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The Mammoth Book of Pirates
Constable & Robinson 2011; US$ 5.82A rollicking tour of the history of the high seas with Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, 'Calico Jack' Rackham, Anne Bonney and other figures of maritime legend. Includes Francis 'The Scourge of Spain' Drake's audacious night-time treasure raid on Nombre de Dios; Alexander Exquemelin's fly-on-the-wall account of the 'wicked order of pirates, or robbers... more...
1494
D & M Publishers 2011; US$ 28.00When Columbus triumphantly returned from America to Spain in 1493, his discoveries inflamed an already-smouldering conflict between Spain's renowned monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, and Portugal's Joćo II. Which nation was to control the world's oceans? To quell the argument, Pope Alexander VI - the notorious Rodrigo Borgia - issued a proclamation... more...
Dragon Sea
Penguin Books Ltd 2008; Not AvailableThe Hoi An , a wreck deep beneath the waves of the South China Sea. In her fifteenth-century hull a priceless treasure; on the waves above a team of treasure hunters racing against the clock to claim the fabulous cargo via dangerous saturation dives. But typhoons, pirates, gunships, mutiny, rival treasure hunters, storms and greed were to make this... more...
The Lost Photographs Of Captain Scott
Little, Brown Book Group 2011; US$ 49.82Captain Scott perished with four of his fellow explorers on their return from the South Pole in March 1912. Almost immediately the myth was founded, based on Scott's diaries, turning him into an icon of courage in the face of impossible circumstances. But during the final months of that journey Scott also took a series of breathtaking photographs:... more...
The Lost Photographs Of Captain Scott
Little, Brown Book Group 2011; Not AvailableCaptain Scott perished with four of his fellow explorers on their return from the South Pole in March 1912. Almost immediately the myth was founded, based on Scott's diaries, turning him into an icon of courage in the face of impossible circumstances. But during the final months of that journey Scott also took a series of breathtaking photographs:... more...
Race to the Pole
Pan Macmillan 2009; US$ 8.95For the first time since Scott's ill-fated race to Antarctica against Amundsen in 1913, a handful of teams from around the world have been granted permission to race each other, on foot, across Antarctica -- starting on New Year's Day and dragging their food, their tents (and their rubbish) with them. This time, however, a hardnut Norwegian team and... more...
Race to the New World
D & M Publishers 2012; US$ 27.95The final decade of the 15th century was a turning point in world history. The Genoese mariner Christopher Columbus sailed westward on the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, famously determined to discover for Spain a shorter and more direct route to the riches of the Indies. Meanwhile, a fellow Italian explorer for hire, John Cabot, set off on his own journey,... more...
Bold Endeavors
Naval Institute Press 2011; US$ 24.95This classic reference is considered the best single source of information on how to facilitate human adjustment and performance in long-term isolation. It is filled with exciting stories of survival?the exploits of explorers, military personnel, scientists and astronauts?along with expert analyses of failed expeditions and lessons learned. Jack Stuster... more...
The Inca Curse
Random House Australia 2012; US$ 27.14Christopher Ride's new bestseller is a breathless action adventure - with a time travel twist - set in the lost city of the Incas.It's 1908 and the Golden Cube of the Sun God, safely hidden in Peru for over 500 years, has been stolen. Made of pure gold, the cursed object has the power to control the minds of men - and bloody revenge is its aim.The... more...
The Pale Abyssinian: The Life of James Bruce, African Explorer and Adventurer (Text Only)
HarperCollins Publishers 2012; Not AvailableThe biography of one of Britain?s greatest explorers by a brilliant young writer. more...









