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The last resort : a chronicle of paradise, profit, and peril at the beach / by Stodola, Sarah,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."With its promise of escape from the strains of everyday life, the beach has a hold on the popular imagination as the ultimate paradise. In The Last Resort, Sarah Stodola dives into the psyche of the beachgoer and gets to the heart of what drives humans to seek out the sand. At the same time, she grapples with the darker realities of resort culture: strangleholds on local economies, reckless construction, erosion of beaches, weighty carbon footprints, and the inevitable overdevelopment and decline that comes with a soaring demand for popular shorelines. The Last Resort weaves Stodola's firsthand travel notes with her exacting journalism in an enthralling report on the past, present, and future of coastal travel. She takes us from Monte Carlo, where the pursuit of pleasure first became part of the beach resort experience, to a village in Fiji that was changed irrevocably by the opening of a single resort; from the overdevelopment that stripped Acapulco of its reputation for exclusivity to Miami Beach, where extreme measures are underway to prevent the barrier island from vanishing into the ocean. In the twenty-first century, beach travel has become central to our globalized world-its culture, economy, and interconnectedness. But with sea levels likely to rise at least 1.5 to 3 feet by the end of this century, beaches will become increasingly difficult to preserve, and many will disappear altogether. What will our last resort be when water begins to fill the lobbies?"--
Subjects: Stodola, Sarah; Beaches; Outdoor recreation; Outdoor recreation; Seaside resorts.; Outdoor recreation;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Will to wild : adventures great and small to change your life / by Stanger, Shelby,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."With her first book, Will to Wild, Shelby shares all she's witnessed and learned in her years covering adventurers. It's the book she wishes she'd had when she first felt the urge to leap from familiar to wild terrain. The one that takes you step-by-step from the first inkling of inspiration for your own wild idea through fear and self-doubt and on to the finish line. In these pages, you will find stories with practical tips and tactics from world-famous rock climbers and ultra-runners, to longtime thru-hikers, surfers, desk jockeys who've figured out how to get off the clock, and even a suburban mom who started teaching women to scale frozen waterfalls in her mid-fifties. Along with Shelby's stories, they will show you how to get unstuck, how to pay attention to "trail signs" that point you toward your adventure, how to face your fears, and what to do when everything goes haywire (which will likely happen, never fear!). With Shelby's characteristic strength and vulnerability, Will to Wild encourages you to break out of your comfort zones, get out into nature, and bring your own wild ideas to life"--
Subjects: Self-help publications.; Adventure and adventurers.; Outdoor life.; Outdoor recreation.; Self-actualization (Psychology); Self-realization.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The great outdoors / by Yav, Yuli.; Bee, Laura.;
A family hikes through a lively forest where there's crunchy leaves to step on, birds to see, and rivers to cross as they enjoy each other's company in the wilderness.
Subjects: Nature fiction.; Stories in rhyme.; Board books.; Nature; Family recreation; Outdoor recreation; Hiking;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Connect with nature : projects to grow, gather, make and do / by Carlile, Anna,author.; Viola Design.;
Includes bibliography.
Subjects: Nature craft.; Decoration and ornament, Rustic.; Nature (Aesthetics); Nature.; Outdoor recreation.; Seasons.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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A little bit of dirt : 55+ science and art activities to reconnect children with nature / by Citro, Asia.;
Includes Internet addresses and indexBursting with creative hands-on outdoor science and art activities, "Little Bit of DIrt" is full of motivation to get outside and exploreLSC
Subjects: Outdoor recreation for children.; Children and the environment.; Nature study;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Outwitting bears : living in bear country / by Brown, Gary;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-202) and index.
Subjects: Bear attacks; Outdoor recreation; Bears;
© c2001., Lyons Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Optimum recreational development in the Lake Simcoe - Couchiching area : a supplementary report of CORTS the Canada-Ontario Rideau-Trent-Severn Study Committee.
Subjects: Waterways; Outdoor recreation; Inland navigation;
© 1973., CORTS,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Tough broad : from boogie boarding to wing walking-how outdoor adventure improves our lives as we age / by Paul, Caroline,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Caroline Paul has always filled her life with adventure: from mountain biking in the Bolivian Andes to pitching a tent, mid-blizzard, on Denali, she has never been a stranger to the exhilaration the outdoors can hold. Yet through it all, she has long wondered, why aren't women, like men, encouraged to keep adventuring into old age? 'Tough Broad' is her quest to understand not just how to live a dynamic life in a changing body, but why we must. She dives deep into the current research on aging, and highlights the results with the stories of women like ninety-three-year-old hiker Dot Fisher-Smith, eighty-year-old scuba diver Louise Wholey, fifty-two-year-old BASE jumper Shawn Brokemond, sixty-four-year-old birdwatcher Virginia Rose, and the many septuagenarian Wave Chasers who boogie board together in the San Diego surf. These women aren't experts. But their experiences and the scientific studies that back them up offer important insight into our own physical and emotional health as we age, showing that growing older is no reason for women to sell themselves short. 'Tough Broad' is a high-spirited call for women to embrace the outdoors, not back away from it, in our fifties, sixties, seventies, and beyond, casting our own futures in a new and dazzling light.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Aging; Older women athletes.; Older women; Older women; Outdoor recreation for women.; Aging;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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This one wild life : a mother-daughter wilderness memoir / by Abdou, Angie,1969-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Disillusioned with overly competitive organized sports and concerned about her lively daughter's growing shyness, author Angie Abdou sets herself a challenge: to hike a peak a week over the summer holidays with Katie. They will bond in nature and discover the glories of outdoor activity. What could go wrong? Well, among other things, it turns out that Angie loves hiking but Katie doesn't. Hilarious, poignant, and deeply felt, This One Wild Life explores parenting and marriage in a summer of unexpected outcomes and growth for both mother and daughter.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Abdou, Angie, 1969-; Mothers and daughters; Outdoor recreation; Nature; Bashfulness in children.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Nous sortons / by Antonie, Joy.;
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Subjects: Loisirs de plein air; Outdoor recreation;
© c2001., Groupe Beauchemin,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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