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Polarexpeditionen : Andrée och jakten på Nordpolen
Det sena 1800-talets upptäckariver drev över tusen polarforskare till det ogästvänliga landskapet. En av dem var den visionäre svenske upptäcktsresanden S.A. Andrée som år 1897 …
Happiest Man in the World
Poppa Neutrino is a philosopher of movement, a vernacular Buddhist, a San Francisco bohemian, a polymath, a pauper, a football strategist for the Red Mesa Redskins of the Navajo …
The Protest Singer: An Intimate Portrait of Pete Seeger
A spirited and intimate look at American icon and activist Pete Seeger. Throughout his life, Pete Seeger transformed a classic American musical style into a form of peaceful …
Ice Balloon
The 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 …
Ice Balloon
The story of the only person to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon, and the golden age of Polar Exploration.
Moonshine: A Life in Pursuit of White Liquor
A vivid portrait of legendary liquor agent Garland Bunting, an American original who patrolled rural North Carolina when moonshiners worked their stills in the backcountry. For …
The Happiest Man in the World
Poppa Neutrino is a philosopher of movement, a vernacular Buddhist, a San Francisco bohemian, a polymath, a pauper, a football strategist for the Red Mesa Redskins of the Navajo …
A Divine Language: Learning Algebra, Geometry, and Calculus at the Edge of Old Age
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice"Wilkinson has accomplished something more moving and original, braiding his stumbling attempts to get better at math with his deepening …
The Writer as Illusionist: Uncollected & Unpublished Work
"Illuminating . . . Handling strong emotions--shame, love, grief--without fuss, Maxwell gives the bald facts of life a poignant shimmer."--Wall Street Journal As a fiction editor …
Protest Singer
A spirited and intimate look at American icon and activist Pete Seeger. Throughout his life, Pete Seeger transformed a classic American musical style into a form of peaceful …