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ISBN: 1885283229

ListPrice: 40.00

Edition: 1st Adventure Library ed

Summary: Book Description When the Beagle sailed in 1831, she carried a young naturalist, Charles Darwin, at age 22 still unknown. Destined for the church, Darwin was cozily at ease with creation as explained in Genesis. But everything he encountered on the voyage -- from the primitive people of Tierra del Fuego to the finches of the Galapagos Islands, from earthquakes and eruptions to fossil seashells gathered at 12,000 feet in the Andes -- challenged biblical assumptions and led finally to ORIGIN OF SPECIES. "Mr. Moorehead's admirable prose style, his entrancing narrative...are beyond praise." (The London Times)--This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

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ISBN: 1885283032

ListPrice: 40.00

Edition: 1st Adventure Library ed

Summary: --New York Times "Extraordinary, Compelling."--This text refers to the Paperback edition. --Saturday Review "A noble book about the mightiest river on earth."--This text refers to the Paperback edition.  See all Editorial Reviews

ISBN: 1885283113

ListPrice: 40.00

Edition: 1st Adventure Library ed

Summary: Book Description This original volume combines two of Corbetts most exciting stories from The Man-eaters of Kumaon with his full-length narrative, The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag. These are among the most gripping accounts ever written about the tracking of dangerous, renegade animals. The terror than man-eating tigers and leopards brought to Indian villages was not exaggerated: one tigress Corbett was commissioned to track down had killed 400 people. Yet Corbett, who had few equals in jungle lore, seldom killed an animal except from necessity. A conservationist ahead of his time, Indias first national park was named in his honor. First published in 1952 and 1954
New introduction by Geoffrey C. Ward
Illustrated by Raymond Sheppard
New maps

ISBN: 1885283024

ListPrice: 40.00

Edition: 1st Adventure Library Edition

Summary: In 1985 a team of hand-picked adventurers, including writer Joe Kane, embarked on a journey that would take them to the remote headwaters of the Amazon Basin. But that was just the beginning of the trip. Their goal: to navigate the world's longest river from source to mouth, a feat never before recorded. After reaching (via a goat trail) a glacial trickle above 17,000 feet--debatably the farthest source of the Amazon--the team descends to a point where kayaks can be deployed. From there the trip entails kayaking through one of the nastiest white-water canyons on the planet, a stretch of water that has previously claimed the lives or quickly halted the plans of all who attempted to conquer it; navigating an unmapped gorge known affectionately as the Abyss; sneaking through the "Red Zone," an area closed to foreigners and occupied by the notorious Shining Path rebels; and, finally, paddling to the Atlantic by sea kayak through 3,000 miles of hot jungle. Hired initially to chronicle the project from dry land, Kane quickly assumes a more integral role as a much-needed paddler, and as such he is able to provide vivid, first-hand descriptions of the treacherous water encountered. But in many ways the water is the least imposing obstacle to success. Along the way the team is beset by financial difficulties, a crisis of leadership, attacks from armed rebels, and the defection of team members. Kane's account of this six-month ordeal is much more than a travelogue of athletic endeavor--it's a fascinating portrait of the planning, politics, and personal struggles involved in mounting a modern-day expedition through a vast expanse of largely uncharted territory.

ISBN: 1885283148

ListPrice: 35.00

Edition: 1st Adventure Library ed

Summary: Book Description In 1969, Michael Collins went to the moon with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the historic Apollo 11 flight. When he came back, he wrote the finest account we have of the training and the experiences of a test pilot and astronaut. This is the story of one of the great adventures of this century. First published in 1974
New epilogue by the author
Drawings, color and b&w photos

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An insider's story of the secrets of the NASA space program. The author, a former astronaut, takes the reader behind the scenes into the space missions, and the personal lives of those closely involved with the NASA space program. Vividly describes people such as Frank Borman, Neil Armstrong, John Glenn, and Buzz Aldrin. Softcover. DLC: Collins, Michael, 1930-. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

ISBN: 1885283105

ListPrice: 30.00

Edition: 1st Adventure Library ed

Summary: Book Description Kon-Tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure -- a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft. Intrigued by Polynesian folklore, biologist Thor Heyerdahl suspected that the South Sea Islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by a mythical hero, Kon-Tiki. He decided to prove his theory by duplicating the legendary voyage. On April 28, 1947, Heyerdahl and five other adventurers sailed from Peru on a balsa log raft. After three months on the open sea, encountering raging storms, whales, and sharks, they sighted land -- the Polynesian island of Puka Puka. Translated into sixty-five languages, Kon-Tiki is a classic, inspiring tale of daring and courage -- a magnificent saga of men against the sea. Washington Square Press' Enriched Classics present the great works of world literature enhanced for the contemporary reader. This edition of Kon-Tiki has been prepared by an editorial committee headed by Harry Shefter, professor of English at New York University. It includes a foreword by the author, a selection of critical excerpts, notes, an index, and a unique visual essay of the voyage.--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Text: English, Norwegian (translation)--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.