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Summit
2002
Seven blind persons recall how they have reached the summit as they scaled "personal mountains." "To Climb Every Mountain" describes…
Erik Weihenmayer's successful ascent of Mt. Everest. Other chapters recount a blind student's camp counselor job and a teenager's conquest of the fear of losing her physical freedom on becoming blind. 2002Author explores the trivia of America's favorite pastime using a Cincinnati Reds game as a backdrop. Before it's over, Staten…
explains why a ballpark seat is eighteen inches wide, where umpires come from, and what happens if a fan gets hit by a foul ball. Includes anecdotes, history, and commentary. 2003The gold of Exodus: the discovery of the true Mount Sinai
Par Howard Blum. 1998
Describes how, in the late 1980s, Larry Williams, a self-made millionaire, and Bob Cornuke, an ex-policeman, discover what they believe…
to be Mount Sinai in Saudi Arabia. Their activities draw the attention of both Saudi and Israeli agents when the site is revealed to be a top-secret Saudi military installationSeventeen fiction and nonfiction tales of adversity and courage by such authors as Jack London, Farley Mowat, Piers Paul Read,…
and Jon Krakauer. The editor states that these unwanted adventures "almost always begin with fate, foul-ups, and plain old bad luck." Some violence and some strong language. 2001In the land of white death: an epic story of survival in the Siberian Arctic
Par Valerian Alʹbanov. 2000
In April 1914, after nearly eighteen months aboard the icebound Saint Anna, Russian navigator Albanov and ten companions set off…
across 235 miles of frozen Arctic sea on improvised kayaks and sledges. Albanov recounts the ninety-day ordeal that he and only one other survived. Originally published in 1917. 2000Adventures
Par Tana Reiff. 1993
A life on the edge: memoirs of Everest and beyond
Par Jim Whittaker. 1999
Reminiscences of a mountaineer and environmentalist. Recalls the 1963 climb that made him the first American atop Mount Everest and…
how that became a pivotal event in his life. Discusses his adventures with Robert Kennedy and his 1990 expedition back to Everest leading the International Peace Climb. 1999Lost at sea: an American tragedy
Par Patrick Dillon. 1998
Recounts how in 1983, two boats from a fishing fleet out of Anacortes, Washington, simultaneously capsized off the coast of…
Alaska, without giving distress signals. Describes the extensive investigation into the mysterious incident and explains why crabbing had become "the nation's deadliest occupation." Some strong language. 1998A night to remember
Par Walter Lord. 1955
A detailed portrayal of what happened aboard the Titanic when it struck an iceberg and began to sink in the…
North Atlantic on April 14, 1912. Based on account of the survivors from first class passengers to steerage and crew. BestsellerThe teenagers' guide to school outside the box
Par Rebecca Greene. 2001
Explores alternative education for teens including internships, apprenticeships, and volunteer opportunities as well as traveling, summer activities, and distance learning.…
Besides anecdotes from young people, the author includes advice on resume writing and provides resources for further information. For senior high readers. 2001The rescue season: the heroic story of parajumpers on the edge of the world
Par Bob Drury. 2001
Profiles the Alaska Air Guards 210th Pararescue Team and their exploits battling adverse weather conditions to retrieve stranded climbers from…
such heights as Denali, the tallest peak in North America. Discusses the parajumpers' training, camaraderie, and dedication in the face of formidable obstacles, including storms and hidden crevasses. Some strong language. 2001Fifteen accounts of epic mountain-climbing adventure. Most are long excerpts from books about life-threatening experiences. Includes heroic achievements, disasters, and…
near-disasters such as "avalanches, storms, altitude sickness, falls, crevasses, blood clots, spiritual crises, broken ice picks, and homicidal military bureaucrats."Before the wind: the memoir of an American sea captain, 1808-1833
Par Charles Tyng. 1999
Tyng's great-great-granddaughter edits this memoir of his early seafaring years, tracing his first harrowing voyage to China at age thirteen…
to his own shipboard command in his early twenties. Tyng recounts his adventures at sea, including shipwrecks, mutinies, and pirate attacks, and in exotic ports worldwide. Some violence. 1999Captain Bligh's portable nightmare
Par John Toohey. 1998
A historian draws from original sources to portray Captain Bligh and his arduous four-thousand-mile sea adventure in an open boat…
after the mutiny on the Bounty. Toohey extrapolates from 200-year-old published records to create probable dialog, postulating Bligh's decision-making processes. 1998Albatross: a true story of a woman's survival at sea
Par Deborah Kiley. 1994
At twenty-four, Deborah signs on to the crew of a private yacht. She immediately has misgivings due to the personalities…
and work habits of the others. As they sail to Florida, a storm and a series of mishaps sink the boat, leaving the five-person crew fighting hypothermia in a small dinghy. Sharks, blood poisoning, and the effects of salt water reduce the crew to two. Strong languagePolar dream
Par Helen Thayer. 1993
In 1988, fifty-year-old Thayer and her newly acquired Inuit husky, Charlie, set off for a month-long trek to the North…
Pole. Forewarned about the ferocity of polar bears, Thayer is dismayed to encounter them regularly but deters them with flares and Charlie. They also face raging windstorms--one so violent that Thayer's supplies are lost and her face is cut by ice until her vision is impairedThe mirror of the sea
Par Joseph Conrad. 1906
Conrad, who went to sea at age seventeen and rose from apprentice seaman to master in the British merchant service,…
writes a paean to the sea. He describes, with the voice of a lover, the many moods of the ocean, the loading of cargo, the managing of crews and vessels, and the mysteries of the watersJaguars ripped my flesh: adventure is a risky business
Par Tim Cahill. 1987
A series of essays "conceived in fun and meant to be read for pleasure" on the joys and frustrations of…
travel. The articles first appeared in "Outside," "Geo," and "Rolling Stone" magazinesBurton: a biography of Sir Richard Francis Burton
Par Byron Farwell. 1963
Burton was a notorious adventurer, as well as an archaeologist, diplomat, inventor, linguist, translator, soldier, traveler, and explorer. Farwell portrays…
him as a rare personality from his wild childhood and expulsion from Oxford, to his years in India, Africa, and the Middle East, and in his literary career and peculiar marriageGold & silver, silver & gold: tales of hidden treasure
Par Alvin Schwartz. 1988