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Edge of the Ledge
A Memoir of Adventures Lived and Lessons Learned
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One day, age four, I opened the door of our house, closed it quietly, and started walking. All by myself. I walked and walked. I looked at each house, at the trees, the grass, the swings, at the occasional person going by. I walked right past the...
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Travels in an Upside-Down World
A Memoir of time spent in the People's Republic of China
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This is a book about discovering China from both historical and personal perspectives. It covers a five-year- period from 1984, when China's modernizations were just taking hold, to 1989 and the student-led Tiananmen protest that culminated in a...
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Tiptoe to Last Lake
Tales of adventure, mischief and brotherly love
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Tiptoe to Last Lake is a vibrant, humorous and heartfelt account of one man’s odyssey to reach all 236 named lakes of Whiteshell Provincial Park in Manitoba. Over 14 years, surpassing 2400 kilometers of challenging terrain, weather, and...
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Taking the High Road Across Scotland
A Post-retirement Stroll from Glasgow to Inverness
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Highland cattle are very photogenic, but you have to look out for those long, curvy horns. After a longer than anticipated break due to COVID-19, in September 2022, almost four years after they began their Coast to Coast Walk across England—and...
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A 1960s Global Odyssey
Around the World in 80 Months
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During the turbulent 1960s, when much of the Western world was undergoing social upheaval and unrest, and years before computers, GPS, smartphones and modern-day guidebooks, two young men set off from their native England to work their way around...
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South America by Motorcycle
From Ottawa to Ushuaia
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After a health scare, Terrence and his wife Isabelle retired from teaching to travel the Americas on their two motorcycles; South America came first. They planned to ride from Ottawa, Canada to a port on the Antarctic Ocean called Ushuaia, the...
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Positively Canadian
A Fun Guide to Canadian Language, Culture and History
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To know more interesting things about this great country of Canada… Come take an informal walk with the author across each territory and province. The conversational writing style makes it totally readable and delightfully entertaining. Enjoy...
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Prairie Roots and Wings
Memoirs of Growing up in the Red River Valley
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Captivating and stunning photographs will inspire as you follow Philippe in his many worldly adventures and moments! Prairie Roots and Wings is not only Philippe Sabourin’s memoir of growing up in the Red River Valley, it is a call to action to...
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The Family that Conquered Everest
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An awe-inspiring true story that takes the reader on a remarkable family journey from the flatlands of suburbia to the top of the world. Climbing Mount Everest is one of humanity's greatest feats of physical, emotional and psychological...
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Freedom Walk
Following Hadrian's Wall Path Across England
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Can you ever break free from the patterns of life? Are you really stuck with no choices? What would happen if you were diagnosed with a terminal illness? Would you find a way to change your life, even if you didn’t know how much time you had...
