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  • Fear

    Our Ultimate Challenge

    Explorer and adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes explores the concept of fear, and shows us through his own experiences how we can push our boundaries in everyday life.Sir Ranulph Fiennes has climbed the Eiger and Mount Everest. He's crossed both Poles on foot. He's been a member of the SAS and fought a bloody guerrilla war in Oman. And yet he confesses that his fear of heights is so great that he'd ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Zimbabwe

    by Paul Murray ...
    As political tension relaxes, wildlife enthusiasts and curious tourists are returning to Zimbabwe. With some of the finest national parks in Africa, the country is blessed with stunning landscapes and an abundance of wildlife. The mighty Zambezi River offers adventure holidays, and Victoria Falls will leave visitors breathless, while the range of birdlife draws enthusiasts year-round. Game viewing ... Read more

    $29.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • House of Snow

    An Anthology of the Greatest Writing About Nepal

    Edited by Ellen Parnavelas ...
    A ground-breaking collection of stories, poems and articles about Nepal covering the length and breadth of this enchanting nation and its people.'If you want a book in English that tells you about Nepalese thinking, and gives a taste of the country's contemporary literature, you could hardly do better than House of Snow' Daily Telegraph'One of the finest books I have read this year' Nudge Books'A ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Shackleton

    Explorer. Leader. Legend.

    Discover the exhilarating true story of Ernest Shackleton's legendary Antarctic expeditionTold through the words of the world's greatest living explorer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes - one of the only men to understand his experience first-hand . . .'For anyone with a passion for polar exploration, this is a must read' NEW YORK TIMES'THE definitive book on Shackleton and no one could have done it better . ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • The Snow Geese

    The award-winning nature writing classic

    Series series
    Winner of the Hawthornden Prize and a Somerset Maugham AwardShortlisted for the Samuel Johnson PrizeI had attached myself to the birds. I couldn't move on until the birds moved on, and the birds couldn't move on without the spring.One winter, after an enforced period of recuperation, William Fiennes finds himself restless and yearning for adventure. He travels to Texas, where he begins a quest to ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD

  • Moods of Future Joys

    Around the World by Bike Part One: From England to South Africa

    An updated edition including new color photographs and a new afterword looking back at the journeyAlastair Humphreys' around-the-world journey of 46,000 miles was an old-fashioned adventure: long, lonely, low-budget, and spontaneous. Cycling across five continents and sailing over the oceans, his ride took four years to complete, on a tiny budget of hoarded student loans. Here is the story of the ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Climb Your Mountain

    Everyday lessons from an extraordinary life

    'Life is too short to waste time on second-class ambitions. Go for the big ones.'Now in his late seventies, Sir Ranulph Fiennes looks back on a lifetime of exploration, and draws powerful, inspiring lessons that we can all use when faced by the tribulations of everyday life.Having crossed both Polar ice caps on foot, climbed Everest and the Eiger, served in the SAS and circumnavigated the world ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Oak and Ash and Thorn

    The Ancient Woods and New Forests of Britain

    by Peter Fiennes ...
    Dazzling, passionate nature writing – a celebration of Britain’s woods and forests and a rousing call to fight for themA Guardian Best Nature Book of the Year'I loved it.' Tom Holland, co-host of The Rest is HistoryThe magic and mystery of the woods are embedded in culture, from ancient folklore to modern literature. They offer us refuge: a place to play, a place to think. They are the generous ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • A Thing of Beauty

    Travels in Mythical and Modern Greece

    by Peter Fiennes ...
    What do the Greek myths mean to us today?A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE YEARLONGLISTED FOR THE ANGLO-HELLENIC LEAGUE RUNCIMAN AWARD 2022‘Peter Fiennes’s road trip around Greece [is] engagingly described.’ Mary Beard, author of SPQRIt’s now a golden age for these tales – they crop up in novels, films and popular culture. But what’s the modern relevance of Theseus, Hera and Pandora... ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • SAS Zero Hour

    The Secret Origins of the Special Air Service

    The historian and author of Postwar Counterinsurgency and the SAS reveals the full story of how the Special Air Service Regiment began during WWII.Britain's elite Special Air Service Regiment is one of the most revered special-ops units in the world. Its high-profile operations include the storming of the Iranian Embassy in London in 1980 and the hunt for Osama bin Laden in southern Afghanistan ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • En Route

    A Journey Through France in the Company of Great Writers

    by Peter Fiennes ...
    From the Côte d’Azur to the cliffs of Normandy, along the banks of the Seine to the Alps, this is the ultimate literary tour of France.In this sparkling new narrative—traveling in a loop around France, from Le Havre to Paris—Peter Fiennes explores France’s sense of its own people, place, and identity through some of its greatest writers and artists. Moving between the centuries, from the Arthurian ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

  • Riding the Outlaw Trail

    An Eye Classic

    Series series Eye Classics
    Two men retrace the notorious pair's footsteps, covering thousands of miles of hazardous country on horseback and discovering how little has changed from the saddle in the last 100 yearsButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the last of the legendary outlaws, were captured on daguerreotype, romanced in fiction, and immortalized on film by Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Simon Casson sets out on ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus