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Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk by Buddy Levy
Category: World History
<b>The true, harrowing story of the ill-fated 1913 Canadian Arctic Expedition and the two men who came to define it.</b> In the summer of 1913, the wooden-hulled brigantine <i>Karluk</i> departed Canada for the Arctic Ocean. At the helm was Captain Bob Bartlett, considered the wo ...Show more
No Barriers: A Blind Man's Journey to Kayak the Grand Canyon by Buddy Erik; Levy Weihenmayer
Category: Biography
Erik Weihenmayer is the first and only blind person to summit Mount Everest. When the mountain was finally behind him, his expedition leader slapped him on the back and said something that would affect the course of Erik's life: "Don't make Everest the greatest thing you ever do." No Barriers is Erik's ...Show more
No Barriers (YA Edition) by Erik Weihenmayer; Buddy Levy
Category: Children's Educational
Erik Weihenmayer has a long history of turning obstacles into adventures. Born with a rare condition that blinded him as a teenager, he never let his diagnosis hold him back from a full life. As an athlete, explorer, speaker and activist, he has opened the eyes of people around the world to what's possi ...Show more
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