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"An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knocks us down. Sometimes you slip through the cracks: unforeseen circumstances like an abrupt illness, the death of a loved one, a break up, or a job loss can derail a life. These periods of dislocation can be lonely and unexpected. For May, her husband fell ill, her son stopped attending school, and her own medical issues led her to leave a demanding...
2) The deep end
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Diary of a wimpy kid volume 15
Language
English
Description
On their a cross-country camping trip, Greg Heffley and his family find themselves stranded at an RV park that's not exactly a summertime paradise and when the skies open up and the water starts to rise, the Heffleys wonder if they can save their vacation--or if they're already in too deep.
3) Heartbreaker
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English
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While vacationing in Utah’s mountain wilderness, Lynn Nelson suddenly finds herself having to deal with her teenage daughter Rory’s raging hormones. The object of Rory’s passion is their guide, drop-dead gorgeous Jess Feldman, a man the divorced Lynn instinctively distrusts, even as she shields herself from his blazing baby blues. But after Lynn and Rory fall off a cliff of sheared rock, Jess becomes their only hope. Risking his...
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With wit, heartwarming stories and a keen insight into new and exciting ways to see both the past and the future of the country, the actor, writer and woodworker takes a literary journey to America's frontier to celebrate the people and landscape that have made it great.
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English
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Haines, Alaska--accessible by water or air--has no traffic light and no mail delivery, and funerals are community affairs. Lende posts the obituaries and the social column for the local newspaper, and if anyone knows the goings-on in this close-knit town, she does.
6) Woodsong
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English
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For a rugged outdoor man and his family, life in northern Minnesota is a wild experience involving wolves, deer, and the sled dogs that make their way of life possible. Includes an account of the author's first Iditarod, a dogsled race across Alaska.
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English
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[In this book, the author] explores the true story of Eustace Conway, who left his comfortable suburban home at the age of seventeen to move into the Appalachian Mountains, where for the last twenty years he has lived, making fire with sticks, wearing skins from animals he trapped, and living off the land. A charismatic and romantic figure, both brilliant and tormented, brave and contradictory, restless and ambitious, Conway has always seen himself...
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Lyons Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"A charming and delightful reminiscence of growing up loving the woods and waters and fields and fauna of Massachusetts by Michael Tougias, New York Times bestselling author of The Finest Hours, Overboard!, and Fatal Forecast"--
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Publisher
Collins
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
vi, 373 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
From the creator of the hit show Survivorman, the classic guide to surviving in the wild.
From the sun-scorched sands of the Kalahari to the snake-infested jungles of the Amazon, Les Stroud has made a life of surviving in the harshest-and most remote-regions on Earth.
Now, the creator, producer, and host of the hit television program Survivorman transfers his decades of knowledge and experience to the pages of Survive!, a practical guide that...
13) Yes, let's
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Publisher
Tanglewood Publishing
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Relates, through illustrations and simple, rhyming text, a family's day in the woods, including a hike, swimming, and a picnic.
14) Traveler's joy
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Publisher
Ash Tree Pub
Pub. Date
c1994
Physical Desc
244 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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English
Author
Publisher
Boston Mills Press
Language
English
Description
"Let a professional show you how to plan your trip properly, whether for a day or a few weeks: how to take only what you need and pack it to best effect, how to read a map and compass, select a campsite, stake a tent, beat the bugs, build a fire, cook a camp meal, ward of unwanted wildlife, paddle a canoe or kayak, camp with kids and dogs, administer first aid, photograph a landscape and much, much more"--P. [4] of cover.
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NCircle Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 66 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Join Huckle Cat and his friends and family on their zany adventures.
For generations, Richard Scarry has entertained and educated children with the beloved characters of Busytown, including Huckle and Sally Cat, Lowly Worm and Hilda Hippo. Now the whole gang's here and they are all having The best outside fun ever in their new DVD adventure!
17) Winter holiday
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English
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Follows the adventures of two groups of children who spend a winter holiday by a great lake next to the mountains.
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Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
240 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"...[S]hares the stories of women on unforgettable journeys -- women who live out of vans, trucks, and vintage trailers, exploring wild landscapes, cooking meals over campfires, and sleeping under the stars...[A] celebration of female courage, self-reliance, and self-discovery..." -- Page 4 of cover.
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st Francis Lincoln ed.
Physical Desc
159 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Shares numerous out-of-doors or outdoor-inspired projects for families with children between the ages of ten and fourteen, in a guide that provides instructions for a variety of survival and camping skills from building a fire and constructing a shelter to foraging for food and cooking outdoors.
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