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The Boat Who Wouldn't Float

Farley Mowat

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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 29 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Mowat at his best 5 out of 5 stars.
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Worth reading for Mowat's explanation of the three cardinal tenets of rum drinking in Newfoundland alone.

The boat that wouldn't float 5 out of 5 stars.
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Great read...laughed myself nearly to death! You NUST read it if you've ever sailed a boat or visited Newfoundland or the Eastern provences.

Excellent book! 5 out of 5 stars.
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The only thing that would have made this book better is if I could have shared it with my boat loving dad before he passed away. This book made me so nostalgic for the old tugs my dad bought and struggled with and rarely got past the breakwater at the marina with. I learned all my best cuss words on those weekends on the boats.

Mowats memoir of his time with the Happy Adventure made me laugh. Made me happy and reminded me why I only ride ferry boats and cruise ships.

I plan to read many of his other works and look forward to learning more of his adventures.

Mowat is terrific! 5 out of 5 stars.
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If you are an out-of-doors person, love humor and rum, Mowat is your kind of read. You will love everyone of his books no matter what the title is.

Hilarious Light-Hearted Romp 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is exactly the kind of book I like to read, light hearted, funny, true storytelling. If you like the sea and you like having a chuckle over the antics of others this is a great book for you.

Mean and Lowly Things: Snakes, Science, and Survival in the Congo

Kate Jackson

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Total reviews: 11 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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In 2005 Kate Jackson ventured into the remote swamp forests of the northern Congo to collect reptiles and amphibians. Her camping equipment was rudimentary, her knowledge of Congolese customs even more so. She knew how to string a net and set a pitfall trap, but she never imagined the physical and cultural difficulties that awaited her.

Culled from the mud-spattered pages of her journals, Mean and Lowly Things reads like a fast-paced adventure story. It is Jackson’s unvarnished account of her research on the front lines of the global biodiversity crisis—coping with interminable delays in obtaining permits, learning to outrun advancing army ants, subsisting on a diet of Spam and manioc, and ultimately falling in love with the strangely beautiful flooded forest.

The reptile fauna of the Republic of Congo was all but undescribed, and Jackson’s mission was to carry out the most basic study of the amphibians and reptiles of the swamp forest: to create a simple list of the species that exist there—a crucial first step toward efforts to protect them. When the snakes evaded her carefully set traps, Jackson enlisted people from the villages to bring her specimens. She trained her guide to tag frogs and skinks and to fix them in formalin. As her expensive camera rusted and her Western soap melted, Jackson learned what it took to swim with the snakes—and that there’s a right way and a wrong way to get a baby cobra out of a bottle.

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Out There

Ted Kerasote

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Total reviews: 8 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

WINNER, 2004 NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD! (Outdoor Literature) Who hasnt wanted to get away from cell phones, e-mail, roads, and traffic? And what better place to escape our wired world than the far northwestern corner of Canadas Northwest Territories and a river that flows through uninhabited country, 400 miles to the Arctic Ocean. But what if your canoeing partner brings along a satellite phone to use in case of an emergency? And, struck by the novelty of anywhere-on-earth communication, he proceeds to use the phone to check in with his law office, his wife, kids, sisters, father, and friends? Noted wilderness traveler and author Ted Kerasote deals with just such a situation as he journeys along the Horton River through the largest ice-free, roadless area left on Earth, a stunning wilderness of grizzly bears, caribou, and migrating birds. Between navigating rapids, slipping around musk ox and grizzlies, and being pinned down by Arctic storms, the two friends prod each other into a finer understanding of love, marriage, parenting, and the meaning of solitude in an increasingly wired world. Contrasting his own experiences with those of the regions earliest explorers--Sir John Franklin and Vilhjalmur Stefansson--Kerasote provides a compelling and humorous take on how travelers from any age adjust to being away from their civilizations and how getting "out there" has inevitably changed but has also remained the same--especially if you shut off the phone.

The Curve of Time: The Classic Memoir of a Woman and Her Children Who Explored the Coastal Waters of the Pacific Northwest (Adventura Books)

M. Wylie Blanchet

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Total reviews: 8 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

A bit of history, a bit of philosophy, a bit of adventure. 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book was highly recommended to me by a friend who has cruised the Inside Passage and explored the islets of British Columbia and Alaska for the past 15 years. Many beautiful places are vividly described by Ms.'Capi' Blanchet. The lasting impression is the feeling of having spent time as a companion to the author and her children as they experience the adventure of travel and exploration as they cruise far from home in their small boat, in the 1930's. I enjoyed meeting unique people like 'Mike' - the knowledgeable recluse who expresses much of what must be the authors own philosopy of life. Altogether this little book is a bit of history, a bit of philosophy, and a bit of adventure. I didn't want it to end.

Editorial Review:

After her husband died in 1927, leaving her with five small children, everyone expected the struggles of single motherhood on a remote island to overcome M. Wylie Blanchet. Instead, this courageous woman became one of the pioneers of “family travel,” acting as both mother and captain of the twenty-five-foot boat that became her family’s home during the long Northwest summers. Blanchet’s lyrically written account reads like fantastic fiction, but her adventures are all very real. There are dangers—rough water, bad weather, wild animals—but there are also the quiet respect and deep peace of a woman teaching her children the wonder and awesome depth of the natural world. “Filled with observations on natural history and the wonders of the wild, (Blanchet's) prose, like the waterfall she describes, sings.”—Kliatt

Lonely Planet Washington, Oregon & the Pacific Northwest (Lonely Planet Travel Guides)

Sandra Bao

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Yet Another Great Book About The Pacific Northwest 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 6 people found this review helpful.

LONELY PLANET WASHINGTON, OREGON, AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST is yet another great book covering the highly bountiful Pacific Northwestern region of the United States, as well as British Columbia in Canada. Although it lacks extensive coverage of media options for each major city in the region, that's more than compensated for by in-depth descriptions of sightseeing, dining, and outdoor activities, as well as discussion of local vernaculars. This is a book that no one who enjoys traveling should be without.

I need a magnifying glass to read the contents inside! 3 out of 5 stars.
3 of 22 people found this review helpful.

Why is Lonely Planet making the text so terribly small when us boomers can no longer see this tiny print without strong glasses with books like this one? They should be helping us since we are the ones who travel most.

Please reader,s let's get them to increase the size instead of decreasing,

Excellent Companion 4 out of 5 stars.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.

This and Fodor's Pacific Northwest served well as our guides to the Oregon & Washington coasts for three weeks. As longtime AAA (autoclub) members we still carry and occasionally refer to their guidebooks; but, prefer Lonely Planet & Fodor's.

Editorial Review:

Comprehensive coverage of outdoor activities and extended itineraries chapter for those travelling aroung the area.

Bicycling the Pacific Coast: A Complete Route Guide, Canada to Mexico

Tom Kirkendall, Vicky Spring

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Total reviews: 21 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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More than a meticulously detailed route, this is an adventure highlighting what to see and explore along the way.

*Bike the coast in one trip or four separate adventures *Road directions, points of interest, and available restrooms and provisions all built into daily mileage logs *Elevation profiles and new Table of Essentials overview for each day's ride *More than 50,000 copies sold in previous editions

From Vancouver, B.C. to the Mexican border, Tom Kirkendall and Vicky Spring guide you turn by turn along the length of Pacific Coast Bicycle Route-all 1816.5 miles. These forty-two suggested daily itineraries (averaging 53 miles each) begin and end at campsites.

Everything you need to know about each day's ride is included: from tunnel- riding strategies to where to buy a new derailer, from one-of-a-kind museums along the way to side trips to lonely lighthouses and towering sand dunes. New to this edition is a quick-glance Table of Essentials for each daily itinerary, listing availability of bike shops, beach access, hiking trails, youth hostels, and activities.

Frommer's Vancouver & Victoria 2008: with coverage of Whistler (Frommer's Complete)

Donald Olson

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Excellent tour book of Vancouver and Victoria! 5 out of 5 stars.
5 of 6 people found this review helpful.

This book has been very helpful in planning our trip to Victoria and Vancouver Island! Excellent recommendations for restaurants and hotels.
If you are planning a trip to this area, this is the book to help you see it all! Many Thanks

Editorial Review:

Thoroughly updated every year (unlike most of the competition), Frommer’s Vancouver & Victoria features gorgeous color photos of the sights and experiences that await you. The guide is meticulously researched by local residents, who share their favorite finds in these two crown jewels of British Columbia.

You’ll find great places to stay for every taste and budget, from elegant harborside hotels to family-friendly inns, and the latest on dining, from innovative Pacific Rim cuisine to traditional fish 'n' chips. You’ll discover spectacular gardens, colorful neighborhoods, art galleries, beaches, and more—with detailed maps, city strolls, sizzling nightlife, and ferry trips to nearby islands. Also featured are fabulous side trips, including skiing at Whistler, and great places for whale watching, hiking, sea kayaking, and more. You'll also get a handy color map of Vancouver and Victoria.

Honey, Let's Get a Boat... A Cruising Adventure of America's Great Loop

Ron Stob, Eva Stob

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Total reviews: 24 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

This is the story of a couple's travels on a forty-foot trawler cruising 6300 miles and 145 locks around the eastern part of North America known as America's Great Loop or the Great Circle Cruise. Their nautical ineptitude is evident from the beginning, but pulling from their personal and collective strengths, the authors overcome doubt, a lack of experience, and real and imagined horrors. The odyssey is told the way life hands out its adventures -- sometimes humorously, sometimes tragically, but always memorably. The writing is light and appealing, but there is a serious strain running through the book for those who relish history and descriptions of the landscape. Astute and attentive to detail, they chronicled events and kept an account of expenses, equipment and charting. As a result, the appendix/guidebook is worth the price of the book for anyone interested in planning their cruise. Topics include necessary charts and guidebooks, information on locks, sett! ing an itinerary, resource addresses and websites, details on equipment and the best place to be educated about boating. The book has full-color inserts with black and white photographs interspersed throughout.

Canada (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

DK Publishing

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Total reviews: 8 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Not Perfect! 3 out of 5 stars.
1 of 4 people found this review helpful.

This is a very attractive book with lots good pictures and information on countryside, historical sites and so such. However, it contains almost nothing on modern Canada and its cities and also doesn't have much information on Northern Canada. This book is fine for the tourist who only wishes to see historic buildings and Niagra Falls but not very good anyone else. The maps and and information on accomadation, restaurants and so on is also not particularly good, as with most Eyewitness guides.

Instead of travelling - almost like travelling 5 out of 5 stars.
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I have just recently received this book and went through it and of course liked it a lot. I was in Toronto,Montreal, Niagra Falls and it was so nice to go through those places through the book and also checking the other places where I had no chance to go. I like these Eyewitness travel guides how they are build , they give a nice overview on a country or city and of course the lovely photoes and drawings those help a lot.
This is my 32.nd book from this travel guide series and I was not disappointed by buying this one also.

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Features: Newfoundland, Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Montreal, Quebec City, the St. Lawrence River, Quebec, Toronto, Ottawa, Eastern Ontario, the Great Lakes, Central Canada, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, the Rocky Mountains, British Columbia, and Northern Canada.

So, You Want to Be Canadian: All About the Most Fascinating People in the World and the Magical Place They Call Home

Kerry Colburn, Rob Sorensen

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Total reviews: 15 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

cute but a little light on content 3 out of 5 stars.
4 of 7 people found this review helpful.

If you're looking for a humorous quick read this book will suffice. However, its not going to make you go "yep that's me" or "I recognize that" as much as others of the genre might

Schmaltzy love letter to Canada 2 out of 5 stars.
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This book could have been a lot better than it was. I thought it was going to have at least a little bite to it, but instead, every page broadcasted the same (incredibly inoffensive) message: "I love Canada!!! YAY!!!"

I love Canada too, but there are a lot of silly (and stupid) things about the country as well. If this book had shown more of the silly things, this would have been a much better buy.

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So, you want to be Canadian? Who doesn't these days? Canucks are enjoying a major renaissance in attention, from their enlightened social policies to their wild and wooly pop culture. This playful, trivia-packed book is a long-overdue celebration of all things Canadian, from the mysteries of "eh?" to the difference between an Ogo Pogo and a Windingo to how to prepare moose stroganoff (mmm!). Featuring a dreamy list of Canadian hotties, a toe-tapping roundup of Canadian smash hit songs, a handy Canadian American translator, and pointers on how to eat, dress, and apologize like a Canadian if you weren't lucky enough to be born a Canuck, So, You Want to Be Canadian demonstrates once and for all why Canada is so cool (formerly just cold).