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1	The Last Place on Earth more books like this by Roland Huntford add to wishlist First published in the late 1970s, this book details the events surrounding the first voyage to the South Pole. The British Naval officer Robert Falcon Scott and crew died on the return from the Pole, after discovering that Norwegian Roald Amundsen had reached the site first in 1911. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Nansen: The Explorer as Hero more books like this by Roland Huntford add to wishlist This biography of the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen focuses on his various attempts to reach the North Pole by sea and by land. It also explores how he handled fame that came afterward. Nansen became a public figure and diplomat, and he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922. The author has written two other biographies of explorers, SHACKLETON ... see all copies from $2.85! new only from $17.50! \| SVS
3	Two Planks and a Passion: The Dramatic History of Skiing more books like this by Roland Huntford add to wishlist Predating the wheel, the ski has played an important role in our history. This is brilliantly brought to life in this engaging book. Roland Huntford's brilliant history begins 20,000 years ago in the last ice age on the icy tundra of an unformed earth. Man is a travelling animal, and on these icy slopes skiing began as a means of survival. That it ... see all copies from $6.98! new only from $15.17! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Shackleton more books like this by Roland Huntford add to wishlist Ernest Shackleton was the quintessential Edwardian hero. A contemporary - and adversary - of Scott, he sailed on the 'Discovery' expedition of 1900, and went on to mount three expeditions of his own. Like Scott, he was a social adventurer; snow and ice held no particular attraction, but the pursuit of wealth, fame and power did. Yet Shackleton, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
5	The Great White South: Traveling with Robert F. Scott's Doomed South Pole Expedition more books like this by Herbert George Ponting, Lady Scott (Foreword by), Roland Huntford (Introduction by) add to wishlist 175 photos illustrate this account by photographer Ponting of his journey with Capt. Robert Scott to the Antarctic, a voyage from which Scott did not return. see all copies from $3.40! new only from $4.98!
6	The last place on earth : Scott and Amundsen's race to the South Pole more books like this by Roland Huntford add to wishlist At the beginning of the twentieth century, the South Pole was the most coveted prize in the fiercely nationalistic modern age of exploration. In the brilliant dual biography, the award-winning writer Roland Huntford re-examines every detail of the great race to the South Pole between Britain's Robert Scott and Norway's Roald Amundsen. Scott, who ... see all copies from $9.77! new only from $19.02!
7	Scott and Amundsen more books like this by Roland Huntford add to wishlist see all copies from $4.27! new only from $31.44! \| first editions
8	The Amundsen Photographs more books like this by Roland Huntford (Editor), Roald Amundsen add to wishlist see all copies from $11.95! new only from $85.00! \| first editions
9	The Shackleton Voyages: a Pictorial Anthology of the Polar Explorer and Edwardian Hero: a Pictorial Anthology of the Polar Explorer and Edwardian Hero by Roland Huntford add to wishlist Ernest Shackleton is best known for his ENDURANCE expedition, but he took part in four Antarctic expeditions in all - the DISCOVERY (1902-4), the NIMROD expedition (1907-9), the ENDURANCE - AURORA expedition (1914-17) and QUEST, his final journey in 1921. Roland Huntford looks at Shackleton, the explorer and leader of men, the hero of his day, who ... see all copies from $13.40! new only from $66.81! \| first editions
10	Sea of Darkness more books like this by Roland Huntford add to wishlist see all copies from $2.59! first editions
11	The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expecition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 more books like this by Roald E Amundsen, Dr. Fridtjof Nansen (Foreword by), Roland Huntford (Introduction by) add to wishlist Ronald Amundsen records his race to be the first man to reach the South Pole. Amundsen's expertise enabled him to succeed where his predecessors, and competitors, did not. His rival Captain Robert F. Scott not only failed to reach the Pole first, but -- due to poor preparation and miscalculation -- died with the rest of his party on their return ... see all copies from $41.95! new only from $41.95! \| first editions
12	Life's Philosophy: Reason and Feeling in a Deeper World more books like this by Arne Naess, Roland Huntford (Translator) add to wishlist Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess' meditation on the art of living is an exhortation to preserve the environment and biodiversity. Now in his nineties, Naess offers a bright and bold perspective on the power of feelings to move us away from ecological and cultural degradation toward sound, future-focused policy and action.Naess acknowledges the ... see all copies from $19.72! new only from $22.44! \| SVS
13	The Shackleton Voyages by Roland Huntford add to wishlist Ernest Shackleton is best known for his ENDURANCE expedition, but he took part in four Antarctic expeditions in all - the DISCOVERY (1902-4), the NIMROD expedition (1907-9), the ENDURANCE-AURORA expedition (1914-17) and QUEST, his final journey in 1921. Roland Huntford looks at Shackleton the explorer and leader of men, the hero of his day who was ... see all copies from $26.16! first editions
14	The Amundsen photographs more books like this by Roald Amundsen, Roland Huntford add to wishlist see all copies from $45.00! first editions
15	The Last Place on Earth: Scott and Amundsen: Their Race to the South Pole more books like this by Roland Huntford, Tim Pigott-Smith (Read by) add to wishlist This acclaimed dual biography charts both British Robert Scott's and Norwegian Roald Amundsen's race to the South Pole during 1911-12. Bizarrely, Scott died in his quest and became a tragic hero, whereas Amundsen, the victor, was largely forgotten. Reassessing the two explorers and their methods of exploration, the book examines the driving ... see all copies from $19.05! new only from $19.05! \| SVS
16	The New Totalitarians more books like this by Roland Huntford add to wishlist see all copies from $9.00!

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