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Stanley: Sorcerer's Apprentice
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This is the second volume of Frank McLynn's biography of Henry Morton Stanley. It covers the years 1877 to 1904. During this period of his life King Leopold II of...
Stanley: The Impossible Life of Africa's Greatest Explorer
"A magnificent new life . . .[and]a superb adventure story. . . . There have been many biographies of Stanley, but Jeal's is the most felicitous, the best informed, the...
Tigers Of The Snow: Sherpa Climbers, 'Tigers of the Snow'
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Columbus
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The Little Book of Big Explorations: Adventures into the Unknown That Changed Everything
Inspiring accounts of remarkable adventures and scientific discoveries that have revolutionized our understanding of our world and tested the limits of human endurance. This is a collection of trailblazing journeys...
Terra Nova: Ambition, jealousy and simmering rivalry in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration
'A riveting account about Scott of Antarctica and the machinations of his demise. Of the food depots that were diminished and the rescue that never came.' - Peter Hillary, mountaineer...
Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness: Arab Travellers in the Far North
A fascinating collection of medieval Arabic travel writing, translated into English by Paul Lunde and Caroline Stone In 922 AD, an Arab envoy from Baghdad named Ibn Fadlan encountered a...
The Journals of Captain Cook
Penguin Classics relaunch Cook led three famous expeditions to the Pacific Ocean between 1768 and 1779. In voyages that ranged from the Antarctic circle to the Arctic Sea, Cook charted...
A New Voyage Round the World
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A magical, substantially true narrative of piracy, zoology, anthropology, danger and adventure in the seventeenth-century Caribbean, Pacific and East Indies The first great English-language travel book, A New Voyage Round...
In Patagonia: (Vintage Voyages)
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VINTAGE VOYAGES- A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mind Chatwin's brilliantly unique record of his adventures in Patagonia and the fascinating people he...
This Earthly Globe: A Venetian Geographer and the Quest to Map the World
'A dazzling tale, brilliantly told' Peter Frankopan'A wonderful book' Sunday Telegraph, 5*'Triumphant' Literary ReviewDURING THE AGE OF DISCOVERY, in the autumn of 1550, an anonymously authored volume containing a wealth...
Atlas of Forgotten Places: Journeys to Abandoned and Deserted Destinations Around the Globe
Atlas of Forgotten Places is a collection of maps so unique and left behind that you won't even believe they exist. From ancient ruins and crumbling castles to more recent...
Lewis and Clark - across the Divide
Two hundred years ago Lewis and Clark, two men shaped by Jefferson's Enlightenment ideas, encountered an Indian world they only partly understood. Their discoveries and the artifacts from their journey...
Amerigo: The Man Who Gave His Name to America
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Scott of the Antarctic: The Legend 100 Years On
Captain Robert Falcon Scott CVO (6 June 1868 29 March 1912) was a Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions. During the second venture,...
You're the Captain!: A Flightradar24 Puzzle Book
The first ever puzzle book from Flightradar24 At any one time there are nearly 20,000 flights in the sky, and more than 75 million flights a year - and, since...
Terra Nova: Ambition, jealousy and simmering rivalry in the Heroic Age
'A riveting account about Scott of Antarctica and the machinations of his demise. Of the food depots that were diminished and the rescue that never came.' - Peter Hillary, mountaineer...
The Frontier Below: The Past, Present and Future of Our Quest to Go
Triumphs and disasters in the deep seaThis is a journey through time and water, to the bottom of the ocean and the future of our planet. We do not see...
James Cook: The story of the man who mapped the world
Captain James Cook is one of the most recognisable in Australian history - an almost mythic figure who is often discussed, celebrated, reviled and debated. But who was the real...
The Frontier Below: The Past, Present and Future of Our Quest to Go
Triumphs and disasters in the deep seaThis is a journey through time and water, to the bottom of the ocean and the future of our planet. We do not see...
How to Be: Life Lessons from the Early Greeks
A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARWhat is the nature of things? Must I think my own way through the world? What is justice? How can I be me? How should...
Lure of the South Seas: Voyages of Dumont D'urville 1826-1840
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Defying Limits: Lessons from the Edge of the Universe
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The Address Book: Our Place in the Scheme of Things
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Egypt Lost and Found:Explorers and Travellers on the Nile: Explorers and Travellers on the Nile
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You're the Captain!: A Flightradar24 Puzzle Book
The first ever puzzle book from FlightRadar24 At any one time there are nearly 20,000 flights in the sky, and more than 75 million flights a year - and, since...
Flinders: The fascinating life, loves & great adventures of the man who put Australia on the map
The extraordinary life, loves and voyages of the man who put Australia on the map, now with a foreword from Flinders' great-great-great-grand-daughters on the 250th anniversary of his birth...
Mythical Indies and Columbus's Apocalyptic Letter: Imagining the Americas in the Late Middle Ages
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Format: Paperback, 190mm x 246mm, 846g, 416 pagesPublished: Liverpool University Press, United Kingdom, 2016With his Letter of 1493 to the court of Spain, Christopher Columbus heralded his first voyage to...
Cold Burial: A True Story of Endurance and Disaster in the Barren Grounds
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Into the Abyss
Author: Benedict AllenFormat: Paperback, 130mm x 200mm, 250g, 304 pagesPublished: Faber & Faber, United Kingdom, 2007Why do explorers put themselves in dangerous situations? And, once the worst possible situation occurs,...
Bligh: William Bligh in the South Seas
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Columbus and the Age of Discovery
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Captain James Cook
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Exploring the World: Two centuries of remarkable adventurers and their journeys
Author: Alexander Maitland Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 For nearly two hundred years the Society has been awarding gold medals to those individuals who have contributed most to our...
Exploring the World: Two centuries of remarkable adventurers and their journeys
Author: Alexander Maitland Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 Explorers and travellers have always been attracted by the lure of the unknown. By traversing and mapping our planet, they have...
Passion and Principle: John and Jessie Fremont, the Couple Whose Power, Politics, and Love Shaped Nineteenth-Century America
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A History of Water: Being an Account of a Murder, an Epic and Two Visions of Global History
Author: Edward Wilson-Lee Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 A Times History Book of the Year 2022 A TLS Book of the Year 2022 'Exhilarating and whip-smart' THE SUNDAY TIMES...
Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night
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Author: Julian Sancton Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 A new classic of extreme endurance - Into Thin Air meets The Perfect Storm in 19th century Antarctica **A Times Best...
The Earl and the Pharaoh: From the Real Downton Abbey to the Discovery of Tutankhamun
Author: The Countess of Carnarvon Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 Enter a world of ancient secrets, old money, new ambitions and the discovery of priceless treasure in this revelatory...
River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile
Author: Candice Millard Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 A story of courage and adventure, set against the backdrop of the race to exploit Africa by the colonial powers. For...
The Great Divide
Author: Cristina Henriquez Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 'A gorgeous, sweeping epic' ANN NAPOLITANO 'A master of prose' WASHINGTON POST 'One of my favourite writers' ROXANE GAY 'Spectacular' JOANNE...
Fear: Our Ultimate Challenge
Author: Ranulph Fiennes Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 Sir Ranulph Fiennes has climbed the Eiger and Mount Everest. He's crossed both Poles on foot. He's been a member of...
Barrow'S Boys
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Compass: A Story of Exploration and Innovation
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Explorer: The Quest for Adventure and the Great Unknown
Author: Benedict Allen Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 What does it mean to be an explorer in the twenty-first century? This is the story of what first led Benedict...
Surviving Galeras
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Captain James Cook RN, FRS: Seaman and Scientist
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Explorer: The Quest for Adventure and the Great Unknown
Author: Benedict Allen Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 What does it mean to be an explorer in the twenty-first century? This is the story of what first led Benedict...