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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 738
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The World's Work
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 738
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 738
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Blizzards and Broken Grousers
Author: Les R. Denham
Publisher: SEG Books
ISBN: 1560803770
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Depicting the pioneering spirit of geophysics, this memoir recounts Antarctic field operations in 1970–71 acquiring ice thickness data with radar, gravity, and magnetometer measurements. The data collected now underpin models of ice behavior used to assess climate change.
Publisher: SEG Books
ISBN: 1560803770
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Depicting the pioneering spirit of geophysics, this memoir recounts Antarctic field operations in 1970–71 acquiring ice thickness data with radar, gravity, and magnetometer measurements. The data collected now underpin models of ice behavior used to assess climate change.
The Worst Journey in the World: Antarctic 1910-1913
Author: Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1613104367
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 855
Book Description
"The Worst Journey in the World" by Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1613104367
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 855
Book Description
"The Worst Journey in the World" by Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
The Worst Journey in the World
Author: Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Publisher: Standard Ebooks
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 524
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In 1910 famous explorer Robert Falcon Scott led the Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole. The expedition was part scientific and part adventure: Scott wanted to be the first to reach the pole. The expedition was beset by hardship from the beginning, and after realizing that they had been beaten to the pole by Roald Amundsen’s Norwegian Expedition, the party suffered a final tragedy: the loss of Scott and his companions to the Antarctic cold on their return journey to base camp. The Worst Journey in the World is an autobiographical account of one of the survivors of the expedition, Apsley Cherry-Garrard. It’s a unique combination of fascinating scientific documentary, adventure novel, and with the inclusion of Scott’s final journal entries, horror story. Journey is peppered throughout with journal entries, illustrations, and pictures from Cherry-Garrard’s companions, making it a fascinating window into the majesty and danger of the Antarctic. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.
Publisher: Standard Ebooks
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
In 1910 famous explorer Robert Falcon Scott led the Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole. The expedition was part scientific and part adventure: Scott wanted to be the first to reach the pole. The expedition was beset by hardship from the beginning, and after realizing that they had been beaten to the pole by Roald Amundsen’s Norwegian Expedition, the party suffered a final tragedy: the loss of Scott and his companions to the Antarctic cold on their return journey to base camp. The Worst Journey in the World is an autobiographical account of one of the survivors of the expedition, Apsley Cherry-Garrard. It’s a unique combination of fascinating scientific documentary, adventure novel, and with the inclusion of Scott’s final journal entries, horror story. Journey is peppered throughout with journal entries, illustrations, and pictures from Cherry-Garrard’s companions, making it a fascinating window into the majesty and danger of the Antarctic. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.
A Bear Grylls Adventure 1: The Blizzard Challenge
Author: Bear Grylls
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
ISBN: 1786960184
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
The first thrilling adventure in the brand-new collectible series for young readers from survival expert and Chief Scout BEAR GRYLLS. Olly isn't enjoying activity camp. Why should he bother building a shelter or foraging for food with his teammates - he'd rather be at home in the warm and dry, where the sofa and the video games are. But then Olly gets given a compass with a mysterious fifth direction. When he follows it, he's magically transported to a high mountain range where he meets survival expert Bear Grylls. With his help, Olly must learn to survive in sub-zero temperatures, including what to do if the ice cracks when you're crossing a frozen lake, or a blizzard sets in . . . But can his adventure with Bear Grylls change Olly's mind about teamwork and perseverance? And who will Olly give the compass to next? Each book in this fun new 12-book series from BEAR GRYLLS follows a different child on the outdoor activity camp. Once they are given the magical compass, they meet the inspirational adventurer in an amazing place and learn new skills and facts they can take back with them to their real life.
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
ISBN: 1786960184
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
The first thrilling adventure in the brand-new collectible series for young readers from survival expert and Chief Scout BEAR GRYLLS. Olly isn't enjoying activity camp. Why should he bother building a shelter or foraging for food with his teammates - he'd rather be at home in the warm and dry, where the sofa and the video games are. But then Olly gets given a compass with a mysterious fifth direction. When he follows it, he's magically transported to a high mountain range where he meets survival expert Bear Grylls. With his help, Olly must learn to survive in sub-zero temperatures, including what to do if the ice cracks when you're crossing a frozen lake, or a blizzard sets in . . . But can his adventure with Bear Grylls change Olly's mind about teamwork and perseverance? And who will Olly give the compass to next? Each book in this fun new 12-book series from BEAR GRYLLS follows a different child on the outdoor activity camp. Once they are given the magical compass, they meet the inspirational adventurer in an amazing place and learn new skills and facts they can take back with them to their real life.
The Worst Journey in the World
Author: Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486123022
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Published in 1922 by an expedition survivor, this riveting adventure classic recounts Scott's ill-fated expedition to the South Pole. "A masterpiece." — The New York Review of Books.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486123022
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Published in 1922 by an expedition survivor, this riveting adventure classic recounts Scott's ill-fated expedition to the South Pole. "A masterpiece." — The New York Review of Books.
Everybody's Magazine
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Languages : en
Pages : 886
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Report of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Author: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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Languages : en
Pages : 760
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Pages : 760
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What a Joke!
Author: Claire Saxby
Publisher: Blake Education
ISBN: 9781865094243
Category : Readers (Elementary)
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Poor Joey! No matter how hard he tries, his jokes never seem to work. A mountain bike as first prize makes this the one competition Joey wants to win! [back cover].
Publisher: Blake Education
ISBN: 9781865094243
Category : Readers (Elementary)
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Poor Joey! No matter how hard he tries, his jokes never seem to work. A mountain bike as first prize makes this the one competition Joey wants to win! [back cover].
Above and Below
Author: Christopher Stitt
Publisher: Blake Education
ISBN: 9781865094014
Category : Readers (Elementary)
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Seventy years ago Ingel, the village healer, predicted the Great Destruction. So the whole village moved underground. However Jakob can't stop dreaming of a better place above.
Publisher: Blake Education
ISBN: 9781865094014
Category : Readers (Elementary)
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Seventy years ago Ingel, the village healer, predicted the Great Destruction. So the whole village moved underground. However Jakob can't stop dreaming of a better place above.