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South: The Endurance Expedition by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
RRP: $20.98$13.69The 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... -
The Untold Story of Captain James Cook RN: Revelations of a Historical Researcher by Colin Waters 9781399056960
RRP: $46.20$32.80The explosive findings within this book are history-changing. They discount the age-old belief that Captain James Cook, the great circumnavigator, left no modern direct descendants. Using compelling, detailed and verifiable evidence, Colin Waters... -
Coronation Everest by Jan Morris
RRP: $23.08$15.37'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... -
David Livingstone: The Unexplored Story by Stephen Tomkins 9780745955681
RRP: $23.08$17.33David Livingstone has gone down in history as a fearless explorer and missionary, hacking his way through the forests of Africa to bring light to the people - and also to free them from slavery. But who was he, and what was he actually like? "He was an... -
A Brief History of Indonesia: Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The Incredible Story of Southeast Asia's Largest Nation by Tim Hannigan
RRP: $31.48$20.58Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The Incredible Story of the World's Largest ArchipelagoIndonesia is by far the largest nation in Southeast Asia and has the fourth largest population in the world after the United States. Indonesian history and culture are... -
Where The Falcon Flies: A 3,400 Kilometre Odyssey From My Doorstep to the Arctic by Adam Shoalts 9780735241015
RRP: $50.38$33.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735241015Author Adam ShoaltsFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Prentice Hall PressPublisher Prentice Hall Press -
Nansen: The Explorer as Hero by Roland Huntford
RRP: $35.68$24.23Behind the great polar explorers of the early twentieth century - Amundsen, Shackleton, Scott in the South and Peary in the North - looms the spirit of Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930), the mentor of them all. He was the father of modern polar exploration,... -
Lost in Shangri-La: Escape from a Hidden World - A True Story by Mitchell Zuckoff 9780007410958
RRP: $25.18$18.90An 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... -
Meet the Georgians by Rob Peal
RRP: $39.88$14.39'The way Robert Peal describes Georgian England, you'd be mad not to want to live there yourself' GUARDIAN Anne Bonny and Mary Read, pirate queens of the Caribbean Tipu Sultan, the Indian ruler who kept... -
The Big Score: The Billion Dollar Story of Silicon Valley by Michael S. Malone
RRP: $37.78$27.93The only contemporary history of the birth of Silicon Valley, from the reporter who had a ringside seat to it all. Over the past five decades, the tech industry has grown into one of the most important sectors of the global economy. Silicon Valley... -
The Challenger Expedition: Exploring the Ocean's Depths by Erika Jones 9781906367978
RRP: $52.50$38.43On 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... -
Northern Lights: The Arctic Scots by Edward J. Cowan 9781780277875
RRP: $63.00$42.21Surprisingly, the remarkable story of the Scottish role in the discovery of the Northwest Passage - a long desired trade route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific - has not received a great deal of attention. This book charts the extensive contribution... -
Antarctic Exploration: Germany in Antarctica by Ladislas Szabo 9781901037111
$70.92This Fully illustrated book covers Germany in Antarctica from the 1900s to the 1940s, starting with Erich von Drygalsky's 1901 Gauss expedition, then on to the 1939 Schwabenland Expedition which is well covered in the book with many never seen before... -
Against the Ice by Ejnar Mikkelson
RRP: $29.38$19.32Apologies 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 -
A History of Water: Being an Account of a Murder, an Epic and Two Visions of Global History by Edward Wilson-Lee
RRP: $52.50$35.34A 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... -
Anglo-Indians Abroad: Dreams Built on the Clash of Cultures by Andrea Malam BEM
RRP: $23.08$16.59Curious to find out what it means to be an Anglo-Indian? Join Andrea Malam BEM as she shares the story of her journey from Bombay to London, and the search for her ancestry and identity. Along with her contributors, Andrea reveals the... -
The Vikings by Rene Chartrand 9781472813213 [USED COPY]
RRP: $27.28$12.16The history of the Vikings is bloody and eventful, and Viking warriors capture the popular imagination to this day. They made history, establishing the dukedom of Normandy, providing the Byzantine Emperors' bodyguard and landing on the shores of America... -
The Vikings by Rene Chartrand
RRP: $27.28$19.93The history of the Vikings is bloody and eventful, and Viking warriors capture the popular imagination to this day. They made history, establishing the dukedom of Normandy, providing the Byzantine Emperors' bodyguard and landing on the shores of America... -
The Piri Reis Map of 1513 by Gregory C. McIntosh
$95.32One of the most beautiful maps to survive the Great Age of Discoveries, the 1513 world map drawn by Ottoman admiral Piri Reis is also one of the most mysterious. Gregory McIntosh has uncovered new evidence in the map that shows it to be among the most... -
When Your Life Depends on It: Extreme Decision Making Lessons from the Antarctic by Brad Borkan 9781945312052
RRP: $27.28$20.83Apologies 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... -
Captain Cook by Alistair MacLean
RRP: $20.98$13.94On the 250th anniversary of Captain Cook's successful navigation to the coast of Australia, this is Alistair MacLean's absorbing story of one of Britain's great national heroes, from his obscure beginnings to his sudden and violent death at the age of... -
Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure by Rinker Buck 9781501106385
RRP: $41.98$26.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781501106385Author Rinker BuckFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Avid Reader Press / Simon & SchusterPublisher Avid Reader Press / Simon &... -
The Queen's Pirate: Sir Francis Drake and the Golden Hind by Kevin Jackson
RRP: $16.78$12.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916190894Author Kevin JacksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint TSBPublisher Can of Worms Press -
The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin
RRP: $20.98$14.93The Voyage of the Beagle is Charles Darwin's account of the momentous voyage which set in motion the current of intellectual events leading to The Origin of Species. This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction and notes by Janet Brown... -
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: $23.08$15.54On 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... -
Missions to Mars: A New Era of Rover and Spacecraft Discovery on the Red Planet by Larry Crumpler 9780008407261
RRP: $52.50$30.77From a long-term planning lead for the Mars Exploration Rover Project comes this vivid insider account of some of NASA's most vital and exciting missions to the Red Planet, illustrated with full-colour photographs-a wondrous chronicle of... -
The Frontier Below: The Past, Present and Future of Our Quest to Go Deeper Underwater by Jeff Maynard
RRP: $52.50$33.87Triumphs and disasters in the deep sea This is a journey through time and water, to the bottom of the ocean and the future of our planet. We do not see the ocean when we look at the water that blankets more... -
The Grizzly Maze: Timothy Treadwell's Fatal Obsession with Alaskan Bears by Nick Jans 9780452287358
RRP: $40.11$30.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780452287358Author Nick JansFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint PlumePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 255gDimensions(mm) 201mm * 133mm * 17mm -
The Natural Navigator Pocket Guide by Tristan Gooley
RRP: $33.58$24.38Starting 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... -
The Gardens of Mars: Madagascar, an Island Story by John Gimlette
RRP: $23.08$16.32A 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... -
The Oxford Handbook of Archaeology by Barry Cunliffe
$86.29Archaeology is a vast subject - it is the study of human society everywhere in the world, from distant human origins 3-4 million years ago up to the present day. The Oxford Handbook of Archaeology brings together 35 authors - all specialists in their own... -
Tutankhamun's Trumpet: The Story of Ancient Egypt in 100 Objects by Toby Wilkinson
RRP: $52.50$34.71'Beautifully written, sumptuously illustrated, constantly fascinating' The TimesOn 26 November 1922 Howard Carter first peered into the newly opened tomb of an ancient Egyptian boy-king. When asked if he could see anything, he replied: 'Yes, yes,... -
The Negro Question Part 4 the Missing Link by Lee Cummings 9781508702863
RRP: $21.00$17.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781508702863Author Lee CummingsFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
With Scott in the Antarctic by Isobel Williams 9780752452463
RRP: $31.48$24.26Edward Wilson (1872-1912) accompanied Robert Falcon Scott on both his celebrated Antarctic voyages: the Discovery Expedition of 1901-1904 and the Terra Nova Expedition of 1910-1913. Wilson served as Junior Surgeon and Zoologist on Discovery and, on this... -
Palace of Palms: Tropical Dreams and the Making of Kew by Kate Teltscher
RRP: $20.98$15.27'A glorious green adventure story.' Ann Treneman, The Times 'Books of the Year''The most enthralling historical book I've read this year.' Claire Tomalin, New Statesman 'Books of the year' Daringly innovative when it opened in 1848, the Palm House in Kew... -
Explorers of the Nile: The Triumph and Tragedy of a Great Victorian Adventure by Tim Jeal
RRP: $27.28$17.98Between 1856 and 1876, five explorers, all British, took on the seemingly impossible task of discovering the source of the White Nile. Showing exceptional courage and extraordinary resilience, Richard Burton, John Hanning Speke, Samuel Baker, David... -
1493: How Europe's Discovery of the Americas Revolutionized Trade, Ecology and Life on Earth by Charles C. Mann
RRP: $27.28$17.98Two hundred million years ago the earth consisted of a single vast continent, Pangea, surrounded by a great planetary sea. Continental drift tore apart Pangaea, and for millennia the hemispheres were separate, evolving almost entirely different suites of... -
River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile by Candice Millard
RRP: $39.88$27.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800752610Author Candice MillardFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Swift PressPublisher Swift Press -
The World Beneath Their Feet: The British, the Americans, the Nazis and the Race to Summit the Himalayas by Scott Ellsworth
RRP: $27.28$18.06Longlisted for the 2020 William Hill Sports Book of the Year'A gripping history' THE ECONOMIST 'The World Beneath Their Feet contains plenty of rollicking stories' THE TIMES'Gripping' THE SUNDAY TIMES'So far as adventure stories go, this book is tops.'... -
Dickens's Favourite Blacking Factory: The story of Regency entrepreneur Charles Day, his clandestine affair and why Charles Dickens became interested in him by Neil Price 9781915494689
RRP: $25.18$20.37'Dickens's Favourite Blacking Factory' is the extraordinary story of Charles Day, a self-made nineteenth-century boot-blacking entrepreneur, the dispute over whose Will led Charles Dickens to create the apparently endless case of 'Jarndyce and Jarndyce'...