by Jennifer Niven  
Publisher Comments Now in paperback, the gripping and inspiring tale of a woman's survival alone in the Arctic. In 1921, four men and one woman ventured deep into the Arctic. Two years later, only one returned. When 23-year-old Inuit Ada Blackjack signed on as a... (read more) Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies 
by Alfred Lansing
From Powells.com Days before the outbreak of World War One renowned explorer Ernest Shackleton and a crew of twenty-seven set sail to attempt the first crossing on foot of the Antarctic continent. More than eighty miles from their destination, however, their... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your Price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Melanie Mcgrath Publisher Comments In 1932, the Canadian government forcibly relocated three dozen Inuit from their flourishing home on the Hudson Bay to the barren, arctic landscape of Ellesmere Island, the most northerly landmass on the planet. Among this group was Josephie Flaherty... (read more) Your Price $13.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Ranulph Fiennes Synopsis The real story of Captain Robert Scott's legendary Antarctic quest is told by the man whom the Guinness Book of World Records has proclaimed "the world's greatest living explorer," Sir Ranulph Fiennes.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Simon
Publisher Comments In June 1994 Alvah Simon and his wife, Diana, set off in their 36-foot sailboat to explore the hauntingly beautiful world of icebergs, tundra, and fjords lying high above the Arctic Circle. Four months later, unexpected events would trap Simon alone on... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your Price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Nathaniel Philbrick
Publisher Comments In 1838, the U.S. government launched the largest discovery voyage the Western world had ever seen — 6 sailing vessels and 346 men bound for the waters of the Pacific Ocean. Four years later, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, or Ex. Ex. as it was known,... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your Price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Jerri Nielsen
Publisher Comments Jerri Nielsen was a forty-six-year-old doctor working in Ohio when she made the decision to take a year's sabbatical at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station on Antarctica, the most remote and perilous place on Earth. The "Polies," as the inhabitants are... (read more) Your Price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Caroline Alexander Publisher Comments In August 1914, days before the outbreak of the First World War, the renowned explorer Ernest Shackleton and a crew of twenty-seven set sail for the South Atlantic in pursuit of the last unclaimed prize in the history of exploration: the first crossing... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your Price $15.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Martin W. Sandler Publisher Comments Almost everyone knows the photo of John F. Kennedy, Jr., as a young boy, peering out from under his father’s desk in the Oval Office. But few realize that the desk itself plays a part in one of the world’s most extraordinary mysteries—a... (read more) Your Price $14.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
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Wednesday May 14, 2008
by Alfred Lansing Synopsis In 1914, an expedition headed by Sir Ernest Shackleton set out to be the first to cross the continent of Antarctica. Shipwrecked and marooned for months on end, their ill-fated voyage became a triumphant story of indomitable courage and faith in the face... (read more) List Price $12.99 Your Price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by David Roberts Publisher Comments When David Roberts came across a reference to four Russian sailors who had survived for six years on a barren Arctic island, he was incredulous. An expert on the literature of adventure, Roberts had never heard the story and doubted its veracity. His... (read more) Your Price $6.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Anthony Brandt Publisher Comments "A few toes aren't much to give to achieve the Pole," observed Robert Peary, but as Anthony Brandt's gripping new anthology shows, much more was at risk for the men who tested the limits of endurance to reach the top of the world. Drawing on the... (read more) Your Price $15.00 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Michael F. Robinson Publisher Comments In the late 1800s, "Arctic Fever" swept across the nation as dozens of American expeditions sailed north to the Arctic to find a sea route to Asia and, ultimately, to stand at the North Pole. Few of these missions were successful, and many men lost their... (read more) Your Price $39.95 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by Lennard Bickel Publisher Comments MAWSON'S WILL is the dramatic story of what Sir Edmund Hillary calls "the most outstanding solo journey ever recorded in Antarctic history." For weeks in Antarctica, Douglas Mawson faced some of the most daunting conditions ever known to man... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your Price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by David Crane Publisher Comments A richly illuminating biography of Robert Falcon Scott, and the first to transcend the myths that have taken root in the story of his life. Since Scott’s death in 1912, he has been the subject of innumerable books—some declaring him a hero... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your Price $20.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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