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  • The Ends of the Earth

    An Anthology of the Finest Writing on the Arctic and the Antarctic

    An innovatively packaged literary anthology published to commemorate the International Polar Year-and remind us what we're in danger of losing.The Arctic and Antarctic ice shelves have been an object of obsession for as long as we've known they existed. Countless explorers, such as Richard Byrd, Ernest Shackleton, and Robert Falcon Scott, have risked their lives to chart their frozen landscapes. ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • A Wretched and Precarious Situation: In Search of the Last Arctic Frontier

    by David Welky ...
    A Booklist Best Literary Travel Book (2017) and Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book (2016)“A penetrating study of human character in a challenging environment. . . . [David Welky’s] seamless narrative, chilling at times and always thought-provoking, transports the reader to a time when the Arctic was virtually as harsh and inaccessible a place as the Moon or Mars.” —Natural HistoryFrom a snow ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Scandinavia: A History

    by Ewan Butler ...
    Here is the dramatic story of Scandinavia - from its earliest Germanic origins and Viking sea raids to its battles for independence and its involvement in World War II. Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, writes award-winning historian Ewan Butler writes, struggled through unions and separations, with both outsiders and each other, developing their own personalities and languages yet retaining ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Viking Anthology

    Norse Myths, Icelandic Sagas and Viking Chronicles

    Series series Bybliotech Discovery
    This vast ebook Anthology is exploding with masterpieces of world literature, ranging from the peerless Icelandic Sagas, to the Norwegian 'Heimskringla', or the 'Chronicle of the Kings of Norway'.As well as these original texts (in English Translation), are several accompanying great works of scholarship which are an essential companion to the texts - assisting the reader in their understanding of ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration

    by David Roberts ...
    His two companions dead, food and supplies vanished in a crevasse, Douglas Mawson was still one hundred miles from camp.On January 17, 1913, alone and near starvation, Douglas Mawson, leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, was hauling a sledge to get back to base camp. The dogs were gone. Now Mawson himself plunged through a snow bridge, dangling over an abyss by the sledge harness. A ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Endurance: Shackleton's Extraordinary Voyage

    by Daniel Bryce ...
    After years of preparation, the world's most experienced Antarctic explorer embarked on the most dramatic adventure of his life. Sir Ernest Shackleton had carefully picked crew and a stout, well-outfitted ship, the Endurance. But he had no radio, the world was at war, and at the edge of the Antarctic continent, the ship froze in the sea ice. After months of immobility, it was crushed. Then began ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Endurance

    The legendary tale of Ernest Shackleton's grueling Antarctic expedition, recounted in riveting first-person detail by the captain of HMS Endurance.You seriously mean to tell me that the ship is doomed?" asked Frank Worsley, commander of the Endurance, stuck impassably in Antarctic ice packs. "What the ice gets," replied Sir Ernest Shackleton, the expedition's unflappable leader, "the ice keeps." ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • South: Scott and Amundsen's Race to the Pole

    The race to reach the South Pole for the first time was an unparalleled adventure in the early twentieth century. South, by historian Hunter Stewart, chronicles the competition between two fierce rivals - Robert F. Scott and Roald Amundsen - to secure their place in history as the first man to lead an expedition to the most uninhabitable place on earth. South dramatically tells the story of the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Worst Journey in the World

    Series series Bybliotech Discovery
    "The Worst Journey in the World" by Apsley Cherry-Garrard is the epic tale of the disastrous "Winter expedition" of the Author and his two companions- Henry Bowers and Dr Edward Wilson - all members of Scott's ill-fated Antarctic expedition to the South Pole, who attempted a scientific expedition in the midst of the Antarctic Winter - in the coldest temperatures found on Planet Earth.At the behest ... Read more

    $2.49 USD

  • Dinosaurs of Darkness

    “A valuable volume detailing an underexplored region of the world of dinosaurs . . . essential reading for any dino-devotee.” —ForeWordDinosaurs of Darkness opens a doorway to a fascinating former world, between 100 million and 120 million years ago, when Australia was far south of its present location and joined to Antarctica. Dinosaurs lived in this polar region.How were the polar dinosaurs ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Antarctic Exploration Anthology

    The Personal Accounts of the Great Antarctic Explorers

    Series series Texts of Discovery
    The frozen continent of Antarctica has always captured the imagination of explorers and adventurers from around the World, most especially in the first few decades of the 20th Century, when the race was on to be the very first person to reach the South Pole.In this carefully selected Anthology we present the personal accounts of the greatest early explorers of Antarctica: Captain Robert Falcon ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Ice Ghosts: The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition

    by Paul Watson ...
    "Intriguing [and] enjoyable." —Ian McGuire, New York Times Book ReviewIce Ghosts weaves together the epic story of the lost Franklin Expedition of 1845—whose two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, and their crew of 129 were lost to the Arctic ice—with the modern tale of the scientists, divers, and local Inuit behind the recent incredible discoveries of the wrecks. Paul Watson, a Pulitzer Prize ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Wealth Woman

    The remarkable untold story of the Native woman who made gold rush history

    by Deb Vanasse ...
    "A very enjoyable biography of a woman on the cusp of change in the North. Recommended." Choice“Beautifully written biography…much to learn, enjoy, and recommend in this book.” Pacific Northwest Quarterly“A riveting story told by a brilliant writer.” Pacific Historical ReviewThe never-before-told story of Kate Carmack, whose resilience and survival made gold rush historyHeadlines shouted the... ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Arctic Exploration Anthology

    The Personal Accounts of the Great Arctic Explorers

    Series series Texts of Discovery
    The stories of the first explorers of the Arctic and the North Pole have always been somewhat overshadowed by the famous and tragic race for the South Pole a decade later. In truth the story is no less riveting to the reader, in terms of bravery, resilience and determination.What is more, in an extra dimension to the story there is the enduring controversy over who was in fact the first to make it ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • An Empire of Ice

    Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science

    A Pulitzer Prize–winning author examines South Pole expeditions, “wrapping the science in plenty of dangerous drama to keep readers engaged” (Booklist).An Empire of Ice presents a fascinating new take on Antarctic exploration—placing the famed voyages of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, his British rivals Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton, and others in a larger scientific, social, and ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Erebus

    One Ship, Two Epic Voyages, and the Greatest Naval Mystery of All Time

    by Michael Palin ...
    Driven by a passion for travel and history and a love of ships and the sea, former Monty Python stalwart and beloved television globe-trotter Michael Palin explores the world of HMS Erebus, last seen on an ill-fated voyage to chart the Northwest Passage.Michael Palin brings the fascinating story of the Erebus and its occupants to life, from its construction as a bomb vessel in 1826 through the ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Peary to the Pole

    by Walter Lord ...
    Explorer Robert E. Peary’s quest for the North Pole—a true Arctic adventure from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of A Night to Remember.On March 1, 1909, only 413 miles of formidable ice separated Robert E. Peary from realizing his lifelong dream of becoming the first man to set foot on the North Pole. On that dark morning on Canada’s Ellesmere Island, it was cold enough to freeze a ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ninety Degrees North

    The Quest for the North Pole

    The author of Barrow’s Boys offers a fascinating look at the exploration of the Arctic in the nineteenth century.Named a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review, the Seattle Times, Publishers Weekly, and TimeIn the nineteenth century, theories about the North Pole ran rampant. Was it an open sea? Was it a portal to new worlds within the globe? Or was it just a wilderness of ice? ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • True North

    Travels in Arctic Europe

    by Gavin Francis ...
    A journey through the far north from the Shetland Islands to Greenland and beyond: “A wonder-voyage . . . often beautiful” (Robert Macfarlane, author of Underland).The stark, vast beauty of the remote landscape of Arctic Europe has been the focus of human exploration for thousands of years. In this striking blend of travel writing, history, and mythology, Gavin Francis offers a unique portrait of ... Read more

    $11.99 USD $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

  • Wolves Of North America (Kids Edition)

    Children's Animal Book of Wolves

    Series series Wolf Facts
    Children are often fascinated with many different types of animals. They like to look at pictures of different animals whether in books or just pictures by themselves. However, a book would be more beneficial than just looking at pictures of animals. One of the animals that seems to be very interesting to kids, is a wolf. The Wolves of North American book (kids edition) would be a great book for ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The North West Passage Exploration Anthology

    The Personal Accounts of the Explorers of the North-West Passage

    Series series Bybliotech Discovery
    “The Northwest Passage Exploration Anthology”, features the first-hand personal accounts of explorers: Roald Amundsen, Robert McClure, John Rae, John Franklin, Thomas Simpson, Peter Warren Dease, William Edward Parry and Richard Hakluyt. This book charts the full history of the exploration of the legendary “Northwest Passage” – the sea-lane around the frozen Northern shore of the North American ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Forgotten Footprints: Lost Stories in the Discovery of Antarctica

    by John Harrison ...
    A mix of history, geography, myth, and personal truth, this book explores the Antarctic Peninsula, the South Shetland Islands, and the Weddell Sea—the most visited places in Antarctica. Filled with beautiful photographs by the author from his travels, this record offers a selection of anecdotal accounts of the merchantmen, navy men, sealers, whalers, and aviators who, along with scientists and ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Man Who Discovered Antarctica

    Edward Bransfield Explained: The First Man to Find and Chart the Antarctic Mainland

    The definitive biography of the British naval officer who found the Antarctic shoreline in the early nineteeth century.Captain Cook claimed the honor of being the first man to sail into the Antarctic Ocean in 1773, which he circumnavigated the following year. Cook, though, did not see any land, and declared that there was no such thing as the Southern Continent. Fifty years later, an Irishman who ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus