Shorter Tales

Antarctica: Journeys to the South Pole by Walter Dean Myers. Main 919.8904 Myers

For centuries the frozen territory at the very bottom of the globe held a special lure. Diaries, letters and photographs tell of the earliest expeditions to the South Pole, including those led by Cook in 1773, Amundsen in 1911, and Shackleton in 1914.

Going Solo by Roald Dahl Main, IO, PP JPBK D

In his typically mordant and vivid style, Roald Dahl tells of his adventures as a young man working in East Africa for the Shell Company, and later flying a fighter plane in World War II.

Hippos in the Night : Autobiographical Adventures in Africa by Christina Allen. Main J BIO Allen Christin Auto

Biologist Allen describes her adventures in Africa, including watching the shadow of a hippo lurking outside her tent, trying to ride a camel, and watching a dung beetle in action.

Magnificent Voyage: an American Adventurer on Captain James Cook's Final Expedition by Laurie Lawlor. Main 910.92 Lawlor

Young John Ledyard kept a journal of his travels with Captain Cook, the basis for this eye-opening volume. Narrowly escaping shipwreck and starvation, the crew members become the first Europeans to encounter the rich native culture of Hawaii.

Where the Action Was: Women War Correspondents in World War II by Penny Colman. Main 070.4333082 Colman

Nothing would stop these pioneering journalists from telling the whole story about the first truly worldwide war. In Europe, the islands of the Pacific, Africa and India, women writers and photographers risked their lives alongside "GI Joe".

Longer Journeys

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer . Main and branches 796.522 KRAKAUER Into

A classic account of a deadly mountain-climbing expedition; this survival story is harrowing and impossible to put down.

Hell or High Water: Surviving Tibet's Tsangpo River by Peter Heller. Main New Case 797.1224095 Heller

Seven superstars in the universe of “extreme kayaking” attack one of the world's most beautiful, most remote and most dangerous gorges – and live to tell the tale.

8 Men and a Duck: an Improbable Voyage by Reed Boat to Easter Island by Nick Thorpe. Main 910.9164 Thorpe

A motley crew of sailing novices weigh anchor off the Chilean coast in a boat similar to those the ancient Incas used. A thrilling and hilarious story.

Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell. Main New Case 973.099 Vowell

Radio humorist and history-lover Vowell criss-crosses America, visiting every historic site and museum commemorating any aspect of the assassinations of U.S. Presidents Lincoln, Garfield, and McKinley.

The Lost Lady of the Amazon: The Story of Isabela Godin and Her Epic Journey by Anthony Smith. Main BIO GODIN DE ISABELLE Auto

Separated from her scientist husband in 18 th -century Ecuador, Isabela sets out with a party of extended family and servants to trek across the continent to meet him. Jungle horrors and river tragedies make for a riveting tale of courage and devotion.

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