Expeditioner

100 of the most astonishing stories of human survival, adventure and exploration, chosen by Levison Wood.We are always captivated by tales of courage and bravery, of world-firsts …

Jännitysnäytelmä AntarktiksellaElokuussa 1897 kolmimastoinen höyrylaiva Belgica seilasi Antwerpenin satamasta kohti Etelänapaa tähtäimessään kolmevuotinen tutkimusretki, maine ja …

The Sunday Times Bestseller and Blackwell's Non-Fiction Book of the Month.Over one hundred years after its wreck, Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, was found in the depths …

‘An elegant, densely textured work, like a tapestry … A welcome contribution to polar studies.’ Sara Wheeler, Spectator ‘[MacInness] handles the whole thing with masterly …

‘If we were guaranteed success in everything we tried then life would be pretty boring.’Mainstream news reports about climbing are dominated by action from the world’s highest …

A riveting journey into the bizarre world of the Asian arowana or “dragon fish” the world’s most expensive aquarium fish—reveals a surprising history with profound implications for …

"Libyan Sands" is unmistakably the work of an Englishman, a modest, machine- and desert-loving young officer whose passionate amateur enthusiasm led to the exploration of the …

In 1941, Richard Evans Schultes took a leave of absence from Harvard University and disappeared into the Northern Amazon of Colombia. The world's leading authority on the …

Genudgivelse med forord af Niels Barfoed. Beretningen om den længste færd, der nogensinde er foretaget med hunde og slæder. Fra Grønland langs Ishavet om Canada til Alaska og …

Flaneuse [flanne-euhze], noun, from French. Feminine form of flaneur [flanne-euhr], an idler. In this book, the author defines her as 'a determined resourceful woman keenly attuned …