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Birdie Bowers: Captain Scott's Marvel
Anne Strathie - Paperback - The History Press
Henry 'Birdie' Bowers realised his life's ambition when he was selected for Captain Scott's Terra Nova expedition to the Antartic, yet he also met his death on the journey. This biography, drawing on Bowers' letters, journals and previously neglected material, sheds new light on Bowers and tells his full story.
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The New Northwest Passage: A Voyage To The Front Line Of Climate Change
Cameron Dueck - Paperback - Sandstone
The Open Passage Expedition successfully sailed through the Northwest Passage during the summer of 2009. The crew not only succeeded in sailing some of the most dangerous waters in the world, but also learned more about the people and their land. This book tells of their expedition.
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Livingstone
Tim Jeal - Paperback - Yale University Press
David Livingstone is revered as one of the world's greatest explorers and missionaries and as the first European to cross Africa. This biography reveals the man behind the myth, one capable of ruthless cruelty as well as self-sacrifice.
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Heart Of The Hero: The Remarkable Women Who Inspired The Great Polar Explorers
Kari Herbert - Paperback - Saraband
'Heart of the Hero' gives a compelling insight into the lives of some of the world's most admired explorers through the eyes of the remarkable women who inspired them.
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David Livingstone
- Paperback - NMS
David Livingstone rose from being a factory boy to become an African explorer and a hero of the Victorian age. This volume of essays, rich in new scholarship, ties in with an exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland which commemorates the 200th anniversary of his birth.
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Introducing Meteorology: A Guide To Weather
Jon Shonk - Paperback - Dunedin Academic
Copiously illustrated, this book is intended for those whose interest in meteorology has been stimulated, perhaps by media coverage of dramatic weather events, and who want to know more. Technical terms are kept to a minimum and are explained in a glossary.
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Looking For Mrs Livingstone
Julie Davidson - Hardback - Saint Andrew
This is the enthralling story of the extraordinarily courageous and stoical wife of the world-renowned explorer and missionary, David Livingstone.
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Fragile Earth
- Hardback - Collins
Using images from the air, land and space, this work brings together dramatic natural and man-made events. It traces the path Hurricane Katrina took through New Orleans, and looks at the damage done to the presidential palace in Baghdad during the war in Iraq. It also provides a look at the effects our actions have on the planet.
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Pioneers Of The Earth Sciences
Gerald Cooray - Hardback - Dunedin Academic
Accounts of the life, work and influences of 75 founding pioneers of earth sciences are arranged in chronological order from Nicholas Steno in the 17th century to the scientists of the 20th century.
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Introducing Oceanography
David N. Thomas - Paperback - Dunedin Academic
This text has been written by two leading oceanographers to provide an overview of the science of the study of the seas for students and adults wanting a guide to this enormous subject.
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