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Download or read book Expedition written by Steve Backshall and published by Random House. This book was released on 2019-07-18 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shine a light into the unknown There are still dark corners of our planet that are yet to be explored. In this remarkable book, Steve Backshall offers an unflinching account of his adventures into these uncharted territories around the globe, in search of world firsts. Each location brings its own epic challenges - whether it's the first climb of an arctic ice fall in Greenland, the first recorded navigation of a South American river, or the first exploration of the world’s longest cave system in Mexico. But all of them represent new tests of the limits of human endeavour. Accompanying a major 10-part series on BBC and Dave, Expedition is a breathtaking journey into the unknown, and a brilliantly written celebration of the pleasures of genuine discovery.
Download or read book Herbarium written by Barbara M. Thiers and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A treasury like no other Since the 1500s, scientists have documented the plants and fungi that grew around them, organizing the specimens into collections. Known as herbaria, these archives helped give rise to botany as its own scientific endeavor. Herbarium is a fascinating enquiry into this unique field of plant biology, exploring how herbaria emerged and have changed over time, who promoted and contributed to them, and why they remain such an important source of data for their new role: understanding how the world’s flora is changing. Barbara Thiers, director of the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium at the New York Botanical Garden, also explains how recent innovations that allow us to see things at both the molecular level and on a global scale can be applied to herbaria specimens, helping us address some of the most critical problems facing the world today. At its heart, Herbarium is a compelling reminder of one of humanity’s better impulses: to save things—not just for ourselves, but for generations to come.
Download or read book The Eagle written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 940 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Doniphan's Expedition by : John Taylor Hughes
Download or read book Doniphan's Expedition written by John Taylor Hughes and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A teacher turned soldier, John T. Hughes like so many other volunteers saw in the outbreak of the Mexican War the possibility for adventure and glory. He joined the First Regiment of Missouri Mounted Volunteers and announced that he planned to write a history of his fighting unit commanded by Col. Alexander Doniphan, who would come to be regarded as among the finest volunteer officers of the war. The result of Hughes's efforts certainly is one of the most colorful personal accounts of the Mexican War ever written. Doniphan's Expedition follows the regiment on its grueling 850-mile march from Fort Leavenworth, present-day Kansas, along the Santa Fe Trail, to invade Mexico. Along the way, Hughes observes and describes in impressive detail the discipline, morale, and effectiveness of the civilian soldiers encountering hardships on the rough plains and deserts. He gives their impressions of Santa Fe and offers valuable insight into the military occupation of that city. As significant cultural history, this account also chronicles the fears and prejudices of the soldiers meeting a seemingly strange people in a strange land. Furthermore, Hughes provides an excellent first-hand account of the two battles of the expedition: the Battle of Brazito and the Battle of Sacramento. First published in 1847, Doniphan's Expedition is now once again made available, with a new foreword by Joseph G. Dawson III, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Mexican War. General readers will find this book to be an enthralling examination of another time and place in U.S. and Mexican military and cultural history. Historians will rediscover a significant contribution to Mexican War literature.
Book Synopsis Mammals Collected in Alaska by the Andrew J. Stone Expedition of 1903 by : Joel Asaph Allen
Download or read book Mammals Collected in Alaska by the Andrew J. Stone Expedition of 1903 written by Joel Asaph Allen and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Encyclopaedia of Ships and Shipping by : Herbert B. Mason
Download or read book Encyclopaedia of Ships and Shipping written by Herbert B. Mason and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Graphic Work of the Egyptian Expedition by : Norman de Garis Davies
Download or read book Graphic Work of the Egyptian Expedition written by Norman de Garis Davies and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Expedition to Earth by : Arthur C. Clarke
Download or read book Expedition to Earth written by Arthur C. Clarke and published by Rosetta Books. This book was released on 2012-11-30 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short stories from the science fiction master—including the tale that inspired 2001: A Space Odyssey. These stories present a brilliant showcase of Arthur C. Clarke’s many-layered approach to the moral dilemmas of scientific advancement—from the thrilling and brutal “Breaking Strain” to the more poetic and thoughtful “Second Dawn.” Also included is “The Sentinel”—the basis for the classic Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space Odyssey. This outstanding collection reminds us that the author of Childhood’s End was not only a giant in the world of science fiction, a recipient of multiple Nebula and Hugo Awards, and an incomparable storyteller, but also a “skilled literary artist” (Hartford Courant). “I do not know of any short story that has moved me more than Arthur C. Clarke’s ‘If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth.’” —The Christian Science Monitor
Download or read book The Geographical Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the Proceedings of the Royal geographical society, formerly pub. separately.
Book Synopsis The Best Job in the World by : Ben Southall
Download or read book The Best Job in the World written by Ben Southall and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-09-17 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of the man with the Best Job in the World The Best Job in the World is the story of how following your passions can lead to life-changing opportunities. Adventurer Ben Southall shares his experiences and lessons learned as the winner of the inaugural Tourism Queensland's Best Job in the World campaign, and reveals how this has led to ongoing opportunities since. Part autobiography, part insight into the power of a unique marketing campaign, this book follows Ben's journey—from leaving the UK on his own expedition around Africa to his new role as caretaker of Hamilton Island on the Great Barrier Reef. You'll learn about the skills and experiences that shaped Ben's path, together with the inevitable pitfalls that he faced along the way to living his dream. The sole winner of the Best Job in the World campaign, Ben's perspective is a unique one to share the serious challenges that arose from being catapulted into a high profile job in an idyllic location. Humorous and poignant, the story is as much holistic life guide as travel guide, providing a motivational and inspirational tale that may just be the push you need to: Get inspired—see the opportunities around you and grab them with both hands Embrace the unknown, overcome life's obstacles and challenge expectations Live out your dreams and be your authentic self Climb out of the rut and take part in the world around you In The Best Job in the World, Ben Southall answers the questions everyone is asking: "What is it like? Is it really the best job in the world?" You'll learn how to transform your interests and passions into a flexible, long-term career, and how following the road less travelled can lead to living your best life. If you're dissatisfied, stuck in a rut or merely curious, The Best Job in the World is a must-read tale of aspiration, inspiration and motivation.
Download or read book Epic Expeditions written by Ed Stafford and published by Aurum. This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it take to survive in the unknown? Explorer and survival expert, Ed Stafford captures the spirit of adventure in 25 of the greatest expeditions of all time. From 1864-2018, intrepid explorers blazed a trail with round-the-world records, the ascent of Everest, crossing the Australian desert by camel and kayaking the North Atlantic Ocean. They conquered mountains, deserts, jungles and seas venturing into the most remote and inhospitable climes on the planet. Peeking inside each kit bag (including his own), Ed Stafford reveals how the great explorers achieved their awe-inspiring missions to find out more about our world, and how the equipment they carried with them determined the success or failure of their expedition. Ed Stafford is a British explorer and the face of survival on the Discovery Channel. He holds the Guinness World Record for being the first person ever to walk the length of the Amazon River. ‘Walking from the Pacific, over the Andes and along the entire length of the Amazon to the Atlantic is truly extraordinary ... To do all this in more than 800 continuous days with just a backpack puts Stafford's endeavour in the top league of expeditions past and present.’ Sir Ranulph Fiennes EPIC EXPEDITIONS was first published as an illustrated, large format hardback under the title EXPEDITIONS UNPACKED: What the Great Explorers Took into the Unknown. This new paperback edition includes a black and white photograph of each explorer and a black and white illustration of their kit.
Book Synopsis The Best of Brochure Design 12 by : Public
Download or read book The Best of Brochure Design 12 written by Public and published by Rockport Publishers. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brochure design is a perennial in the world of marketing and graphic design, yet it can be challenging to execute successfully. This substantial collection of the world’s best brochure design offers hundreds of ideas, pages of inspiration, and armloads of advice for professional graphic designers and students alike. With a clean, engaging presentation, this volume is a highly visual collection of ideas for everything from choosing type to selecting photo treatments, and everything in between.
Book Synopsis Cartographic Expeditions and Visual Culture in the Nineteenth-Century Americas by : Ernesto Capello
Download or read book Cartographic Expeditions and Visual Culture in the Nineteenth-Century Americas written by Ernesto Capello and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-16 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the nineteenth century, gridding, graphing, and surveying proliferated as never before as nations and empires expanded into hitherto "unknown" territories. Though nominally geared toward justifying territorial claims and collecting scientific data, expeditions also produced vast troves of visual and artistic material. This book considers the explosion of expeditionary mapping and its links to visual culture across the Americas, arguing that acts of measurement are also aesthetic acts. Such visual interventions intersect with new technologies, with sociopolitical power and conflict, and with shifting public tastes and consumption practices. Several key questions shape this examination: What kinds of nineteenth-century visual practices and technologies of seeing do these materials engage? How does scientific knowledge get translated into the visual and disseminated to the public? What are the commonalities and distinctions in mapping strategies between North and South America? How does the constitution of expeditionary lines reorder space and the natural landscape itself? The volume represents the first transnational and hemispheric analysis of nineteenth-century cartographic aesthetics, and features the multi-disciplinary perspective of historians, geographers, and art historians.
Book Synopsis Harriman Alaska Expedition by : Clinton Hart Merriam
Download or read book Harriman Alaska Expedition written by Clinton Hart Merriam and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Two Expeditions Into the Interior of Southern Australia by : Charles Sturt
Download or read book Two Expeditions Into the Interior of Southern Australia written by Charles Sturt and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales by : John Oxley
Download or read book Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales written by John Oxley and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-06-03 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work explores the two expeditions of John Oxley to New South Wales, a state on the east coast of Australia. Oxley was a traveler and surveyor of Australia during the earlier period of British colonization. He served as Surveyor-General of New South Wales and is famous for his two expeditions into the interior of New South Wales. Oxley was appointed surveyor-general of New South Wales and, after retiring from the navy, he returned to Sydney in 1812. He then explored as much land as he had surveyed during the early years. Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales was the first report on the area and provided the basis for explorations by later travelers.
Book Synopsis Narrative of the Second Arctic Expedition by : Charles Francis Hall
Download or read book Narrative of the Second Arctic Expedition written by Charles Francis Hall and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
