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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The curse of the labrador duck The curse of the labrador duck Glen Chilton Little is known about the Labrador Duck, which once populated eastern North America but has been extinct for more than 100 years. Stuffed specimens, housed under glass in museums and in private colle… OL15069678W
Guatemala Travel Adventures Guatemala Travel Adventures Shelagh McNally Color photos of all the sights and hotels, plus more detail on shopping, where to stay and eat, what to do and see than any other guide.Guatemala is a feast for explorers looking for new experiences.… OL15182212W
Bermuda Travel Adventures Bermuda Travel Adventures Blair Howard “The Adventure Guide to Bermuda is a comprehensive catalog of what’s doable when you come to Bermuda... It’s an enormously valuable resource worth keeping as close as the pants you are wearing. If yo… OL15185498W
Peru Adventure Guide Peru Adventure Guide Nicholas Gill Lima, Cuzco, Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca, the Amazon Basin – these are just a few of the exciting places this country has to offer. Peru was the center of Inca empire, but other civilizations were he… OL15189470W
Honolulu, Waikiki & Oahu Travel Adventures Honolulu, Waikiki & Oahu Travel Adventures Sharon Hamblin Hundreds of color photos and maps throughout the guide.Our author lives in Oahu. She has hiked the trails, taken the boats, scuba’d the reefs, dined in the restaurants, visited all the resorts, snork… OL15190399W
Frommer's 500 adrenaline adventures Frommer's 500 adrenaline adventures Lois Friedland Frommer's 500 Best Adrenaline Adventures features high-octane experiences for both passionate travelers and adventure seekers. From dare-devil sports to hair-raising haunted houses to wacky and obscu… OL15522425W
Old librarians never die, they jump out of airplanes Old librarians never die, they jump out of airplanes Marie J. Albertson "Albertson raised four children and put herself through college while doing so. After her husband's death she became a librarian at the Indiana State Library with a "rest of my life to-do list" ... t… OL17893189W
New frontiers New frontiers Ben Bova "Fourteen startling visions of yesterday, today, and tomorrow from the six-time winner of the Hugo Award Frontiers can be found in all directions. Frontiers of time and space, as well as frontiers of… OL18171099W
Extreme medicine Extreme medicine Kevin Fong An anesthesiologist and NASA adviser explores how pioneering doctors and scientists have built on findings about the body's response to extreme environments and physical challenges to develop such me… OL19708318W
The courage test The courage test James Preller Will has no choice. His father drags him along on a wilderness adventure in the footsteps of legendary explorers Lewis and Clark--whether he likes it or not. All the while, Will senses that something… OL20040442W
Adventure travel Adventure travel William Gray Gray provides detailed information on adventure activities and destinations as diverse as rafting the rapids below the Victoria Falls and trekking the Inca Trail in Peru to sea kayaking, mountain bik… OL27973493W