Tony Horwitz
Blue Latitudes is an enjoyable and often hilarious journey into the amazing life and adventures of Captain James Cook and his crew. There is no better way to learn nautical history than to bring an Aussie, and a bottle of grog, along.... (read more)
Kevin Grange
In a remote kingdom hidden in the Himalayas, there is a trail said to be the toughest trek in the world—twenty-four days, 216 miles, eleven mountain passes, and enough ghost stories to scare an exorcist. In 2007 Kevin Grange decided to... (read more)
Jeremy Scott
In 1930, charismatic Gino Watkins led a group of fourteen men (including the author’s father) to the Arctic. It was the dawn of commercial air travel, and their goal was to discover an air route between Europe and America. The explorers were... (read more)
Robert Mullen
The experiences of an ordinary man on the pilgrims path are charted in this narrative that walks along the Camino Francés to the shrine of Saint James at Santiago de Compostela and then on to Finisterre, the westernmost point of Spain. The... (read more)
Beau Riffenburgh
Filled with names that made and changed the course of history, National Geographic Society Exploration Experience takes readers on a thrilling voyage of discovery—in a fun and dynamic format thats unique in todays reference market. From the... (read more)
Dervla Murphy
Dervla Murphy's has been recording her travel experiences -- treks through (among other places) India, Ireland, Transylvania, and several countries in Africa -- for well over thirty years. In Sour from the Limpopo, she continues her writings on the... (read more)
Isabella L Bird
Bird (1831-1904) recounts her rugged passage through the Himalayas by horseback and her four-month sojourn amid "the pleasantest of people." Bird's evocative accounts of Tibetan ceremonies, decorations, costumes, and music, along with her vivid... (read more)
John Dummer
The roguish Serge Bastarde teaches John the tricks of the French antique trade—a must for Francophiles We sat and stared balefully at the walnut buffet. A rich customer had complained it was "making strange noises in the night." It was around... (read more)
