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1	Sandstorm more books like this by James Rollins add to wishlist Twenty years after a wealthy British financier disappears near the site of a lost fabled city, the man's daughter leads an expedition of scientists in search of the city, which harbors a powerful but dangerous energy source. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.28! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Up and Down California in 1860-1864: The Journal of William H. Brewer more books like this by William Henry Brewer, Francis P Farquhar (Editor), William Bright (Foreword by) add to wishlist In 1860 William Brewer, a young Yale-educated teacher of the natural sciences and a recent widower, eagerly accepted an offer from Josiah Whitney to assist in the first geological survey of the state of California. This is a collection of his letters at the time describing the new state. see all copies from $12.05! new only from $20.34! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Endurance, Deluxe Ed: The Greatest Adventure Story Ever Told more books like this by Alfred Lansing add to wishlist Following two successful expeditions to the Antarctic, Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922) led his crew to the region in order to lead a transantarctic trek in the summer of 1914. This book focuses on the several months of hardship followed by the destruction of their ship "Endurance". Diaries and interviews with the crew assist the author in ... see all copies from $2.80! new only from $10.00! \| first editions
4	Personal Narrative of a Journey to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Co: Abridged Edition more books like this by Professor Alexander Von Humboldt, Malcolm Nicolson (Introduction by), Alexander Von Humboldt add to wishlist One of the greatest nineteenth-century scientist-explorers, Alexander von Humboldt traversed the tropical Spanish Americas between 1799 and 1804. By the time of his death in 1859, he had won international fame for his scientific discoveries, his observations of Native American peoples and his detailed descriptions of the flora and fauna of the new ... see all copies from $4.95! new only from $8.50! \| SVS
5	Camping with the Prince and Other Tales of Science in Africa more books like this by Thomas A. Bass add to wishlist CAMPING WITH THE PRINCE follows explorer Bass as he travels across Africa, tagging along with scientists on various expeditions. Bass recounts his experiences in colorful, simple language, vivifying the African landscape as well as the scientific inquiries he witnesses. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.70! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Up and Down California in Eighteen Sixty to Eighteen Sixty-Four: The Journal of William H. Brewer more books like this by William H Brewer, Francis P Farquhar (Editor) add to wishlist The journal seems to contain information for everyone regardless of one's interest...Each page of this almost six hundred page journal is crammed with facts and descriptions. So much of interest is contained in every entry that each re-reading will reveal many interesting incidents or observations not quite grasped on the first perusal....This ... see all copies from $2.65! new only from $38.94!
7	Botanical Riches: Stories of Botanical Exploration more books like this by Richard Aitken add to wishlist The botanical riches of this book are twofold. This is firstly a book about plants themselves, and the story of their exploration, appreciation, introduction and exploitation through the ages. But it is equally about the collective library of books that document this botanical exploration and appreciation of plants, and the history and craft of ... see all copies from $28.41! new only from $28.41! \| SVS
8	A Watery Grave more books like this by Joan Druett add to wishlist The year is 1838, and after more than ten years in the planning, the famous United States Exploring Expedition is set to launch into uncharted waters from the coast of Virginia. A convoy of seven ships filled with astronomers, mapmakers, naturalists, and the sailors charged with getting them around the world, the "Ex. Ex." is finally underway, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.84! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Deadly Shoals more books like this by Joan Druett add to wishlist Wiki Coffin plays many roles on the U.S. Exploring Expedition linguist, navigator, and, as half-Maori, cultural liaison - but when a New England whaler shows up, frantically looking for his stolen schooner, Wiki must take on the role of unofficial sheriff. The Expedition has reached the Rio Negros, an area famous for its rough gauchos and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.45! \| first editions
10	The Arcturus Adventure more books like this by William Beebe add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
11	The Land God Gave to Cain more books like this by Hammond Innes add to wishlist Ian Ferguson alone held the key to the disaster that had overtaken a geological survey team more than two thousand miles away. What drove him now to make the perilous journey through the savage, lonely wastes of Labrador to the scene of the disaster? And what was the link between this and similar events which had taken place in that same tcrritory ... see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	White Waters and Black more books like this by Gordon Maccreagh add to wishlist In this volume, Gorden MacCreagh recounts his adventures with eight "Eminent Scientificos" as they set out to explore the Amazon in 1923 without any idea of what lies ahead of them: rapids, malaria, monkey stew and "dangerous savages". see all copies from $2.00! new only from $14.99! \| first editions \| SVS
13	Ends of the earth more books like this by Roy Chapman Andrews add to wishlist see all copies from $9.00! first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Rifling Paradise more books like this by Jem Poster add to wishlist When past indiscretions catch up with Charles Redbourne, a minor English landowner, he is propelled from England to Australia, where he plans to make his mark as a naturalist. There, his life begins to change dramatically, not least when he meets his host's wayward, artistic daughter. But it is on an expedition in search of scientific specimens in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Eternity Artifact more books like this by L E Modesitt, Jr. add to wishlist Five thousand years in the future, humankind has spread across thousands of worlds, and more than a dozen different governments exist in an uneasy truce. But human beings have found no signs of other life that approaches human intelligence. This changes when scientists discover a sunless planet they name Danann, travelling the void just beyond the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.47! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Shark Island more books like this by Joan Druett add to wishlist William "Wiki" Coffin, the half-American, half-Maori serving both as linguist for the 1838 U.S. South Seas Naval Exploring Expedition on the good ship Swallow and as sheriff's deputy for the port of Virginia, turns sleuth again in this follow-up to A WATERY GRAVE. Pursuing reports of pirates to Shark Island, a small spot off the South American ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Antarctic ocean more books like this by Russell Owen add to wishlist see all copies from $5.00! new only from $30.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18	Sightseers and Scholars: Scientific Travellers in the Golden Age of Natural History more books like this by Stephen R Bown add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
19	The Voyage of the Challenger more books like this by Eric Linklater add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.50! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Bright Paradise: Victorian Scientific Travellers more books like this by Peter Raby add to wishlist A survey of Victorian explorers, including Mungo Park, Richard Lander, Joseph Hooker, Charles Darwin, Mary Kingsley, and Marianne North, among others. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.24! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Expedition to Willow Key more books like this by Ed Decter add to wishlist FROM THE BLOG OF CAM WALKER Our biology teacher, Mr. Mora, had been planning an ultra-cool field trip to Willow Key (which is kind of like the Everglades). One humongous problem: We couldn't raise enough money for our class to go. But then the richest guy in town, Mr. Chapman Thorpe, made us a proposal that changed everything. So we got to go to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Paddle to the Amazon: The Ultimate 12,000-Mile Canoe Adventure more books like this by Don Starkell add to wishlist The true story of a father and son's epic two-year canoe trip from Winnipeg to the Amazon. In 1980, Don Starkell and his son left for the open sea and paddled nearly 20 million strokes while living through hurricanes, food poisoning, and near starvation. This diary, written on beaches and in the canoe, contains passages that are charming and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.99! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Science and the Canadian Arctic: A Century of Exploration, 1818-1918 more books like this by Mr. Trevor H Levere add to wishlist This is a study of the nature and role of science in the exploration of the Canadian Arctic. It covers the century that began with the British Royal Naval expeditions of 1818 and ended with the Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913-18. Professor Levere focuses on the imperialistic dimensions and nationalistic aspirations that informed arctic science, ... see all copies from $55.27! new only from $55.27! \| SVS
24 view cover	Mulu: The Rain Forest more books like this by Robin Hanbury-Tenison add to wishlist In 1977 Robin Hanbury-Tenison and a team of scientists began a study of this beautiful yet hazardous terrain - a dense virgin forest teeming with exotic new species and home to the nomadic Penan tribe. With its breathtaking network of caves, lush hidden valleys, and spectacular mountain range, Mulu proved to be one of the most valuable regions of ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $11.55! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25	A Voyage to South-America more books like this by Antonio De Ulloa add to wishlist Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: summer in VaHes; in the former it rains, while in the latter the sun darts a violent heat, and the south winds arc scarce felt. From June the waters begin to decrease ... see all copies from $12.00! new only from $22.88! \| first editions

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