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By Smoke Blanchard. 1985
A professional mountain guide who began his climbing career as a teenager in the depression years relates his many exciting…
adventures in the mountains of California, Alaska, the Yukon, and Nepal. Blanchard offers advice on equipment and technique and discusses the people he has met. 1985.By Peter Moore. 2003
Stirred by his approaching fortieth birthday, the author decides to pursue a dream, to explore Italy from the seat of…
a 1961 Vespa. Once the perfect motor scooter is found, and finally made as road worthy as possible, he is off, travelling the back roads from Milan to Rome. 2003.By Richard G. B Brown. 1983
By R. D Lawrence. 1982
By Phil Patton, Jeana Yeager, Dick Rutan. 1987
Yeager and Rutan, the first people to fly around the world without stopping to refuel, tell of their backgrounds and…
careers, the six years of preparation for the flight, and the research and testing involved. 1987.By Cynthia Pratt Nicolson. 2001
Did you know that a dormant volcano seems to be sleeping but can still erupt, or that in the past…
400 years, volcanoes have killed hundreds of thousands of people worldwide? Learn how volcanoes are created and about what sets them off, and read about famous volcanic eruptions from all over the world. Find out how scientists risk their lives to study these mysterious earth forces, and why some people chose to live in the shadows of volcanoes, despite the dangers. Grades 2-4. 2001.By Joe MacInnis. 1974
The author learned to dive during his summer vacations in the Maritimes. After earning his medical degree, he used both…
skills in his work on treasure hunting voyages and other expeditions. c1974.By Robert Gordis, Max Gelb. 1978
A rabbi elucidates the ground rules by which Conservatism operates and how it applies its principles to solving communal problems.…
Also considers Jewish survival in general and the future of Conservative Judaism in particular. 1978.By Farley Mowat. 1973
Stories from the journals of European explorers who penetrated the Canadian tundra or the Barrens, that vast stretch of land…
north of the timber line and south of the Arctic seas. Describes their dealings with the Inuits and Indians, including the lessons in polar adaptation and survival learned from the native peoples. Sequel to "Polar passion". 1973.By James A Goodson. 1983
One of the leading aces of the Allied forces in World War II gives a vivid account of his career…
and etches indelible portraits of the men with whom he shared the dangers and excitement of air combat. 1983.By Paul Dowswell. 2002
A collection of 13 true tales of heroes, including a housewife turned courageous World War II spy and the first…
man in space. Describes firefighters battling a blazing nuclear reactor, a helicopter rescue team on board a rapidly sinking ship, and even stories of animal heroes. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 4-7. 2002, c1996.By Jack Fitzgerald. 2005
The story of Captain Keating and the Cocos Island treasure, also known as "The lost treasure of Lima", was the…
inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's novel "Treasure Island". Hundreds of adventurers from all over the world, including President Franklin D. Roosevelt, sought Keating's treasure, estimated to be worth three hundred million dollars. An examination of the tale of Captain Keating, and of the connections between his story and Stevenson's classic. 2005.By R. Duncan Mathewson. 1986
Recounts the search for the "Atocha", a Spanish galleon that sank off the coast of Florida in 1622. It was…
found in the Florida Keys in 1985, with gold, silver and other treasures intact. 1986.By Edward Feinstein. 2003
Author Rabbi Feinstein answers typical teen questions about Judaism, like "Why should I believe in God?", "Is Any of That…
Stuff in the Bible True?", and "No Cheeseburgers? No Going to the Mall on Saturday? Why Does Religion Need So Many Rules?" Includes discussions about God, intermarriage, prayer, bar/bat mitzvah, Israel, Christianity, anti-Semitism, the meaning of life, and the Messiah. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 5-8. 2003.By Joe Simpson. 1988
Joe Simpson and his partner, Simon Yates, had reached the summit of the previously unclimbed West Face of the remote…
Siula Grande in Peru, before disaster struck. What happened, and how they dealt with the psychological traumas that resulted when Simon was forced into the appalling decision to cut the rope, makes not only an epic of survival but a quite extraordinary and moving book. Some strong language. 1997.Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Edward Larson tells the story of three simultaneous expeditions in 1909--by Robert Peary, Douglas Mawson, and Luigi…
Amedeo--that reached the ends of the earth, setting records for the farthest north, south, and altitude. 2018.By Michael L Hadley, Roger F Sarty. 1991
The authors chart the origins of the Canadian Navy from the late 1800's to the end of World War One.…
Known as "The Bum Boat Fleet", the 200 ships, fisheries cruisers and private yachts reflected both Canada's real need for a navy in the face of the German imperialist threat, and Britain's reluctance to send much help. Tin Pots and Pirate Ships reveals the Canadian tradition of building a fleet only when needed, dismantling it once the conflict is over, and ultimately accepting terms dictated by alliance partners. c1991.By Tony Booth. 2008
On 1 June 1939 His Majesty's Submarine Thetis sank in Liverpool Bay while on her diving trials. Ninety-nine men drowned…
or slowly suffocated during their last fifty hours of life. Very little was know until now, about what actually happened, as the only comprehensive book written on the subject was published in 1958. This book explores in minute detail a more rounded picture of what really happened before, during and after her tragic loss. c2008.By Martin Gardner. 1986
A collection of writings published prior to the sinking of the "Titanic", which are purported to be proof of paranormal…
powers of precognition. The author, a sceptic to ESP, disagrees with these assumptions. c1986.