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| Canning, John ( Editor): 100 Great Adventures
Book Number: 37068
Souvenir Press 8vo. hardcover. 671pp. index, b/w illus. good. / very good d/w.
Keywords: true adventure stories
Price: $18.00 |
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| Shekhdar, Jim: Bold Man of the Sea - My Epic Journey
Book Number: 38869
Hodder and Stoughton 2001 8vo. Trade paperback. 255pp. In the tradition of the great and maybe eccentric travellers he overcame endless obstacles in reaching his goal, from the blank refusal of Chilean officials to let him start because they believed he had no chance of success, to forgetting a can opener and taking only two towels. He had to fend off sharks with a makeshift harpoon, most of his navigation and communication equipment failed, he came within ten metres of being crushed by an oil tanker and Hurricane Paula threatened to overwhelm him.
Keywords: Row across the Pacific
Price: $15.00 |
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| Books: Going the Distance: A Walk Accross Austraila
Book Number: 40399
The Radiant Coaching Company 2003 8vo softcover 283pp very good. Deanna Sorensen had a dream, made a plan, and walked 5000KM accross Austraila. She walked alone, without a support crew, pushing her tent, food and water in a Baby Jogger. For 180 days she battled against rain, gale-force winds and sub-zero tempratures, covering a marathon distance a day from Perth accorss the desolate plain of Nullarbor, through the exposed landscapes of Southern Australia and over the hills of Victoria, before finishing her walk on the golden sands of Sydney's Bondi Beach. Deannas solos crossing the continenet is an inspiring tale of self-motivation, proving that you don't have to be an elite athlete to achieve the extraordinary, you just need elite determination.
Keywords: Going the Distance A Walk Accross Austraila Books
Price: $12.00 |
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| Man, Tim the Yowie: The adventures of Tim the Yowie Man: Cryptonaturalist
Book Number: 42915
Random House Australia 2001 8vo softcover 299pp very good. Illustrated with b&w photo's. Adventures include The Yowie, The Alien Big Cat, The Hawaiian Lava-tube monster, Sasquatch, Bunyip, Loch Ness Monster, Aquatic Beastie, Ghosts of Old Parliment House, Alkimos Shipwreck, Cryptic Earthworks, Stonehenge, Min Min Light, Little Green Men, The Alien Starchild.
Keywords: The adventures of Tim the Yowie Man Cryptonaturalist Man Tim the Yowie
Price: $15.00 |
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| Hanbury-Tenison, Robin. (editor): The Seventy Great Journeys in History
Book Number: 44916
Thames and Hudson 2006 4to. hardcover. 304pp. index, colour illus, maps. Fine. / Near Fine d/w.
Keywords: explorers adventure history antarctic sailing discovery
Price: $45.00 |
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| Tim the Yowie Man: Haunted & Mysterious Australia : bunyips, yowies, phantoms and other strange phenomena
Book Number: 49005
Frenchs Forest, N.S.W. New Holland Publishers (Australia) 2006 4to hardcover 176pp near fine. Bibliography: p.174.
Keywords: Haunted mysterious Australia bunyips yowies phantoms and other strange phenomena Tim the Yowie Man
Price: $15.00 |
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| Mullins, Nathan: How to Amputate a Leg and Other Ways to Stay Out of Trouble: True Tales from War Zones and Other Disaster Areas
Book Number: 49859
Allen & Unwin October 1, 2010 8vo softcover 224pp near fine. Tall tales, all true, about guns, bombs, car chases, spiders, exotic locales, men in uniform, and dancing girls-with deadpan delivery and a social conscience I remember the advertisement to join the Army. It asked for guys who were fit, committed, tough, volunteer parachutists, comfortable in the ocean, and mature. As a surfer, that sounded like me-except for the mature bit. Nathan Mullins is an ex-cop, ex-soldier, ex-security consultant, and an Australian Aid International volunteer, so he has experienced all sorts of dangerous situations involving guns, explosions, surgical procedures, combat, sword-play, rioting, and other potentially life-threatening behaviors all over the world. He has been lucky to survive his assignments and hijinks, and here he shares a few cautionary tales so everyone else can learn from his near misses.
Keywords: How to Amputate a Leg and Other Ways to Stay Out of Trouble True Tales from War Zones and Other Disaster Areas Mullins Nathan
Price: $17.00 |
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| Russell, Jerry and Renny: On The Loose
Book Number: 49886
A Sierra Club-Balantine Book 8vo. Softcover. 122pp. Very good. po inscription on ffl. On The Loose is a chronicle of triumph and tragedy, the triumph of gaining an insight about oneself through an understanding of the natural world, the tragedy of seeing the splendor of that world increasingly threatened by men who don't know or don't care. Includes photo's in colour and b&w of Point Reyes, Yosemite, the High Sierra, the Great Basin, Glen Canyon, a few backyards.
Keywords: Trekking throug Nevade, Pacific Shore, Plateau Province of Colorado and Utah
Price: $10.00 |
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