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Award winning non-fiction, Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Biography, Adventurers and explorers
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The authorized biography of the pilot who became a symbol of the aviation age. Describes Lindbergh's 1927 transatlantic flight as…
the defining moment of his life. Discusses his role in the development of aviation for use in war and peacetime. Explores facets of Lindbergh's public and private images. Pulitzer Prize winner. c1998.
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United States history, Adventurers and explorers, Criticism
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Portrays the life of wealthy land speculator and politician William Cooper, who rose from humble origins to prominence as the…
founder of Cooperstown, New York. The spectacular rise and later decline of Cooper's fortunes inspired the writings of his author son, James Fenimore Cooper. Winner of the 1996 Pulitzer Prize
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Adventure and exploration, Bestsellers (Non-fiction), History, Travel and geography, Arts and entertainment, Adventurers and explorers
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Chronicles the survival of Ernest Shackleton and his crew of twenty-seven men marooned on ice floes off the coast of…
Antarctica in 1915. Recounts the entrapment and later destruction of their ship, the Endurance, by pack ice and the hardships the men suffered before their rescue in 1916. Bestseller
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Historical romanceAdventurers and explorers, Parenting, Arts and entertainment
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From the best-selling author of The Pearler's Wife, a gripping and immersive story of family secrets, sacrifice and romance set…
against the backdrop of a spell-binding circus in 20th Century India. Perfect for fans of books by Lucinda Riley and Dinah Jeffries.After her father died under mysterious circumstances, Lilly Myerson grew up in England raised by her grandparents. Married off at eighteen to a well-to-do but controlling Indian merchant, Lilly has never experienced adventure or romance.But in 1902 as a new king is about to be crowned, Lilly's life is destined to change.When her estranged mother invites her to spend the hot season in Nainital, Lilly's husband forces her to leave her beloved, five-year-old son Teddy behind. As Lilly discovers what lies outside her sheltered existence, she realises two things: she can't return to her carefully manicured life and she must rescue Teddy before his father turns him against her.Fleeing to the circus, Lilly enters a breath-taking world of wonder, romance and peril. Tiffert's Circus is renowned for bareback riding, the iron jaw act, trained tigers and elephants. The more dangerous the acts, the more the audience adore them. But the greater danger to Lilly Myerson is her husband Royce...
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From the best-selling author of The Pearler's Wife, a gripping and immersive story of family secrets, sacrifice and romance set…
against the backdrop of a spell-binding circus in 20th Century India. Perfect for fans of books by Lucinda Riley and Dinah Jeffries.After her father died under mysterious circumstances, Lilly Myerson grew up in England raised by her grandparents. Married off at eighteen to a well-to-do but controlling Indian merchant, Lilly has never experienced adventure or romance.But in 1902 as a new king is about to be crowned, Lilly's life is destined to change.When her estranged mother invites her to spend the hot season in Nainital, Lilly's husband forces her to leave her beloved, five-year-old son Teddy behind. As Lilly discovers what lies outside her sheltered existence, she realises two things: she can't return to her carefully manicured life and she must rescue Teddy before his father turns him against her.Fleeing to the circus, Lilly enters a breath-taking world of wonder, romance and peril. Tiffert's Circus is renowned for bareback riding, the iron jaw act, trained tigers and elephants. The more dangerous the acts, the more the audience adore them. But the greater danger to Lilly Myerson is her husband Royce...
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Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Biography, Adventurers and explorers
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Autobiography of American mountaineer and cinematographer who made the IMAX film, Everest, in 1996. Discusses his motivation and recounts many…
of his hazardous exploits climbing vertical cliffs and scaling the world's highest peaks. Provides details about his film-making expedition on Everest during the notorious blizzard that took nine lives. Bestseller. 1999.
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Adventurers and explorers, Ancient history, History, Asian history, Religion, Religious texts
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The history behind the Copper Scroll and the true story of Jim Barfield&’s quest for its treasure.Whether the objects are…
of legend or history, certain ancient mysteries arrest the imaginations of every generation. These antiquities refuse to be forgotten by the human spirit—hidden sufficiently to evade discovery, but historically prominent enough to leave a smattering of clues. Many explorers have fallen prey to fortune&’s siren call, spending their lifetimes searching for the artifacts that promise to alter human history.The Copper Scroll Project is a relative newcomer to the modern treasure hunt. Part of the Dead Sea Scrolls collection, the Copper Scroll is unlike any of the leather and papyrus documents, though not simply for its copper plates. The relic reads like a coded map, listing dozens of hiding spots where tithes and vessels thought to be secreted from the Jewish Temple were stored for safekeeping. More than fifty years after archaeologists found this unique artifact in a cave near Qumran, four adventurers have dared to chase after the scroll&’s priceless relics.&“A unique introduction not only to a famous biblical mystery but to the world of American Christian interest in Israel, which remains opaque or bewildering to many outsiders, and is often caricatured.&”—Matti Friedman, author of The Aleppo Codex&“Equal parts mystery, treasure hunt and erudite elucidation of biblical history.&”—Chanan Tigay, author of The Last Moses &“Neese&’s narrative pacing and story-telling is masterful. She gets the political and religious nuances of contemporary Israel.&”—Elliot Jager, Jerusalem-based author and former editorial page editor at The Jerusalem Post
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Biography, Adventurers and explorers, Women biography
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A biography of the romantic and intrepid travel writer. Describes her love of learning, travel, and adventure--she learned Arabic and…
ventured into the Middle East at a time when unmarried women usually stayed home. Recalls how her fame grew after the 1934 publication of her first book. 1999.
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Adventurers and explorers, True crime
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La vida de un hombre audaz que se embarcó en la aventura de buscar al Yeti en Paquistán. «Sólo existía…
la certidumbre de un cadáver. La de Jordi Magraner era una muerte anunciada.» Una mañana de verano, la policía encontró el cuerpo del zoólogo Jordi Magraner en su casa del Hindu Kush pakistaní. Había sido asesinado. Magraner llevaba quince años en las montañas estudiando la fauna, buscando al yeti y, sobre todo, viviendo en el paraíso que siempre había soñado. De origen valenciano pero criado en Francia, Magraner encontró en los valles un lugar donde sentirse grande, como un auténtico gigante. Allí condujo caravanas, respiró la naturaleza salvaje, peleó por lo que creía, fue un líder carismático. Y amó. Hasta que el estallido de los talibanes lo volvió un sospechoso habitual. A pesar de las amenazas y la fuerte presión, Magraner defendió hasta el último día el mundo ideal que había creado. Seis años después de su muerte, las causas seguían irresueltas. Nadie fue condenado. Gabi Martínez se interesó por esta historia y descubrió a un hombre asombroso, valiente y contradictorio. No podía dejar de contar su aventura, y averiguar los motivos del crimen se convirtió en una obsesión que lo llevó al Hindu Kush consciente de que, como su investigado, iba a arriesgar su vida. Sólo para gigantes habla de espíritus que creen en un mundo diferente y están dispuestos a luchar por él. Habla de sueños, dinero, amor y, esencialmente, de los límites de la libertad.
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United States history, Biography, Environment, Adventurers and explorers
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Biography of the nineteenth-century American explorer of the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon. Recreates the adventures of Powell's expeditions…
and evaluates his contributions as a land and water conservationist and an interpreter of the West. Sets Powell's life in the political and historical context of American westward expansion. 2001
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Adventurers and explorers, United States history
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Richard Halliburton ran away from his hometown in Memphis at the age of nineteen to lead an extraordinary and dramatic…
life of adventure. Against the backdrop of the Golden Age, the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression, Halliburton's exploits around the globe made him an internationally known celebrity and the most famous travel writer of his time. From climbing Mount Olympus in Greece to swimming the Panama Canal and literally flying all the way to Timbuktu, Halliburton experienced and wrote about adventures that others never even believed possible. His youthful spirit and bohemian lifestyle won the hearts of millions. Author R. Scott Williams details the spectacular exploits of a true adventurer.
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Finding Daniel Boone is a unique tribute to America's frontier hero and offers closure to the greatest of all his…
mysteries: where he was buried. Part biography, part historical travelogue and eloquently narrated using fresh sources, rare forensic data and new field interviews, this is more than just a search for a man's bones. Fully re-creating Daniel's lost world, noted historian and author Ted Franklin Belue journeys along the famous Pathfinder's last trail, from Missouri and back to Kentucky, meeting a host of colorful characters. As little has been written about Boone's western days, where he lived the longest, this work examines the legendary woodsman's life as much as his death.
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History, Travel and geography, Adventure and exploration, Adventurers and explorers
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An account of the survival of a twenty-eight man crew whose ship for a 1914 expedition to Antarctica was marooned…
in pack ice. Explains the daily difficulties the men faced during their nine-month ordeal and Captain Ernest Shackleton's bravery to effect their rescue. For grades 5-8
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Biography, Adventurers and explorers
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Briefly describes Powell's early years, marriage, and Civil War service, followed by a more detailed portrait of his life as…
an explorer. Recalls his contributions as an adventurer, conservationist, geologist, and anthropologist. Junior High. c1997.
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Biography, Animals and wildlife, Nature, Women biography, Adventurers and explorers, Journals and memoirs, Science and medicine biography, Religious biography
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A spiritual autobiography by the chimpanzee researcher, covering the sixty-five years since her birth in 1934. Describes meeting her mentor,…
Louis Leakey, in Africa in 1957 and her adventures studying chimpanzees in Gombe. Discusses her love of family, friends, nature, pets, and God. Explains her commitment to conservation and education. 1999
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Dual biography of Richard Burton, a nineteenth-century writer, explorer, and translator, and his wife, Isabel. Traces their youth in Europe,…
his translation of the erotic literature The Arabian Nights and Kama Sutra into English, and expeditions in East African, India, and Egypt. Discusses the supportive relationship between the couple
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Adventurers and explorers, History
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Wilfred Thesiger (1910-2003), the last of the great gentlemen explorer-adventurers, journeyed for sixty years to some of the remotest, most…
dangerous places on earth from the mountains of western Asia to the marshes of Iraq. The author of Arabian Sands and The Marsh Arabs and The Life of my Choice, he was a legend in his own lifetime but his character and motivations have remained an intriguing enigma. In this authorized biography--written with Thesiger’s support before he died in 2003 and with unique access to the rich Thesiger archive--Alexander Maitland investigates this fascinating figure’s family influences, his wartime experiences, his philosophy as a hunter and conservationist, his writing and photography, his friendships with Arabs and Africans amongst whom he lived, and his now-acknowledged homosexuality.
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Adventurers and explorers, Environment
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Winter owns most of the year at the South Pole, starting in mid-February and ending in early November. Total darkness…
lasts for months, temperatures can drop below -100 degrees Fahrenheit, and windchill can push temperatures to -140 degrees. At those temperatures a person not protected with specialized clothing and an understanding of how to wear it would be reduced to an icicle within minutes. Few people on the planet can say they know what it feels like to walk in the unworldly, frigid winter darkness at the South Pole, but Wayne L. White can—having walked several thousand miles and never missing a day outside during his stay, regardless of the conditions. As the winter site manager of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica, White was responsible for the selection, training, and health and safety of the forty-two- and forty-six-person crews. Motivated by the determination and bravery of historical pioneers such as Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton, White honed his leadership skills to guide a diverse group of experienced and talented craftsmen, scientists, and artisans through three winters, the longest term of any winter manager. Despite hardships, disasters, and watching helpless as a global pandemic unfolded far beyond their horizon, his crews prevailed. In Cold White documents his time in these extreme elements and offers a unique perspective on the United States Antarctic Program at the South Pole.
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Adventurers and explorers, Law and crime biography, Sports and games, General non-fiction
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An exciting adventure tale of two boys and their struggle for survival in the deep dark woods of Canada at…
the turn of the 20th Century. Richly evocative and beautifully illustrated by the author himself, this tale is as enthralling and engaging as when it was written long ago.Arthur Henry Howard Heming (1870-1940) was a Canadian painter and novelist known as the "chronicler of the North" for his paintings, sketches, essays and books about Canada's North. Born in Paris, Ontario and raised in Hamilton, he studied in New York and London under artists Frank Vincent DuMond and Frank Brangwyn. He was colour blind and as a result worked mostly in black and white. He was the author of The Drama of the Forests (1921), Spirit Lake (1923) and The Living Forest (1925).
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Biography, Adventurers and explorers, Science and medicine biography, Religious biography, History
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Account of the life of Sir John Kirk, who accompanied explorer David Livingstone on his second expedition to Africa in…
1858. Kirk, a physician and naturalist, sought to bring Christianity to the continent. Appalled by the slave trade, he later returned to Zanzibar to work towards its elimination. Some violence. 1999.