Publication date: 2003-03-31
Dewey code: 920
RRP: £16.99
Price: £3.25
Review The Lost Lady of the Amazon: The Story of Isabela Godin and Her Epic Journey / Constable:
Publication date: 2001-07-02
Price: £12.99
Review Dogs at War: True Stories of Canine Courage Under Fire / Carlton Books Ltd:
Edition: (Reissue)
Publication date: 2007-02-05
RRP: £5.99
Price: £0.01
Review In the Heart of the Sea: The Epic True Story That Inspired "Moby Dick" (Stranger Than...) / HarperPerennial:The appeal of Dava Sobel's Longitude was that it illuminated a little-known piece of history through a series of captivating incidents and engaging personalities. Nathaniel Philbrick's In The Heart of the Sea certainly covers the same area, by examining the 19th-century Pacific whaling industry through the arc of the sinking of the whaleship Essex by a boisterous sperm whale. The story which inspired Herman Melville's classic, Moby Dick, has a lot going for it-derring-do, cannibalism, rescue-and Philbrick proves an amiable and well-informed narrator, providing both context and detail. We learn about the importance and mechanics of blubber production-a vital source of oil-and we get the nuts and bolts of harpooning and life onboard whalers. Neither are we spared the nitty gritty of the open boats and sucking human bones dry. By sticking to the tried and tested Longitude formula, Philbrick has missed a slight trick or two. The epicentre of the whaling industry was Nantucket, a small island off Cape Cod; most of the whales were in the Pacific, a huge journey around the southernmost tip of America. We never learn the reason for this distance and why no one ever tried to create an alternative whaling capital somewhere nearer. Similarly, Philbrick tells us that the story of the Essex was well known to Americans for decades but he never explores how such legends fade from our consciousness. Philbrick would no doubt reply that such questions were beyond his remit and you can't exactly accuse him of skimping on his research; 50 pages of footnotes is impressive by any standards and to give him his credit he wears his learning light. [+]Unlike many academics, he doesn't get bogged down in turgid detail and the narrative rattles along at a nice pace. And when the story line is as good as this, you can't really ask for more. -John Crace.
Edition: Abridged edition
Publication date: 2000-03-24
Dewey code: 796
RRP: £8.99
Price: £5.99
Review Facing Up: A Remarkable Journey to the Summit of Mt.Everest / Macmillan Audio Books:"No Western climber or even any Sherpas had been this high, so far this year. We were treading on virgin territory on the ever-changing surface of the glacier. The excitement welled up, and I felt strong. Here I was with those I knew so well, alone and isolated in the rawness and wonder of nature; and it made me feel good. " Facing Up tells the remarkable story of Bear Grylls' ascent of Everest, making him, at the age of 23, the youngest British climber to survive the adventure. Bear is at sometimes quirky and at others reflexive in his account of his months on Everest. "Nobody minds pain occasionally, but the prospect of being at my wit's end for the next two months terrifies me". Bear battles against all the odds in the pursuit of his childhood dream-to stand on the summit of the world. Somewhat akin to an emotional roller coaster, Bear shares his elation and his despair, from standing on the summit, to swinging precariously in a crevasse in the Icefall. We are witness to the loss off hope being swept aside by grim determination and a restored faith; the pain and discomfort are quashed by his spirit, sense of humour and eccentricity. [+]Written in an amazingly personable style, incorporating extracts from his diary and select photos from his expedition, Facing Up takes you every extraordinary step of the way. This book is a must for climbers and adventurers everywhere; a remarkable tale. -Chris Hall.
Publication date: 2000-09-27
Dewey code: 910
Review Shapes on the Wind / HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd:
Creator: Jon E. Lewis
Publication date: 2001-11-30
Dewey code: 796
RRP: £7.99
Price: £86.80
Review The Mammoth Book of on the Edge (Mammoth) (Mammoth Book of) / Robinson Publishing:
Authors
- Peter King
- Katherine Lambert
Dewey code: 919.8904
RRP: £12.50
Price: £40.99
Review Hell with a Capital H - an Epic Story of Antarctic Survival / Pimlico:
Publication date: 2002-06-20
Price: £18.99
Review The Race: The First Nonstop Round-The-World No-Holds-Barred Sailing Competition: The First Nonstop Round-the-world No-holds-barred Sailing Competition / Orion:
Creator: Charlotte Mouncey
Publication date: 2005-02
RRP: £14.99
Price: £9.98
Review London to Paris the Hard Way: Doing Big and Scary / Filament Publishing:
Publication date: 2005-09-19
Dewey code: 362
RRP: £17.99
Price: £6.14
Review A Boy Called Graham / Blake Publishing:
Edition: New Ed
Publication date: 2002-10-07
Dewey code: 070.433092
RRP: £6.99
Price: £0.01
Review Fire / Fourth Estate:
Edition: New Ed
Publication date: 1999-06-30
Dewey code: 910.45
RRP: £10.99
Price: £10.99
Review Somewheres East of Suez (Sheridan House) / Adlard Coles Nautical:
Publication date: 2009-03-09
RRP: £6.99
Price: £6.64
Review For the Love of Julie: A Nightmare Come True. A Mother's Courage. A Desperate Fight for Justice. / Harper Thorsons:
Authors
- Debbie Scaling Kiley
- Meg Noonan
- Debbie Kiley Scaling
Price: £14.99
Review Albatross: The True Story of a Woman's Survival at Sea / Little, Brown:
Publication date: 2005-05
Price: £9.99
Review When Our Plane Hit the Mountain: A True Story / New Island Books:
Edition: New title
Publication date: 2007-01-18
Dewey code: 910.452
RRP: £16.99
Price: £10.51
Review Resolute: The Epic Search for the Northwest Passage and John Franklin and the Discovery of the Queen's Ghost Ship / Sterling:
Authors
- Edward Christian
- William Bligh
Edition: Reprint
Publication date: 2002-02-28
Dewey code: 919.504
RRP: £7.99
Price: £3.01
Review The "Bounty" Mutiny (Penguin Classics) / Penguin Classics:
Edition: New Ed
Publication date: 1999-09-30
RRP: £6.99
Price: £8.50
Review Sailing Alone Around the World / Adlard Coles Nautical:
Publication date: 2007-03-15
Dewey code: 364
RRP: £17.99
Price: £5.59
Review Reunited in the Desert / John Blake Publishing Ltd:
Edition: New Ed
Publication date: 1998-05-28
Dewey code: 363.123091631
Price: £6.99
Review The Night Lives on / Penguin Books Ltd:
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The Lost Lady of the Amazon: The Story of Isabela Godin and Her Epic Journey, Dogs at War: True Stories of Canine Courage Under Fire, In the Heart of the Sea: The Epic True Story That Inspired "Moby Dick" (Stranger Than...), Facing Up: A Remarkable Journey to the Summit of Mt.Everest, Shapes on the Wind, The Mammoth Book of on the Edge (Mammoth) (Mammoth Book of), Hell with a Capital H - an Epic Story of Antarctic Survival, The Race: The First Nonstop Round-The-World No-Holds-Barred Sailing Competition: The First Nonstop Round-the-world No-holds-barred Sailing Competition, London to Paris the Hard Way: Doing Big and Scary, A Boy Called Graham, Fire, Somewheres East of Suez (Sheridan House), For the Love of Julie: A Nightmare Come True. A Mother's Courage. A Desperate Fight for Justice., Albatross: The True Story of a Woman's Survival at Sea, When Our Plane Hit the Mountain: A True Story, Resolute: The Epic Search for the Northwest Passage and John Franklin and the Discovery of the Queen's Ghost Ship, The "Bounty" Mutiny (Penguin Classics), Sailing Alone Around the World, Reunited in the Desert, The Night Lives on |
