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  • Sherpa

    The Memoir of Ang Tharkay

    by Ang Tharkay ...
    CLICK HERE to download a sample from Sherpa• Ang Tharkay was the sirdar for Maurice Herzog’s Annapurna expedition in 1950—the first 8000-meter peak to be climbed• Ang Tharkay was a key member of the 1951 reconnaissance of Everest—which led to the successful 1953 ascentSherpas have recently been in the public eye, in part because of the ... ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

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    The First Conquest of an 8000-Metre Peak

    by Maurice Herzog ...
    WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JOE SIMPSONIn 1950, no mountain higher than 8,000 meters had ever been climbed. Maurice Herzog and other members of the French Alpine Club resolved to try. This is the enthralling story of the first conquest of Annapurna and the harrowing descent. With breathtaking courage and grit manifest on every page, Annapurna is one of the greatest adventure stories ever told.As well ... Read more

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  • Two Years Before the Mast; A Personal Narrative

    by Richard Henry Dana ...
    Two Years Before the Mast is a memoir by the American author Richard Henry Dana Jr., published in 1840, having been written after a two-year sea voyage from Boston to California on a merchant ship starting in 1834.In the book, which takes place between 1834 and 1836, Dana gives a vivid account of "the life of a common sailor at sea as it really is". He sails from Boston to South America and around ... Read more

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  • Facing Up

    A Remarkable Journey to the Summit of Mount Everest

    by Bear Grylls ...
    No one could fail to be gripped by his heartfelt excitement and emotion over what was the adventure of a lifetime' – IndependentAt the age of 23, a young challenger named Bear Grylls set out to defy nature's mightiest peak, Mount Everest. With the relentless drive to conquer and a heart weighed down by a past marred by a life-threatening accident, Grylls overcame the obstacles to become one of the ... Read more

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  • Psychovertical

    by Andy Kirkpatrick ...
    WINNER OF THE BOARDMAN TASKER PRIZE 2008Metro magazine recently wrote that Andy Kirkpatrick makes Ray Mears look like Paris Hilton. Words like boldness, adventure and risk were surely coined especially for him. As one of the world's most accomplished mountaineers and big-wall climbers, he goes vertically where other climbers (to say nothing of the general public) fear to tread.For the first time, ... Read more

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  • Reason for Hope

    A Spiritual Journey

    by Jane Goodall, Phillip Berman ...
    From world-renowned scientist Jane Goodall, as seen in the National Geographic documentary Jane, comes a poignant memoir about her spiritual epiphany and an appeal for why everyone can find a reason for hope.Dr. Jane Goodall's revolutionary study of chimpanzees in Tanzania's Gombe preserve forever altered the very, definition of humanity. Now, in a poignant and insightful memoir, Jane Goodall ... Read more

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  • Last of the Donkey Pilgrims

    A Man's Journey Through Ireland

    by Kevin O'Hara ...
    A newly-wed American Vietnam vet goes on a journey of self-discovery, circling Ireland's coastline on foot with a donkey and cart in this memoir.Kevin O'Hara's journey begins as a mad lark: who in their right mind would try to circle the entire coastline of Ireland on foot—and with a donkey and cart no less?But Kevin had promised his homesick Irish mother that he would explore the whole of the Old ... Read more

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  • Fleeing The Hijab, A Jewish Woman's Escape From Iran

    by Sima Goel ...
    It was the last straw! The Ayatollah Khomeini had decreed that all women in Iran must wear the hijab, whether they were Muslim, Jewish, Christian or Baha'i. Thirteen-year-old Sima had gone out into the streets of Shiraz to demonstrate for freedom under the Shah's oppressive rules, and now that he had fled the country, this was the result: a new regime, and a much more repressive rule.The changes ... Read more

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  • Saving the White Lions

    One Woman's Battle for Africa's Most Sacred Animal

    by Linda Tucker ...
    In this captivating, suspenseful memoir, white lion conservationist Linda Tucker describes her perilous struggle to protect the sacred white lion from the merciless and mafia-like trophy-hunting industry, armed only with her indomitable spirit and total devotion.Her story begins in 1991 with a heart-stopping misadventure in the Timbavati Reserve of South Africa. Tucker—then a successful ... Read more

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  • Urban Camping

    A Testament to Living Without a Vehicle

    by Peter Tombrowski, Andrea Tombrowski ...
    More than just a book about living without a vehicle, Urban Camping also focuses on the Tombrowski family's resulting smaller footprint living and frugality. By not owning a vehicle – the family's initial austerity measure – their life has been shaped in profound ways. Peter and Andrea Tombrowski and their two young children have lived without a vehicle in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, since 1998. ... Read more

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  • The Wisdom of David Attenborough: Thoughts of a National Treasure

    by Kenny Gordon ...
    Sir David Attenborough perhaps personifies the title of 'National Treasure' better than any other. Having been on our screens for more than sixty years, his groundbreaking documentaries have continually highlighted the true beauty of nature and taken us to alien worlds within our own planet.Attenborough is without doubt one of the most respected presenters of all time, his enthusiasm and gentle ... Read more

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  • Fast into the Night

    A Woman, Her Dogs, and Their Journey North on the Iditarod Trail

    by Debbie Clarke Moderow ...
    "Moderow's dedication and love for the Huskies that accompany her from Anchorage to Nome is the soul that drives this insightful and touching memoir."— Cowgirl MagazineAt age forty-seven, a mother of two, Debbie Moderow was not your average musher in the Iditarod, but that's where she found herself when, less than 200 miles from the finish line, her dogs decided they didn't want to run anymore. ... Read more

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