You Are Here summer book
list #3 is Non-Fiction Travel, or true tales of travels around the world. Place a hold on one of the books below by clicking on the title, which
will take you to the online catalog. You will need your library card barcode, and your PIN (last 4 digits of your telephone number).
TAKE A TRUE TALES JOURNEY
by Glynis Ridley, 2010.
In a deeply researched and engagingly written narrative of
science, adventure, love, and a voyage of discovery,
Ridley tells the true story of Jeanne Baret, the first woman to
circumnavigate the globe.
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, by Alfred Lansing, 1959.
An account of an astonishing feat
of exploration and human courage. In August of 1914, the
British ship, Endurance, set sail for the South Atlantic. In October,
1915, still half a continent away from its intended base, the ship was
trapped, then crushed in the ice. For five months, Sir Ernest Shackleton
and his men, were castaways, drifting on ice packs.
edited by Mark Pearson and Martin Westerman, 2004.
A collection of short essays by students who made the trek across the ocean in search of
adventures. Maps.
Greasy Rider: Two Dudes, One Fry-Oil-Powered Car, and a Cross-Country Search for a Greener Future, by Greg Melville, 2008.
The quest: to be the first people to drive cross-country in a french-fry
car. Part adventure, part investigation, of what we're doing (or not
doing) to preserve the planet. Upbeat, funny, and full of surprising
information.
by writer & artist, Sarah Glidden, 2010.
A graphic memoir that chronicles the author's Israeli government sponsored
trip through Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, the Golan Heights, and Masada and a
non-chaperoned trip into the West Bank.
An Indian Winter, by Russell Freedman, 1992.
The experiences of a German prince, his servant, and a
young Swiss artist as they traveled through the Missouri River Valley in
1833 learning about the territory and its inhabitants.
by Jon Krakauer, 1997.
The story of a disastrous
expedition that claimed the lives of eight climbers. Krakauer describes his spring 1996 trek to Mt. Everest, and explains why he
survived.
by Emmanuel Guibert, 2009.
In 1986, Afghanistan was torn apart by a
war with the Soviet Union. This graphic novel/photo-journal is a record
of one reporter’s arduous & dangerous journey through Afghanistan,
accompanying the Doctors Without Borders.
edited by Lisa Johnson, 2003.
Backpackers on their first visit to
Europe tell it like it really is. They describe crossing the language
barrier in Corfu, meeting locals in Prague, hostel life in
London, finding love in Paris & overindulging in Greece.
by Casey Scieszka, 2011.
Covers the nearly two-year odyssey that Casey & Steven embarked on,
after graduating from college in 2006. Explores each nation's language,
politics, traditions, & food. Illustrated by Steven Weinberg.
by Skye Moody, 2006.
The travels of marine debris. From rubber ducks and beeswax to refrigerators and dead whales.
by Andrew Mueller, 2007.
Wanting to find out why people in ravaged-torn countries
turned to war as a resolution, a rock journalist heads to
Kabul, Belfast, Gaza, and other war-ridden nations to get the stories straight from the source.
