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"Stephanie and Jeremy Puglisi were stressed out, sleep-deprived, and near the end of their rope with infant twins. They had no clear idea of how they could continue to travel with a growing family and full-time jobs. Then they bought a pop-up camper, and their lives changed forever. In See You at the Campground, Stephanie and Jeremy show readers how the open road could be the ticket to a happier, healthier family. From cabin camping to RVs to tents,...
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"The daring book for girls is the manual for everything that girls need to know -- and that doesn't mean sewing buttonholes! Whether its female heroes in history, secret note-passing skills, science projects, friendship bracelets, double dutch, cats cradle, the perfect cartwheel or the eternal mystery of what boys are thinking, this book has it all. But it's not just a guide to giggling at sleepovers -- although that is included, of course! Whether...
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"After a fifteen-year career as a sled dog racer, musher Dave Olesen turned his focus away from competition and set out to fulfill a lifelong dream. Over the course of four successive winters he steered his dogs and sled on long trips away from his remote Northwest Territories homestead, setting out in turn to the four cardinal compass points - south, east, north, and west - and home again to Hoarfrost River. His narrative ranges from the personal...
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A collection of entertainments geared toward boys, containing accounts of famous battles, William Shakespeare quotations, games, and instructions for activities such as building a go-cart, cutting flint heads, making an electromagnet, and folding the "greatest paper airplane in the world."
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An up-to-the-minute survival guide from the creator of Survivorman explores how to stay alive in the wild, in the jungle, in the desert, and in urban disasters.
From the sun-scorched sands of the Kalahari to the snake-infested jungles of the Amazon, Les Stroud has made a life of surviving in the harshest-and most remote-regions on Earth.
Now, the creator, producer, and host of the hit television program Survivorman transfers his decades of knowledge...
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In the wilderness, one false step can make the difference between a delightful respite and a brush with death. On a beautiful summer afternoon in 1998, Dan Stephens, a 22-year-old canoeist, was leading a trip deep into Ontario's Quetico Provincial Park. He stepped into a gap among cedar trees to look for the next portage-and did not return. More than four hours later, Dan awakened with a lump on his head from a fall and stumbled deeper into the woods,...
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"It's a beautiful summer day, and you're ready to try your luck fly fishing in a nearby stream. You wade into the water and cast your line back and forth. Suddenly, a huge trout pulls on your line. Do you have what it takes to reel in that whopper? Now is your chance to learn what you need to know about fly fishing gear, techniques, safety, and more"--P. [4] of cover.
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There and back-what every new backpacker needs to know
A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single book. How to Survive Your First Trip in the Wild bundles up everything you need to prep for your first-ever backpacking adventure-so you can explore the back country with confidence.
Start strong with an essential equipment guide geared toward beginners. Discover how to choose a campsite and follow along with camp setup and breakdown directions....
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"Your long day of tracking has finally paid off. You see an enormous black bear wandering in the trees ahead of you. Do you have what it takes to bring the huge animal down? Now is your chance to learn what you need to know about bear hunting gear, techniques, safety, and more"--P. [4] of cover.
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The Ultimate Wilderness Survival Guide
"If you are serious about survival, this book is required reading." ―Alan Kay, winner of Alone, season 1 (History Channel) and coauthor of Decline and Decay: Strategies for Surviving the Coming Unpleasantness
#1 Bestseller in Caving & Spelunking and Hiking & Camping Instructional
Former Special Forces Operator and Instructor, Joshua Enyart, provides essential skills and a step-by-step wilderness survival...
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From choosing a destination and staying safe to what to cook and doing it on a budget, this guide provides fun advice for tent camping, car camping, and backpacking.
Ever wanted to go camping, but had no idea where to start? Need to unplug, but not sure what to do? Do you have childhood memories of camping bliss, but no idea how to do it on your own? Sleeping Bags to S'mores has you covered!
From two expert writers on camping and backpacking,...
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"It may be cold outside, but you're cozy inside your ice fishing house. You drop your line through the hole you cut in the ice and wait. Your patience is soon rewarded with a forceful tug on your line. Will you be able to reel in your big catch? Now is your chance to learn what you need to know about ice fishing gear, techniques, safety, and more"--P. [4] of cover.
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A follow-up to The Daring Book for Girls contains an original selection of challenges often attributed to male sports or other cultures, in a volume that features introductory guidelines on a range of ideas from learning how to surf and staging April Fools Day pranks to making a labyrinth and understanding the art of the Japanese tea ceremony.
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"For more than a decade, Bear Grylls has introduced TV viewers to the most dramatic wilderness survival situations, through his hit shows such as Man Vs. Wild. Now, with How to Stay Alive, Bear reveals to readers his full toolkit of survival tactics, from everyday basics like avoiding blisters to once-in-a-lifetime events like surviving a kidnapping. Opening with the most essential survival skills--assembling your survival kit, making a fire, building...
20) Ice fishing
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"Describes the equipment, skills, and techniques needed for ice fishing"--Provided by publisher.