The Modern Explorers

Nearly forty thrilling, first-hand accounts by men and women who are the modern heirs of the great explorers of previous ages.Illustrations: 25 Ill...

Reducere. DescriptionDo you want to know what it's really like to die? Would you like a modern guide to the inevitable? Thanks to brave out-of-body explorers...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Discover how people have mapped Australia - from songs that recorded wh...

Describes the activities of the explorers and map-makers of Renaissance and early modern Europe; the role of geography during the Scientific Revolu...

A gripping history of the polar continent, from the great discoveries of the nineteenth century to modern scientific breakthroughsAntarctica, the i...

Reducere. A gripping history of the polar continent, from the great discoveries of the nineteenth century to modern scientific breakthroughs Antarctica, the ...

DescriptionIn 1945, three young brothers joined and eventually led Brazil's first government-sponsored expedition into its Amazonian rainforests. A...

Reducere. An environmental engineer turned ecology writer relates the history of our waterways and her own growing understanding of why our waterways continu...

Reducere. This overview of Nebraska history leads both visitors and residents on an in-depth tour of the state's past. Divided into five geographic divisions...

As a boy he preferred reading sea stories to doing homework and, at age 16, became an apprentice seaman. Subsequently, Ernest Shackleton's incredib...

From rainforest rivers to desert rivers, from tidal rivers to those along the Continental Divide, Tom Alkire has waded and fished Western waters ov...

A fascinating journey through more than 5, 000 years of seafaring history in this essential guide to the most impressive seafaring tales, explorers...

Reducere. The Polynesian navigator Kupe is credited with the discovery of the land his expedition named Aotearoa, land of the long white cloud. How did he an...

Reducere. Barry Lopez's National Book Award-winning classic study of the Far North is widely considered his masterpiece. Lopez offers a thorough examination ...

Reducere. History is full of women who shook things up, broke through boundaries, and changed the world. Meet singers, engineers, explorers, warriors, and ma...

Reducere. The expanse of western civilization was hindered by a mosquito bite. For centuries, malaria devastated the European explorers who defined the conto...

During the long twentieth century, explorers went in unprecedented numbers to the hottest, coldest, and highest points on the globe. Taking us from...

Reducere. Flatlantis is an exploration into the history of Flat Earth, the mythology of Atlantis, and the mystery of Mount Meru, the alleged magnetic mountai...

Reducere. A sweeping history the fortune seekers, adventurers, despots, and thieves who have ruthlessly endeavored to extract gold, diamonds, and other treas...

Reducere. Tales are often told marking the Vikings as no more than simple horn-helmeted explorers, infamous to abuse, pillage and plunder all that stood in t...

Reducere. Tales are often told marking the Vikings as no more than simple horn-helmeted explorers, infamous to abuse, pillage and plunder all that stood in t...

Reducere. This volume is an important contribution to history and education. The unknown history and culture now made accessible the extraordianry research a...

Contributor(s): Author: Josette ElayiThe history of the Phoenicians, explorers and merchants, is little known. What a paradox for this ingenious pe...

Reducere. The Lucid Dream Classics edition of Studies in Dreams brings this pioneering work on dreaming back to life. Offering modern lucid dreamers the worl...

Reducere. The Persians of antiquity were renowned for their lavish cuisine and their never-ceasing fascination with the exotic. These traits still find expre...

Reducere. Explorers like Amelia Earhart and Chris Hadfield. Pioneers like Marie Curie and Margaret E. Knight. Modern icons like John Green and the Dalai Lama...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Evelio a. EchevarriaThe history of climbing in the Andes has more unanswered questions than that of any other mountain rang...

TOMORROW BELONGS TO...WHO? The Future. Ultra-modern megacities reward millions of their citizens with a completely funded life, with every need met...

The woods are alive with possibilities: Retreat into nature, meet mushroom pickers, collectors, and explorers. Build cabins and scenic trails, crea...

Reducere. Sanibel, a barrier island on the southwest coast of Florida, was originally inhabited by the Calusa Indians around 1500. In 1513, explorer Ponce De...

On the bleak polar ice caps, high on windswept mountains, and deep below frozen seas, come face-to-face with one of Earth's greatest resources: ice...

Reducere. Robert Kennedy, director of the National Park Service, analyzes the discovery of North America and the loss of ancient civilization, from the citie...

Reducere. Taking an archaeological perspective on the past, Jeffrey S. Girard traces native human habitation in northwest Louisiana from the end of the last ...

Investigating the concepts and material realities of energy coursing through the arts: a foundational text.This book investigates energies--in the ...

Reducere. (Book). Ibanez is the most important Japanese guitar brand, and this new book tells the story of its electric guitars, tracking the fortunes of thi...

Reducere. For twenty years the Historical Atlas of Texas stood as a trusted resource for students and aficionados of the state. Now this key reference has be...

The natural wealth of the Amazon and Andes has long attracted fortune seekers, from explorers, farmers, and gold panners to multimillion-dollar min...

Reducere. Journey back in time and take a walk through the historic streets of the world's greatest cities. Great City Maps is the companion title to DK's Gr...

Reducere. In this bold and uncompromising book, George G. M. James argues that the "Greek philosophy" in which nearly all of Western culture has its roots ac...

Reducere. Human use of Joshua Tree National Park may extend as far back in time as 10, 000 years. From the early Pinto Culture to modern tribes, native peopl...

Reducere. The Silk Road is iconic in world history; but what was it, exactly? It conjures up a hazy image of a caravan of camels laden with silk on a dusty d...

DescriptionFrom vividly colored underwater photographs of Australia's Great Barrier Reef to life-size dioramas re-creating coral reefs and the boun...

Reducere. All royalties from sales of this book go to Yellowstone's wolf recovery project Few animals inspire such a mixture of fear, curiosity, and wonder a...

Reducere. When the early European explorers traversed the globe, their journals held numerous accounts of Hawaiians enjoying surfing. Since Europeans of that...

Reducere. DescriptionIn this bold and uncompromising book, George G. M. James argues that the "Greek philosophy" in which nearly all of Western culture has i...

Reducere. DescriptionIn offering here a highly readable yet comprehensive description of New England's Indians as they lived when European settlers first met...

Reducere. Mapping old trails has a romantic allure at least as great as the difficulty involved in doing it. In this book, William Foster produces the first ...

Reducere. Discover the amazing stories of 50 real American heroes.Are you ready to read about daring deeds and world-changing events? Meet the American Trail...

Mining historian Kerby Jackson introduces us to a classic mining work in this important re-issue of "Register of Mines and Minerals of Trinity Coun...

Reducere. The story of the people who see beyond the stars--an astronomy book for adults still spellbound by the night sky.Humans from the earliest civilizat...

DescriptionFor more than 5, 000 years, the sea has challenged, rewarded, and punished the brave sailors who set forth to explore it. This history o...

Genoa has an incredible story to tell. It rose from an obscurity imposed by its harsh geography to become a merchant-pirate superpower that helped ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Dwight C. McLemoreThe 2004 book The Fighting Tomahawk revolutionized modern study of the combat use of the American tomahaw...

Reducere. For many people, "western art" immediately conjures images by Frederic Remington or Georgia O'Keeffe--but there's so much more. From early explorer...

Reducere. In the tradition of The Lost City of Z and Skeletons in the Zahara, Astoria is the thrilling, true-adventure tale of the 1810 Astor Expedition, an ...

Reducere. "Exterminate All the Brutes" is a searching examination of Europe's dark history in Africa and the origins of genocide. Using Joseph Conrad's Heart...

Reducere. A new novel by Terry Brooks is always a cause for celebration. For more than twenty years, the New York Times bestselling author of the classic Sha...

The first people in the New World were few, their encampments fleeting. On a side of the planet no human had ever seen, different groups arrived fr...

Reducere. Celestial navigation is a way to find your latitude and longitude on earth using a sextant to measure the angular heights of celestial bodies above...

Reducere. Born to explore Get outside with this interactive book that shows how explorers have found their way around the planet for thousands of years. Read...

Reducere. Read & Co. presents this new edition of Werner's Nomenclature of Colours. First published in 1814, this small volume comprises a collection of 110 ...

Reducere. Read & Co. presents this new edition of Werner's Nomenclature of Colours. First published in 1814, this small volume comprises a collection of 110 ...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of Wisconsin, then keep reading...The pristine lakes, towering forests, and breathtaking views of W...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of Wisconsin, then keep reading...The pristine lakes, towering forests, and breathtaking views of W...

The secret history of our most vital organ--the human heart The Man Who Touched His Own Heart tells the raucous, gory, mesmerizing story of the hea...