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438 days : an extraordinary true story of survival at sea
by Jonathan Franklin
Based on interviews with the man who survived alone and adrift at sea longer than anyone in recorded history and interviews with his colleagues, an epic tale of survival chronicles Salvador Alvarenga's 14 months at sea during which he imagined a method of survival that kept his body and mind intact until he was rescued. Illustrations. Map(s).
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Finding elevation : fear and courage on the world's most dangerous mountain
by Lisa Thompson
"Defiance had provoked Thompson to enter the male-dominated world of high-altitude mountaineering, but defiance could only take her so far. After a harrowing battle with cancer, Lisa realized she needed to understand what motivated her to take greater and greater risks in the mountains. Finding Elevation chronicles Thompson's path from novice climber to world-class mountaineer, as she becomes the second American woman to summit K2, which is considered by many to be the most dangerous mountain in the world. More than a climbing memoir, Finding Elevation is a deeply personal examination of motivation and the human spirit. It is a story of what can happen when we finally stop letting others define our limits and instead trust that we are capable of more. Inthis inspiring book, Thompson reaches beyond the mountain to tell a story of heartbreak, resilience, and the discovery that we are responsible for defining our own boundaries, finding our own happiness, and facing our fears head-on"
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Lawrence of Arabia : my journey in search of T.E. Lawrence
by Ranulph Fiennes
The author of Shackleton: The Biography and the only man alive ever to have traveled around the Earth's circumpolar surface turns his attention to famed archaeologist and adventurer Thomas Edward Lawrence, who, in 1916, made a legendary 300-mile journey during the Arab Revolt, bringing this extraordinary life into sharp focus. Illustrations.
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The indifferent stars above : the harrowing saga of a Donner Party bride
by Daniel Brown
A chronicle of the mid-nineteenth-century wagon train tragedy draws on the perspectives of one of its survivors, Sarah Graves, recounting how her new husband and she joined the Donner party on their California-bound journey and encountered violent perils, in an account that also offers insight into the scientific reasons that some died while others survived. 20,000 first printing.
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Into the deep : a memoir from the man who found Titanic
by Robert D. Ballard
The legendary deep-sea explorer discusses the discovery of theTitanic and many other historical shipwrecks, as well as the personal struggles he faced, including the death of his 20-year-old son and the collapse of his marriage. 75,000 first printing.
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The earl and the pharaoh : from the real Downton Abbey to the discovery of Tutankhamun
by Fiona Carnarvon
Paying homage to her ancestor on the 100th anniversary of this extraordinary event, the Countess of Carnarvon tells the thrilling story of George Herbert, a famed amateur Egyptologist, world traveler and 5th Earl of Carnarvon, who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun, shedding new light on this fabled period of history. 30,000 first printing.
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Shackleton : the biography
by Ranulph Fiennes
"In 1915, Sir Ernest Shackleton's attempt to traverse the Antarctic was cut short when his ship, Endurance, became trapped in ice. The disaster left Shackleton and his men alone at the frozen South Pole, fighting for their lives. Their survival and escape is the most famous adventure in history. Shackleton is a captivating new account of the adventurer, his life and his incredible leadership under the most extreme of circumstances. Written by polar adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes who followed in Shackleton's footsteps, he brings his own unique insights to bear on these infamous expeditions. Shackleton is both re-appraisal and a valediction, separating Shackleton from the myth he has become"
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Paradise of the damned : the obsessive quest for El Dorado, the legendary city of gold
by Keith Thomson
An ambitious courtier, confidant to Queen Elizabeth and El Dorado fanatic, Sir Walter Raleigh, released from the Tower of London, journeys across an ocean to find the fabled city, gambling his painstakingly acquired wealth, hard-won domestic bliss and his very life, while back home, his rivals plotted his demise. Illustrations.
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Wanderlust : an eccentric explorer, an epic journey, a lost age
by Reid Mitenbuler
This unforgettable tale of daring and discovery chronicles the life of a wildly eccentric Dane whose insatiable curiosity and unquenchable thirst for adventure, guided by ideals remarkably ahead of his time, took him from the twilight years of Arctic exploration to the Danish underground during World War II. 40,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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The ship beneath the ice : the discovery of Shackleton's Endurance
by Mensun Bound
A renowned marine biologist presents this extraordinary firsthand account of the discovery of Ernest Shackleton's Endurance a century to the day after Shackleton's death that captures the intrepid spirit that joins two mariners across the centuries—both of whom accomplished the impossible. 50,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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In the shadow of the mountain : a memoir of courage
by Silvia Vasquez-Lavado
A Latinx powerhouse in the tech world of Silicon Valley returns home to Peru and turns her life around by climbing the world's highest peaks along with other victims of childhood trauma, 150,000 first printing.
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Riverman : an American odyssey
by Ben McGrath
Drawing on his own encounter with Dick Conant, this riveting true story follows the American folk hero who, living a remarkable life far outside the staid confines of modern existence, paddled the rivers of America until his disappearance in 2014 while on the way to Florida. Illustrations. Maps.
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Six walks : in the footsteps of Henry David Thoreau
by Ben Shattuck
"On an autumn morning in 1849, Henry David Thoreau stepped out his front door to walk the beaches of Cape Cod. Over a century and a half later, Ben Shattuck does the same. With little more than a loaf of bread, brick of cheese, and a notebook, Shattuck sets out to retrace Thoreau's path through the Cape's outer beaches, from the elbow to Provincetown's fingertip. This is the first of six journeys taken by Shattuck, each one inspired by a walk once taken by Henry David Thoreau. After the Cape, Shattuck goes up Mount Katahdin and Mount Wachusett, down the coastline of his hometown, and then through the Allagash. Along the way, Shattuck encounters unexpected characters, landscapes, and stories, seeing for himself the restorative effects that walking can have on a dampened spirit. Over years of following Thoreau, Shattuck finds himself uncovering new insights about family, love, friendship, and fatherhood, and understanding more deeply the lessons walking can offer through life's changing seasons. Intimate, entertaining, and beautifully crafted, Six Walks is a resounding tribute to the ways walking in nature can inspire us all"
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Cabin : off-the-grid adventures with a clueless craftsman
by Patrick Hutchison
"A memoir of the author's journey from an office job to restoring a cabin in the Pacific Northwest, based on his wildly popular Outside Magazine piece. Wit's End isn't just a state of mind. It's an address, for a run-down off-the-grid cabin, 120 shabby square feet of fixer-upper Patrick Hutchison purchased on a whim in the mossy woods of the Cascade Mountains in Washington state. To say Hutchison didn't know what he was getting into is no more an exaggeration than to say he's a man with nearly zero carpentry skills. Well, used to be. You can learn a lot over 7 years or renovations. CABIN is the story of those renovations, but it's also a love story; of a place, of possibilities, and of the process of renovation, of seeing what could be instead of what is. It is a book for those who know what it's like to bite off more than you can chew, or who desperately wish to"
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