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The Hunt for Mount Everest
Craig Storti - Nicholas Brealey
Format: Hardcover
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The height of Mt. Everest was first measured in 1850, but the closest any westerner got to Everest during the next 71 years, until 1921, was 40 miles. The Hunt for Mt. Everest tells the story of the 71-year quest to find the world's highest mountain. It's a tale of high drama, of larger-than-life... |
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The Rough Guide to the USA
Rough Guides
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The Rough Guide to the USAMake the most of your time on Earth with the ultimate travel guides.World-renowned 'tell it like it is' travel guide, now with free eBook.Discover the USA with this comprehensive and entertaining travel guide, packed with practical information and honest... |
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Orca: How We Came to Know and Love the Ocean's Greatest Predator
Jason M Colby - Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Since the release of the documentary Blackfish in 2013, millions around the world have focused on the plight of the orca, the most profitable and controversial display animal in history. Yet, until now, no historical account has explained how we came to care about killer whales in the first... |
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Shells: A Natural and Cultural History
Fabio Moretzsohn - Reaktion Books
Format: Hardcover
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Echoing with the sounds of the sea, an exquisite survey of the science and customs of conchs, clams, coquinas, cowries, and much more. Shells have captivated humans from the dawn of time: the earliest known artwork was made on a shell. As well as containers for food, shells have been... |
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The Longest Minute: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906
Matthew J. Davenport - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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Matthew J. Davenport's The Longest Minute is the spellbinding true story of the 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco, and how a great earthquake sparked a devastating and preventable firestorm.At 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck San Francisco, catching... |
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The Last Two: The Battle to Save the Northern White Rhinos
Boštjan Videmšek - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Meet Najin and Fatu - the last of the northern white rhinos - as well as the scientists, conservationists, and rangers who are fighting for the species' survival. The last two remaining northern white rhinos, an already functionally extinct species, are kept behind three electrical... |
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