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Killing Grounds

par Dana Stabenow ...

Collections Livre 8 - A Kate Shugak Investigation
The Edgar Award-winning, New York Times-bestselling series by Dana Stabenow set in Alaska. In Killing Grounds, the death of one local man is no great surprise... but private investigator Kate Shugak's case soon takes an unexpected turn...Stabbed, beaten, strangled, drowned. Sometimes people get exactly what they deserve...Cal Meany is a cheat, a poacher, an abusive father and an adulterous husband ... En savoir plus

$9.99 CAD

The Edgar Award-winning, New York Times-bestselling series by Dana Stabenow set in Alaska. In Killing Grounds, the death of one local man is no great surprise... but private investigator Kate Shugak's case soon takes an unexpected turn...Stabbed, beaten, strangled, drowned. Sometimes people get exactly what they deserve...Cal Meany is a cheat, a poacher, an abusive father and an adulterous husband
... En savoir plus
A Walk in the Park

The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon

par Kevin Fedarko ...

*** Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award in Outdoor Literature * Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, Air Mail, Smithsonian Magazine, and Financial Times“A triumph. Fedarko doesn’t describe awe; he induces it.” —The New York Times Book Review****“Passionate…memorable…life-affirming.” —The Wall Street ... En savoir plus

$15.99 CAD

*** Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award in Outdoor Literature * Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, Air Mail, Smithsonian Magazine, and Financial Times“A triumph. Fedarko doesn’t describe awe; he induces it.” —The New York Times Book Review****“Passionate…memorable…life-affirming.” —The Wall Street
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The Indifferent Stars Above

The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party

par Daniel James Brown ...

From the #1 bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat and Facing the Mountain comes an unforgettable epic of family, tragedy, and survival on the American frontier“An ideal pairing of talent and material.… Engrossing.… A deft and ambitious storyteller.” — Mary Roach, New York Times Book ReviewIn April of 1846, twenty-one-year-old Sarah Graves, intent on a better future, set out west from Illinois ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

From the #1 bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat and Facing the Mountain comes an unforgettable epic of family, tragedy, and survival on the American frontier“An ideal pairing of talent and material.… Engrossing.… A deft and ambitious storyteller.” — Mary Roach, New York Times Book ReviewIn April of 1846, twenty-one-year-old Sarah Graves, intent on a better future, set out west from Illinois
... En savoir plus
Ghost Town Living

Mining for Purpose and Chasing Dreams at the Edge of Death Valley

par Brent Underwood ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A long-abandoned silver mine for sale sounded like an adventure too great to pass up, but it turned into much more—a calling, a community of millions, and hard-earned lessons about chasing impractical dreams.“Inspiring and meditative—the story of man vs nature and man vs himself.”—Ryan Holiday, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Obstacle is the WayThe siren ... En savoir plus

$16.99 CAD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A long-abandoned silver mine for sale sounded like an adventure too great to pass up, but it turned into much more—a calling, a community of millions, and hard-earned lessons about chasing impractical dreams.“Inspiring and meditative—the story of man vs nature and man vs himself.”—Ryan Holiday, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Obstacle is the WayThe siren
... En savoir plus
Wild

From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Oprah's Book Club 2.0)

par Cheryl Strayed ...

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe—and built her back up again.A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century**At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother’s death, her family scattered and her own marriage was ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $14.99 CAD Maintenant $11.99 CAD

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe—and built her back up again.A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century**At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother’s death, her family scattered and her own marriage was
... En savoir plus
If These Walls Could Talk: San Jose Sharks

Stories from the San Jose Sharks Ice, Locker Room, and Press Box

par Ross McKeon, Dan Rusanowsky ...

Collections series If These Walls Could Talk
As the radio voice of the San Jose Sharks since the team's inception, Dan Rusanowsky has witnessed more than his fair share of Sharks history up close and personal—from jaw-dropping playoff runs to the individual brilliance of stars like Owen Nolan, Patrick Marleau, Joe Thornton, and Joe Pavelski. Through singular anecdotes only Rusanowsky can tell as well as conversations with current and past ... En savoir plus

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As the radio voice of the San Jose Sharks since the team's inception, Dan Rusanowsky has witnessed more than his fair share of Sharks history up close and personal—from jaw-dropping playoff runs to the individual brilliance of stars like Owen Nolan, Patrick Marleau, Joe Thornton, and Joe Pavelski. Through singular anecdotes only Rusanowsky can tell as well as conversations with current and past
... En savoir plus
Slade's Glacier

A Novel

par Robert F. Jones ...

Slade’s Glacier is a tale of discovery and destruction, betrayal and revenge, set in the rugged Great Land” of Alaska. Jack Slade and Sam Healey, flying partners during World War II, establish a bush pilot business in Alaska after the war. When their C-47 Dakota is forced down on a glacier by a wolverine in the cargo deck that breaks out of its cage, they discover a valley that offers the ... En savoir plus

$16.99 CAD

Slade’s Glacier is a tale of discovery and destruction, betrayal and revenge, set in the rugged Great Land” of Alaska. Jack Slade and Sam Healey, flying partners during World War II, establish a bush pilot business in Alaska after the war. When their C-47 Dakota is forced down on a glacier by a wolverine in the cargo deck that breaks out of its cage, they discover a valley that offers the
... En savoir plus
Bering Sea Strong

How I Found Solid Ground on Open Ocean

par Laura Hartema ...

Full of unusual characters, mischief, camaraderie, and testosterone-fueled man gossip.Bering Sea Strong is a tale of adventure and self-discovery. The story portrays a young woman on a solo journey, pushed to the edge of the earth and further from the weight of family—marked by divorce, death, disability, and depression—and a life she desires on land.Locked at sea for ninety days as the lone ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

Full of unusual characters, mischief, camaraderie, and testosterone-fueled man gossip.Bering Sea Strong is a tale of adventure and self-discovery. The story portrays a young woman on a solo journey, pushed to the edge of the earth and further from the weight of family—marked by divorce, death, disability, and depression—and a life she desires on land.Locked at sea for ninety days as the lone
... En savoir plus
Kiss The Sunset Pig

A Canadian's American Road Trip With Exotic Detours

par Laurie Gough ...

In this lyrical, poetic, and charmingly funny book, Laurie Gough drives from Ontario to California reflecting on a life spent travelling in search of new experiences and familiar sensations. Heading towards a half-remembered cave on the Pacific coast where her younger, more adventurous self once stayed, she recalls adventures in Sumatra, the Yukon and many places in between—and wonders what ... En savoir plus

$12.99 CAD

In this lyrical, poetic, and charmingly funny book, Laurie Gough drives from Ontario to California reflecting on a life spent travelling in search of new experiences and familiar sensations. Heading towards a half-remembered cave on the Pacific coast where her younger, more adventurous self once stayed, she recalls adventures in Sumatra, the Yukon and many places in between—and wonders what
... En savoir plus
Search for the Genuine, The

Nonfiction, 1970-2015

par Jim Harrison ...

The first general nonfiction title in thirty years from a giant of American letters, The Search for the Genuine is a sparkling, definitive collection of Jim Harrison's essays and journalism—some never before published*New York Times–*bestselling author Jim Harrison (1937–2016) was a writer with a poet’s economy of style and a trencherman’s appetites. Praised as a “national treasure” (Chicago ... En savoir plus

$19.99 CAD

The first general nonfiction title in thirty years from a giant of American letters, The Search for the Genuine is a sparkling, definitive collection of Jim Harrison's essays and journalism—some never before published*New York Times–*bestselling author Jim Harrison (1937–2016) was a writer with a poet’s economy of style and a trencherman’s appetites. Praised as a “national treasure” (Chicago
... En savoir plus
Adventure Guide to the Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska

par Ed Readicker-Henderson ...

... [offers] a bountiful amount of concise information... goes beyond the usual sights to present lesser-known options. Maps embellish the down-to-earth text. Prodigy Travel Board. "The ideal traveling companion, and a wonderful book for the armchair traveler." Midwest Book Review. "... packs in fine details." Reviewer's Bookwatch. "Highly recommended... " Library Journal. The focus of this book ... En savoir plus

$8.65 CAD

... [offers] a bountiful amount of concise information... goes beyond the usual sights to present lesser-known options. Maps embellish the down-to-earth text. Prodigy Travel Board. "The ideal traveling companion, and a wonderful book for the armchair traveler." Midwest Book Review. "... packs in fine details." Reviewer's Bookwatch. "Highly recommended... " Library Journal. The focus of this book
... En savoir plus
TRUDGE: A Midlife Crisis on the John Muir Trail

par Lori Oliver-Tierney ...

Lori Oliver-Tierney is every woman with a dream. She is fifty, asthmatic, overweight, with arthritic knees. And like so many married women with children, she's lost herself.When she decides to hike the John Muir Trail, considered by many to be the most challenging and beautiful part of the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail, she's sure it will help her reconnect with the adventurous girl inside.But by ... En savoir plus

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Lori Oliver-Tierney is every woman with a dream. She is fifty, asthmatic, overweight, with arthritic knees. And like so many married women with children, she's lost herself.When she decides to hike the John Muir Trail, considered by many to be the most challenging and beautiful part of the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail, she's sure it will help her reconnect with the adventurous girl inside.But by
... En savoir plus
Hidden Mountains

Survival and Reckoning After a Climb Gone Wrong

par Michael Wejchert ...

NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD WINNERThe story of a climbing adventure gone wrong in a remote Alaskan mountain range, the impossible rescue attempt that followed, and the fraught cost of survivalIn 2018, two couples set out on an expedition to Alaska’s Hidden Mountains, one of the last wild ranges in North America. A rarity in modern climbing, the peaks were nearly unexplored and untouched, a place ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD WINNERThe story of a climbing adventure gone wrong in a remote Alaskan mountain range, the impossible rescue attempt that followed, and the fraught cost of survivalIn 2018, two couples set out on an expedition to Alaska’s Hidden Mountains, one of the last wild ranges in North America. A rarity in modern climbing, the peaks were nearly unexplored and untouched, a place
... En savoir plus
Fodor's Montana & Wyoming

with Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and Glacier National Parks

par Fodor's Travel Guides ...

Collections series Full-color Travel Guide
Whether you want to explore what remains of the Old West, visit Yellowstone National Park, or find your bliss at a guest ranch or in a Jackson Hole ski resort, the local Fodor's travel experts in Montana and Wyoming are here to help! Fodor's Montana & Wyoming guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and ... En savoir plus

$19.99 CAD

Whether you want to explore what remains of the Old West, visit Yellowstone National Park, or find your bliss at a guest ranch or in a Jackson Hole ski resort, the local Fodor's travel experts in Montana and Wyoming are here to help! Fodor's Montana & Wyoming guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and
... En savoir plus
100 Things Avalanche Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

par Adrian Dater, Adrian Dater ...

Collections series 100 Things...Fans Should Know
Most Colorado Avalanche fans have attended a game at the Pepsi Center, seen highlights of a young Joe Sakic, and were thrilled by the team's run to the Stanley Cup in its inaugural season in Denver. But only real fans know how many players have had their numbers retired or why the team's name isn't the Rocky Mountain Extreme. 100 Things Avalanche Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the ... En savoir plus

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Most Colorado Avalanche fans have attended a game at the Pepsi Center, seen highlights of a young Joe Sakic, and were thrilled by the team's run to the Stanley Cup in its inaugural season in Denver. But only real fans know how many players have had their numbers retired or why the team's name isn't the Rocky Mountain Extreme. 100 Things Avalanche Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the
... En savoir plus
Itch

A Pacific Northwest Trail Story

par Nick Fowler ...

Itch is a story about a novice hiker falling in love with the outdoors and chasing after a dream: to thru-hike the Pacific Crest Trail faster than anyone's ever done before. When it catches fire, he makes a last-minute decision to switch to the 1,248-mile Pacific Northwest Trail, not knowing what he's getting into.Imagine crossing seven different mountain ranges--from the Pacific Ocean to the ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

Itch is a story about a novice hiker falling in love with the outdoors and chasing after a dream: to thru-hike the Pacific Crest Trail faster than anyone's ever done before. When it catches fire, he makes a last-minute decision to switch to the 1,248-mile Pacific Northwest Trail, not knowing what he's getting into.Imagine crossing seven different mountain ranges--from the Pacific Ocean to the
... En savoir plus
More Than Cowboys

Travels Through the History of the American West

par Tim Slessor ...

So many books about the American West leave out the more intriguing details:When, in 1803, the young USA doubled its size with the purchase from France of an unexplored vastness called La Louisiane, it was a British bank which lent the Americans most of the 15 million that they didn’t have. So the financial papers for the biggest real-estate deal in history are, to this day, held in a London vault ... En savoir plus

$15.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

So many books about the American West leave out the more intriguing details:When, in 1803, the young USA doubled its size with the purchase from France of an unexplored vastness called La Louisiane, it was a British bank which lent the Americans most of the 15 million that they didn’t have. So the financial papers for the biggest real-estate deal in history are, to this day, held in a London vault
... En savoir plus
A Shape in the Dark

Living and Dying with Brown Bears

par Bjorn Dihle ...

"With its vivid prose, this moving homage to Alaska and those who live there really hits home."― Publishers Weekly2021 Banff Mountain Book Award finalist in Mountain Environment and Natural History2021 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Silver Winner in NatureIn A Shape in the Dark, wilderness guide and lifelong Alaskan Bjorn Dihle weaves personal experience with historical and contemporary ... En savoir plus

$19.99 CAD

"With its vivid prose, this moving homage to Alaska and those who live there really hits home."― Publishers Weekly2021 Banff Mountain Book Award finalist in Mountain Environment and Natural History2021 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Silver Winner in NatureIn A Shape in the Dark, wilderness guide and lifelong Alaskan Bjorn Dihle weaves personal experience with historical and contemporary
... En savoir plus
Seattle Travel Guide (Quick Trips Series)

Sights, Culture, Food, Shopping & Fun

par Jody Swift ...

Enjoy your trip to the United States with the Seattle Travel Guide: Sights, Culture, Food, Shopping & Fun. The Quick Trips to the United States Series provides key information about the best sights and experiences if you have just a few days to spend in the exciting destination of Seattle. So don't waste time! We give you sharp facts and opinions that are accessible to you quickly when in ... En savoir plus

$4.99 CAD

Enjoy your trip to the United States with the Seattle Travel Guide: Sights, Culture, Food, Shopping & Fun. The Quick Trips to the United States Series provides key information about the best sights and experiences if you have just a few days to spend in the exciting destination of Seattle. So don't waste time! We give you sharp facts and opinions that are accessible to you quickly when in
... En savoir plus
Maui Revealed

The Ultimate Guidebook

par Andrew Doughty ...

The finest guidebook ever written for Maui. Now you can plan your best vacation— ever. This all new 12th edition is a candid, humorous guide to everything there is to see and do on the island. Best-selling author and longtime Hawai'i resident, Andrew Doughty, unlocks the secrets of an island so lush and diverse that many visitors never realize all that it has to offer. Explore with him as he ... En savoir plus

$29.49 CAD

The finest guidebook ever written for Maui. Now you can plan your best vacation— ever. This all new 12th edition is a candid, humorous guide to everything there is to see and do on the island. Best-selling author and longtime Hawai'i resident, Andrew Doughty, unlocks the secrets of an island so lush and diverse that many visitors never realize all that it has to offer. Explore with him as he
... En savoir plus
Gambling on a Dream: The Classic Las Vegas Strip 1930-1955

par Lynn M. Zook ...

Collections Livre 1 - Classic Las Vegas
Everyone thinks they know the history of the Las Vegas Strip but the real story is one that many people will be surprised to learn that they know only parts of the story. Want to know what was there before the Bellagio, the Wynn and the Encore, the SLS, the Venetian, or those empty plots of land that look out of place? Why is the Flamingo one of the oldest and most surviving hotels on the ... En savoir plus

$13.73 CAD

Everyone thinks they know the history of the Las Vegas Strip but the real story is one that many people will be surprised to learn that they know only parts of the story. Want to know what was there before the Bellagio, the Wynn and the Encore, the SLS, the Venetian, or those empty plots of land that look out of place? Why is the Flamingo one of the oldest and most surviving hotels on the
... En savoir plus
Big Dreams

Into the Heart of California

par Bill Barich ...

The land of opportunity, a golden Eden, the last frontier. What is this place that has given rise to countless metaphors but can still quicken the imagination? For Bill Barich, the question became a quest when he realized that home was no longer New York, where he had grown up, but California, to which he had been lured twenty years earlier. Now, in this account of his journey through California, ... En savoir plus

$18.99 CAD

The land of opportunity, a golden Eden, the last frontier. What is this place that has given rise to countless metaphors but can still quicken the imagination? For Bill Barich, the question became a quest when he realized that home was no longer New York, where he had grown up, but California, to which he had been lured twenty years earlier. Now, in this account of his journey through California,
... En savoir plus
Moloka'i

par Ouvrage Collectif ...

Ce chapitre de Moloka'i est extrait du guide Ulysse sur Hawaii. Ici tout est lent, tout fonctionne au rythme du Hawaiian time. Pas un feu de circulation, pas un centre commercial, pas une discothèque ne vient troubler sa lancinante quiétude. L’île n’est guère balnéaire, ses quelques plages étant le plus souvent balayées par des forts courants. Peut-être est-ce cela qui explique pourquoi Moloka’i, ... En savoir plus

$3.99 CAD

Ce chapitre de Moloka'i est extrait du guide Ulysse sur Hawaii. Ici tout est lent, tout fonctionne au rythme du Hawaiian time. Pas un feu de circulation, pas un centre commercial, pas une discothèque ne vient troubler sa lancinante quiétude. L’île n’est guère balnéaire, ses quelques plages étant le plus souvent balayées par des forts courants. Peut-être est-ce cela qui explique pourquoi Moloka’i,
... En savoir plus
Oahu Travel Guide: A Comprehensive Guide to Oahu, USA

par Daniel Windsor ...

Oahu, often referred to as "The Gathering Place," is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. This paradise in the Pacific Ocean is a hub of culture, history, natural beauty, and modern attractions. It is the most populous island in Hawaii, home to the state's capital, Honolulu. Oahu offers a unique blend of urban and tropical life, with bustling city streets lying just a short distance from ... En savoir plus

$21.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

Oahu, often referred to as "The Gathering Place," is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. This paradise in the Pacific Ocean is a hub of culture, history, natural beauty, and modern attractions. It is the most populous island in Hawaii, home to the state's capital, Honolulu. Oahu offers a unique blend of urban and tropical life, with bustling city streets lying just a short distance from
... En savoir plus

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