New York Times BestsellerFrom the author of You Are Mighty, a real-life derring-do woman, a collection of exhilarating stories, activities, and tips to inspire girls to pursue a life of adventure ...
"I am sitting in the real estate office in our local town, Dogliani, in Piemonte, Italy, seven months pregnant, while Luigi, the short stout Italian realtor explains in slow English that our Sicili...
From a real-life derring-do woman, exhilarating stories, activities, and tips to inspire girls to pursue a life of adventure and excitement. Why should girls miss out on the joy of adventure? They ...
Kenton Cool is the finest alpine climber of this generation. His accomplishments are staggering. He has summited Everest twelve times. He is the first person in history to climb the three Everest p...
From the ancient Appalachians to the high Sierra, mountains have always symbolized wilderness for Americans. Susan Schrepfer unfolds the history of our fascination with high peaks and rugged terrai...
"You have Parkinson's disease" transformed Nan Little from a Person into a Person with Parkinson's, setting her squarely on a life path leading inexorably to physical and mental deterioration marke...
From small-town Kansas boy to adventure-junkie extraordinaire to respected mountaineer, this funky and funny read traces Skip Yowell's (Co-Founder of JanSport) unorthodox journey to the top of the ...
I will die up here in the high mountains, she thought. And be like Solanda, Mother's old friend, who vanished as the deer vanish.(A demon tricked me by looking like a boy)."You climb too high," the...
I will die up here in the high mountains, she thought. And be like Solanda, Mother's old friend, who vanished as the deer vanish.(A demon tricked me by looking like a boy)."You climb too high," the...
Chapter One Family and Children with Kit, Age Seven, at the Beach We would climb the highest dune, from there to gaze and come down: the ocean was performing; we contributed our climb. Waves leapfr...
Written with verve and enthusiasm, Higher Calling explores why mountains have such a magnetic appeal to cyclists the world over. But Max Leonard, himself an accomplished amateur cyclist, does not f...
Un lugar m gico en las nubes. Una hero na un poco curiosa. Y la aventura de su vida. En lo alto de las monta as suizas hay un gran hotel cuyos mejores d as de gloria, sin duda, han quedado atr s. C...
This is a special book about special people-Winners. Their attitudes can change the status quo; their fortitude helps them to climb mountains and endure tremendous burdens; they set their eyes on t...