Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Call of the white Call of the white Felicity Aston "Could you ski to the South Pole? That was the question that British adventurer felicity Aston put to women from around the Commonwealth, as she set out to create the most international all-female ex… OL16943538W
Flood Flood John Withington From Noah's Biblical deluge to the China floods of 1931 that killed more than 3 million people; and from the broken levees in New Orleans to submerged streets and homes all over Britain, floods have … OL17864414W
Naked and marooned Naked and marooned Ed Stafford "What do you do after you walk the Amazon? Ed Stafford-adventurer extraordinaire and Guinness World Record holder for walking the length of the Amazon River-likes a challenge. Casting about for an ad… OL17903378W
The broken road The broken road Patrick Leigh Fermor "In the winter of 1933 eighteen-year-old Patrick ('Paddy') Leigh Fermor set out to walk across Europe, starting in Holland and ending in Constantinople, a trip that took him the better part of a year… OL19707627W
Adventures of a young naturalist Adventures of a young naturalist David Attenborough "In 1954, David Attenborough, a young television presenter, was offered the opportunity of a lifetime--to travel the world finding rare and elusive animals for the London Zoo's collection, and to fil… OL19742261W
Smokejumper Smokejumper Jason A. Ramos An insider account of the high-risk world of elite wilderness firefighters who parachute into deep-wilderness fire zones reveals the unique skills that smokejumpers must employ to fight dangerous fir… OL20005625W
The fire line The fire line Fernanda Santos "Draws on hundreds of hours of interviews with family members, colleagues, historians and other insiders to trace the stories and heroic sacrifices of the elite Granite Mountain Hotshots who gave the… OL20030121W
Livingstone Livingstone Tim Jeal This book is an extensively revised edition of Tim Jeal's classic biography published to mark the bicentenary of the great explorer. David Livingstone (1813–1873) is revered as one of history's great… OL2833778W