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  • 極境光年

    by 耿婕容 ...
    Series Book 183 - CATCH
    ■ 獲第35次中小學生優良課外讀物人文及社會類推介■ 獲2012年台北市立圖書館「好書大家讀」評選,「文學讀物A組」好書推薦吳若權 作家、行銷管理顧問林中斌 淡江大學教授、前國防部副部長梁旅珠 作家、明曜親子館執行長羅智成 作家,中央通訊社社長張隆盛 前環保署署長 BILLY NEWS98「跟著比利到處走」主持人一致推薦北極熊、愛斯基摩人、北海小英雄、獨角獸的故鄉……講到北極,總有許多介於「現實」與「魔幻」的元素,賦予此地諸多神秘的美感。所謂的北極圈是指北緯66.5度以北的區域……試想我們若將地球以赤道為界、一分為二,再將其攤平,濃縮成一張桌巾,位在北半球這片平面當中,正北極90度即是圓心,而被歐洲與北美大陸所環抱的這片廣袤冰洋和... ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • 呼吸南極:在世界盡頭找一條路

    Series series 優遊
    Addicted to Antarctica.南極是讓人戒不掉的癮頭!從地理上的未知探險到體能上的極限探索,他都是讓人鍛鍊自己、看清自我的疆域,如同一面鏡子。《呼吸南極》是跨時代旅人面對南極大陸的對照集,向三百多年來冒險犯難的南極探險家們致敬!更為所有嚮往南極的人,提供一本值得珍藏的圖文大全!南極探路──過去的地理探險,今日的極限探索南極,是旅人的夢土。曾經去過南極的人,都有一段被凍結的時間,那段時光所發生的故事,已被壓縮、真空在剔透的冰層裡,泛著藍藍的光,閃爍著魔幻時刻。過去的探險家,以插下旗子作為自己探險生涯... ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • ГИДРОНИМИЯ

    ГИДРОНИМИЯ ЗЕМЕЛЬ ЗЕМНОГО ПОЯСА

    This book deals with a part of the book "The origin of the Indo-Europeans", which is associated with hydronyms of the territories adjacent to the Russian North. The book contains the names of rivers and lakes (and their variants) provinces surrounding the semicircle of the earth of the Russian North according to the Earth Belt. They were processed in 1985-91. Around 17,000 hydronyms ... Read more

    $9.00 USD

  • À travers le Grönland - 1893 - Illustré

    Translated by Charles Rabot ...
    L’expédition de M. Nansen au Grönland est une des explorations les plus hardies, les plus fécondes en résultats, entreprises depuis longtemps dans les régions arctiques. Pour la première fois, l’immense glacier qui recouvre d’une nappe continue le Grönland, glacier dont la superficie serait égale à deux fois et demie celle de la France, si les calculs des géographes sont exacts, a été traversé par ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Zwischen den Jahresringen

    Jahresringe schließen sich unnachgiebig ums Leben. Ihr Zuwachs gehört der Zeit und dem Wechsel aus Schnee und Blüte, Hitze und Regen. Nur in den Spalträumen zwischen diesen harten Linien ist Platz für Gänge abseits von Pflicht und Absehbarkeit. Die Erlebnisse in diesen Spalträumen haben eine eigenartige Leichtigkeit, die alle Zeithürden überspringt, überfliegt und über allem eine Atmosphäre aus ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Zum Kontinent des eisigen Südens

    Die erste deutsche Südpolarexpedition 1901-1903

    Series series Edition Erdmann
    Erich von Drygalskis Schiff "Gauß" verlässt am 11. August 1901 Kiel und gelangt über Kapstadt und die Kergeulen bis zum Antarktischen Festland. Das Schiff bleibt hier fast ein Jahr im Eis stecken und wird kurzerhand zur Forschungsstation umfunktioniert: Die Reise wird so zu einem wissenschaftlichen Erfolg, die geographischen, zoologischen und meterologischen Entdeckungen werden einen 20-bändigen ... Read more

    $21.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Worldwide Adventures by Boat and Ship

    This new book describes many adventurous trips that the author has taken by boat or ship to many countries and regions of the world. It is divided by specific areas such an the Arctic, Europe, Oceania, and the United States. ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Works of Harry de Windt

    3 works of Harry de WindtExplorer and travel writer (1856-1933)This ebook presents a collection of 3 works of Harry de Windt. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected.Table of Contents:A Ride to India across Persia and BaluchistánFrom Paris to New York by LandOn the Equator ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Woman, Captain, Rebel

    The Extraordinary True Story of a Daring Icelandic Sea Captain

    A daring and magnificent historical narrative nonfiction account of Iceland's most famous female sea captain who constantly fought for women's rights and equality—and who also solved one of the country's most notorious robberies.Every day was a fight for survival, equality, and justice for Iceland's most renowned female fishing captain of the 19th century.History would have us believe the sea has ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Winter Wise

    Travel and Survival in Ice and Snow

    by Monty Alford ...
    A man who has spent his professional life measuring the flow of northern rivers, climbed Alaska’s Mount McKinley, was a member of both Yale University and Maine University’s scientific expeditions to the Antarctic, guided a film crew documenting the late Robert Kennedy’s ascent of Mount Kennedy, and crossed the St. Elias mountain range is certainly no stranger to the cold! In Winter Wise, Monty ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Wind om mijn kop

    Naar de Noordkaap en terug

    by Jos Lammers ...
    ‘Ik was gewaarschuwd. Het is gekkenwerk om in krap twee weken op de motorfiets naar de Noordkaap en terug te rijden, zei iedereen aan wie ik mijn plannen vertelde. En dat was het ook. Maar nergens kwam in mijn gevoel het moment waarop ik anders had kunnen kiezen. Ik moest verder. Een kleine achtduizend kilometer lang. Want als je maar lang genoeg rijdt, blijven je problemen vanzelf ergens op een ... Read more

    $3.88 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Wildlife of the Arctic (Traveller’s Guide)

    by Richard Sale ...
    Series series Traveller’s Guide
    This book celebrates the Arctic, exploring the natural history that has so inspired generations.Early travellers to the Arctic brought back tales of amazing creatures and of the endurance required of visitors, the Arctic becoming a land of inspiration and imagination. Adventurers test themselves against it. Its wildlife still amazes – when film and television show Earth’s natural wonders it is ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Wildlife of Southern Africa (Traveller’s Guide)

    Series series Traveller’s Guide
    The perfect companion for the safari enthusiast, this complete traveller’s guide to the wildlife of Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Malawi is a must-have for all those considering a trip to the game reserves of this highly popular region.Written and illustrated by wildlife experts who have been leading safaris in the region for over 20 years, and featuring over 400 species of bird, ... Read more

    $7.49 USD $5.49 USD

  • Wilde Freiheit 2. Teil

    15 Monate am Anfang der Welt - Überwinterung mit den letzten Rentiernomaden in der Mongolei

    Ziel unserer Expeditionsreise waren die letzten tuwinischen Rentiernomaden in der Mongolei. In diesem Buch berichten wir über das abenteuerliche und einfache Leben mit den Nomaden, in dem die kleinste Fehlentscheidung – ein einziger Schritt daneben – tödlich enden kann. Und doch ist es ein Dasein, welches bis zur letzten Sekunde wert ist, gelebt zu werden. Schon die Tuwa zu erreichen war schwierig ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Wild Geese Calling

    Great, heartbreaking tale about a young man and his bride and their journey to Alaska by sea, as well as about many interesting men and women they meet along the way... ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Wie werde ich vom Nimerod zum Großwildjäger

    by Jürgen Riewe ...
    Schon als Kind und Sohn eines Polizisten war J. Riewe der Umgang mit Waffen und Munition nichts Unbekanntes. In seinen bewegten Leben nahm er sich immer Zeit um seiner Abenteuerlust und seinen Jagdinstinkt nachzugehen. Viele Erzählungen hinterlassen den Eindruck vom Jägerlatein. Doch die im Detail geschilderten Episoden zeigen das wahre Bild des Nimrod. ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • White Demon

    Journey to the South Pole

    by Chris Weyers ...
    Series series Modern Polar Expeditions
    'In Antarctica you do not just wake up and have an average day…'Chris Weyers' White Demon is a first-hand account of a modern Antarctic adventure. The powerful true story of an expedition gone wrong, this haunting tale of endurance takes the reader deep into a brutal physical and intense psychological struggle, set against the background of the harshest environment on earth.Three men head out on ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Wer nicht geht, kehrt nicht heim

    Erlebnisse, Gedichte und Erzählungen

    by Roland Gampp ...
    Auf eine Entdeckungs- und Abenteuerreise quer durch die halbe Welt lädt uns der Autor in diesem Buch ein. Er führt den Leser in entfernte Länder, erzählt mit bildreichen und blumigen Worten von ihren atemberaubenden Landschaften, dem kulturellen Reichtum und fremdartigen Sitten und untermalt sie mit zahlreichen spannenden und berührenden Fotos. Ob Brasilien, Peru, Argentinien, Philippinen, ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Weltreise

    Handbuch zur Reisevorbereitung

    by Hannah Sommer ...
    Weltreisen und Langzeitreisen liegen im Trend. Jedes Jahr zieht Abenteuerlust Millionen Menschen ins Unbekannte. Immer mehr junge Leute nutzen die Möglichkeit, durch kostengünstige Reisemöglichkeiten und Unterkünfte fremde Länder zu bereisen. Viele gönnen sich eine Auszeit im Job oder während des Studiums, andere überbrücken Wartezeiten an der Universität oder nutzen die Chance, vor Arbeitsbeginn ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Welp

    Climate Change and Arctic Identities

    When author Michaela Stith left her home in Alaska to visit the Lower 48, she learned that many people think of the Arctic as an icy wasteland devoid of people and filled with polar bears. Welp: Climate Change and Arctic Identities challenges that misconception—by inviting you to witness a side of the Arctic few southerners ever get to see.Through intimate interviews, laugh-out-loud stories, and ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube

    Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North

    A rich and revelatory memoir of a young woman reclaiming her courage in the stark landscapes of the north.By the time Blair Braverman was eighteen, she had left her home in California, moved to arctic Norway to learn to drive sled dogs, and found work as a tour guide on a glacier in Alaska. Determined to carve out a life as a “tough girl”—a young woman who confronts danger without apology—she ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Water, Ice & Stone

    Science and Memory on the Antarctic Lakes

    by Bill Green ...
    John Burroughs Medal for Distinguished Natural History BookPEN/Martha Albrand Award Finalist“[Green’s] prose rings with the elemental clarity of the ice he knows so well.” —PEN Awards Committee citationA classic of contemporary nature writing, the award-winning Water, Ice & Stone is both a scientific and poetic journey into Antarctica, addressing the ecological importance of the continent within ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Wabusk Outside the Wire / Nanook Looking In

    A Northwords Story

    by Joseph Boyden ...
    Series series Northwords
    "Wabusk Outside the Wire / Nanook Looking In" is Joseph Boyden's contribution to Northwords, a cross-platform project that takes urban Canadian writers to some of the world's most extreme environments.Introduced by award-winning journalist and radio personality Shelagh Rogers, Northwords is a collection of stories written by acclaimed Canadian authors as they experienced one of Canada’s most awe ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • Voyages of Discovery in the Arctic and Antarctic Seas, and Round the World.

    Being personal narratives of attempts to reach the North and South poles. To which are added an autobiography, appendix and numerous illustrations. Volume 1.

    Series series Elibron Classics
    Elibron Classics. Replica of 1884 edition by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, London. This is an illustrated edition. This edition is published in 2 volumes sold separately. This volume comes with 2 oversize maps available as a free download. The book narrates about several Arctic and Antarctic expeditions and the amazing discoveries made by Robert McCormick (1800 – 1890), a British ... Read more

    $9.99 USD