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  • How the Canyon Became Grand: A Short History by Stephen J. Pyne 9780140280562

    How the Canyon Became Grand: A Short History by Stephen J. Pyne 9780140280562

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780140280562Author Stephen J. PyneFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Penguin Putnam IncPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 198gDimensions(mm) 196mm...
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  • Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries by Charles Livingstone 9781845880651

    Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries by Charles Livingstone 9781845880651

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    David Livingstone was one of the intrepid and daring explorers of the Victorian age. In 1858, he and his brother embarked upon an expedition up the Zambesi river to explore Eastern and Central Africa, and in 1859 they and their party became the first...
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  • Climbing High: A Woman's Account of Surviving the Everest Tragedy by Lene Gammelgaard 9780060953614

    Climbing High: A Woman's Account of Surviving the Everest Tragedy by Lene Gammelgaard 9780060953614

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060953614Author Lene GammelgaardFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Harper PaperbacksPublisher Harper PaperbacksWeight(grams) 200g
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  • Racing Classic Motorcycles: First you have to finish by Andy Reynolds

    Racing Classic Motorcycles: First you have to finish by Andy Reynolds

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    The story of a classic motorcycle racer who was fortunate enough to be able to ride many of the best machines from the period, at the highest level, and on many of the most famous road racing courses in the world. There are tales of success, friendships,...
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  • Cave of Bones: A True Story of Discovery, Adventure, and Human Origins by Lee Berger 9781426223884

    Cave of Bones: A True Story of Discovery, Adventure, and Human Origins by Lee Berger 9781426223884

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    In the summer of 2022, Lee Berger lost 50 pounds in order to wriggle though impossibly small openings in the Rising Star cave complex in South Africa—spaces where his team has been unearthing the remains of Homo naledi, a proto-human likely to have...
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  • Mawson's Will: The Greatest Polar Survival Story Ever Written by Lennard Bickel

    Mawson's Will: The Greatest Polar Survival Story Ever Written by Lennard Bickel

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781586420000Author Lennard BickelFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Steerforth PressPublisher Steerforth PressWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 214mm *...
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  • The Golden Age of Botanical Art: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew by Martyn Rix

    The Golden Age of Botanical Art: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew by Martyn Rix

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    Kew: Golden Age of Botanical Art brings together the stories of the intrepid explorers - some of whom became botanical artists by default - and the many professional artists who recorded the flora that they discovered on their travels and expeditions...
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  • Ice Ghosts: The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition by Paul Watson 9780393355864

    Ice Ghosts: The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition by Paul Watson 9780393355864

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    Ice Ghosts weaves together the epic story of the Lost Franklin Expedition of 1845-whose two ships and crew of 129 were lost to the Arctic ice-with the tale of the incredible discovery of the flagship's wreck in 2014. Paul Watson, who was on the...
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  • Livingstone by Tim Jeal

    Livingstone by Tim Jeal

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    An extensively revised edition of Tim Jeal's classic biography of the great explorer David Livingstone David Livingstone (1813-1873) is revered as one of history's greatest explorers and missionaries, the first European to cross Africa, and the first to...
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  • Meet the Georgians by Rob Peal

    Meet the Georgians by Rob Peal

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    '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...
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  • Heart: A History: Shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize 2019 Sandeep Jauhar 9781786075734

    Heart: A History: Shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize 2019 Sandeep Jauhar 9781786075734

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    'Jauhar weaves his own personal and family story into his history of the heart...very effectively... This gives a certain dramatic tension to the book, as it tells the fascinating and rather wonderful history of cardiology.' -Henry Marsh, New...
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  • Big Chief Elizabeth: How England's Adventurers Gambled and Won the New World by Giles Milton

    Big Chief Elizabeth: How England's Adventurers Gambled and Won the New World by Giles Milton

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    In April 1586, Queen Elizabeth I acquired a new and exotic title. A tribe of North American Indians had made her their weroanza - 'big chief'.The news was received with great joy, both by the Queen and her favourite, Sir Walter Ralegh. His first American...
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  • A Brief History of Thailand: Monarchy, War and Resilience: The Fascinating Story of the Gilded Kingdom at the Heart of Asia Richard A. Ruth 9780804851213

    A Brief History of Thailand: Monarchy, War and Resilience: The Fascinating Story of the Gilded Kingdom at the Heart of Asia Richard A. Ruth 9780804851213

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    Thailand is known for its picturesque beaches and famous temples, but there's much more to this popular holiday destination than many realize.A Brief History of Thailand offers an engaging look at the country's last 250 years-from coups and violent...
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  • Dr James Barry: A Woman Ahead of Her Time by Jeremy Dronfield 9781786071194

    Dr James Barry: A Woman Ahead of Her Time by Jeremy Dronfield 9781786071194

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    A Sunday Times Book of the Year As featured on the BBC Radio 2 Book Club Dr James Barry: Inspector General of Hospitals, army surgeon, duellist, reformer, ladykiller, eccentric. He performed the first successful Caesarean in the British Empire,...
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  • The Devil Drives: A Life of Sir Richard Burton Fawn Brodie 9780907871231

    The Devil Drives: A Life of Sir Richard Burton Fawn Brodie 9780907871231

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    Richard Burton's life offers dazzling riches. He was one of the greatest Victorian explorers, an innovative translator and brilliant linguist, a prolific travel writer, a pioneer in the fields of anthropology and sexual psychology, a mesmeric lover, a...
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  • Snow Widows: Scott's Fatal Antarctic Expedition Through the Eyes of the Women They Left Behind by Katherine MacInnes

    Snow Widows: Scott's Fatal Antarctic Expedition Through the Eyes of the Women They Left Behind by Katherine MacInnes

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    'An elegant, densely textured work, like a tapestry ... A welcome contribution to polar studies.' Sara Wheeler, Spectator '[MacInness] handles the whole thing with masterly skill...takes us to the heart of the hope, love, anguish and grief'...
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  • Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and A Legacy of Rage by Jeff Guinn

    Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and A Legacy of Rage by Jeff Guinn

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    The 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...
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  • Traces of Enayat by Iman Mersal 9781913505721

    Traces of Enayat by Iman Mersal 9781913505721

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    When Iman Mersal stumbles upon a great - yet forgotten - novel written by Enayat al-Zayyat, a young woman who killed herself in 1963, four years before her book was published, Mersal begins to research the writer. She tracks down Enayat's best friend,...
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  • Northern Lights: The Arctic Scots by Edward J. Cowan 9781780277875

    Northern Lights: The Arctic Scots by Edward J. Cowan 9781780277875

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    Surprisingly, 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...
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  • Why We Love Pirates: The Hunt for Captain Kidd and How He Changed Piracy Forever by Rebecca Simon 9781642503371

    Why We Love Pirates: The Hunt for Captain Kidd and How He Changed Piracy Forever by Rebecca Simon 9781642503371

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    For Fans of True-Life Pirate Stories"Only someone who has lived in the shadows chasing faded pirates for an age, and is blessed with creativity, can pull off a book of this high caliber." -Wreck Watch MagazineMaritime Media Mountbatten Literary Award...
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  • At the Coalface: The memoir of a pit nurse by Joan Hart 9780007596164

    At the Coalface: The memoir of a pit nurse by Joan Hart 9780007596164

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    A heart-warming story of a woman who devoted her life to helping others. This is the memoir of Joan, who started nursing in the 1940s and whose experiences took her into the Yorkshire mining pits and through the tumult of the 1984-85 miners' strike. ...
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  • David Livingstone, Africa's Greatest Explorer: The Man, the Missionary and the Myth by Paul Bayly 9781781554326

    David Livingstone, Africa's Greatest Explorer: The Man, the Missionary and the Myth by Paul Bayly 9781781554326

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    In 1841, a twenty-eight-year-old Scottish missionary, David Livingstone, began the first of his exploratory treks into the African veldt. During the course of his lifetime, he covered over 29,000 miles uncovering what lay beyond rivers and mountain...
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  • Come Fly the World: The Women of Pan Am at War and Peace by Julia Cooke 9781785787799

    Come Fly the World: The Women of Pan Am at War and Peace by Julia Cooke 9781785787799

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    At a time when that 1960s notion of air travel as decadent and exceptional is experiencing an unexpected revival, this book ... could be the G&T in a plastic glass you need.' The SpectatorTravel writer Julia Cooke's exhilarating portrait of Pan Am...
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  • Waters Beneath My Feet: New Orleans to Nome... My 3 Year Canoe Odyssey by Jerry Pushcar 9780578418483

    Waters Beneath My Feet: New Orleans to Nome... My 3 Year Canoe Odyssey by Jerry Pushcar 9780578418483

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578418483Author Jerry PushcarFormat PaperbackPage Count 374Imprint Last Cache PublishingPublisher Last Cache PublishingWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm)...
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  • The Loss of the Ship Essex Sunk By a Whale by Owen Chase 9780140437966

    The Loss of the Ship Essex Sunk By a Whale by Owen Chase 9780140437966

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    The gripping first-hand story of the disaster that inspired Melville's Moby-Dick and is the basis for a major new feature film, In the Heart of the Sea.In 1820, the Nantucket whaleship Essex was sailing in the South Pacific when it was rammed by an angry...
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  • River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile by Candice Millard

    River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile by Candice Millard

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    Apologies 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
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  • Palace of Palms: Tropical Dreams and the Making of Kew by Kate Teltscher

    Palace of Palms: Tropical Dreams and the Making of Kew by Kate Teltscher

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    '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...
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  • Sailing Alone Around the World: a Personal Account of the First Solo Circumnavigation of the Globe by Sail by Captain Joshua Slocum 9780857064233

    Sailing Alone Around the World: a Personal Account of the First Solo Circumnavigation of the Globe by Sail by Captain Joshua Slocum 9780857064233

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857064233Author Captain Joshua SlocumFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Leonaur LtdPublisher Leonaur LtdWeight(grams) 390gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm...
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  • The Vikings by Else Roesdahl

    The Vikings by Else Roesdahl

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    Thoroughly updated and with a new foreword'The Viking Age is shot through with the spirit of adventure. For 300 years, from just before AD800 until well into the eleventh century, the Vikings affected almost every region accessible to their ships, and...
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  • When Your Life Depends on It: Extreme Decision Making Lessons from the Antarctic by Brad Borkan 9781945312052

    When Your Life Depends on It: Extreme Decision Making Lessons from the Antarctic by Brad Borkan 9781945312052

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    Apologies 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...
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  • The Curse of Oak Island: The Story of the World's Longest Treasure Hunt by Randall Sullivan 9780802148278

    The Curse of Oak Island: The Story of the World's Longest Treasure Hunt by Randall Sullivan 9780802148278

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    UPDATED 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...
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  • Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West by H. W. Brands 9781541672543

    Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West by H. W. Brands 9781541672543

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    In Dreams of El Dorado, H. W. Brands tells the thrilling, panoramic story of the settling of the American West, from Lewis and Clark's expedition in the early 19th century to the closing of the frontier by the early 20th. He introduces us to explorers,...
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  • Thin White Line by Andy Cave

    Thin White Line by Andy Cave

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    In 1997, Andy Cave returned from the Himalayas, having climbed the stupendous north face of Changabang but losing his friend and climbing partner in the process. Traumatized by the savage ordeal, he must examine his relationship with the mountains that...
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  • Meet the Georgians: Epic Tales from Britain's Wildest Century by Robert Peal

    Meet the Georgians: Epic Tales from Britain's Wildest Century by Robert Peal

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    '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...
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  • The Bounty Mutiny by William Bligh 9780140439168

    The Bounty Mutiny by William Bligh 9780140439168

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    On an April morning in 1789 near the island of Tonga, William Bligh and eighteen surly seamen were expelled from the Bounty and began the greatest open-boat voyage in history, sailing some 4,000 miles to safety in Timor. The mutineers, led by Fletcher...
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  • A Fire on the Moon by Norman Mailer

    A Fire on the Moon by Norman Mailer

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    Mailer's superb account, written as it was happening, of the first attempt to land men on the moon'Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.'A Fire on the Moon tells the scarcely credible story of the Apollo 11 mission. It is suffused with...
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  • Islanders: The Pacific in the Age of Empire Nicholas Thomas 9780300180565

    Islanders: The Pacific in the Age of Empire Nicholas Thomas 9780300180565

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    An incisive, evocative history of the experience of empire in the Oceanic world This compelling book explores the lived experience of empire in the Pacific, the last region to be contacted and colonized by Europeans following the great voyages of Captain...
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  • The Bathysphere Book: Effects of the Luminous Ocean Depths by Brad Fox

    The Bathysphere Book: Effects of the Luminous Ocean Depths by Brad Fox

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    'Hypnotic... raises questions of exploration and wonder, of nature and humanity' New York Times Book Review 'Exquisite and shocking... just as any exploration of the deep should be' Helen Scales, author of The Brilliant Abyss '[A] rich, strange...
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  • Ice Captain: The Life of J.R. Stenhouse: A Forgotten Hero of Shackleton's Endurance Expedition by Stephen Haddelsey

    Ice Captain: The Life of J.R. Stenhouse: A Forgotten Hero of Shackleton's Endurance Expedition by Stephen Haddelsey

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    Much has been written on Antarctic explorer, Ernest Shackleton. This is the story of the Endurance expedition's other hero, Joseph Russell Stenhouse (1887-1941) who, as Captain of the SS Aurora, freed the ship from pack ice and rescued the survivors of...
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  • Searching for Franklin: New Light on History’s Worst Arctic Disaster by Ken McGoogan 9781771623681

    Searching for Franklin: New Light on History’s Worst Arctic Disaster by Ken McGoogan 9781771623681

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781771623681Author Ken McGooganFormat HardbackPage Count 360Imprint Douglas & McIntyrePublisher Douglas & McIntyre
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