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It's hardly a surprise to discover that twenty-two year old Sam Branson has a love of adventure and a real concern about our future in a world threatened by rapid climate change. Journeying into the heart of the Arctic wilderness with his father and a film crew, Sam explores the changing landscape a... More

"Absorbing...artfully narrat[es] a possible course of events in the expedition's demise, based on the one official note and bits of debris (including evidence of cannibalism) found by searchers sent to look for Franklin in the 1850s. Adventure readers will flock to this fine regaling of the enduring... More

Shackleton's own thrilling account of his first Antarctic expedition to reach the South Pole ties in with a nationwide Shackleton museum exhibition and forthcoming major motion picture. of illustrations & photos.Shackleton's own thrilling account of his first Antarctic expedition and astonishing mar... More

Antarctica is a major geographical region of our world and an important part of the global ecosystem. Including a continent larger than Australia and an ocean broader than the Atlantic, it makes up one-eighth of the World's surface. Knowledge gained by early explorers and more recently by scientists... More

Lonely Planet's series of country travel guides provides upfront color highlights, "top ten" lists, easy-to-use maps with cross referencing to text, and more. "Down-to-earth, accurate information for every budget, enthusiastically written!"--"Travel & Leisure."Ready for the adventure of a lifetime? ... More

The only guide to the fascinating frontier surrounding the North Pole. This book is full of practical advice for the intrepid explorer and comprehensive background reading for the armchair traveller.-- full-colour nature guide-- special chapters written by experts on Arctic exploration, scientific r... More

The Handbook of Inclusive Education advocates the importance of inclusive education. It presents a collection of various models, practices, experiences, first-hand accounts and success stories from India, where inclusive education has been implemented. It also identifies and analyzes challenges to t... More

Footprint Snowboarding The World features 100 of the world's top resorts in 19 different countries, taking you from the most cutting edge funparks to the best places to sleep, eat and drink. Its unique blend of essential snowboarding and travel information, along with recommendation from the word's ... More

Founded in 1857, Britain's Alpine Club was the world's first mountaineering society. Its history is the history of mountaineering, and from the beginning, its members have been at the leading edge of worldwide mountaineering. This book begins with the story of the Club's inception, then takes reader... More

Hit the slopes with greater strength, balance, and endurance than ever before. Whether you're a weekend warrior or an advanced athlete, "Fit to Ski and Snowboard" helps you create the ideal conditioning program for your body and your needs. You can do these personalized workouts at the gym or at hom... More

A living legend of women's figure skating offers her thoughtful, spirited perspective on balancing life and work, femininity, and athleticism. She shares her opinions on skating, what it takes to be a champion, and creating a full life.In the glamorous, ultra-competitive world of figure skating, Kat... More

"Memoirs of Canada's curling expert." It was no surprise that Team Canada won the 2006 Winter Olympics gold medal in men's curling. As the preeminent curling country in the world, Canada has more curlers than the rest of the other 50-plus curling nations combined. For the past 50 years in this exci... More

- Meticulously recreated from century-old journals- The greatest Arctic rescue story in history- Meticulously recreated from century-old journals- The greatest Arctic rescue story in history... More

Since first publication, when it sold 40,000 copies Annapurna has acquired classic status. It is the enthralling account, by the leader of the French expedition, of the first conquest of Annapurna at that time, and at more than 8,000 meters, the highest mountain ever climbed. It is a story of breath... More

The words of the great explorers of Antarctica--James Cook, Ernest Shackleton, Robert Falcon Scott, Roald Amundsen and Richard Byrd--are gathered together in this gripping narrative history of the race to reach the South Pole.The race to reach the south pole is one of the most extraordinary stories ... More