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• Winterdance

  the Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod

  Paulsen, Gary,

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  Well renowned children’s author Gary Paulsen tackles the Iditarod, a grueling 1150 mile dog sled race across Alaska.

• The River of Doubt

  Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey

  Millard, Candice

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  After losing the presidential election, Theodore Roosevelt takes the next most logical course of action; he sets off to explore the Amazon rainforest!

• Madhouse at the End of the Earth

  the Belgica's Journey Into the Dark Antarctic Night

  Sancton, Julian,

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  The stakes couldn’t be higher when an exploration ship, the SS Belgica, becomes trapped in the ice south of the Antarctic circle.

• 438 Days

  An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

  Franklin, Jonathan, 1964-

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  Despite being set adrift in an open-sided fishing boat, Salvador Alvarenga managed to survive (mostly) alone in the Pacific Ocean for 14 months.

• In the Heart of the Sea

  the Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

  Philbrick, Nathaniel,

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  The only thing worse than being stranded at sea is being stranded at sea after being attacked by a whale.

• 127 Hours

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  Experienced hiker Aaron Ralston learns a very hard lesson when he becomes trapped by a falling boulder in remote Utah.

• Alone

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  Each season, 10 survival experts put their skills to the test in this bare-bones reality show where they face some of nature’s most unforgiving environments.

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