Geographical discovery and exploration

This is a true story of greed, courage, exploration, murder, wasted efforts, life and death struggles, insubordination, incredible seamanship, and extraordinary bushmanship, amid government bungling and Aboriginal resistance, during South Australia's first attempt at colonising their Northern Territory in 1864.

A sparkling exploration of direction, by the acclaimed author of A History of the World in 12 MapsNorth, south, east and west: almost all societies use the four cardinal directions to orientate themselves, to understand who they are by projecting where they are.

Tales from a Front Desk Agent entails the stories of guests that I have experienced as a front desk agent at hotels and resorts over the years.

When you wake up in the morning, you feel that it is just another ordinary day, but someday, it could be a very special day that could change your life.

Winner of the 'Travel Narrative Book of the Year' in 2005 by the British Guild of Travel Writers (BGTW), The Coast Road presents an idiosyncratic and illuminating snapshot of England and what it is to be English today.

This book represents an attempt to bring into one account the story of European expansion in North America down to 1783.

The explosive findings within this book are history-changing.

In the age of adventure, when dirigibles coasted through the air and vast swaths of the Earth remained untouched and unseen by man, one pack of relentless explorers competed in the race of a lifetime: to be the first aviator to fly over the North Pole.

Die Geschichte von Atlantis – eine sagenumwobene Insel, die von einer fortschrittlichen Zivilisation bewohnt und durch eine Katastrophe zerstört wurde – fasziniert und inspiriert die Menschheit seit mehr als zweitausend Jahren.

The explosive findings within this book are history-changing.

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Explore the places that time forgot.

DEEP JUNGLE is an exploration of the most alien and feared habitat on Earth.

By Dan Lee, former journalist and author of Indian ShadowI was sitting in a tree house, which was cozied up to the jungle, when Adelia came in.

"e;This book ensures that the Sherpa community gets the recognition they deserve"e; -- Library JournalBanff Mountain Book Competition Climbing Literature Winner • Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature • Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award WinnerThis captivating chronicle delves into the untold story of a tribe of people who have played a significant role in mountain exploration and climbing in the Himalayas.

The extraordinary life and adventures of 'the world's greatest living explorer' - perfect for fans of The Moth and the Mountain and Touching the Void On the eve of his 80th birthday, Sir Ranulph Fiennes looks back at his remarkable life and adventures.

As a young girl, Brenda always wondered why people would act the way they did.

Foreword by Levison Wood, bestselling author of Walking the NileA comprehensive, fascinating and inspiring gallery of the great adventures that changed our world.

2024 National Outdoor Book Award Winner2024 Banff Mountain Book Competition Mountain Literature Winner - The Jon Whyte Award"e;Alpine Rising is a fascinating history of the crucial and frequently tragic role of local Nepalis, Tibetans, and Pakistanis on mountaineering expeditions to the world s highest peaks.

In March 2020, I scored a new job, turned forty, and the world shut down.

As any historian will testify, a nineteenth-century woman's place was very much at home.

As any historian will testify, a nineteenth-century woman's place was very much at home.

Dive into the captivating world of Larry's leadership journey spanning over five decades in Pathfinder Chronicles: Uncle Larry's Journey of Leadership.

Cuando en 1607 se fundó Jamestown, el primer asentamiento inglés en América, los españoles ya estaban establecidos en Florida y Nuevo México, eran dueños de un vasto territorio al sur y habían descubierto y colonizado parcialmente el interior del continente.

The incredible story of one man's obsession to find and protect the world's largest flowers As a child, Chris Thorogood dreamed of seeing Rafflesia - the plant with the world's largest flowers.

This is a firsthand account by Chuck Howard, one of the four art students who took a two-week canoe trip through the wilds of the Allagash's Wilderness Waterway of northern Maine in August 1978.

Edward Adrian Wilson is perhaps the most famous native son of Cheltenham.

This true story came from the ship's log of the HMS Rattlesnake under the command of Captain Owen Stanley.

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›Die Erfindung des Vollmonds‹ ist ein fesselndes Sachbuch, das sich in die Tiefen des menschlichen Bewusstseins wagt und dabei eine ebenso faszinierende wie wissenschaftlich fundierte Reise durch die Vielschichtigkeit der Wahrnehmung unternimmt.

This story is about me, a boy who grew up in a small town in West Virginia.

"e;A Fine Line is more than just a recounting of remarkable expeditions, summit views, and thin air.

The main point of this story is about a little boy who became a young man living with his mother's Mental Health Issues, not knowing or realizing there is or was a problem.

The Periplus Maris Erythraei, "e;Circumnavigation of the Red Sea,"e; is the single most important source of information for ancient Rome's maritime trade in these waters (i.

Explore Ireland's fascinating story with more than 100 maps.