' lives and their daily struggle for existence. 2002.By Doris L Rich. 1993
Rich outlines the life of the world's first black woman aviator, Bessie Coleman, by drawing on reports in black newspapers…
and memoirs of contemporaries. Born in 1892, Coleman battled racism and sexism in her drive to "amount to something." She chose flying as her road to glory, earned her license in France after U.S. instructors refused to teach her, and found fame in air shows. She died in a crash in 1926. 1993.By Chris Bonington. 1981
The author, one of Great Britain's leading mountaineers, examines the motivations and impulses that have driven men and women to…
challenge the physical earth, from ocean voyages to desert, polar and space explorations. 1981.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. 2004By Colin Renfrew. 2009
By Barbara Adams. 1988
The Predynastic cultures of Egypt before the country's unification under one king in about 3000 BC, were discovered independently by…
de Morgan and Flinders Petrie in the 1890s. Since then, the study of this period has split into many specialities, with little to meet the increasing general interest in the beginnings of Egyptian culture. This book is a factual introduction to the remains of this era and how without a written language they can provide information. 1988.By Bryan Perro. 2015
" Après avoir traversé des centaines d'épreuves, le corps fatigué et l'esprit déstabilisé par le Soleil qui ne se couche…
jamais, alors même que sa traversée de l'Antarctique en solitaire est avancée, Frédéric Dion est victime d'une mauvaise bourrasque et perd son traîneau. Commence alors son combat contre le vent, la poudrerie naissante et le froid mordant afin de retrouver au plus vite son matériel de survie. D'expérience, Frédéric sait qu'il ne lui reste qu'une vingtaine de minutes, car, passé ce seuil, son traîneau sera recouvert de neige et impossible à repérer. Ce sont précisément ces vingt minutes qui sont racontées dans ce livre. Minute par minute, tout y passe... ses doutes, ses certitudes, ses exploits, sa famille, mais surtout son incroyable capacité à danser corps à corps avec la mort en lui imposant son rythme. Antarctique solo est le récit fabuleux d'un aventurier du XXIe siècle qui n'a pas froid aux yeux, mais demeure malgré tout d'une désarmante fragilité. " -- 4e de couv.By Mary Beard. 2008
The ruins of Pompeii destroyed by Vesuvius in AD 79 offer the best evidence we have of life in the…
Roman empire. This book will rise to the challenge of making sense of its remains. What kind of town was it? Some strong language. 2008.