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"From one of the world's most renowned cave divers, a firsthand account of exploring the earth's final frontier: the hidden depths of our oceans and the sunken caves inside our planet. More people have died exploring underwater caves than climbing Mount Everest, and we know more about deep space than we do about the depths of our oceans. From one of the top cave divers working today--and one of the very few women in her field--Into the Planet blends...
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Alaska in 1900 was unexplored frontier, a land where risk, danger, and ultimate adventure made teamwork essential. Maine native R. Harvey Sargent led the U. S. Geological Survey in Alaska for over three decades, 1901-1936, charting the vast expanses of this remarkably beautiful and treacherous land. A pioneer of modern mapping, Sargent introduced 20th-century "firsts": photogrammetry and aerial surveys in Alaska, and the first professional surveys...
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Across North America in 2007-2009, communities will celebrate the David Thompson Bicentennials. For 34 years the great explorer, surveyor, and fur trader travelled across the continent, finding and mapping the routes between the St. Lawrence and the Pacific. Trusting the stars and his sextant, he surveyed a continental area so vast it remains a mapping achievement unequalled in human history. This is the story of David Thompsons epic journey his...
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Anything can happen in a pure wilderness experienced by few humans-a place where unseen menace waits everywhere. This story is an unembellished account of a scientist and his team exploring the last place on Earth. But, unlike most recent books on Antarctica, the reader becomes embedded with geologist Bruce Luyendyk's team. They share the challenges, companionship, failures, bravery, and success brought to light from scientific research pursued in...
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George Mercer Dawson was indeed no ordinary man. Born in 1849, son of the first Principal of McGill University, Dawson defied health circumstances that would have defeated many people and went on to become one of our most exceptional Canadians. As a geologist in the British North American Boundary Commission between Canada and the U. S. A. and as Director of the Geological Survey of Canada in 1895, Dawson examined and explored every aspect of Canada's...
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Who is Marco Polo and why does his name sound so familiar? Yet why do most people seem to have no idea about who he is?
This book takes you eight centuries back in time to journey with one of the most renowned travelers in recorded history through his, almost fictious, adventures along the Silk Road.
The author characterizes Marco Polo as "a young Venetian of the thirteenth century, brought up amid luxury and wealth, of a bold spirit and a curious...
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An intrepid scientist and her fiancé observe the changing ocean while rowing across the Atlantic.
In 2005-06, Julie Angus and her fiancé Colin rowed 10,000 kilometers across the Atlantic Ocean-from Lisbon to Costa Rica-making Angus the first woman in the world to travel from mainland to mainland in a rowboat. The 145-day journey gave Angus, a trained biologist, a unique perspective on the ocean. The slow-moving boat became an ecosystem unto itself,...
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First published in 2001, Barren Lands is the classic true story of the men who sought-and found-a great diamond mine on the last frontier of the far north. From a bloody 18th-century trek across the Canadian tundra to the daunting natural forces facing protagonists Chuck Fipke and Stewart Blusson as they struggle against the mighty DeBeers cartel, this is the definitive account of one of the world's great mineral discoveries. Combining geology, science...
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Extrait: "C'est surtout, c'est seulement peut-être en matière de voyages que l'éclectisme est chose excellente. Quand la fantaisie vous prend, un beau jour, de quitter votre ruisseau de la rue du Bac, peu importe que vous partiez pour l'Angleterre ou pour la Chine. Chacun choisit son but selon son humeur ou sa fantaisie, et Paul qui part pour l'Italie ne trouve pas étonnant que Pierre prenne la route d'Espagne. On obéit à ses goûts, à ses...
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