Mawson. And the Ice Men of the Heroic Age: Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen, Paperback - Peter FitzSimons

Publisher: Random House AustraliaAuthor(s): Peter FitzSimonsNumber of pages: 768Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 200 x 129 x 52Cover type: Paperba...

Reducere. The iconic Australian exploration story - brought to life by Peter FitzSimons, Australia's storyteller.'They have left here today ' he calls to the...

A brilliant telling of the history of the common seaman in the age of sail, and his role in Britain's trade, exploration, and warfare

A brilliant telling of the history of the common seaman in the age of sail, and his role in Britain's trade, exploration, and warfare "No other boo...

The extraordinary, must-read story of the brave, bold Hubert Wilkins - Australia's most adventurous explorer, naturalist, photographer, war hero, a...

Peter FitzSimons brings the Allied triumph at the Battle of Le Hamel to life, and tells the magnificent story of the first modern battle as it shou...

A gripping history of the agonies and feuds, as well as the joys, of the legendary 1911-2 British-Norwegian race to the South Pole

Bestselling Australian author Peter FitzSimons reveals the real James Cook in this new biography.

The Catalpa Rescue is the gripping story of the most dramatic and successful prison break in Australian history by the much-loved Peter FitzSimons.

Reducere. Now in paperback--a "thrilling narrative of bravery, bravado, and loss" (Kirkus Reviews) that tells the "gripping story of a handful of marines who...

Reducere. When a deadly diphtheria epidemic swept through Nome, Alaska, in 1925, the local doctor knew that without a fresh batch of antitoxin, his patients ...

Publisher: Penguin Putnam IncAuthor(s): Cathy (Cathy Crimmins) CrimminsNumber of pages: 340Publication date: 2005Dimensions: 141 x 208 x 19Cover ty...

A novel that illuminates the lives of the humans who left us magnificent paintings in the caves of France and Spain.Publisher: University of Califo...

This book examines gay men and feminist women's alliances and obstacles over the past 50 years, as well as their communications of, between, and ab...

Reducere. The fascinating story of how a harsh terrain that resembled modern Antarctica has been transformed gradually into the forests, grasslands, and wetl...

The epic story of the Boer War and Harry 'Breaker' Morant: drover, horseman, bush poet - murderer or hero?

Examines the economic, social, and political roles of Paleolithic children.Publisher: Oxbow BooksAuthor(s): April NowellIllustration(s): b/wNumber ...

What if racialized mass incarceration is not a perversion of our criminal justice system's liberal ideals, but rather a natural conclusion? Adam Ma...

Reducere. In his lucid and bracing history, [David] Bell helps us better understand how [a] charismatic grifter came to occupy the most powerful office in th...

Images of the Ice Age, here in its third edition, is the most complete study available of the world's earliest imagery, presenting a fascinating an...

Reducere. Scott Stephens received his first set of roller skates at age six in 1966 - and soon he was staging Roller Derby games in his backyard. Growing up ...

Reducere. An investigation of the connection between ancient world catastrophe myths and modern scientific evidence of a galactic destruction cycle - Provide...

Reducere. This popular nontechnical introduction to the strange and marvelous beasts of the Pleistocene ice ages is now even better. Since Ice Age Mammals of...

Reducere. Award NameAnthony AwardsAward categoryFirst MysteryDescription"BITTERLY FUNNY . . . A] SLEEK FIRST NOVEL . . . NOIR CRIME . . . HAS FOUND A STERLIN...

Fitzsimons's eye-opening biography brings new light to the life and works of famed literary icon E. Nesbit, in whom pragmatism and idealism, tradit...

Publisher: Tommies GuidesAuthor(s): G. ScottNumber of pages: 438Publication date: 2013Dimensions: 223 x 154 x 24Cover type: Paperback / softbackRed...

A journey through the evolution of Britain's prehistoric landscape, and an insight into the lives of its inhabitants, in fifteen scenes.Publisher: ...

Four young men in a tiny lifeboat brave a dreadful storm to save dozens of lives in this illustrated chapter book adaptation (for readers 6-9) of t...

Reducere. THE HOME OF THE BLIZZARD is a tale of discovery and adventure, of pioneering deeds, great courage, heart-stopping rescues and heroic endurance. Thi...

When this book first appeared in 1972, Karsten, a former naval officer, was taken to task for its portrayal of the Naval Academy and the officer co...

A remarkable intellectual history of the slave revolts that made the modern revolutionary era

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

A collection of early short stories which helped make Fitzgerald's name, Tales of the Jazz Age combines period pieces - the most notable of which i...

Contributor(s): Author: Scott C. LeviThis book analyzes how Central Asians actively engaged with the rapidly globalizing world of the eighteenth an...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. The object of this book is to present a connected narrative of the Expedition from a popular and general point of view. The field of work is a very...

Reducere. On the night of February 18, 1952, during one of the worst winter storms that New England has ever seen, two oil tankers just off the shore of Cape...

A groundbreaking and internationally acclaimed work of environmental history tracing the great climate change of the seventeenth century: the 'Litt...

Reducere. Scott Stephens received his first set of roller skates at age six in 1966 - and soon he was staging Roller Derby games in his backyard. Growing up ...

Reducere. This is an ambitious, meticulous examination of how U.S. foreign policy since the 1960s has led to partial or total cover-ups of past domestic crim...

An astounding and luxurious facsimile of a rare Victorian gardening guide, bound in cloth with exquisite color illustrationsSince its initial publi...