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  • Protecting Whitney

    The Memoir of Her Bodyguard

    by David Roberts ...
    David Roberts was Whitney Houston's bodyguard, the real one.Roberts was hired in 1988 for Houston's UK portion of the Moment of Truth world tour. Accustomed to working for diplomats and Fortune 500 clients, Roberts had reservations about working with a pop star. But Houston's heart of gold won him over from the moment they met at Heathrow Airport.There's a high bar for those who work in this ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • True Summit

    What Really Happened on the Legendary Ascent on Annapurna

    by David Roberts ...
    In a startling look at the classic Annapurna—the most famous book about mountaineering—David Roberts discloses what really happened on the legendary expedition to the Himalayan peak.In June 1950, a team of mountaineers was the first to conquer an 8,000-meter peak. Maurice Herzog, the leader of the expedition, became a national hero in France, and Annapurna, his account of the historic ascent, has ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Finding Everett Ruess

    The Life and Unsolved Disappearance of a Legendary Wilderness Explorer

    by David Roberts ...
    **The definitive biography of Everett Ruess, the artist, writer, and eloquent celebrator of the wilderness whose bold solo explorations of the American West and mysterious disappearance in the Utah desert at age twenty have earned him a large and devoted cult following.“Easily one of [Roberts’s] best . . . thoughtful and passionate . . . a compelling portrait of the Ruess myth.”—Outside**Wandering ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • ONCE THEY MOVED LIKE THE WIND: COCHISE, GERONIMO,

    by David Roberts ...
    During the westward settlement, for more than twenty years Apache tribes eluded both US and Mexican armies, and by 1886 an estimated 9,000 armed men were in pursuit. Roberts (Deborah: A Wilderness Narrative) presents a moving account of the end of the Indian Wars in the Southwest. He portrays the great Apache leaders—Cochise, Nana, Juh, Geronimo, the woman warrior Lozen—and U.S. generals George ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Into the Great Emptiness

    Peril and Survival on the Greenland Ice Cap

    by David Roberts ...
    **A Library Journal Best Book of 2022 in Science and Technology“A gripping saga—and one of Roberts’s finest books.” —Jon KrakauerThe riveting story of one of the greatest but least-known sagas in the history of exploration.**By 1930, no place in the world was less well explored than Greenland. The native Inuit had occupied the relatively accessible west coast for centuries. The east coast, however ... Read more

    $22.09 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Stephen Stills: Change Partners: The Definitive Biography

    by David Roberts ...
    Stephen Stills is one of the last remaining music legends from the rock era without a biography. During his six-decade career, he has played with all the greats. His career sky-rocketed when Crosby, Stills & Nash played only their second gig together at Woodstock in 1969. With the addition of Neil Young, the band would go on to play the first rock stadium tour in 1974.Stephen Stills is the only ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration

    The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration

    by David Roberts ...
    His two companions dead, food and supplies vanished in a crevasse, Douglas Mawson was still one hundred miles from camp.On January 17, 1913, alone and near starvation, Douglas Mawson, leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, was hauling a sledge to get back to base camp. The dogs were gone. Now Mawson himself plunged through a snow bridge, dangling over an abyss by the sledge harness. A ... Read more

    $18.29 CAD

  • In Search of the Old Ones

    by David Roberts ...
    Series series A Brief History of the Anasazi
    An exuberant, hands-on fly-on-the-wall account that combines the thrill of canyoneering and rock climbing with the intellectual sleuthing of archaeology to explore the Anasazi.David Roberts describes the culture of the Anasazi—the name means “enemy ancestors” in Navajo—who once inhabited the Colorado Plateau and whose modern descendants are the Hopi Indians of Arizona. Archaeologists, Roberts ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Devil's Gate

    Brigham Young and the Great Mormon Handcart Tragedy

    by David Roberts ...
    The Mormon handcart tragedy of 1856 is the worst disaster in the history of the Western migrations, and yet it remains virtually unknown today outside Mormon circles.Following the death of Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon church, its second Prophet and new leader, Brigham Young, determined to move the faithful out of the Midwest, where they had been constantly persecuted by their neighbors, to ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Escape from Lucania

    An Epic Story of Survival

    by David Roberts ...
    In 1937, Mount Lucania was the highest unclimbed peak in North America. Located deep within the Saint Elias mountain range, which straddles the border of Alaska and the Yukon, and surrounded by glacial peaks, Lucania was all but inaccessible. The leader of one failed expedition deemed it "impregnable." But in that year, a pair of daring young climbers would attempt a first ascent, not knowing that ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Healing Conversations

    Talking Yourself Out of Conflict and Loneliness

    by David Roberts ...
    Brings to life the seven elements of how to have deep and fulfilling interactions so that people can connect in a world with many conversational obstacles.Conversation is the way human beings connect. Great friendships are defined by the way one speaks, listens, and flows through the joy of effortless conversation. As the divisions in culture deepen due to politics, generational misunderstanding, ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Boosters and Barkers

    Financing Canada’s Involvement in the First World War

    by David Roberts ...
    Series series Studies in Canadian Military History
    “Stick it, Canada! Buy more Victory Bonds.” The First World War demanded deep personal sacrifice on the battlefield and on the home front – and it also made unrelenting financial demands. Boosters and Barkers is a highly original examination of the drive to finance Canadian participation in the conflict. David Roberts examines Ottawa’s calls for direct public contributions in the form of war bonds ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD