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A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World
Tony Horwitz
Henry Holt and Co., 2008
A fun way to learn America's "true" origin
The "truth" about America's origins is uncovered in interesting storytelling fashion. At times it reads like page turner. It might broaden a reader's viewpoint but it will make "little difference", because "...Myths didn't just trump fact; they helped create it." If ...
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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
Elizabeth Gilbert
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
Stole from my Mom
I stole this book from my mom. And I'm so glad I did. I want to take the same trip that she did really really really bad
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Black Wave: A Family's Adventure at Sea and the Disaster That Saved Them
Jean Silverwood
Random House, 2008
An inspiring account of fortitude, and the perseverance of the human spirit.
The authors present the story of adventure and crises in an honest and compelling fashion. The identity of each of the family members is written so as to provide an asymmetrical perspective of their joy, hardships, and terror while on the journey. The back story of ...
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Dora's Book of Manners (Dora the Explorer)
Christine Ricci
Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon, 2004
helpful
This book is great!! Aside from the fact that my daughter loves Dora the Explorer it allows you to teach your child good manners and shows them how important it is to treat their playmates. I would recommend this to a parent.
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Show Me Your Smile!: A Visit to the Dentist (Dora the Explorer (8x8))
Christine Ricci
Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon, 2005
Dora has it down!
It's a good idea to start early so when that time comes to go the the dentist, your toddler will be willing to sit there just long enough to complete the checkup. Dora rocks when it comes to getting kids to do things like say words, jump up and down, whatever. A must ...
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Time Bandit: Two Brothers, the Bering Sea, and One of the World's Deadliest Jobs
Andy Hillstrand, Johnathan Hillstrand, ...
Ballantine Books, 2008
A Must Read for fans of Deadliest Catch (or adventure)
Can't go wrong with this book. You don't want to put it down once you get started. Be prepared to read some of it over and over again as you say to yourself "I can't believe this really happened".
Modern day adventure at its best (because its true).
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Explorers of the Infinite: The Secret Spiritual Lives of Extreme Athletes-and What They Reveal About ...
Maria Coffey
Tarcher, 2008
An Engaging Gem for the Athlete and Non-Athlete.
I bought Maria Coffey's "Explorers of the Infinite" a few days ago and ate it whole. This book is fascinating since it is about the endurance athlete- a group I count myself among- and what drives us. I've been privleged enough to participate in about 250 triathlons, ...
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Alfred Lansing
Basic Books, 1999
Remedy
Aptly named, this is a stunning story of courage, strength and perseverance. Good medicine for a nation of whiners.
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Undaunted Courage : Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West
Stephen Ambrose
Simon & Schuster, 1997
Undaunted Courage
I will keep it simple. Next to the Holy Bible ~ best book I ever read. I have since then read several of Stephen Ambrose's books and highly recommend them. He and his family put many years of research in before writing any book. I have travelled across the country ...
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The Last American Man
Elizabeth Gilbert
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2003
Eustace
I have purchased approx. 10 copies of this book-- I find it entertaining, amusing and cannot decide if I liked this man at the end or not. As I live in North Carolina; not far from the subject- guests often think it would be fun to meet him and see how he as aged. ...
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Dead Lucky: Life After Death on Mount Everest
Lincoln Hall
Tarcher, 2008
Amazing story :-)
Over two years ago, Lincoln experienced the best and the worst of Mt Everest. He was reaching the summit when he got a severe case of altitude sickness. His group attempted to revive him, but when that failed he was left for dead, very close to the summit. As fate ...
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Dora Goes to School (Dora the Explorer (8x8))
Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon, 2004
A favorite!
Our 2.5 year old absolutely loves this book and we have fun reading it to her.
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Dog Man: An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain
Martha Sherrill
Penguin Press HC, The, 2008
I read this book standing up at the public library.
I had to leave it at the library because i wanted to leave it for my friend who i intended to send right down to check it out. It's about an eccentric in a culture not known for eccentrics. It's about his wife and family. His wife is a stoic and her relationship with ...
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Shackleton's Way: Leadership Lessons from the Great Antarctic Explorer
Margot Morrell, Stephanie Capparell
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002
Leadership and Teamwork from the past
For those familiar with the story of Shackleton and the Endurance, this is a great book. Actually anyone not familiar with the story can learn it with a lesson in leadership and teamwork. Shackleton took his men and kept them alive thru 9 months trapped on a ship in ...
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What the Bible Is All About for Young Explorers: Based on the Best-Selling Classic by Henrietta Mears
Frances Blankenbaker, Henrietta C. Mears
Gospel Light Publications, 1998
Great resource, teaching tool & reference
This is one of those books where the kids version is better than the adults version! It breaks down the Bible, into sections and sub-sections. For example, it introduces the 1st 5 books of the Old Testament as the Books of the Law, explains why they are called that, ...
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