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Autobiographies. bibliography Biographies. biography Juvenile works. Memoirs. Nonfiction.Rustad, Harley
Summary: "In his early thirties Justin Alexander Shetler, quit his job at a tech startup and set out on a global journey: across the United States by motorcycle, then down to South America, and on to the Philippines, Thailand, and Nepal, in search of authentic experiences and meaningful encounters, while also documenting his travels on Instagram. His enigmatic character and magnetic personality gained...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2022
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Publisher / Publication Date: J. Henry Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 919.8 LONMullen, Jim (Jim R.)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2001
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Summary: "In The Melting World, Chris White travels to Montana to chronicle the work of Dan Fagre, a climate scientist and ecologist, whose work shows that alpine glaciers are vanishing rapidly close to home. For years, Fagre has monitored the ice sheets in Glacier National Park proving that they--and by extension all Rocky Mountain ice--will melt far faster than previously imagined. The Melting World...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.312 WHIMiddleton, Harry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pruett 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MIDDLETON, HARRY MIDWilder, Laura Ingalls
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Publisher / Publication Date: T. Nelson Publishers 1991
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WILCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WILLaBastille, Anne.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 1976
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LABSimpson, Cam
Summary: A heart-rending narrative that moves from the Himalayas to the Middle East to Houston and culminates in an epic court battle, this is a story of death and life - of the war in Iraq, the killings of the twelve Nepalese, a journalist determined to uncover the truth, and a trio of human rights lawyers dedicated to finding justice. At its heart is one unforgettable young woman, Kamala Magar, who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MAGAR, KAMALA SIMHowkins, Heidi.
Summary: The tales of a single mother who has climbed K2, just a little lower than Everest, but "steeper, tougher, and deadlier."--Jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adventure Press/National Geographic 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.522 HAWWaterman, Laura.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shoemaker & Hoard 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.872 WATGilbert, Melissa
Summary: The New York Times best-selling author and star of "Little House on the Prairie" recounts her return to rustic life with her new husband in a cottage in the Catskill Mountains during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2022
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GILBERT, MELISSA GILHouston, Pam
Summary: "'How do we become who we are in the world? We ask the world to teach us,' Pam Houston writes. On her 120-acre homestead high in the Colorado Rockies, this beloved writer learns what it means to care for a piece of land and the creatures on it. Elk calves and bluebirds mark the changing seasons, winter temperatures drop to 35 below, and lightning sparks a 110,000-acre wildfire, threatening her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2019
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3 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HOUSTON, PAM HOUCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio HoustonOllestad, Norman.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2009
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Oklahoma Press 1960
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.8 BIRKathrens, Ginger
Summary: The book begins with the author and filmmaker witnessing the birth of a helpless white colt, that will soon capture her heart and imagination. Each subsequent chapter documents Cloud's interaction with his mare Raven, his brother Diamond, and other colts in the wild as well as his adventures encountering dangerous predators, older stallions, and human trappers. The author follows Cloud over the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fox Chapel Publishers International Ltd. 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.1 KATPurja, Nimsdai
Summary: "Nepali climber Nims Purja is the first man ever to summit all fourteen of the world's 8000 meter "Death Zone" peaks. He did so in less than seven months, breaking the previous record of seven years. In this spellbinding memoir, tied to the acclaimed Netflix documentary "14 Peaks," Purja reveals the man behind the climbs, explaining how his early life in Nepal and training as a soldier in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PURJA, NIMSDAI PURPhillips, Mark
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.7 PHISherpa, Caryl.
Summary: "I taste fire, earth, rain... takes the reader into the remote places of Nepal, with glimpses of Sherpa culture and traditions. This book will enthrall everyone with its unique journey through a life with a Sherpa and rare insights into the Himalaya region"--P. [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Studio Press 2011
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 921 SHEPorter, Bill
Summary: n 1989, Bill Porter, having spent much of his life studying and translating Chinese religious and philosophical texts, began to wonder if the Buddhist hermit tradition still existed in China. At the time, it was believed that the Cultural Revolution had dealt a lethal blow to all religions in China, destroying countless temples and shrines, and forcibly returning thousands of monks and nuns to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint 2009
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Summary: The amount of oxygen available at the highest place on Earth is just under 7 percent. Explorers risk their lives and test their lungs traveling to these great heights atop mountains. Who are these adventurers and why do they do it?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 509 MAVMartin, Gregory
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Point Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979.3 MARWarren, Andrea
Summary: "A biography of Norman Mineta, from his internment as a child in Heart Mountain Internment Camp during World War II, through his political career including serving in Congress for ten terms during which time he was instrumental in getting the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 passed which provided reparations and an apology to those who were interned"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret Ferguson Books, Holiday House 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MINMuir, John
Summary: "In a lifetime of exploration, writing, and passionate political activism, John Muir made himself America's most eloquent spokesman for the mystery and majesty of the wilderness. A crucial figure in the creation of our national parks system and a visionary prophet of environmental awareness, he was also a master of natural description who evoked with unique power and intimacy the untrammeled...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Library of America 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508 MUICopies Available at Kingsley
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1 available in Adult, Call number: SC MuirIrving, Washington
Summary: From the Publisher: America's first internationally acclaimed author, Washington Irving, was also one of the first to write about its then far-western frontier. After seventeen years in Europe, the famous author of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" returned to America and undertook an extensive three-month journey through present-day Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Describing scenery and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2004