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The lost girls: three friends, four continents, one unconventional detour around the world
By Jennifer Baggett, Amanda Pressner, Holly C Corbett. 2010
Three friends at a crossroads in their twenties quit their high pressure New York media jobs, leave their friends and…
everything familiar behind, and embark on a year-long backpacking adventure around the world. Includes sex and strong language. c2010.The insurance book: what Canadians really need to know before buying insurance
By Sally Praskey, Helena Moncrieff. 1999
A guide to buying property, health, car, disability, life and travel insurance. Some of the most common questions about the…
ins and outs of insurance policies are answered in a straight forward, easy-to-understand manner. 1999.The internet for 50: the complete guide for every Canadian over 50
By Andrew Dagys. 1999
This updated and revised edition provides comprehensive information to the Canadian fifty plus Internet enthusiast. It explains how the Internet…
works, how to use e-mail, the best relevant web sites, and answers to commonly asked questions. 1999.Your perfect right: assertiveness and equality in your life and relationships (Assertiveness And Self-esteem Ser.)
By Robert E Alberti, Michael L Emmons. 2008
Includes new material on assertive expression in email and social networks, what to do when assertiveness doesn't work, anger expression,…
persistence, treatments for social anxiety, and being persistent. This is the guide most often recommended by therapists. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. c2008.Wedding experts agree: today's bride and groom want a wedding that reflects who they are without regard to tradition, convention,…
or in-laws. This guide shows you how to break with tradition (on a budget), present non-traditional ideas to parents and grandparents, build in time for visiting friends and family, incorporate shared passions into the ceremony and use elbow grease and inventiveness for a DIY wedding. 2010.You are the message: secrets of the master communicators
By Roger Ailes, Jon Kraushar. 1988
Help! ma croisiere en Amazonie
By Redmond O'Hanlon. 1990
L'auteur a déicide de rendre visite aux Yanomami, une tribu amazonienne aux moeurs particulièrement violentes. Echappera-t-il a la dysenterie, aux…
amibes, au cholera, a la rage, a la maladie de Chaga? 1990. Titre uniforme: In trouble again.Chaveta: l'arche d'or des Incas
By Jéromine Pasteur. 1988
Elle s'appelle Jéromine, mais les Indiens la nomment Chaveta, papillon symbole de la connaissance. Il y a dix ans, elle…
construit son propre voilier et met le cap sur le Brésil, en solitaire. Elle trouve la prix en jungle tropicale où elle vit avec la tribu de Ashanincas. Dans ce livre, elle nous relate son histoire vécue. 1988.An area of darkness
By V. S. Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul. 1964
The family have become more and more West Indian in their way of life, but remained Indian at heart. Naipaul…
was only dimly aware of his origins, India having become "an area of darkness", and it was to acquaint himself with his background that he undertook a year's travelling in India. 1964.Madrid
By Nina Epton. 1964
Madrid
By Nina Epton. 1964
A nation of trees: Australian rites
By Rosemary Millington. 1964
In Shackleton's wake
By Bob Roberts, Arved Fuchs. 2001
In order to reenact the voyages of Ernest Shackleton, a small group of people undertook a simulated version of what…
happened. They started with a boat, losing their drinking water and eventually the boat itself, and continued on foot, replacing the Antarctic with South Georgia. 2001.At home and abroad
By V. S Pritchett. 1989
These essays of the novelist and critic cover his travels to South and North America, most of Western Europe and…
Great Britain over a forty year period. His observations of landscape and human nature illuminate the social and political insights he offers en route. It includes 8 short pieces written in the 1920's on the poor whites of Appalachia. 1990, c1989.Antiques: the survival kit for the Canadian collector
By Hyla Wults Fox. 1990
In this detailed introduction to antique collecting, Fox discusses all aspects of the field. Topics include different types of antiques,…
from jewellery and furniture to baseball cards, as well as insurance and appraisal, conservation and restoration, and the ins and outs of auctions. 1990.Letter from the Khyber Pass: and other travel writing
By George Woodcock. 1993
When George Woodcock travelled, he set out on his journeys well-prepared and full of curiosity. This collection of his travel…
writing brings together material written over nearly forty years. His destinations include Zapotec villages in Mexico, the West Coast of Canada, and the Khyber Pass in West Pakistan. 1993.Cameroon with Egbert
By Dervla Murphy. 1989
Dervla Murphy and her teenage daughter, Rachel, travelled through the west African nation of Cameroon with a pack horse named…
Egbert. They wandered through jungles, up mountains and across plains. The author includes a tart commentary on the local customs, history and problems of contemporary Africa. 1989.Make it and use it: handicraft for boys and girls
By Bernice Wells Carlson. 1958
A yak for Christmas
By Louise Hillary. 1969
A book of travel about central Asia, particularly the Mount Everest region of Nepal. Mrs. Hillary writes an interesting and…
charming narrative of her family's adventures and misadventures while roughing it. 1969.Ma course autour du monde
By Mario Bonenfant. 1983