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"While Amundsen, Franklin, and Peary were first to explore the furthest geographical reaches of the Polar North, Knud Rasmussen was the first to explore its culture and its soul. Part Danish, part Inuit, the famed explorer anthropologist made an epic three year journey by dog sled from Greenland to Alaska recording not only the landscapes but also the songs and stories of the Eskimo people. In the ranks of the great explorer/writers who opened hitherto...
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"GO FOR IT" is a memoir about Alastair and Candas: two retired Boomers, who wanted to help make a difference in the world. They met one day by chance, fell in love, and with a shared passion to improve the lives of others, set off on a new path of adventure in travel and volunteering.
"GO FOR IT" also describes their personal journeys, before and after they met.
Follow Alastair and Candas as they shed their material possessions and exchange their...
3) Sovietistan
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2020
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Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan became free of the Soviet Union in 1991. But though they are new to modern statehood, this is a region rich in ancient history, culture, and landscapes unlike anywhere else in the world. Traveling alone, Erika Fatland is a true adventurer in every sense. In Sovietistan, she takes the reader on a compassionate and insightful journey to explore how their Soviet heritage has influenced...
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Extrait : "Supposons que vous ayez sous les yeux une carte du globe ; que, sur cete carte, vous établissiez à l'un des points qui représentent Brest, Nantes, Rochefort ou Bordeaux, à la droite du petit carré qui représente la France ; que de là, votre doigt se promène au large sur cet espace blanc qui figure la grande masse d'eau de l'Atlantique, et, laissant à gauche l'Espagne, le Portugal, le détroit de Gibraltar, continue son chemin ..."...
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La fabuleuse et incroyable histoire de Lucas Bridge, né et élevé au milieu d'un peuple indien aujourd'hui disparu
La première édition en 1948 de Aux Confins de la Terre, la merveilleuse chronique de E. Lucas Bridges sur la Terre de Feu, fut accueillie avec un immense enthousiasme et s'est imposée depuis soixante ans comme le grand classique littéraire sur la Terre de Feu et la culture peu connue des Indiens fuégiens.
Lucas Bridges naît...
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Voyages au cœur de l'Amérique!
Ce livre renferme des détails curieux sur les mœurs, usages, cérémonies religieuses, le système militaire, etc. des Cahnuagas, des Indiens des Cinq et Six Nations, Mohawks, Connecedagas, Iroquois, etc., des Indiens chippeways, et autres Sauvages de diverses tribus... avec un état exact des postes situés sur le fleuve Saint-Laurent, le lac Ontario, etc.
John Long, interprète de langue indienne, est engagé...
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Arctic researcher, author, and photographer Norman Hallendy's journey to the far north began in 1958, when many Inuit, who traditionally lived on the land, were moving to permanent settlements created by the Canadian government. In this unique memoir, Hallendy writes of his adventures, experiences with strange Arctic phenomena, encounters with wildlife, and deep friendships with Inuit elders. Very few have worked so closely with the Inuit to document...
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"Taking readers on a rollicking ride through history, a master storyteller and reporter, whose legend began in journalism, presents a paradigm-shifting argument that speech, not evolution, is responsible for humanity's complex societies and achievements"--NoveList.
"Before Tom Wolfe was a bestselling novelist, he was a groundbreaking journalist. Now the maestro storyteller turns his attention to the mystery behind the creation of his own most important...
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