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37.

Six continents over five decades [ebook] : an intrepid woman's memoir

Christie, Karen, author.

Publication Date

2022

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SD_ILS:686483

38.

Six continents over five decades : an intrepid woman's memoir

Christie, Karen, author.

Publication Date

2022

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Call Number

910.41 CHR

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SD_ILS:684845

39.

The lost art of being lost

Wheelock, Roger, author.

Publication Date

2022

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910.4 WHE

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SD_ILS:685753

40.

An extravagant life : an autobiography incorporating Blue Water, Green Skipper

Woods, Stuart, author.

Publication Date

2022

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928.154 WOO

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SD_ILS:657077

41.

Lost in the valley of death [large print] : a story of obsession and danger in the Himalayas

Rustad, Harley, author.

Publication Date

2022

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915.49604 RUS

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SD_ILS:657045

42.

All signs point to Paris : a memoir of love, loss, and destiny

Sizlo, Natasha, author.

Publication Date

2022

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944.361 SIZ

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SD_ILS:647649

43.

The man who could move clouds : a memoir

Rojas Contreras, Ingrid, author.

Publication Date

2022

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928.16 ROJ

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SD_ILS:654168

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Cover image for Don't go there [DAISY talking book] : from chernobyl to north korea - one man's quest to lose himself and find everyone else in the world's strangest places

Don't go there [DAISY talking book] : from chernobyl to north korea - one man's quest to lose himself and find everyone else in the world's strangest places

Fletcher, Adam, 1983- author.

Publication Date

2021

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Digital

Call Number

910 FLE

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SD_ILS:727037

45.

Becoming Forrest : one man's epic run across America

Pope, Rob, author.

Publication Date

2021

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796.424 POP

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SD_ILS:641754

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Antarctica's lost aviator [DAISY talking book] : the epic adventure to explore the last frontier on Earth

Maynard, Jeff, author.

Publication Date

2021

Format:

Digital

Call Number

919.89 MAY

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SD_ILS:661354

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Hudson Bay bound : two women, one dog, two thousand miles to the Arctic

Warren, Natalie, author.

Publication Date

2021

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797.12209714 WAR

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SD_ILS:617627

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The sunset route : freight trains, forgiveness, and freedom on the rails in the American West

Quinn, Carrot, author.

Publication Date

2021

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305.48442 QUI

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SD_ILS:627133

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