Biographies of Extraordinary Accomplishments

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Capturing the romance and risk of extreme big-mountain skiing, this nonfiction adventure follows 15-year-old Kye...Read more

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Account by the first woman to win the Iditarod. Explores the history of the trail and celebrates the frontiersmen...Read more

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I am a Climber, and an Incidental Photographer, writes Ed Viesturs at the start of this stunning expedition to the...Read more

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Matthew Henson was not meant to lead an ordinary life. His dreams had sails. They took him from the port of...Read more

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In 1988, at the age of 50, Helen Thayer became the first woman in the world to travel on foot to the magnetic North...Read more

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From the icy plains of the Arctic to the glacial wilderness of the Antarctic, Neville Shulman embarked on two epic...Read more

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Describes the journey of Ann Bancroft and Liv Arnesen, who in 2000 became the first women to ski across the...Read more

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Two middle-aged schoolteachers, an American and a Norwegian, set out in November 2000 to become the first women to...Read more

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