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- After the North Pole : a story of survival, mythmaking, and melting ice / by Kagge, Erling,author.; Dickson, Kari,translator.; translation of:Kagge, Erling.Nordpolen Natur, myter, eventyrlyst og smeltende is.English.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-343).Throughout recorded human time, few places on Earth have inspired as much fascination as the North Pole. This is an otherworldly place with no latitude and no longitude, a place where the sun rises and stays aloft for six months before setting, plunging the expanse of ice and water into darkness for half a year. Long before we ever journeyed to the North Pole, human beings have wondered what the northernmost point of our planet might be like. It became densely mythologized by writers, thinkers, historians and philosophers across civilizations. Perhaps it was the actual garden of Eden? Or the sunny land of the Hyperboreans, as Herodotus surmised? Only recently did we get to the North Pole -- fending off scurvy, polar bears and frostbite -- to report on its strange wonders. A memoir from the Norwegian explorer recounts his 58-day ski journey to the North Pole, offering a gripping adventure story and a deep reflection on nature, human resilience and the profound significance of this remote region.- Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Kagge, Erling; Adventure and adventurers; Skis and skiing; Survival;
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- Cold victory : a novel / by Marlantes, Karl,author.;
"Helsinki, 1947. Finland teeters between the Soviet Union and the West. Everyone is being watched. A wrong look or a wrong word could end in catastrophe. Natalya Bobrova, from Russia, and Louise Koski, from the United States, are young wives of their country's military attachés. When they meet at an embassy party, their husbands, Arnie and Mikhail, both world-class skiers, drunkenly challenge each other to a friendly-but secret-cross-country wilderness race. Louise is delighted, but Natalya is worried. Stalin and Beria's secret police rule with unforgiving brutality. If news of the race gets out and Mikhail loses, Natalya knows it would mean his death, her imprisonment, and the loss of her two children. Meanwhile, Louise, who is childless, uses the race as an opportunity to raise money for a local orphanage, naive to the danger it will bring to Natalya and her family. Too late to stop Louise's scheme, a horrified Natalya watches as news of the race spreads across the globe as newspapers and politicians spin it as a symbolic battle: freedom versus communism. Desperate to undo her mistake, Louise must reach Arnie to tell him to throw the race and save Mikhail-but how? The two racers are in a world of their own, unreachable in Finland's arctic wilderness."--- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Cross-country ski racing; Diplomats' spouses; Military attachés; Orphanages; Racing; Skiers; Skis and skiing; Wilderness areas;
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- Bookman dead style : a dangerous type mystery / by Shelton, Paige.;
LSC- Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Typewriters; Murder; Ski resorts; Books and reading; Actors;
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- Till death do us port / by Lansing, Kate,1985-author.;
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- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Recipes.; Novels.; Murder; Ski resorts; Wine and wine making; Wineries; Women vintners;
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- Dinos in the snow! / by Wilson, Karma; Rader, Laura;
Dinosaurs enjoy many snow activities, from building snowmen and having snowball fights to skiing and skating.- Subjects: Dinosaurs; Snow; Stories in rhyme;
- © 2005., Little, Brown,
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- Bolʹshai͡a kniga prikli͡ucheniĭ Konni / by Schneider, Liane.; 880-07Supik, Elena.; Wenzel-Bürger, Eva.; Görrissen, Janina.; Container of (expression) :Schneider, Liane.Conni am Schnee.Russian.; Container of (expression) :Schneider, Liane.Connie feiert Weihnachten.Russian.; Container of (expression) :Schneider, Liane.Conni fährt Ski.Russian.; Container of (expression) :Schneider, Liane.Conni backt Pfannkuchen.Russian.;
"Sbornik istoriĭ pro Konni - ėto zimni͡ai͡a kniga, kotorai͡a pomozhet vashemu rebenku statʹ luchshe v Novom godu. Vmeste s Konni malysh nari͡adit elku, vstanet na lyzhi, slepit snegovika i nauchitsi͡a pechʹ vkusnye bliny! A eshche uvidit, kak zavoditʹ novykh druzeĭ i bytʹ samostoi͡atelʹnym."--From www.troykaonline.com.Collection of four Konni stories for winter and celebrating the New Year. Join Konni as she decorates the Christmas tree, learns to ski, build a snowman and make delicious pancakes."Dli͡a chtenii͡a vzroslymi deti͡am"--Colophon.- Subjects: Picture books.; Girls; Snow; New Year; Skis and skiing; Pancakes, waffles, etc.; Families; Winter;
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- The outdoor athlete / by Schurman, Courtenay,1966-; Schurman, Doug,1968-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 284-287) and Internet addresses.LSC- Subjects: Outdoor recreation.; Physical education and training.;
- © c2009., Human Kinetics,
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- Wintervention [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Bervy, Max.; Davenport, Chris.; Harrison, Hugo.; Haskins, Josh.; Mahre, Andy.; Moseley, Jonny,1975-; Vonn, Lindsey.; Shout! Factory (Firm); Warren Miller Productions.;
Narrated by Jonny Moseley and featuring Chris Davenport, Lindsey Vonn, Hugo Harrison, Andy Mahre and Jonny Moseley.Filmed on five continents, learn how to improve your snowboarding and skiing skills. Travel to Antartica, Austria, British Columbia, Georgia, New Zealand, Utah, Alaska and Norway.E.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; NTSC ; Dolby digital 5.1 ; anamorphic widescreen.- Subjects: Cross-country skiing.; Documentary films.; Downhill skiing.; Snowboarding.; Sports films.;
- © c2011., Shout! Factory,
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- The sasquatch and the lumberjack / by Sheridan, Crix.;
Illustrations and sparse text reveal a developing friendship between a sasquatch and a lumberjack, from their first meeting through a year of apple picking, skiing, hiking, and swimming.LSC- Subjects: Friendship; Sasquatch; Loggers;
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- Backcountry / by Goebel, Jenny.;
Still adjusting to life with diabetes, Emily and her diabetic alert dog go on a backcountry ski trip with her dad--but when an avalanche separates her from her father Emily is faced with a struggle for survival, especially after her food and insulin runs out.- Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Labrador retriever; Diabetes; Working dogs; Dogs; Cross-country skiing; Wilderness survival; Adventure and adventurers;
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