Exploration - Staff Picks

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A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World
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A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World
by Tony Horwitz

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With the same sly humor and neighborly curiosity he brought to Confederates in the Attic and Blue Latitudes, in A Voyage Long and Strange Tony Horwitz roams the New World, surveying the destinations of history's foremost explorers: Leif Eiriksson...
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Blue Latitudes : Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before (02 Edition)
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Blue Latitudes : Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before (02 Edition)
by Tony Horwitz

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In a highly entertaining adventure, Tony Horwitz rides the wake of Captain James Cook, recreating the history of his pioneering voyages, the stories of his island landings, and the lasting impact his contact had on the indigenous populations...
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Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe (P.S.)
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Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe (P.S.)
by Laurence Bergreen

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Laurence Bergreen brings Magellan's groundbreaking circumnavigation of the globe to life in this excellent, highly readable history. Through exhaustive research, including many first person accounts previously unavailable in English, Bergreen weaves...
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Arctic Dreams: Imagination and Desire in a Northern Landscape
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Arctic Dreams: Imagination and Desire in a Northern Landscape
by Barry Lopez

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"Barry Lopez won the 1986 National Book Award for Arctic Dreams. A more accurate test, though, for the true quality of a book is how well it wears over time. And though it may yet be too soon to conclude, Arctic Dreams appears to have taken its place as...
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Big Dead Place: Inside the Strange and Menacing World of Antarctica
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Big Dead Place: Inside the Strange and Menacing World of Antarctica
by Nicholas Johnson

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A personal account so full of history, hilarity, and raucous events that I can't stop rereading it! Johnson's voice is witty, insightful, and articulate as he details his fabulous and unforeseen experiences while working at McMurdo Station, a U.S. supply...
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Over the Edge of the World Magellans
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Over the Edge of the World Magellans
by Laurence Bergreen

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A superb story that throws light on Magellan’s audacious circumnavigation of the globe, Over the Edge of the World is a fascinating lesson in history that delivers as much adventure and appeal as Dava Sobel’s Longitude, and Nathaniel...
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Shackleton's Way: Leadership Lessons from the Great Antarctic Explorer
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Shackleton's Way: Leadership Lessons from the Great Antarctic Explorer
by Margot Morrell and Stephanie Capparell

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Morrell and Capparell do a wonderful job of articulating Shackleton's leadership successes in everyday terms that will resonate with decision-makers in all varieties of business. Lessons in team-building and performance management are evident throughout...
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Shackleton's Way: Leadership Lessons from the Great Antarctic Explorer
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Shackleton's Way: Leadership Lessons from the Great Antarctic Explorer
by Margot Morrell and Stephanie Capparell

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Morrell and Capparell do a wonderful job of articulating Shackleton's leadership successes in everyday terms that will resonate with decision-makers in all varieties of business. Lessons in team-building and performance management are evident throughout...
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