"The Vasylenko family are all adventurers who love wild places and wild things. All, that is, except young Oktober. He also dreams of adventure, but it's the kind that takes place between the pages of a book, indoors, where it's safe and warm. Unlike the rest of his family, he dreads venturing out where it's cold, wet, and home to a creature he calls the Wilderness. His father assures him the wilderness isn't a monster, but out there, Oktober can...

"Read about the 'Thirty Mile Fire,' a rescue in a redwood forest, how text messaging save stranded snowmobilers, a heroic dog on Mount Hood, and a rescue on the Appalachian Trail"--Provided by publisher.

Elizabeth Middleton leaves a comfortable life in 18th century England to join her father in a remote American outpost planning to teach school. However, she soon realises that her father intends to marry her off to the local doctor. In the meantime she falls in love and elopes with an adventurer raised by the Mohawks.The doctor, however, refuses to give her up and pursues them.

"Through fascinating true stories and illuminating photos, learn how people live in--and make it out of--the wilderness to survive against all odds! Additional features include a table of contents, informative sidebars, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author"--Publisher description.

The four bears finally arrive at the legendary Last Great Wilderness, thinking it is the end of their long journey, but they discover that their true mission has really just begun.

Carrying only basic camping equipment and a collection of the world's great spiritual writings, Belden C. Lane embarks on solitary spiritual treks through the Ozarks and across the American Southwest. For companions, he has only such teachers as Rumi, John of the Cross, Hildegard of Bingen, Dag Hammarskjöld, and Thomas Merton, and as he walks, he engages their writings with the natural wonders he encounters--Bell Mountain Wilderness with Søren Kierkegaard,...