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The Natural Navigator Pocket Guide by Tristan Gooley
RRP: $31.18$22.99Starting with a simple question - 'Which way am I looking?' - Tristan Gooley blends natural science, myth, folklore and the history of travel to introduce you to the rare and ancient art of finding your way using nature's own sign-posts, from the feel of... -
When Your Life Depends on It: Extreme Decision Making Lessons from the Antarctic by Brad Borkan 9781945312052
RRP: $25.33$19.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945312052Author Brad BorkanFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Terra Nova PressPublisher Terra Nova PressWeight(grams) 286gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm... -
Journey: An Illustrated History of the World's Greatest Travels DK 9780241363638
RRP: $39.00$30.99From the earliest migrations to the dawn of space tourism, experience the excitement of travel throughout the ages in this gloriously illustrated book! The quest for adventure has defined human history since the beginning of time. Whether it be for food,... -
Viking London by Thomas Williams 9780008299897
RRP: $17.53$12.13London was reborn in the fires of the Viking Age, transformed by immigrants and natives, kings and commoners, warriors and saints. In this short history, bestselling historian Thomas Williams explores the profound... -
The Plant-Hunter's Atlas: A World Tour of Botanical Adventures, Chance Discoveries and Strange Specimens Ambra Edwards 9781529410112
RRP: $58.50$40.37RHS Staff Pick of the Year 2021 Spectator Gardening Book of the year 2021 'A refreshingly insightful history of plant introductions.' - Roy Lancaster Travel the world with extraordinary tales of the botanical discoveries that have shaped empires,... -
Lady Sapiens: Breaking Stereotypes About Prehistoric Women by Thomas Cirotteau
RRP: $25.33$18.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915054784Author Thomas CirotteauFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint HeroPublisher Legend Press Ltd -
Starlight and Storm: The Conquest of the Great North Faces of the Alps by Gaston Rebuffat 9780375755064
$30.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375755064Author Gaston RebuffatFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm) 213mm... -
The Journals of Captain Cook by James Cook
RRP: $25.33$18.99Cook 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 Australia and the whole coast of New Zealand, and brought back detailed descriptions of the... -
The Ice Balloon by Alec Wilkinson 9780007460038 [USED COPY]
RRP: $19.48$4.15The story of the only person to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon, and the golden age of Polar Exploration. In August 1930 a Norwegian sloop sailing in the Arctic Ocean moored at a remote island. Here, the crew members found a body... -
The Ice Balloon by Alec Wilkinson 9780007460038
RRP: $19.48$15.21The story of the only person to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon, and the golden age of Polar Exploration. In August 1930 a Norwegian sloop sailing in the Arctic Ocean moored at a remote island. Here, the crew members found a body... -
The Jerusalem Files: The Secret Journey of the Menorah to Oak Island Corjan Mol 9781786788368
RRP: $33.13$22.83The Jewish Menorah is one of the world's most sacred artefacts, a man-size lampstand with seven arms, made from a single block of gold, that is an iconic symbol for the Jewish people. King Solomon placed it in the inner sanctum of the Temple of... -
The Dinosaur Hunters: The Extraordinary Story of the Discovery of Prehistoric Life by Lowell Dingus
RRP: $39.00$26.81Dinosaur bones had been found centuries before scientists understood what they were and what creatures they came from; ancient Chinese writings spoke of 'dragon' bones, and large fossils discovered in the UK were thought to belong to human giants. It was... -
Astoria: Astor and Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Tale of Ambition and Survival on the Early American Frontier by Peter Stark 9780062218308
RRP: $38.98$25.35Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062218308Author Peter StarkFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Ecco PressPublisher Ecco PressWeight(grams) 318g -
And the Band Played On: The enthralling account of what happened after the Titanic sank: The enthralling account of what happened after the Titanic sank by Christopher Ward
RRP: $21.43$14.84On 14th April 1912 the Titanic struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage and sank. Fifteen hundred passengers and crew lost their lives. As the order to abandon ship was given, the orchestra took their instruments on deck and continued to play. They were... -
Beyond: The Astonishing Story of the First Human to Leave Our Planet and Journey into Space by Stephen Walker
RRP: $21.43$14.55'Thrilling ... High-definition history: tight, thrilling and beautifully researched' SUNDAY TIMES 'This book is a triumph' DAN SNOW 9.07 a.m., April 12, 1961. A... -
Alfred Russel Wallace in the Amazon: Footsteps in the Forest by Sandra Knapp 9780565093303
RRP: $17.53$14.02Alfred Russel Wallace is justly famous for his discoveries in Southeast Asia, from where he wrote to Charles Darwin outlining his theory of evolution by natural selection. His career as a tropical naturalist, however, began in the Amazon. Wallace... -
The Weather Experiment: The Pioneers who Sought to see the Future by Peter Moore
RRP: $33.13$23.95The Sunday Times bestseller. An astonishing account of the sailors, scientists and inventors who sought to understand the weather.**Book of the Week on Radio 4**'Gripping' The Times'Exhilarating' Sunday TimesIn an age when a storm was evidence of God's... -
How to Be: Life Lessons from the Early Greeks by Adam Nicolson
RRP: $48.75$23.93A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR What is the nature of things? Must I think my own way through the world? What is justice? How can I be me? How should we treat each other? Before the... -
Leviathan: The Rise of Britain as a World Power by David Scott
RRP: $29.23$19.07In this paperback of his acclaimed and wide-ranging study, David Scott challenges traditional assumptions about how Britain achieved her global might. Shortlisted for the Duke of Westminster Medal for Military Literature 2013 ... -
Pathless Forest: The Quest to Save the World’s Largest Flowers by Dr Chris Thorogood 9780241632628
RRP: $48.75$34.36The 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. He crafted life-size replicas in an abandoned cemetery,... -
N-4 Down: The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia by Mark Piesing
RRP: $25.33$16.98"GRIPPING. ... One of the greatest polar rescue efforts ever mounted." -Wall Street JournalThe riveting true story of the largest polar rescue mission in history: the desperate race to find the survivors of the glamorous Arctic airship Italia, which... -
South: The Illustrated Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917 by Ernest Henry Shackleton, Sir
RRP: $42.90$30.34Experience in the polar explorer's own words, Ernest Shackleton's thrilling yet ill-fated expedition on the ship Endurance, the wreck of which was discovered off the coast of Antarctica in March 2022.In 1914, Ernest Shackleton announced an ambitious plan... -
Lost in Shangri-La: Escape from a Hidden World - A True Story by Mitchell Zuckoff 9780007410958
RRP: $23.38$18.02An utterly gripping nonfiction adventure narrative, Lost in Shangri-La is an untold true story of war, survival, discovery, heroism, and a near-impossible rescue mission. Three months before the end of World War II, a U.S. Army plane flying... -
Sisters Of Sinai: How Two Lady Adventurers Found the Hidden Gospels by Janet Soskice
RRP: $21.43$15.58'The hunt for early Bible manuscripts was among the most romantic of all the 19th century's grand quests...At the heart of this lively, inspiring double biography is the story of how a pair of spirited Presbyterian women made their own extraordinary... -
Marco Polo: The Journey That Changed the World by John Man 9780062375070
RRP: $37.03$27.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062375070Author John ManFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 135mm... -
Shackleton's Boat Journey F A Worsley 9780712665742
RRP: $29.23$21.66Frank A. Worsley was the Captain of the H. M. S. Endurance, the ship used by the legendary explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton in his 1914-16 expedition to the Antarctic. On its way to the Antarctic continent the Endurance became trapped and then crushed by... -
Critical: Why the NHS is being betrayed and how we can fight for it by Dr Julia Grace Patterson 9780008603526
RRP: $19.48$13.34The true, eye-opening account of how the NHS has been failed and what we can do to save it. 'The NHS is an institution. But it's also a political football, kicked back and forth between politicians for... -
Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and A Legacy of Rage by Jeff Guinn
RRP: $39.00$29.07The definitive account of the disastrous siege at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, featuring never-before-seen documents, photographs, and interviews, from former investigative reporter and bestselling author Jeff Guinn.Waco breaks new ground... -
Voyages and Discoveries by Richard Hakluyt
RRP: $29.23$21.66Renaissance diplomat and part-time spy, William Hakluyt was also England's first serious geographer, gathering together a wealth of accounts about the wide-ranging travels and discoveries of the sixteenth-century English. One of the epics of this great... -
South: The Endurance Expedition by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
RRP: $19.48$13.10The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition was perhaps the most ambitious, elaborate and confident of all the British attempts to master the South Pole. Like the others it ended in disaster, with the Endeavour first trapped and then crushed to pieces in... -
Coronation Everest by Jan Morris
RRP: $21.43$14.70'Exquisite, powerful . . . I can think of no better way of commemorating British exploration's culminating triumph.' Simon Winchester? Coronation Everest offers a breathtakingly intimate evocation of the most famous of all mountaineering exploits - and... -
The Challenger Expedition: Exploring the Ocean's Depths by Erika Jones 9781906367978
RRP: $48.75$36.21On 21 December 1872, HMS Challenger set sail from Portsmouth, England, to begin a global voyage of deep-sea exploration, unique for the scale of its ambition and scope. Made possible by technological and scientific developments, extensive international... -
Twelve Against the Gods: The Story of Adventure by William Bolitho
RRP: $33.13$23.11"It's really quite good." - Elon Musk Twelve Against the Gods was an instant bestseller when it first published in 1929. In his trademark journalist style, author William Bolitho details the lives of twelve great adventurers-Alexander the Great,... -
The Multifarious Mr. Banks: From Botany Bay to Kew, The Natural Historian Who Shaped the World by Toby Musgrave
RRP: $25.33$22.35A fascinating life of Sir Joseph Banks which restores him to his proper place in history as a leading scientific figure of the English Enlightenment"An extensive, admiring account of his subject's circuitous route to fame and power."-Wall Street... -
The Curse of Oak Island: The Story of the World's Longest Treasure Hunt by Randall Sullivan 9780802148278
RRP: $25.33$17.30UPDATED WITH NEW MATERIAL FROM THE AUTHOR In The Curse of Oak Island, longtime Rolling Stone contributing editor and journalist Randall Sullivan explored the curious history of Oak Island and the generations of people who tried and failed to unlock... -
The Gardens of Mars: Madagascar, an Island Story John Gimlette 9781788544733
RRP: $21.43$15.58A journey - both historical and contemporary - among the fantastical landscapes, resourceful inhabitants and isolated tribes of the world's fourth-largest island of enduring fascination for its rich biodiversity: Madagascar. 'A beautifully written... -
Rivers of Gold: The Rise of the Spanish Empire by Hugh Thomas
RRP: $37.03$26.54The first part of his trilogy on the Spanish Empire, Hugh Thomas's Rivers of Gold brings the rise of Spain's global empire vividly to life, capturing the spirit of an ebullient age. Inspired by hopes of both riches and of converting native people to... -
A History of Water: Being an Account of a Murder, an Epic and Two Visions of Global History by Edward Wilson-Lee
RRP: $48.75$32.82A Times History Book of the Year 2022 A TLS Book of the Year 2022 'Exhilarating and whip-smart' THE SUNDAY TIMES From award-winning writer Edward Wilson-Lee, this is a thrilling true historical detective... -
Against the Ice by Ejnar Mikkelson
RRP: $27.28$18.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781586423346Author Ejnar MikkelsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Steerforth PressPublisher Steerforth Press -
Shackleton: By Endurance We Conquer by Michael Smith 9781780747071
RRP: $25.33$19.25Ernest Shackleton is one of history's great explorers, an extraordinary character who pioneered the path to the South Pole over 100 years ago and became a dominant figure in Antarctic discovery. A charismatic personality, his incredible adventures on...