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he History Press780752497792ub Date: 11/1/14hip Date: 11/1/1424.95rade Paperback

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Ice CaptainThe Life of J.R. Stenhouse

Stephen Haddelsey

The gripping story of J.R. Stenhouse, whose ship, theAurora, was supposed to give support to Shackletonduring his Antarctic expedition-but instead found itself caught in an ice floe and drifting out to sea

As Shackleton watched his ship Endurancebecome trapped in the ice floes of the Weddell Sea, on the other

of Antarctica the expedition's second ship,Aurora, suffered an equally terrifying fate. Under the command ofStenhouse, theAurorawas torn from her moorings and driven out to sea, becoming trapped in pack ice. For months the ice sawed at her hull, until, with her rudder smashed and water cascading from her seams, she b

free and embarked upon her own extraordinary voyage to safe harbor. In Ice Captain, Stephen Haddelsey reboth the story of Stenhouse's achievements aboard the Aurora, but also his many adventures in later life, froserving as a U-boat hunter in WWI, to digging for pirate gold, and commanding Scott's Discovery. A captivatbook about a fascinating man.

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Author BioStephen Haddelseyis the author of three critically acclaimed books on polar exploration, including BornAdventurer: The Life of Frank Bickertonand Shackleton's Dream: Fuchs, Hillary and the Crossing of Antarcti

ldcastle Books781843440901ub Date: 5/1/14hip Date: 5/1/1414.95rade Paperback

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A Short History of Polar ExplorationNick Rennison

An absorbing history, bringing explorers' tales vividly to life

Apsley Cherry-Garrard, one of the men who went to Antarctica with Captain Scott, said "Polar exploration is once the cleanest and most isolated way of having a bad time that has ever been devised." Yet there has nebeen a shortage of volunteers willing to endure the bad times in pursuit of the glory that polar exploration

sometimes brings. This compelling book tells the memorable stories of the men and women who have risked tlives by entering the white wastelands of the Arctic and the Antarctic, from the compelling tales of Scott,

Shackleton, and Amundsen, to lesser known heroes such as Fridtjof Nansen and Robert Peary. This history alooks at the hold that the polar regions have often had on the imaginations of artists and writers in the last 2

years examining the paintings, films, and literature that they have inspired.

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Author BioNick Rennisonis a bookseller, author, and editor whose titles include 100 Must-Read Classic Novels, The Rivof Sherlock Holmes, and the Pocket Essentials Guide to Robin Hood.

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Space Below My FeetGwen Moffat

In 1945, when Gwen Moffat was in her twenties, she deserted her post as a driver and dispatch rider in the Aand went to live rough in Wales and Cornwall, climbing and living on practically nothing. She hitchhiked her w

around, travelling from Skye to Chamonix and many places in between, with all her possessions on her back,although these amounted to little more than a rope and a sleeping bag.When the money ran out, she workeda forester, went winkle-picking on the Isle of Skye, acted as the helmsman of a schooner, and did a stint as

artist's model. And always there were the mountains, drawing her away from a "proper" job.Throughout thisunique story, there are acutely observed accounts of mountaineering exploits as Moffat tackles the toughest

climbs and goes on to become Britain's leading female climber-and the first woman to qualify as a mountainguide.

Summary

Gwen Moffatwas the first woman to qualify as a mountain guide in the UK and is one of the greatest femaleclimbers this country has ever produced. She is also a prolific writer and novelist, with more than 30 books to

name.

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onundrum Press781938633324ub Date: 11/5/1314.99rade Paperback

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Living the LifeTales From America's Mountains & Ski Towns

David J. Rothman

Featuring 38 true-life stories of adventure and self-discovery, adrenaline, and honesty, a former professiona

NCAA downhill competitor reveals the soul skier's raison d'tre: finding exhilaration, faith, grief, love, andeverything that truly matters amid the gloriously tangible, tactile, break-your- leg-if-you're-not-careful rocks

trees, and gullies of the alpine world. These essays, collected from numerous glossy ski and lifestyle journalsincluding Powder, Couloir, and Telemark Skier, celebrate the land of winter and the author's roles asmountaineer, ski racer, father, and all-around life enthusiast. His stories will appeal to anyone who has ever

the slopes and felt the adrenaline rush of perching atop a steep precipice, knowing that skiing is the physicaemotional, and spiritual place where deep truths are explored and the graceful interaction of body and terrai

answers back.

Summary

David J. Rothmanis a former NCAA Div. I alpine ski racer, mountain sports journalist, and ski-and-snowboar

academy headmaster who currently teaches creative writing and composition at the university level. He iscofounder of the Crested Butte Music Festival and poet- in-residence for Colorado Public Radio. He lives in

Boulder, Colorado.

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he History Press780752494449ub Date: 11/1/1323.95rade Paperback

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Birdie BowersCaptain Scott's Marvel

Anne Strathie

Now in paperback, the story of Birdie Bowers-one of the four men who reached the South Pole with Captain

Scott-and his indefatigable spirit

Described by Captain Scott as "a marvel" and "indomitable to the last," Henry "Birdie" Bowers (1883- 1912)

realized his life's ambition when he was selected for Scott's Terra Nova Expedition to the Antarctic, yet he wonly asked to join the team that would actually reach the South Pole at the last moment. He died on the retjourney, caught in a blizzard with Scott and Edward Wilson. Born to a seafaring father and adventurous moth

on the Firth of Clyde, Bowers' boyhood obsession with travel and adventure took him round the world severatimes and his life appears, in hindsight, to have been a ceaseless preparation for his ultimate Antarctic challe

Only 5'4", he was nevertheless a bundle of energy: knowledgeable, determined, and the ultimate team playerThis new biography, drawing on Bowers' letters and journals and previously neglected material, sheds new lig

on his achievements and tells the full story of the hardy naval officer w...

Summary

Anne Strathieis a freelance writer and researcher.

Author Bio

andom House UK780099561385ub Date: 4/1/13n Sale Date: 2/27/1215.95rade Paperback

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The Last ExpeditionR. F. Scott, Ranulph Fiennes

Includes the British Antarctic track chart and Ponting's glass plate negatives of the photographs that he toowhile on the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13

Captain Scott's gripping account of his expedition to the South Pole in 1910-12 tell of a journey that was meto be a voyage of scientific discovery and a heroic exploration of the last unconquered wilderness. Scott's

expedition, carried in the Terra Nova, pitted him and his team not only against the elements but also againstNorwegian explorer Amundsen. Ultimately, Scott was beaten by both. The journals are full of incident and dra

courage and endurance, hope and bitter disappointment. These journals were found, along with Scott's bodyseveral months after his death and just 11 miles from base camp and safety.

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R. F. Scott(1868-1912) was a British explorer who led two expeditions to the South Pole. Ranulph Fiennesan elite soldier, athlete, mountaineer, and renowned explorer, and the author of 19 books of both fiction and

nonfiction, including Killer Eliteand Race to the Pole.

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Pole to PoleOne Man, 20 Million Steps

Pat Farmer

The incredible story of Pat Farmer's inspiring run from the North Pole to the South Pole

In January 2012, Pat Farmer accomplished one of the greatest feats in human history. He'd arrived at the SoPole after the longest and arguably most dangerous run ever made, a physical and mental triumph that put h

the company of the world's greatest adventurers-Sir Edmund Hillary, Robert Falcon Scott, and Thor HeyerdaPat Farmer's Pole to Pole Run, dedicated to raising funds for the Red Cross, began at the North Pole in April 2and took him through Canada, the United States, Central America, and South America to his ultimate destina

in the Antarctic, the South Pole. In total, Farmer had covered more than 13,000 miles. He ran an incredibleaverage of 52.8 miles every day, and some days up to 62 miles or more. The epic trek saw Pat brave blizzard

nearly lose his life when he became lost in the blazing deserts of Peru; and evade polar bears, snakes,crocodiles, armed bandits, and rogue militias. He defied unimaginable pain, suffered dehydration and stress

injuries, and destroyed...

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Pat Farmer'spassion for ultra-marathon running began in the late 1970s. He set a number of ultra-maratho

Australian and World records, and before becoming a politician in 2001, he raised over $3 million for charity.

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nhabit Media781927095133ub Date: 5/31/1314.95ardcover Picture Book

2 pagesarton Qty: 0uvenile Nonfiction /cience & NatureNF051100

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AvatiDiscovering Arctic Ecology

Mia Pelletier, Sara Otterstatter

The Arctic is not a barren, frigid landscape filled with only ice and snow. It is a complex ecosystem that cont

many thriving habitats, each supported by dozens of ecological relationships between plants and animals. Frothe many animals that live and hunt at the floe edge to the hundreds of insects that abound on the summer

tundra, this book gives a detailed bird's-eye view of the fascinating ways that animals, plants, and insectscoexist in the Arctic ecosystem. This beautiful non-fiction book is appropriate for classrooms that adhere toCommon Core State Standards.

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Having grown up on a large tract of boreal forest and wetland, Mia Pelletier was a student of the Canadian

wilderness from a young age. She later studied ecology and went on to become a field biologist, working witrare plants and animals and exploring and living in many wild places throughout the world, including the Magd

Islands, the California Sierra and southwest desert, South America, Europe, and Asia. She relocated to BaffinIsland to work with the eastern Arctic seabird program, where she now spends her summers at various field

research sites throughout the Canadian Arctic archipelago and her winters working with a small Inuit commu

to help develop management plans for adjacent protected areas.

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andom House Australia781742752792ub Date: 3/1/1332.95rade Paperback


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MawsonAnd the Ice Men of the Heroic Age: Scott, Shackelton and Amundsen

Peter FitzSimons

Now available in paperback, the incredible story of Australia's most famous polar explorer and the giants from

heroic age of polar explorationDouglas Mawson, born in 1882 and knighted in 1914, was Australia's greatest Antarctic explorer. This is theincredible account of an expedition he led on December 2, 1911, from Hobart, to explore the virgin frozen

coastline below, 2000 miles of which had never felt the tread of a human foot. After setting up Main Base atCape Denision and Western Base on Queen Mary Land, he headed east on an extraordinary sledging trek with

companions, Belgrave Ninnis and Dr Xavier Mertz. After five weeks, tragedy struck-Ninnis was swallowed whoby a snow-covered crevasse, and Mawson and Mertz realized it was too dangerous to go on. Dwindling suppl

forced them to kill their dogs to feed the other dogs, at first, and then themselves. Hunger, sickness, anddespair eventually got the better of Ninnis, and he succumbed to madness and then to death. Mawson foundhimself all alone, 160 miles from safety, with next to no food. This staggering tale of h...

Summary

Peter FitzSimonsis a journalist with the Sun-Heraldand the Sydney Morning Herald, and the author of morthan 20 books, including How Hemlines Predict the Economy.

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he History Press780752459264ub Date: 10/1/1232.95ardcover

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Shackleton's DreamFuchs, Hillary and the Crossing of Antarctica

Stephen Haddelsey

The dramatic true story of the crossing of Antarctica

In 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton embarked on what he called "the last great polar journey"-the . His expeditionended in disaster, with the Endurancecrushed and the frozen corpses of three explorers left on the Antarctiplateau. Forty years later Vivian Fuchs and Edmund Hillary, the hero of Everest, set out to succeed whereShackleton had failed-this is the full account of their travels. It details how despite the passage of four deca

the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1955-58 encountered many of the obstacles that had sohindered Shackleton-a chronic shortage of funds, inadequate equipment, and an early onset of pack ice. Eve

more disastrously, it also suffered from a clash of personalities so severe that it came close to destroying thexpedition from within. Based upon interviews with the survivors and upon contemporary diaries and letters, book tells for the first time the epic story of this last great expedition of the "Heroic Age" of Antarctic

exploration.

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Author BioStephen Haddelseyis the author of Born Adventurer: The Life of Frank Bickerton, Antarctic Pioneerand IcCaptain: The Life of Joseph Russell Stenhouse.



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Birdie BowersCaptain Scott's Marvel

Anne Strathie

The story of Birdie Bowers-one of the four men who reached the South Pole with Captain Scott-and his

indefatigable spirit

Described by Captain Scott as "a marvel" and "indomitable to the last," Henry "Birdie" Bowers (1883- 1912)

realized his life's ambition when he was selected for Scott's Terra Nova Expedition to the Antarctic, yet he wonly asked to join the team that would actually reach the South Pole at the last moment. He died on the retjourney, caught in a blizzard with Scott and Edward Wilson. Born to a seafaring father and adventurous moth

on the Firth of Clyde, Bowers' boyhood obsession with travel and adventure took him round the world severatimes and his life appears, in hindsight, to have been a ceaseless preparation for his ultimate Antarctic challe

Only 5'4", he was nevertheless a bundle of energy: knowledgeable, determined, and the ultimate team playerThis new biography, drawing on Bowers' letters and journals and previously neglected material, sheds new lig

on his achievements and tells the full story of the hardy naval officer who could always lif...

Summary

Anne Strathieis a freelance writer and researcher.

Author Bio

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Scott & AmundsenTheir Race to the South Pole

Roland Huntford, Tim Pigott-Smith

The fascinating story of the explorers and their race to the South Pole

At the beginning of the 20th century, the South Pole was the most coveted prize in the modern age ofexploration. In this brilliant dual biography, every detail of the great race to the South Pole during 1911-1912

between Britain's Robert Scott and Norway's Roald Amundsen, is examined and reassessed. Roland Huntford a fascinating account of the realities which faced both men. He describes the driving ambitions of the era an

the complex, often deeply flawed individuals who were charged with carrying them out. This reissue is updatto include an exclusive interview with the author. Unabridged.

Summary

Roland Huntfordis the author of The Last Place on Earthand Shackleton. Tim Pigott-Smithis a noted actwho has appeared in such films asAlexander, Gangs of New York, The Remains of the Day, and V for Vende

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Scott's Last Expedition: The Journals of Robert ScottRobert Scott, David Horovitch

A fascinating, intimate look at a legendary expeditionRobert Scott's final journey to the South Pole has been called one of history's greatest tales of adventure, a

in his journals this extraordinary mission is recorded in vivid detail; readers are carried with Scott and hiscompanions until the final entry on March 29th, 1912. Scott's writing is a harrowing narration of an expeditiofilled with drama and cruel disappointment. In his conversational entries there is fascinating insight into the

character of an icon of courage and adventure. Abridged.

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Robert Scott(1868-1912) was a British explorer who led two expeditions to the South Pole. David Horovitca British actor.

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Captain Scott's Invaluable Assistant Edgar EvansIsobel Williams

The first biography of one of the lower-deck members of Scott's fatal Antarctic expeditionEdgar Evans was described by Robert Falcon Scott as "a giant worker . . . an invaluable assistant." He explor

more miles of Antarctica than any other member of the Terra Nova Expedition, but his contribution has beenlargely overlooked because of the implication that, as he was the first to die, he slowed up the progress of t

return journey. This biography corrects this false impression, as well as redresses the balance of the attentiopaid to the upper- and lower-deck members of the expedition. Having joined the Royal Navy as a boy sailor a

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the age of 15, Evans rose rapidly to the rank of chief petty officer, serving with a young Scott on board HMSMajesticalong the way. He took part in the Discovery Expedition of 1901-04, and was awarded the Polar Medon Scott's recommendation.

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Call of the WhiteTaking the World to the South Pole

Felicity Aston

An inspirational account of eight women on one very unique expedition

Felicity Aston challenged women in many countries, asking if they could ski to the South Pole, as she set outcreate the most international all-female expedition ever to the Pole. The team would not be experiencedexplorers but "ordinary" women who want to inspire others to follow their dreams. She received more than 80

applications and led a team from places as diverse as Jamaica, India, Singapore, and Cyprus-some of whom hnever even seen snow or spent the night in a tent before joining the expedition-on one of the toughest journ

on the planet. Eighty-mile-an-hour winds ripped through base camp, frostbite and injuries were an everydayoccurrence, and deadly crevasses cracked beneath their feet. This is their story of newfound strength,

persistence, and friendships.

Summary

Felicity Astonis an expedition leader, public speaker, and freelance travel writer. Her past achievements inleading the first British women's team across Greenland, completing the infamous Marathon Des Sables acros

the Sahara, as well as working as a meteorologist in the Antarctic for three years.

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andom House Australia781741666601ub Date: 4/1/1239.95ardcover

38 pagesarton Qty: 6iography & Autobiography

/ Adventurers & ExplorersIO023000

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MawsonAnd the Ice Men of the Heroic Age: Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen.

Peter FitzSimons

The incredible story of Australia's most famous polar explorer and the giants from the heroic age of polar

explorationDouglas Mawson, born in 1882 and knighted in 1914, was Australia's greatest Antarctic explorer. This is the

incredible account of an expedition he led on December 2, 1911, from Hobart, to explore the virgin frozencoastline below, 2000 miles of which had never felt the tread of a human foot. After setting up Main Base atCape Denision and Western Base on Queen Mary Land, he headed east on an extraordinary sledging trek with

companions, Belgrave Ninnis and Dr Xavier Mertz. After five weeks, tragedy struck-Ninnis was swallowed whoby a snow-covered crevasse, and Mawson and Mertz realized it was too dangerous to go on. Dwindling suppl

forced them to kill their dogs to feed the other dogs, at first, and then themselves. Hunger, sickness, anddespair eventually got the better of Ninnis, and he succumbed to madness and then to death. Mawson found

himself all alone, 160 miles from safety, with next to no food. This staggering tale of his survival, against allodd...

Summary

Peter FitzSimonsis a journalist with the Sun-Heraldand the Sydney Morning Herald, and the author of mor

than 20 books, including How Hemlines Predict the Economy.

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urdoch Books781742661506ub Date: 11/1/1145.00rade Paperback


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Mawson's Forgotten MenThe 1911-1913 Antarctic Diary of Charles Turnbull HarrissonHeather Rossiter


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With Scott in the AntarcticEdward Wilson: Explorer, Naturalist, Artist

Isobel Williams, Michael Stroud

The first full biography of the Antarctic hero who accompanied Robert Falcon Scott on his celebrated expedit

This first full account of the last exploration artist traces his life from childhood to his tragic death. EdwardWilson (1872-1912) accompanied Scott on both the Discovery Expedition of 1901-1904 and the Terra Nova

Expedition of 1910-1913. Wilson served as junior surgeon and zoologist on Discoveryand, on this expedition,with Scott and Ernest Shackleton he set a new Furthest South on December 30, 1902. He was chief of scienstaff on the Terra Nova Expedition and reached the South Pole with Scott, Lawrence Oates, Henry Robertso

Bowers, and Edgar Evans on January 18, 1912, arriving there four weeks after the Norwegian explorer RoaldAmundsen. Wilson and his four companions died on the return journey. Trained as a physician, Wilson was al

skilled artist. His drawings and paintings lavishly illustrated both expeditions. He was the last major exploratioartist; technological developments in the field of photography were soon to make cameras practical as a way

of...

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Isobel Williamsis a physician. Michael Stroudis a physician who is an expert on human health under extre

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conditions and who partnered with Ranulph Fiennes on polar expeditions. He is the author of Shadows on the

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ye Books781903070741ub Date: 12/1/1013.95rade Paperback

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Frigid Women (2nd Edition)Sue Riches, Victoria Riches, Dawn French

"Men like to conquer, fight, or subdue the Arctic, while we had a different attitude. We felt that we had to galong with what we were faced with. . . . We tried to have the Arctic on our side instead of confronting it."

In 1997 a group of 20 women set out to become the world's first all-female expedition to the North Pole, hopto raise awareness and support for sufferers of cancer and other illnesses. Sue Riches, recently recovering fra mastectomy, and her daughter Victoria were among them, and this is their inspirational story of personal

accomplishment.

Summary

Sue Riches is now a writer and a lecturer. Victoria Humphries is a speaker and life coach. Dawn French is an

award-winning comedy writer and actor, and the author of Dear Fatty.

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ye Books781903070789ub Date: 7/9/1014.95rade Paperback

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Cold Hands, Warm HeartTess Burrows, Sir Ranulph Fiennes

A 60-year old woman's incredible attempt to race to the South Pole, carrying a call for compassionA grandmother of two, Tess Burrows came to climbing late in life when she found her true calling in campaign

for the Tibetan cause. Here, she races to the South Pole to promote world peace. She not only learns to pusthe limits of the human body, but also to push out the reaches of the human spirit. She and her partner, Pet

join the historic South Pole race to compete with Olympic champion James Cracknell and Ben Fogle. To compthis mission they have to battle severe medical problems, lack of money, hardship, and deprivation. For Tessmore than combating cold hands with a warm heart, it is also a journey to push past the influences of the hu

mind.

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Tess Burrowsis the author of Cry From the Highest Mountain. A peace activist, she set up the charity Climfor Tibet to raise money for schooling in Tibet.

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True NorthTravels in Arctic Europe

Gavin Francis

The stark, vast beauty of the remote Arctic Europe landscape has been the focus of human exploration for

thousands of years. In this striking blend of travel writing, history and mythology, Gavin Francis offers a uniqportrait of the northern fringes of Europe. His journey begins in the Shetland Isles, takes him to the Faroes,Iceland, Greenland, Svalbard and on to Lapland. Following in the footsteps of the region's early pioneers, Fra

observes how the region has adapted to the 21st century, giving an observed insight into the lives of peopleencounters along the way. As with all the best travel writing, True Northis an engaging, compassionate taleself-discovery, whilst blending historical and contemporary narratives in the tradition of Bruce Chatwin andRobert Macfarlane.

Summary

Gavin Franciswas born in Fife and currently lives in Edinburgh. His interest in history and travel has seen hipass through Europe, India, Africa and South America as well as spending a year on a remote base in AntarcHis latest travel plan is to travel by motorbike from Edinburgh to New Zealand with his wife.

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Mawson's Antarctic DiariesFred Jacka, Eleanor Jacka

Sir Douglas Mawson, Australia's greatest Antarctic explorer, made four trips to the Antarctic during his long astoried career. He traveled south in 1907 with Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition; in 1911 as leader of

Australasian Antarctic expedition; and twice between 1929 and 1931 as leader of the British, Australian, andNew Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition. Gathered here are Mawson's diaries from each of these four trip

volumes which provide an intimate perspective on the stress and conflicts inherent to each journey, theirachievements and failures, joys and tragedies. Gripping and unrestrained, this is a revealing look at one ofhistory's most daring adventurers.

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Fred Jacka was director of the Mawson Institute for Antarctic Research and an expeditionary physicist. Elean

Jacka is a specialist in Russian literature.

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Last Place On EarthScott and Amundsen: Their Race to the South Pole

Roland Huntford, Tim Pigott-Smith

This acclaimed dual biography charts both British Robert Scott's and Norwegian Roald Amundsen's race to th

South Pole during 1911-12. Bizarrely, Scott died in his quest and became a tragic hero, whereas Amundsen, victor, was largely forgotten. Reassessing the two explorers and their methods of exploration, the book examthe driving ambitions of the era, recounts the race in detail, and explores the flaws of and differences betwe

the two men. Tim Pigott-Smith evokes all the power and pathos of this enduringly fascinating slice of history

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With Scott in the AntarcticEdward Wilson: Explorer, Naturalist, Artist

Isobel Williams

Edward Wilson (1872-1912) was Junior Surgeon and Vertebrate Zoologist on the British Antarctic Expedition

1901-1904 and Chief of Scientific Staff on Captain Scott's last ill-fated Antarctic expedition of 1910-1912. Tonly officer with Scott, he formed a close and influential partnership with him and became his loyal confidant

was part of the Southern Party with Shackleton and Scott on the 1901 expedition; they reached the furthespoint south, and Scott named the Cape after Wilson.

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Isobel Williamsqualified as a doctor in St. Georges Hospital Medical School London, where Edward Wilson htrained 65 years earlier. She is a former consultant in respiratory medicine at the National Health Service.

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Mad, Bad & Dangerous to KnowThe AutobiographyRanulph Fiennes

Ranulph Fiennes has traveled to the most dangerous and inaccessible places on earth. In the process he nea

died on several occasions, lost nearly half his fingers to frostbite, and raised millions of pounds for charity. Hdiscovered the lost city of Ubar in Oman and attempted to walk solo and unsupported to the South Pole. He the first man to reach both poles by surface travel and the first to cross the Antarctic Continent unsupporte

In 1993, Her Majesty the Queen awarded him the Order of the British Empire for "human endeavor and charitaservices." An elite soldier, an athlete, a mountaineer, and a renowned explorer, Fiennes describes here in his

words his incredible journey through life.

Summary

Ranulph Fiennesis an elite soldier, an athlete, a mountaineer, and a renowned explorer.Author Bio

hicago Review Press781556525001ub Date: 11/1/0316.95rade Paperback

60 pagesarton Qty: 38uvenile Nonfiction /dventure & AdventurersNF002000eries: For Kids series

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Polar Explorers for KidsHistoric Expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic with 21 ActivitiesMaxine Snowden

Heroism and horror abound in these true stories of 16 great explorers who journeyed to the Arctic and Antar

regions, two exquisite and unique ice wildernesses. Recounted are the exciting North Pole adventures of ErikRed in 982 and the elusive searches for the "Northwest Passage" and "Farthest North" of Henry Hudson, Fridt

Nansen, Fredrick Cook, and Robert Peary. Coverage of the South Pole begins with Captain Cook in 1772;continues through the era of land grabbing and the race to reach the Pole with James Clark Ross, RoaldAmundsen, Robert Scott, and Ernest Shackleton; and ends with an examination of the scientists at work the

today. Astounding photographs and journal entries, sidebars on the Inuit and polar animals, and engagingactivities bring the harrowing expeditions to life. Activities include making a Viking compass, building a model

igloo, making a cross staff to measure latitude, creating a barometer, making pemmican, and writing a newsplike William Parry's "Winter Chronicle." The North and South Poles become exciting routes to learning about

science, geog...

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Maxine Snowdenis a freelance writer. She lives in Chicago.Author Bio



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A Negro Explorer at the North PoleThe Autobiography of Matthew HensonMatthew Henson

When Commander Robert Peary reached the North Pole on April 6, 1909, one other American was with him-

Matthew Henson, a black man from Maryland who had been Peary's faithful companion through 22 years of pexploration. This is Henson's story in his own words, from his early years as a sailor to his meeting Robert Peaand their multiple expeditions to the North Pole. Filled with hair-breadth escapes from disaster and haunting

evocations of life in the Arctic, this classic of exploration literature reveals Henson as the true hero of thejourney, one who had been forced to accept a lower status because of his race. It was Henson who learned

speak the native tongue of the Eskimos, Henson who handled the dogs and broke the trail, and Henson whoarrived first at the North Pole after being purposely left behind by Peary. New to this edition are rare articles

photos of the expedition that Henson published to set the record straight.

Summary

Matthew Hensonwas an explorer who was part of the first team to reach the North Pole in 1909. He is hontoday by a monument at Arlington National Cemetery, a U.S. postal stamp, and a U.S. naval ship bearing his

name. He died in 1955.

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he History Press780750955850ub Date: 1/1/15hip Date: 1/1/1529.95ardcover


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Everest RevealedThe Private Diaries and Sketches of Edward Norton, 1922-24Christopher Norton

The unpublished diaries and sketches of mountaineering legend Edward Norton

E.F. "Teddy" Norton was a member of the 1922 Everest expedition and the leader of the 1924 expedition.Generally considered to be one of the finest climbers of his generation, in 1924 he reached a height of 28,12

feet without oxygen, a record that stood for 54 years. A few days later, Norton's fellow climbers Mallory andIrvine disappeared high on the mountain, a mystery that has fascinated subsequent generations and remains

topic of fierce debate today. The qualities of leadership which Norton showed that year in the face of appalltrials have led to him being regarded as one of the greatest of all Everest expedition leaders. His official acco

of the expedition has since become a classic. Norton's private diaries and sketches, published here for the fitime, give a vivid impression of the joys and trials of the early Everest expeditions. They also record thelandscapes, wildlife, flowers, and people encountered en route, and provide a glimpse of the lost world of pre

war Tibet in color.

Summary

Christopher Nortonis a professor of medieval art and architecture. He is the grandson of E.F. Norton, thepioneering Everest climber and leader of the 1924 Everest expedition. The Norton family owns E.F. Norton'sdiaries and sketchbooks from both the legendary 1922 and 1924 Everest expeditions.

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rrow780099505082ub Date: 4/21/14n Sale Date: 4/21/14hip Date: 11/1/1418.95rade Paperback

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erritory: Canada only.100 in W | 7.780 in H |.120 in T | 0.720 lb Wt30mm W | 198mm H |8mm T | 327g Wt

Shipton & TilmanThe Great Decade of Himalyan ExplorationJim Perrin

The award-winning author of The Villaintells the extraordinary story of two British mountaineers whsingle-handedly mapped out much of the Himalayasincluding Everestand the mountains of Afric

Using unpublished diaries, Jim Perrin, the acclaimed author of The Villainand Menlove,tells the story of the

greatest exploring partnership in British history. In the 1930s Tilman and the younger Shipton pioneered manyroutes in Africa and the Himalayas and found the key to unlocking Everest. They crossed Africa by bicycle,

explored China with Spender and Auden, journeyed down the Oxus River to its source and, with no support,opened up much of the Nepalese Himalaya. In the words of Jim Perrin, The journeys of discovery undertaken

through two decades by this pair of venturesome ragamuffins are unparallelled in the annals of mountainexploration.

Jim Perrin writes of his source-material: These unpublished diaries, journals, and extensive correspondence hnot previously been used to present a portrait of the most productive friendship in the history of mountain

exploration. What they r...

Summary

JIM PERRIN is one of Britains most highly regarded travel writers and was one of the best British rock-climbe

with many new routes, significant solo ascents and free ascents at the top standards of the day. He is a regcontributor to the Guardian, the Daily Telegraph, Climber, The Great Outdoorsand broadcasts regularly on rHis biography, Menlove, was the first outright winner of the Boardman Tasker Prize, for which all of his

subsequent books have been shortlisted. His previous book, The Villain, was joint winner of the Boardman TaPrize and winner of the Mountain History Prize at the Banff festival.

Author Bio

ountain Trail Press780989287005ub Date: 6/1/14hip Date: 6/1/1413.95

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2015 Blue Ridge Mountains Scenic Wall CalendarJerry D. Greer

Gorgeous photographs featuring the natural wonders of the Blue Ridge Mountains fill this wall calendar andkeepsake. All of the major holidays and moon phases are marked below stunning views of endless mountain

ridges, majestic waterfalls, and verdant forests, and ample room is provided to keep track of appointments,meetings, and special events.

Summary

Author BioJerry D. Greeris the owner of Mountain Trail Press and the photographer of Appalachia: The SouthernHighlands, The Blue Ridge Ancient and Majestic, Blue Ridge Mountains: America's First Frontier, Blue RidgeParkway Wonder and Light, North Carolina Wonder and Light, and Virginia Wonder and Light. His photographshave appeared inAppalachian Trailway News, Backpacker, Blue Ridge Country, and Mountain Bikemagazines

lives in Johnson City, Tennessee.



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2015 Blue Ridge Parkway Wall CalendarNye Simmons

The breathtaking natural scenery, hidden treasures, and abundant wildlife of the picturesque Blue RidgeMountains are captured in lush photographs in this stunning 12-month calendar that traces the 469 miles of

Blue Ridge Parkway that connect Shenandoah National Park and Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Eachmonth includes all of the moon phases and major holidays and features ample room to note appointments,meetings, and special events.

Summary

Nye Simmonsis the author of Best of the Blue Ridge Parkwayand Tennessee Wonder and Lightand a coauof Great Smoky Mountainsand The Smoky Mountains Photographer's Guide. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee

Author Bio

obert Hale780719807190ub Date: 6/1/14hip Date: 6/1/1439.95ardcover

08 pagesarton Qty: 32

ports & Recreation /ountaineeringPO029000

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A Passion for MountainsHannah Burrows-Smith, Iain Peter

A Passion for Mountainspresents a compilation of stories written by members of the British Mountain Guides.Documenting both personal climbing and mountaineering adventures as well as those shared with clients, the

stories in this book represent the diversity of the mountain activities these professionals thrive on: from firstascents on British winter cliffs to thought-provoking ascents of north faces in the European Alps, and from th

big walls of Yosemite and Patagonia to endurance when facing the challenges of the high Himalaya. Thisfascinating account of mountaineering gives an insight into the climbing adventures that contribute to everyGuide's experience, and explores the difficulties that even some of the world's most experienced mountaineer

encounter when making decisions in the mountains. It gives us a unique perspective into what motivates anddrives climbers; where they find fulfilment and reward, and at the same time how they deal with failure.

Summary

Hannah Burrows-Smithis a British Mountain Guide who has spent many years climbing and skiing in theScottish Highlands and widely throughout Europe.

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ider781846043949ub Date: 9/9/13n Sale Date: 9/9/13hip Date: 5/1/1412.95rade Paperback

60 pagesarton Qty: 96ravel / Essays &raveloguesRV010000erritory: Canada only

.260 in W | 5.940 in H |.400 in T | 0.160 lb Wt08mm W | 151mm H |0mm T | 73g Wt

EverestReflections from the TopChristine Gee, Garry Weare, Margaret Gee

The best climbers in the world offer reflections on reaching the summit of Everest for the 60thanniversary of the first ascent.

On May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first ever to set foot on the highest point on

earth: the summit of Everest. It was a magical moment. Since then many men and women have striven to rethe top of this awesome mountain, which can be at once beautiful and mystical, unpredictable and highly

dangerous, never straightforward and always incredibly tough.

In this timely and remarkable book, published to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the original ascent,mountaineers from all round the world tell what motivated them to make their own summit bids. They highlighhow it felt to reach the top and the impact it made on them, ranging from practical comments to spiritual

reflections, to philosophical statements on the future of our planet, including contributions from climbers sucas: Chris Bonington, Alan Hinkes, Eric Simonson, Reinhold Messner, Jamling Tenzing Norgay, Bear Grylls, Greg

Mortimer, Junko Tabei, Peter Hillary, Doug Scott...

Summary

CHRISTINE GEE is the former Royal Nepalese Honorary Consul General (Australia) and has been a major force

adventure travel, strategic planning and marketing.

GARRY WEARE has had a long association with the Himalaya and organised and led trips to the region for man

years. He is the author of A Long Walk in the Himalaya, and is a noted mountain photographer. Both are co-founders of the Australian Himalayan Foundation. MARGARET GEE has worked in publishing for 30 years as an

agent and editor, and is a keen adventure traveller.

Author Bio

hicago Review Press781613747186ub Date: 4/1/1426.95ardcover


ports & Recreation /utdoor SkillsPO030000

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Grandma Gatewood's WalkThe Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian TrailBen Montgomery

Emma Gatewood told her family she was going on a walk and left her small Ohio hometown with a change of

clothes and less than two hundred dollars. The next anybody heard from her, this genteel, farm-reared, 67-yold great-grandmother had walked 800 miles along the 2,050-mile Appalachian Trail. And in September 1955,

having survived a rattlesnake strike, two hurricanes, and a run-in with gangsters from Harlem, she stood atoMaine's Mount Katahdin. There she sang the first verse of "America, the Beautiful" and proclaimed, "I said I'll it, and I've done it."

Grandma Gatewood, as the reporters called her, became the first woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail

alone, as well as the first person-man or woman-to walk it twice and three times. Gatewood became a hikingcelebrity and appeared on TV and in the pages of Sports Illustrated. The public attention she brought to thelittle-known footpath was unprecedented. Her vocal criticism of the lousy, difficult stretches led to bolstered

maintenance, and very likely saved the trail from extinction.

Author Ben Montgomery was given un...

Summary

Ben Montgomeryis a staff writer at the Tampa Bay Timesand cofounder of the Auburn Chautauqua, aSouthern writers' collective. He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2010 and has won many other nationalwriting awards.

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Mountain of the DeadThe Dyatlov Pass IncidentKeith McCloskey

The Dyatlov Pass incident resulted in nine unsolved, mysterious deaths; Keith McCloskey attempts to deciphe

the bizzare events that led up to that night and the subsequent aftermath

In January 1959, 10 experienced young skiers set out to travel to a mountain named Mount Otorten in the fa

north of Russia. Otorten translates to "don't go there" in the local Mansi language. During the trip, one of theskiers fell ill and returned. The remaining nine lost their way and ended up on another mountain slope known Kholat Syakhl, or "Mountain of the Dead." On the night of February 1, 1959, something or someone caused th

skiers to flee their tent in terror, using knives to slash their way out instead of using the entrance. When thefailed to return home, search parties were sent out and their bodies were found, some with massive internal

injuries but all without external marks. The autopsy report showed that the injuries were caused by "an unkncompelling force." Subsequently, the area was sealed off for years by the authorities and the deaths and eve

of that night remained unexpla...

Summary

Keith McCloskeyis the author of Glasgow AirportandAirwork: A History.Author Bio

arlton Publishing Group781780973524ub Date: 10/1/1329.95ardcover

28 pagesarton Qty: 0ports & Recreation /ountaineering

PO029000.500 in W | 11.500 in H41mm W | 292mm H

EverestGeorge Craig

Charting the world's fascination with the great mountain, this photographic tribute is published to coincide wthe 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's 1953 successful conquest of Everest

Packed with stunning photography, this book chronicles the story of the mountain and those who attemptedsome successfully, others with fatal consequences-the ultimate test of bravery. It starts with Everest's

discovery in the 19th century and takes readers through the early expeditions, the tragic disappearance ofMallory and Irving in 1924, the euphoria of Hillary and Tenzing's successful summit in 1953, the riddle of the

Abominable Snowman, the astonishing discovery of Mallory's body in 1999, right up to the most recent triumand tragedies. Full of beautiful images of some of the world's most breathtaking scenery, this chronicle of th

majestic mountain recounts the struggle of those mountaineers willing to push their bodies to the limits ofphysical endurance by risking their lives in pursuit of the ultimate goal-to stand on top of the world.

Summary

George Craighas followed the fascination of mountaineers with Everest for many years.

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6 pagesarton Qty: 32uvenile Nonfiction /nimalsNF003020

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Polar BearsPierre de Hugo

Learn how polar bears live and hunt on ice and in icy waters. See how they raise their cubs in the difficult arclimate. Can they survive the melting ice floes?

Summary

Pierre de Hugois a children's illustrator whose other titles include Fish Underwater, Rabbits, and The Seash

Author Bio

ainstream Publishing781780576411ub Date: 9/2/13n Sale Date: 9/2/1314.95rade Paperback

68 pagesarton Qty: 56iography & AutobiographyIO000000erritory: Canada only

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A Day to Die For1996: Everest's Worst Disaster - One Survivor's Personal Journey to Uncover the TruthGraham Ratcliffe

The truth about the 1996 Everest disaster by one of its survivors.

On the night of May 10-11, 1996, eight climbers perished in what remains the worst disaster in Everests hist

Following the tragedy, numerous accounts were published, with Jon KrakauersInto Thin Airbecoming aninternational bestseller. But has the whole story been told?

A Day to Die Forreveals the full, startling facts that led to the tragedy. Graham Ratcliffe, the first British climto reach the summit of Mount Everest twice, was a first-hand witness, having spent the night on Everest s

South Col at 26,000 ft, sheltering from the deadly storm. For years, he has shouldered a burden of guilt, feelthat he and his teammates could have saved lives that fateful night. His quest for answers has led to discove

so important to an understanding of the disaster that he now questions why these facts were not made pubsooner.

History is dotted with high-profile disasters that both horrify and capture the attention of the public, but verrarely is our view of them revised to such devastating effect.

[An] incred...

Summary

Married with two daughters, GRAHAM RATCLIFFE now divides his time between his homes in North Shields anthe south-east of France. In 1998, he was awarded an MBE in the Queens Birthday Honours list.

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After EverestInside the Private World of Edmund HillaryPaul Little, Carolyne Meny-Yee

A fascinating exploration of the life of mountaineer and adventurer Edmund Hillary, penetrating beyond the

legend to reveal a character of paradoxes

Edmund Hillary is a world icon and a towering figure among adventurers. The interest in him and in his family's

dedication to making a contribution to the welfare of the Nepalese people is well known. However, it is the dof Sir Edmund's later years that throw light into the world of the private man: the death of his wife and daugin an air crash, his remarriage to the widow of an old friend, and, finally, the falling out, after his own death,

his widow and his eldest son, Peter. All these stories of the Hillary legacy, and the many books written aboutlife, are about what he did, but this book explores who Edmund Hillary was and the many paradoxes of his

character: the individualist who always worked with a team, the lonely boy who ended up loved by millions, tman who could be distant from his own children but is regarded as a surrogate father by thousands of Nepal

and the left-leaning thinker who accepted the high...

Summary

Paul Littleis a journalist. Carolyne Meng-Yeeis a journalist with connections to the Hillary family and PaulLittle's researcher.

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andom House Australia781742753836ub Date: 10/10/1212.99rade Paperback

28 pages

arton Qty: 32uvenile Fiction / Action &dventureUV001000eries: The Sun Swordrilogy

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The Snowy TowerBelinda Murrell

The adventure is far from over as Ethan, Lily, Saxon, and Roana ride for the snowy mountains to rescue aprince-and save the kingdom

Even with the Sun Gem and the Moon Pearl safely sewn into the hem of Roana's cloak, the quest is far fromover. Lord Lazlac is planning to marry Queen Ashana to secure his rule of Tiregian, and the queen cannot esc

or rebel against him-not when her young son, Caspar, is being held captive by Sedah priests in the snow-covered mountains to the north. It is up to Ethan, Lily, Saxon, and Roana to travel deep into the mountains t

find Roana's brother before it is too late. But have they forgotten about the uncanny tracking abilities of thepersistent Sniffer, who would stop at nothing to find his prey?

Summary

Author BioBelinda Murrellis a journalist whose work has appeared in the Sun Herald, Sunday Telegraph, and Sydney

Morning Herald. She is also the author of The Forgotten Pearl.



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MountainsHeliadore

Explore the mountains of the world. Learn about the way people, animals, and birds adapt to living high up incold and the snow.

Summary

Hliadoreis a children's book creator.

Author Bio

ainstream Publishing781845966386ub Date: 9/3/12n Sale Date: 9/3/12rade Paperback

36 pages

arton Qty: 24iography & AutobiographyIO000000erritory: Canada only

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A Day to Die For1996: Everests Worst Disaster - One Survivors Personal Journey to Uncover the TruthGraham Ratcliffe

The truth about the 1996 Everest disaster by one of its survivors.

On the night of May 10-11, 1996, eight climbers perished in what remains the worst disaster in Everest's hist

Following the tragedy, numerous accounts were published, with Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Airbecoming aninternational bestseller. But has the whole story been told?

A Day to Die Forreveals for the first time the full, startling facts that led to the tragedy. Graham Ratcliffe, thfirst British climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest twice, was a first-hand witness, having spent the n

on Everest's South Col at 26,000 ft, sheltering from the deadly storm. For years, he has shouldered a burdenguilt, feeling that he and his teammates could have saved lives that fateful night. His quest for answers has

to discoveries so important to an understanding of the disaster that he now questions why these facts weremade public sooner.

History is dotted with high profile disasters that both horrify and capture the attention of the public, but veryrarely is our view of them revised to such dev...

Summary

Married with two daughters, GRAHAM RATCLIFFE now divides his time between his homes in North Shields anthe south-east of France. In 1998, he was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours

Author Bio



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Climbing EverestThe Writings of George MalloryGeorge Mallory, Tim Pigott-Smith

The extraordinary diaries of the celebrated mountaineer

These are George Mallory's collected writings on his mountaineering, and his motivations. Famously impelled tclimb Mount Everest simply because it was there, Mallory made three attempts to be the first to reach its

summit, and perished on the third. His writing reveals the emotional life of the mountaineer. With eloquence,Mallory captures the struggles and the rewards involved, the climber's sense of triumph, and experiences ofstaggering beauty. This collection also includes a contribution and summing up from Peter Gillman, the author

Everest: Eighty Years of Triumphand Tragedy and The Wildest Dream: The Biography of George Mallory.Unabridged.

Summary

George Mallory(1886-1924) was a mountaineer who took part in the first two British expeditions to MountEverest in the early 1920s. Tim Pigott-Smithis a noted actor who has appeared in such films asAlexander,Gangs of New York, The Remains of the Day, and V for Vendetta.

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iography & Autobiography/ Adventurers & ExplorersIO023000

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Snow, Sleds and SilenceThe Story of the Nordkapp ExpeditionRona Cant

A Norwegian ex-Special Forces dogsled racer, a British round-the-world yachtswoman, and a South African

mountaineer set off on an "impossible" mission to the northernmost tip of Europe. This motivational accountdescribes a 373-mile dogsledding journey that encapsulates the magic, tedium, and sheer endurance of work

in unfamiliar terrain. Recounting the harshness of the climate, the beauty of being far from the civilized worldthe trust that must be earned of the dogs, and the realities of working on a daily basis with an ancient modetransport, this is a story of triumph over disaster and of three different cultures working as one.

Summary

Rona Cantis an explorer, the author ofA Challenge Too Far, and an inspirational speaker on her adventuresAuthor Bio



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nhabit Media781926569437ub Date: 9/1/1113.95ardcover Picture Book

0 pagesarton Qty: 44uvenile Fiction / Nature &he Natural WorldUV029000

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A Walk on the TundraRebecca Hainnu, Anna Ziegler, Qin Leng

A Walk on the Tundrafollows Inuujaq, a little girl who travels with her grandmother onto the tundra. There,Inuujaq learns that the tough little plants she sees are much more important to Inuit than she originally belie

In addition to an informative storyline that teaches the importance of Arctic plants, this book includes a fieldguide with photographs and scientific information about a wide array of plants found throughout the Arctic.

Summary

Rebecca Hainnuis a graduate of the Nunavut Arctic College Teacher Education Program and works as anelementary school teacher. She has worked on several educational publications, including Classifying Vertebrand Math Activities for Nunavut Classrooms. She is also a coauthor, with Anna Ziegler and Aalasi Joamie, of

Walking with Aalasi: An Introduction to Edible and Medicinal Arctic Plants. Anna Zieglerdevelops holistic

Author Bio

educational programs and resources for the Nunavut Literacy Council. She is the author of Tukisigiaruti

Qaujisaqtulirinirmut: A Life Science Handbook for Nunavut Educatorsand the coauthor, with Rebecca HainnuAalasi Joamie, of Walking with Aalasi: An Introduction to Edible and Medicinal Arctic Plants. Qin Lengworks adesigner and illustrator in Toronto. She graduated from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema and has receiv

many awards for her animated short films and artwork. She has published numerous picture books for publisheworldwide.

odder & Stoughton780340980835ub Date: 7/30/1015.95rade Paperback

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Northern WildernessRay Mears

In a stunning celebration of one of earth's great wildernesses, Ray Mears journeys on foot, by canoe, and bysnowshoe through mountains, forests, tundra, and ice in this inhospitable but awesome landscape where roa

are still scarceExamining extreme environments, this fascinating look at the frozen north includes explorations from the vast

Boreal Forest with its rich animal life to the Hudson Bay where fur trappers traded with hat manufacturers inEngland. The guide is rich in bushcraft and follows the paths of the great early northern explorers, Samuel Hand David Thompson, who survived trekked across the tundra and the Rocky Mountains. The ways of the Inu

are also explored, including how they combat snow blindness and build shelter, as are the ways the prospectin the gold rush used bushcraft skills to survive.

Summary

Author BioRay Mearsfounded Woodlore, a school of wilderness bushcraft and survival. He is the author of Bushcraft,Outdoor Survival Guide, Ray Mears Goes Walkabout, and Ray Mears Vanishing World.



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0.250 in W | 13.250 in H |.000 in T | 3.790 lb Wt60mm W | 337mm H |5mm T | 1,719g Wt

The Blue Ridge Ancient and MajesticA Celebration of the World's Oldest MountainsCharles W. Maynard, Jerry Greer

A selection of informative essays and vibrant photography combine to form a rich tapestry of the life and sto

of the ancient Blue Ridge Mountains. Stories range from the heritage of the mountains to the present day aninclude "Life Abundant," which describes the mountains from a geologic, geographic, and natural perspective"River Gaps and Mountain Swags," which traces the origins of the mountains back over 10,000 years through

settlement, war, and exploitation; and "Shangri-La," a look at mountain culture in story, literature, and musicencompassing everything from presidents to farmers and poets to mountaineers. Through this unique combin

of storytelling and visual splendor, the intricate, interwoven fabric of the natural world and the human culturthe mountains is brought to life in this eco- friendly Green Press Initiative printing with full FSC certification.

Summary

Jerry D. Greerhas been a professional photographer for more than two decades. His images have appeared Appalachian Trailway News, Backpacker, Blue Ridge Country, L.L. Bean, and Mountain Bikemagazines, among

Author Bio

others. His previous books includeAppalachia: The Southern Highlands, Blue Ridge Mountains: America's FirsFrontier, Blue Ridge Parkway, and Virginia Wonder and Light.Charles W. Maynardworked as the first execudirector of the Friends of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and as the director of advancement at th

International Storytelling Center in Jonesborough, Tennessee. He has authored or coauthored more than 28books, including The Appalachians, Going to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and The RockyMountains. They both live in Johnson City, Tennessee.

rowood Press781847971463ub Date: 2/1/1037.95rade Paperback


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Complete Caving ManualAndy Sparrow

Underground cave systems have a unique fascination for explorers, with their soaring caverns, breath-takingformations, and potential for finding uncharted passageways. Illustrated throughout with stunning photograp

and explanatory diagrams, The Complete Caving Manualis a comprehensive guide to safe, responsible cavingnovices and experts alike. Topics covered include: how caves and cave formations develop; modern caving

equipment; planning and preparation for a caving trip; party leadership; horizontal techniques; verticaltechniques and rope work; dealing with emergencies; exploring underground; cave flora and fauna, and whercave.

Summary

Andy Sparrow is the director of the filmsA Rock and A Hard Placeand Sold.

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72 pagesarton Qty: 1iography & AutobiographyIO000000

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2mm T | 283g Wt

Tomaz HumarBernadette McDonald

The heartbreaking, triumphant and inspirational story of the man who fled civil war in Yugoslavia and becameof the world's greatest mountaineers.

In August 2005, Tomaz Humar was trapped on a narrow ledge at 5,900 metres on the formidable Rupal Face Nanga Parbat. He had been attempting a new route, directly up the middle of the highest mountain face in th

world - solo. After six days, he was in a desperate situation. Three helicopters were poised for a break in theweather to pluck him off the mountain and, because of the audacity of the climb and the fame of the climbe

the world was watching via the hourly reports posted on his base camp website. Would this be the mostspectacular rescue in climbing history? Or a tragic death in the mountains?

Years before, Humar had been conscripted into a dirty war in the Balkans, a war he despised, where he obsebrutal and inhumane atrocities that disgusted him. Finally, he did the unthinkable: he left, and finally arrived

home in what had become a new country - Slovenia.

He returned to climbing, and within a very few years, he w...

Summary

Bernadette McDonald is the distinguished former director of the Banff Festival and author of several books on

mountaineering. Tomaz Humar cooperated with her on the writing of this book.

From the Hardcover edition.

Author Bio

elds Publishing780979059704ub Date: 9/1/0985.00ardcover

90 pagesarton Qty: 6hotography / IndividualhotographersHO011010

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Himalayan PortfoliosJourneys of the ImaginationKenneth Hanson

Dramatically immortalizing the breathtaking beauty and remote wilderness of one of the planet's last untamed

frontiers, this intriguing photographic exploration of near inaccessible landscape and culture illuminates thestarkly beautiful but often inhospitable Himalayan regions. Religiously documented over a 20-year period, the

glorious, panoramic black-and-white images-including one breathtaking, 48-inch panorama-are the remarkablresult of a dedicated and passionate fascination with the history and vistas of the Himalayas. Complementedtrekking maps of mountains, glaciers, and rivers-from the peaks of Kashmir, the Hidden Realm, and the Great

Cleft of the Kali Gandaki to mighty Mount Everest in Tibet and Nepal-and accompanied by scholarly essayspenned with scientific, geological, and spiritual analysis of the region, this stunning visual journey illustrates Himalayas as an enduring emblem of man's ultimate challenge in nature.

Summary

Kenneth Hansonis a writer, an exhibiting artist, and an extreme-climates landscape photographer. He is a

former senior research biochemist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, and is a member of theSilvermine Guild of Artists. He lives in Orange, Connecticut.

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Let's Look at CavesClaude Delafosse, Gallimard Jeunesse

Explore the amazing underground world of caves, caverns, lakes, and glaciers as if you were a pot-holer.

Summary

nhabit Media781927095782ub Date: 12/1/14hip Date: 12/1/1416.95ardcover

0 pagesarton Qty: 40uvenile Fiction / Fairyales & FolkloreUV012040

.000 in W | 9.500 in H78mm W | 241mm H

How Things Came to BeInuit Stories of CreationRachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, ...

An illustrated collection of ancient Inuit creation stories

From the origin of the caribou to how the sun and moon were formed, these tales invite readers into the humand wisdom of Inuit traditional mythology. With accessible stories and striking artwork, this work is a compila

of the most popular and important creation tales in the Inuit mythological canon for the whole family to enjo

Summary

Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsleyis an Inuit storyteller who has authored numerous books about Inuit mythology anin the Arctic, including The Shadows Rush Past: A Collection of Frightening Inuit Folktales and Under the Ice

Author Bio

Sean Qitsualik-Tinsleyis the coauthor, along with Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, ofAjjiit: Dark Dreams of theAncient Arcticand The Raven and the Loon.Patricia Ann Lewis-MacDougallhas been an illustrator for 15years. She is the illustrator of Black Bear, Loon & Walleye: A Fable from the Northwoods. She lives in Stoney

Creek, Ontario. Emily Fiegenschuhis the illustrator of The Shadows that Rush Past. Her work has appearednumerous books, including the New York TimesbestsellersA Practical Guide to DragonsandA Practical Guide

Monsters. She lives in Seattle.



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0 pagesarton Qty: 40uvenile Nonfiction /eople & PlacesNF038120

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TuniitMysterious Folk of the ArcticRachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, ...

An intriguing book that interweaves anthropological evidence with Inuit traditional knowledge

Tuniit: Mysterious Folk of the Arcticintroduces young readers to the huge, shy, powerful, ingenious race ofTuniit, the people who populated the Arctic even before modern Inuit. Young readers will be fascinated to

discover the great impact these former giants of the Arctic had on some of the most well-known and practicaspects of Arctic life. By presenting the factual basis for many of the Inuit traditional beliefs about the Tuniithis book provides readers with a blend of myth and fact.

Summary

Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsleyis an Inuit storyteller who has authored numerous books about Inuit mythology an

in the Arctic, including The Shadows Rush Past: A Collection of Frightening Inuit Folktales and Under the Ice

Author Bio

Sean Qitsualik-Tinsleyis the coauthor, along with Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, ofAjjiit: Dark Dreams of the

Ancient Arcticand The Raven and the Loon.Sean Bighamis a concept artist at Digital Extremes.

nhabit Media781927095775ub Date: 11/1/14hip Date: 11/1/1416.95ardcover Picture Book

2 pagesarton Qty: 40uvenile Fiction / BedtimeDreams

UV010000

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Sweetest KuluCelina Kalluk, Alexandria Neonakis

A lyrical lullaby imbued with traditional Inuit beliefs

This bedtime poem, written by internationally acclaimed Inuit throat singer Celina Kalluk, describes the giftsbestowed upon a newborn baby by all the animals of the Arctic. Lyrically and lovingly written, this visuallystunning book is infused with the Inuit values of love and respect for the land and its animal inhabitants.

Summary

Celina Kallukis a throat singer who has performer in countries around the world, including Mali, Mexico, Gre

and at Windsor Palace as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Celebration. She regularly sings as parthe touring cast of Artcirq Inuit Performance Collective, a community-based circus and multimedia companybased out of Iglulik, Nunavut. She is also a visual artist and has illustrated several book covers and other lite

material. She lives in Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada. Alexandria Neonakisis an illustrator and designer froDartmouth, Nova Scotia. She currently lives with her cat, "Kitty," in Santa Monica, California.

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The Spirit of the SeaRebecca Hainnu, Hwei Lim

The creation story of one of the central figures in Inuit mythology

This illustrated picture book tells the story of the spirit of the sea, known by many Inuktitut names including

Nuliajuq, Sedna, and Takannaaluk, who is a key figure from the pantheon of Inuit lore. Sedna was once a yowoman who refused to marry, but the lies and deception of a treacherous bird and her own father's cowardic

lead her to a life of solitude at the bottom of the ocean as the powerful, and at times vengeful, spirit of the Steeped in Inuit traditional values and lifestyle, this book serves as an ideal introduction to the mythology offirst peoples to inhabit North America.

Summary

Rebecca Hainnuis the coauthor ofA Walk on the Tundra, which was a finalist for the 2013 Canadian Childr

Author Bio

Round Table Information Book Award, and the coauthor of Walking with Aalasi: An Introduction to Edible andMedicinal Arctic Plants. She lives in Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada. Hwei Limis the illustrator of the Boris anLalage short stories series and Spera.


4 pagesarton Qty: 40uvenile Fiction / Legends,yths, & Fables

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The Dreaded Ogress of the TundraNeil Christopher, Larry MacDougall

A fun and creepy introduction to one of Inuit mythology's most terrifying figures

In this spine-tingling storybook, a group of children come face to face with one of the tundra's most fearsomcreatures: the amautalik. A huge and smelly ogress that loves nothing more than to kidnap children, an amauis one of the worst foes a child can come up against. In order to escape the clutches of the frightful ogress,

children will have to outsmart her by thinking quickly.

Summary

Neil Christopheris an educator, a filmmaker, and an editor for Inhabit Media Inc. He is the author of severabooks, includingArctic GiantsandAva and the Little Folk. He lives in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada. Larry

MacDougallis the award-winning illustrator of numerous books, including The Shadows That Rush Past. He l

in Stoney Creek, Ontario.

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nhabit Media781927095683

ub Date: 10/1/14hip Date: 10/1/1416.95ardcover Picture Book

2 pagesarton Qty: 40uvenile Fiction / AnimalsUV002170

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The Walrus Who EscapedRachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, ...

A cheerfully illustrated tale with Inuit roots

In the time before animals were as they are today, Walrus, who had spiraled, curly tusks and not the long,

straight tusks we recognize today, spent his time diving for clams. One day, Walrus was about to surface wimouthful of tasty clams, when Raven cast a spell on the ocean, freezing Walrus in place under the water.

Walrus's curly, twisting tusks became frozen in the enchanted ice, but Raven soon discovered that his magicwas no match for Walrus's great physical strength as he managed to escape, but his tusks would never be thsame. This fun, dynamic animal tale pits two of the Arctic's most popular animal characters against each oth

an amusing battle of wits and brawn.

Summary

Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsleyis an Inuit storyteller who has authored numerous books about Inuit mythology anin the Arctic, including The Shadows Rush Past: A Collection of Frightening Inuit Folktales and Under the Ice

Author Bio

Sean Qitsualik-Tinsleyis the coauthor, along with Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, ofAjjiit: Dark Dreams of theAncient Arcticand The Raven and the Loon.Anthony Brennanis an illustrator and web designer.

nhabit Media781927095713ub Date: 10/1/14hip Date: 10/1/1419.95rade Paperback

20 pagesarton Qty: 80ocial Science / EthnictudiesOC021000

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Inuit Kinship and Naming CustomsPelagie Owlijoot, Louise Flaherty

Traditionally, Inuit do not call each other by their given names. Instead, they refer to each other using a sysof kinship and family terms, known as tuq&urausiit (turk-thlo-raw-seet). Calling each other by kinship terms i

way to show respect and foster closeness within families. However, as more and more Inuit refer to each othby their English first names, rather than their traditional kinship terms, the tradition of tuq&urausiit is slowly

disappearing. This book presents interviews with four Inuit elders from Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, about how nawere chosen, the importance of using kinship terms, and how the practice of tuq&urausiit has changed over years. Inuit Kinship and Naming Customshelps to preserve the knowledge of this tradition for younger

generations, both Inuit and non-Inuit.

Summary

Pelagie Owlijootis a manager of curriculum development at Nunavut Arctic College in Arviat, Kivalliq RegionShe has facilitated Nunavut-wide elders' conferences and Inuktitut terminology workshops, and has also woras a translator and interpreter for Council meetings. She lives in Arviat, Nunavut, Canada. Louise Flahertyi

the director of the Inuit Languages and Culture Department at Nunavut Arctic College.

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nhabit Media781927095805

ub Date: 10/1/14hip Date: 10/1/1419.95rade Paperback

6 pagesarton Qty: 80ocial Science / EthnictudiesOC021000

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Kiviuq's JourneyOral History from the Arviat RegionHenry Isluanik, Germaine Arnaktauyok

Kiviuq's Journeypresents the legend of Kiviuq, one of Inuit mythology's most important and well-known storie

about a traveling hunter's quest to find his home. Providing the legend just as it has been told for centuries ithe Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, this book includes an unfiltered record of this important, harrowing tale. A prethat contextualizes the story within the Inuit mythological canon is also included.

Summary

Henry Isluanikis a carver, a hunter, and a storyteller. He lives in Arviat, Nunavut, Canada. Germaine

Arnaktauyokis an Inuit artist and the illustrator of A Sled Dog for Moshi. She is best known for her prints anetchings depicting Inuit myths and traditional ways of life and in 2000, she designed the special edition two-dollar coin commemorating the inception of the territory of Nunavut. She lives in Yellowknife, Northwest

Territories, Canada.

Author Bio

nhabit Media781927095492ub Date: 9/1/14hip Date: 9/1/1412.95rade Paperback

6 pagesarton Qty: 40ocial Science /nthropologyOC002010

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UnikkaaqatigiitArctic Weather and Climate Through the Eyes of Nunavut's ChildrenDavid Natcher, Mary Ellen Thomas, Neil Christopher

Compiled from writing, poetry, and illustrations created by young Nunavummiut, this anthology explores diver

aspects of the theme of weather-from Inuit mythology to traditional knowledge, climate change, and dailysurvival. These creative works, created as part of an Arctic Weather Centre contest in the mid-1990s, are

gathered here for the first time and accompanied by helpful information about each community represented.Through full-color illustrations and engaging poetry and stories written both in Inuktitut and English, learn moabout the vital force of Arctic weather as seen through the eyes of children.

Summary

David Natcheris the director of the Indigenous Land Management Institute at the University of Saskatchew

Author Bio

He is the author of Reclaiming Indigenous Planningand Settlement, Subsistence and Change Among the LabrInuit. He lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Mary Ellen Thomasis the senior research officer at NunavutResearch Institute. She lives in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada. Neil Christopherhas spent years researching Inu

myths and legends. He is the author of several books on the topic for children, youth, and adults, including

Arctic Giants, The Country of Wolves, The Hidden, and Stories of the Amautalik. He lives in Iqaluit, Nunavut,

Canada.



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The HiddenA Compendium of Arctic Giants, Dwarves, Gnomes, Trolls, Faeries, and Other Strange Beings From InOral History

Neil Christopher, Mike Austin

An illustrated Inuit guide to the things that go bump in the night

Forget werewolves and forget vampires! Let yourself be drawn into the dark world of the shape-shifters,

ogresses, trolls, and demons of the Canadian Arctic. This collection of field notes meticulously documents thdark side of Inuit legends, complete with hideous monsters and unspeakable deeds. Each creature is broughtlife by the stunning illustrations of Mike Austin, a world-renowned tattoo artist. Exposing the beings that lurk

Arctic shadows, this gothic illustrated b

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