women adventurers

When globe trotting troublemaker Delilah Dirk and her friend Selim are accused of espionage against the British crown, they must clear their names, even if it means returning to respectability.

When globe trotting troublemaker Delilah Dirk and her friend Selim are accused of espionage against the British crown, they must clear their names, even if it means returning to respectability.

"Why should girls miss out on the joy of adventure? They can jump off rocks, swing on ropes, and climb trees just as well as boys can. But girls often allow fear to stand in their way. 'In The Gutsy Girl,' author Caroline Paul emboldens girls to seek out a life of exhilaration..."--Provided by publisher.

Felicity Aston, physicist and meteorologist, took two months off from all human contact as she became the first woman -- and only the third person in history - to ski across the entire continent of Antarctica alone. She did it with the simple apparatus of cross-country, without the aids used by her prededecessors - two Norwegian men -- each of whom employed either parasails or kites. Aston's journey across the ice at the bottom of the world asked of her the extremes in terms of mental and physical bravery, as she faced the risks of hypothermia and unseen cracks buried in the snow so large they might engulf her. She had to deal with her emotional vulnerability in face of the constant bombardment of hallucinations, brought on by the vast sea of whiteness which caused the lack of stimulation to her senses, as she faced what is tantamount to a form of solitary confinement.

Presents the achievements of twelve women who overcame adversity and ignored conventions to become notable adventurers, including Amelia Earhart, Margaret Bourke-White, and Gertrude Ederle.

Tells the stories of over eighty women explorers and adventurers who challenged the physical and social limitations of their times to expand the world's body of knowledge, including tenth-century Viking Unn the Deep Minded, botanical painter Anna Maria Sibylla Merian, and aviator Beryl Markham.

"Lovable ne'er-do-well Delilah Dirk is an Indiana Jones for the 19th century. She has traveled to Japan, Indonesia, France, and even the New World. Using the skills she's picked up on the way, Delilah's adventures continue as she plots to rob a rich and corrupt Sultan in Constantinople. With the aid of her flying boat and her newfound friend, Selim, she evades the Sultan's guards, leaves angry pirates in the dust, and fights her way through the countryside"--Amazon.com.

Profiles seven adventurous women who explored the world during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Six stories of American women who defied social convention to undertake dangerous adventures.

Jennifer Baggett, Holly Corbett, and Amanda Pressner feel lost. At a crossroads in life they feel the pressure to hit standardized milestones: score a big promotion, find a soul mate, have 2.2 kids and all before they reach their early thirties. Unable to find perspective in fast-paced Manhattan, the three quit their jobs, leave friends behind, and make a pact to travel the globe together for a year. Journeying 60,000 miles across four continents and more than a dozen countries, they experience every adventure and experience the world has to offer. Along the way they find themselves as well as lifelong friendship.