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  • Lillian Alling

    The Journey Home

    by Susan Smith-Josephy ...
    Series Book 1 - Extraordinary Women
    In 1926, Lillian Alling, a European immigrant, set out on a journey home from New York. She had little money and no transportation, but plenty of determination. In the three years that followed, Alling walked all the way to Dawson City, Yukon, crossing the North American continent on foot. She walked across the Canadian landscape, weathering the baking sun and freezing winter, crossed the rugged ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

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  • Lost in the Amazon

    The True Story of Five Men and Their Desperate Battle for Survival

    by Stephen Kirkpatrick ...
    In 1995, Stephen Kirkpatrick joined a five-man expedition into the remote jungles of the Peruvian Amazon. Kirkpatrick's assignment was to document an area of the rainforest that had never before been photographed, nor by most accounts, ever explored by white men.Within hours of their departure, an inaccurate map and a series of bad decisions leave the group hopelessly lost in the depths of the ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Left to Die

    The Story of the SS Newfoundland Sealing Disaster

    by Gary Collins ...
    “They didn’t die like flies, you know, like I’ve heard some reporters say over the years. Oh no, it wasn’t like that a’tall. The men who died didn’t just drop like flies. There was nothing quick or easy about it. They had frozen feet, and fingers too numb and cramped with the cold to wipe the tears from their eyes.” Cecil Mouland, the last living survivor of the SS Newfoundland sealing disaster, ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Surviving Logan

    by Erik Bjarnason, Cathi Shaw ...
    One mountaineer’s harrowing story of survival and recovery after being trapped on the second-highest peak in North America, Mount Logan in the Yukon Territory, during an extratropical cyclone.In May of 2005, North Shore Rescue put together a 40th Anniversary Expedition to Mount Logan. The team was made up of seven men and one woman – all experienced mountaineers and search & rescue personnel. The ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Heat

    A Firefighter's Story

    by Jon Wells ...
    The human story behind Canada's worst chemical fire"Why you leaving Stelco?" the friend asked the rookie firefighter."'Cause it's hot and dirty and I don't like shifts."Enter the world of Hamilton's firefighters. Theirs is a smouldering, combustible workplace, and in the effort to save lives they routinely put their own on the line. They know the ways of fire and fight to engage it, to be the one ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The History of Canada Series: The Best Place To Be

    Expo '67 And Its Time

    by John Lownsbrough ...
    Series series History of Canada
    A pivotal event in Canada’s history For six months in 1967, from late April until the end of October, Canada and its world's fair, Expo 67, became the focus of national and international attention in a way the country and its people had rarely experienced. Expo 67 crystallized the buoyant mood and newfound sense of confidence many felt during Canada's centennial. It becomes clearer, though, as its ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • The Voyages of Captain Cook

    by James Cook, Tom Griffith ...
    Series series Classics of World Literature
    Cook's three voyages of discovery, which took place between 1768 and 1779, are among the most remarkable achievements in the history of exploration. Cook charted vast areas of the globe with astonishing accuracy, and the voyages also made a significant contribution towards solving some of the great problems of cartography and navigation.With crews containing gifted sailors and navigators, as well ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mountains Of The Mind

    A History Of A Fascination

    by Robert MacFarlane ...
    Why do so many feel compelled to risk their lives climbing mountains? During the climbing season, one person a day dies in the Alps, and more people die climbing in this season in Scotland than they do on the roads. Mountains of the Mind is a fascinating investigation into our emotional and imaginative responses to mountains and how these have changed over the last few centuries. It is rich with ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Man-Eaters of Kumaon

    by Jim Corbett ...
    The book chronicles Corbett's experiences hunting and tracking man-eating tigers and leopards that terrorized the villages of the Kumaon region. Corbett's expertise as a hunter and tracker allowed him to successfully locate and eliminate these dangerous predators, saving the lives of countless villagers in the process.Each chapter of the book tells the story of a particular man-eater and the ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • True-Life Adventures of Canada's Bush Pilots

    by Bill Zuk ...
    Series series Amazing Stories
    Bush pilots haul cargo to remote reserves along the West Coast of Canada. They ferry big-game hunters to base camps and fly-in fishermen to remote lodges. They take nature photographers to scenic vistas and archaeological explorers to their latest dig.Bush pilots and the planes they have flown are an exciting part of Canada's aviation history. In his latest book Bill Zuk brings their exploits and ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Sir Francis Drake

    by Charles River Editors ...
    *Includes a contemporary account of Drake's voyage around the world. *Includes pictures depicting Drake and important people, places, and events in his life. *Discusses the legends and controversies surrounding Drake's piracy and adventures. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents. "There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • Man Proposes, God Disposes

    Recollections of a French Pioneer

    by Pierre Maturié ...
    Translated by Vivien Bosley ...
    Series series Our Lives: Diary, Memoir, and Letters
    In 1910, young Pierre Maturié bid farewell to his comfortable bourgeois existence in rural France and travelled to northern Alberta in search of independence, adventure, and newfound prosperity. Some sixty years later, he wrote of the four years he spent in Canada before he returned to France in 1914 to fight in the First World War. Like that of so many youthful pioneers, his story is one of ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD