To the Edges of the Earth: 1909, the Race for the Three Poles, and the Climax of the Age of Exploration
By: Edward J. Larson
3.64
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
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1. Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World
By: Joan Druett
4.05
Format: 284 pages, Hardcover
Hundreds of miles from civilization, two ships wreck on opposite ends of the same deserted island … read more
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2. In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
By: Hampton Sides
4.27
Format: 454 pages, Hardcover
On July 8, 1879, Captain George Washington De Long and his team of thirty-two men set sail from San… read more
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"We live in weary suspense," DeLong wrote. "Wintering in the pack may be a thrilling thing to read about alongside a warm fire, but the actual thing is sufficient to make any man prematurely old."-Hampton Sides, In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
"When De Long arrived in California with Emma that May, he went straight down to the yard and feasted his eyes upon his new ship. He was smitten by the transformation that had taken place during his a…"-Hampton Sides, In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
3. Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded
By: Simon Winchester
2.67
Format: 166 pages, Paperback
The bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and The Map That Changed the World examines … read more
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4. The Man Who Ate His Boots: The Tragic History of the Search for the Northwest Passage
By: Anthony Brandt
3.79
Format: 128 pages,
The enthralling and often harrowing history of the adventurers who searched for the Northwest Passa… read more
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5. Dance Hall of the Dead (Leaphorn & Chee, #2)
By: Tony Hillerman
3.50
Format: 92 pages,
Two Native-American boys have vanished into thin air, leaving a pool of blood behind them. Lieutena… read more
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6. The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
By: Candice Millard
4.24
Format: None pages,
At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Dou… read more
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7. The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen
By: Stephen R. Bown
4.00
Format: 258 pages, Hardcover
The Last Vikingunravels the life of the man who stands head and shoulders above all those who raced… read more
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8. Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne
By: Katherine Rundell
4.18
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From standout scholar Katherine Rundell, Super-Infinite presents a sparkling and very modern biogra… read more
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"To adore and to devour and to be devoured is its own kind of focus: a gasp of a different kind of oxygen."-Katherine Rundell, Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne
9. Blitz (The Checquy Files, #3)
By: Daniel O'Malley
4.04
Format: 496 pages, Paperback
September, 1940. Three women of the Checquy, the secret organization tasked with protecting Britain… read more
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"In their day to day lives apprentices were always under pressure to remain discreet, concealing their true nature from the civilians around them. It was heady to be plunged into a situation where eve…"-Daniel O'Malley, Blitz (The Checquy Files, #3)
10. Madhouse at the End of the Earth
By: Julian Sancton
4.27
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
In August 1897, the young Belgian commandant Adrien de Gerlache set sail for a three-year expeditio… read more
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"Among the greatest threats future travelers to Mars are likely to face is an interplanetary version of winter over-syndrome. The unknown icescapes around the earth poles, particularly Antarctica, see…"-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth
"Cook referred to the symptoms collectively as polar anemia. Researchers today use the term winter over-syndrome. But it's essentially the same thing. A prevailing theory suggests it's a form of hypot…"-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth
"But in emphasizing the likelihood of a connection between winter over-syndrome and what is now known as seasonal effective disorder, a variation in mood that correlates with a dwindling of daylight h…"-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth
"Note: Dr. Lawrence Polinkis who analyzed clinical data from American men and women at Antarctica's Mcmurdo station Amundsen Scott's South Pole station posits specifically that the memory loss and oth…"-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth
11. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
By: Hampton Sides
4.51
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more
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12. The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder
By: Douglas Preston
3.81
Format: 299 pages, Hardcover
Douglas Preston, the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God , presents jaw-droppi… read more
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13. Cabin Fever: The Harrowing Journey of a Cruise Ship at the Dawn of a Pandemic
By: Michael Smith
4.21
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The true story of the Holland America cruise ship Zaandam, which set sail with a deadly and little-… read more
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14. Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World
By: Andrea Pitzer
3.74
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Long before Bering or Amundsen, long before Franklin or Shackleton, there was William Barents, in m… read more
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15. Battle of Ink and Ice: A Sensational Story of News Barons, North Pole Explorers, and the Making of Modern Media
By: Darrell Hartman
3.84
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
"Absolutely gripping… a perfectly splendid read—I highly, highly recommend it” -- Douglas Preston, … read more
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16. Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition
By: Buddy Levy
4.46
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Based on the author's exhaustive research, the incredible true story of the Greely Expedition, one … read more
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17. Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk
By: Buddy Levy
4.42
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The true, harrowing story of the ill-fated 1913 Canadian Arctic Expedition and the two men who came… read more
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18. Inheritors
By: Asako Serizawa
3.76
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Spanning more than 150 years, and set in multiple locations in colonial and postcolonial Asia and t… read more
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"Tal vez se trata simplemente de la mente que, debido a su incapacidad para aceptar un hecho, vuelve a él, concretando los detalles, ordenando la imagen, buscando una explicación que, debido a su resb…"-Asako Serizawa, Inheritors
"Al fijarse en aquel brillo escuálido, Masaharu se maravilló ante el mundo, su historia de violencia sancionadora que insistía en separar a los vencedores de los derrotados. Durante siglos, los hombre…"-Asako Serizawa, Inheritors
19. A Wretched and Precarious Situation: In Search of the Last Arctic Frontier
By: David Welky
3.99
Format: 528 pages, Paperback
A Booklist Best Literary Travel Book (2017) and Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book (2016) “A penet… read more
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20. Searching for Franklin: New Answers to the Great Arctic Mystery
By: Ken McGoogan
3.95
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
Arctic historian Ken McGoogan approaches the legacy of nineteenth-century explorer Sir John Frankli… read more
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21. To the Edges of the Earth: 1909, the Race for the Three Poles, and the Climax of the Age of Exploration
By: Edward J. Larson
3.64
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In the spirit of bestselling adventure narratives In the Kingdom of Ice, In the Heart of the Sea, a… read more
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