Adventurers & Explorers
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Finding Elevation: Fear and Courage on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain
$25.95 Add to cartNear the death zone on K2, the world’s second-highest mountain, Lisa Thompson searched for the strength to continue climbing. Her choices were clear: give in to her doubts and descend or push past he- Author: Thompson, Lisa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 244
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1954854676
- Language: English
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A Sailor, a Chicken, an Incredible Voyage: The Seafaring Adventures of Guirec and Monique
$27.95 Add to cart“Exciting, funny, and occasionally heart-stopping … readers can stay home and dry, but feel like they are on the high seas.”-BOOKLIST
A man and his chicken sail 45,000 nautical miles in this powerfu- Author: Soudée, Guirec
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 324
- Publish Date: October 05 2021
- ISBN10: 1771647043
- Language: English
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Badges Bears and Eagles
$13.95 Add to cartOver his thirty-year career as a wildlife protection officer for the California Department of Fish and Game, Steve Callan and his longtime working partner, Dave Szody, conducted some of the most fasci
- Author: Callan, Steven T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 01 2013
- ISBN10: 1603811583
- Language: English
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Jungle (Movie Tie-In Edition): A Harrowing True Story of Survival in the Amazon
$14.99 Add to cartThe basis for the gripping motion picture starring Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter, etc.), Jungle is a true story of friendship and danger and an Amazon adventure like few others
Four travelers meet in- Author: Ghinsberg, Yossi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 324
- Publish Date: October 17 2017
- ISBN10: 1510718613
- Language: English
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An Improbable Astronaut: How a Georgia farmboy wound up flying the space shuttle
$54.95 Add to cartAstronaut Roy Bridges intentionally pursued a life of adventure. From fearlessly hunting bears in the woods with his cap pistol at age five, to piloting a fighter jet in Vietnam in his twenties, to ro
- Author: Bridges, Roy D.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 446
- Publish Date: May 17 2022
- ISBN10: 1631070428
- Language: English
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Adventure North
$14.95 Add to cartAfter accelerating their studies and graduating high school early, two teenagers set off from their hometown in Minnesota to embark on a 2200-mile canoe journey up the heart of North America. Their de
- Author: Bloomfield, Sean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: December 20 2016
- ISBN10: 0997476826
- Language: English
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Life and Times of Ann Bailey: The Pioneer Heroine of the Great Kanawha Valley
$9.95 Add to cartBack in print after more than a century, this book is the only major biography in existence on Ann Bailey. Newly indexed and containing supplemented images and a map, it is also important for genealog… [more below]
- Author: Lewis, Virgil E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 84
- Publish Date: September 05 2000
- ISBN10: 0966724607
- Language: English
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The Ordinary Spaceman: From Boyhood Dreams to Astronaut
$36.95 Add to cartWhat’s it like to travel at more than 850 MPH, riding in a supersonic T-38 twin turbojet engine airplane? What happens when the space station toilet breaks? How do astronauts “take out the trash” on a… [more below]
- Author: Anderson, Clayton C.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: June 01 2015
- ISBN10: 0803262825
- Language: English
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The Art of Resilience: Strategies for an Unbreakable Mind and Body
$17.99 Add to cart‘Incredible individual, incredible book, incredible story.’ CHRIS HEMSWORTH
‘A hero who is as humble as he is resilient… testament to a “never give up” spirit!’ BEAR GRYLLS
‘From reading this boo
- Author: Edgley, Ross
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: July 13 2021
- ISBN10: 0008356955
- Language: English
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Riding the Wild Side of Denali: Alaska Adventures with Horses and Huskies
$18.95 Add to cartIdentical twins Miki and Julie Collins trap, hunt, fish, and garden in Alaska’s wilderness just north of Denali National Park in Alaska’s vast interior. Their closest companions are loyal sled dogs an
- Author: Collins, Julie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: August 15 2017
- ISBN10: 1935347810
- Language: English
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The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd
$24.99 Add to cartEverybody knows the legend of Captain Kidd, America’s most ruthless buccanneer. Few people realize that the facts of his life make for a much better tale. Kidd was actually a tough New York sea captai… [more below]
- Author: Zacks, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 434
- Publish Date: June 18 2003
- ISBN10: 0786884517
- Language: English
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A Hero on Mount St. Helens: The Life and Legacy of David A. Johnston
$19.95 Read moreSerendipity placed David Johnston on Mount St. Helens when the volcano rumbled to life in March 1980. Throughout that ominous spring, Johnston was part of a team conducting scientific research that un… [more below]
- Author: Holmes, Melanie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 18 2019
- ISBN10: 0252084314
- Language: English
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A Window to Heaven: The Daring First Ascent of Denali: America’s Wildest Peak
$17.95 Add to cartThe captivating and heroic story of Hudson Stuck–an Episcopal priest–and his team’s history-making summit of Denali.
In 1913, four men made a months-long journey by dog sled to the base of the talle- Author: Dean, Patrick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: August 09 2022
- ISBN10: 1639363033
- Language: English
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Long Way Down: An Epic Journey by Motorcycle from Scotland to South Africa
$21.99 Add to cartNow in paperback, this second remarkable travel book from famed actor Ewan McGregor and his good friend Charley Boorman chronicles their epic adventure ride on motorbikes from Scotland to South Africa… [more below]
- Author: McGregor, Ewan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 09 2009
- ISBN10: 1416577467
- Language: English
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El Abrazo de la Montaña: Una Historia de ValentÃa Y Redención / In the Shadow of the Mountain: A Memoir of Courage (Spanish Edition)
$21.95 Add to cartSilvia Vásquez-Lavado Sumida en una depresión profunda y en una espiral autodestructiva de alcoholismo y sexo desmedido, Silvia decide volver a casa, dispuesta a enfrentarse a sus sombras más oscur… [more below]
- Author: Vásquez-Lavado, Silvia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 6073901259
- Language: Spanish
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Breaking Into the Backcountry
$16.95 Add to cartWriting with an elegant simplicity and resilient reverence, Edwards proves to be an astute and passionate observer of both human and Mother Nature.–Carol Haggas, Booklist Online
In 2001 Steve Edwards
- Author: Edwards, Steve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 01 2010
- ISBN10: 0803226535
- Language: English
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War on the Run: The Epic Story of Robert Rogers and the Conquest of America’s First Frontier
$20.00 Add to cartOften hailed as the godfather of today’s elite special forces, Robert Rogers trained and led an unorthodox unit of green provincials, raw woodsmen, farmers, and Indian scouts on “impossible” missions … [more below]
- Author: Ross, John F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: April 26 2011
- ISBN10: 0553384570
- Language: English
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Shackleton’s Boat Journey
$21.99 Add to cartFrank A. Worsley was the captain of the H.M.S. Endurance, the ship used by the legendary explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton in his 1914-16 expedition to the Antarctic. On its way to the Antarctic continen
- Author: Worsley, Frank Arthur
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 01 1998
- ISBN10: 0393318648
- Language: English
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Honouring High Places: The Mountain Life of Junko Tabei
$28.00 Add to cartA collection of stories and reflections based on the memoirs of Junko Tabei (1939-2016), the first woman to climb Mount Everest and the Seven Summits.
New in paperback, Honouring High Places is a compe
- Author: Rolfe, Helen Y.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: September 02 2021
- ISBN10: 1771605278
- Language: English
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For the Love of It: The Mammoth Legacy of Roma & Dave McCoy
$22.00 Add to cartFor the Love of It traces the lives of Roma and Dave McCoy-visionary founders of world-renowned Mammoth Mountain Ski Area-from their singular childhoods through their eventual building of the first ch… [more below]
- Author: Morning, Robin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 426
- Publish Date: May 06 2020
- ISBN10: 1734513306
- Language: English
