Expeditions & Discoveries

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The Second World War Chief of MI6 said Alexander Wilson had 'remarkable gifts as a writer of fiction, and no sense of responsibility in using them!' Wilson's three year career in the Secret Intelligence Service ended when the country's spy chiefs decided...

'A fabulously rich, anecdotal and gripping account of those men and women who ventured out from Britain into the swamps and jungles of the tropics in search, knowingly or not, of the missing link. Through their stoical-sometimes crack-brained-voyages,...

Composed in a prison cell in 1298 by Venetian merchant Marco Polo and Arthurian romance writer Rustichello of Pisa, The Description of the World relates Polo's experiences in Asia and at the court of Qubilai, the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire. In...

Collins Arabic Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 3 to 11. The series is structured with reference to the learning progression of Arabic at nursery and primary schools researched especially for Collins. This carefully graded approach allows...

On 10 August 1519, five ships departed from Seville for what was to become the first circumnavigation of the globe. Linked by fame to the name of its captain, Magellan, much of the expedition is known through the travelogue of one of the few crew members...

In the summer of 1913, the wooden-hulled brigantine Karluk departed Canada for the Arctic Ocean. At the helm was Captain Bob Bartlett, considered the world's greatest living ice navigator. The expedition's visionary leader was a flamboyant impresario...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802142726Author Fergus FlemingFormat PaperbackPage Count 528Imprint Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly PressPublisher Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press

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This is a book about expedition, adventure, our thirst for knowledge and pushing the limits of human endurance.From the navigational instruments that have led us through unknown lands, to the advanced engineering that carried us into the depths of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061564895Author Gavin MenziesFormat PaperbackPage Count 672Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

This fascinating, meticulously researched book is an affectionate account of an English country home, Higham Hall in Kent. When you live in a historic house, you are always conscious of your predecessors. 'Gunpowder, Apples and Cement' brings the...

Exploration was a central and perhaps defining aspect of the West's encounters with other peoples and lands. Rather than reproduce celebratory narratives of individual heroism and national glory, this volume focuses on exploration's instrumental role in...

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Dr Carrie Nugent is an asteroid hunter - one of the select group of scientists working diligently to map our cosmic neighbourhood. For the first time ever we are reaching the point where we may be able to prevent a natural disaster resulting from an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805083200Author Paul SchneiderFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint St. Martins Press-3PLPublisher St. Martins Press-3PLWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm)...

As war clouds darkened over Europe in 1914, a party led by Shackleton set out to make the first crossing of the entire Antarctic continent via the Pole. But their initial optimism was short-lived as ice floes closed around their ship, gradually crushing...

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This is an abridgement of Samuel Morison's magnum opus, The European Discovery of America, in which he describes the early voyages that led to the discovery of the New World. All the acclaimed Morison touches are here - the meticulous research and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781537605425Author Charles RiverFormat PaperbackPage Count 44Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439268018Author Professor Joy DunkerleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Booksurge PublishingPublisher Booksurge PublishingWeight(grams)...

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The authoritative biography of British explorer Sir Francis Drake, from the bestselling author of The Great Siege. Long considered one of the great heroes of British history, Sir Francis Drake was a brilliant navigator, intrepid explorer, and fearsome...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781722056483Author Captivating HistoryFormat PaperbackPage Count 82Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

This is a primary source collection of narratives about travel and discovery in North and South America, Africa, Asia, and Europe in the 16th century. The authors represent multiple nationalities, including Spanish, Huguenot, French, Italian, and...

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Some myths don't die, and lies are still being told about Christopher Columbus: that he 'discovered' the Americas, that the land was sparsely populated by native people, that those people were primitive and that they submitted to Columbus's 'God-like'...

For a British Empire that stretched across much of the globe at the start of the nineteenth century, the interiors of Africa and Australia remained intriguing mysteries. The challenge of opening these continents to imperial influence fell to a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781680515411Author Katie IvesFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Mountaineers BooksPublisher Mountaineers BooksWeight(grams) 467gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781616085940Author Michael AsherFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Allworth Press,U.S.Publisher Allworth Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 226mm...