Exploration and expeditions gifts

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing is one of the most remarkable tales of human courage and determination ever told. Set against the backdrop of one of the harshest environments on Earth, this narrative offers a riveting depiction of true adventure and fortitude. In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton, along with his crew of 27 men, embarked on an ambitious...

Dungeons & Dragons presents the biggest Player's Handbook in its history, revised and expanded to reflect ten years of feedback from the D&D community! This revised and expanded Player's Handbook contains rules for character creation and advancement, exploration, combat, equipment, spells, and much more. Create fantastic D&D heroes from the wide selection of character origins, classes, and subclasses provided. Explore...

An ideal introduction to the world of Dungeons & Dragons, offering players and Dungeon Masters a turnkey onboarding experience.This complete game experience contains everything you need to leap into adventure, including an adventure book with everything the Dungeon Master needs to get started; a rulebook for playing characters of levels 1–3; 5 ready-to-play characters, each with a character sheet; and...

Sea People by Christina Thompson is a riveting historical exploration that delves into the mysterious origins and epic journeys of the Polynesians—one of the world's most enigmatic and adventurous seafaring peoples. The narrative unfolds over a thousand years ago, focussing on how these master navigators discovered and colonised the far-flung islands within a vast triangle from Hawaii to New Zealand...

This fourth Wingspan expansion explores the birds of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. This incredibly biodiverse and abundant region is home to more than 3,000 bird species, including the birds with the smallest and largest wingspans in the world (the Bee Hummingbird and Snowy Albatross, respectively). Hummingbirds make up about one-tenth of the bird species in Latin...

The catacombs of the skeletal dragon Umbrok Vessna are mysterious and dangerous. Portals transport you all around the dungeon depths. Wayshrines offer vast riches to intrepid explorers. Prisoners are counting on you to free them. Ghosts, once disturbed, may haunt you to death. Despite all that, it's time to leave the board behind with Clank! Catacombs, a standalone deck-building adventure.Each...

Build railways to connect destinations across the northern side of Europe. 2-5 Player  |  30-60 Mins  |  Ages 8+ Features: Connections, Contracts, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management, Network and Route Building, Open Drafting, Push Your Luck, Set Collection Theme: Trains Welcome to the Nordic Countries!As you travel through Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland, you’ll visit their most beautiful places. Explore their...

Unlock! Enchanted Adventures invites you to dive into three enchanting escape room-inspired scenarios. 1-6 Players | 60 Mins | Ages 10+ Features: Cooperative Game, Storytelling Theme: Card Game, Puzzle Dive into thrilling adventures through immersive scenarios! Each box offers three original stories where you must solve puzzles in team and explore fascinating locations. With diverse themes and stunning illustrations, Unlock! delivers...

A new classic of extreme endurance - Into Thin Air meets The Perfect Storm in 19th century Antarctica **A Times Best Book of 2021** The harrowing, survival story of an early polar expedition that went terribly wrong, with the ship frozen in ice and the crew trapped inside for the entire sunless, Antarctic winter August 1897: The Belgica set sail,...

Explore the wilderness of the far future as rangers of a wondrous mountain valley. 1-4 Players  |  60-240 Mins  |  Ages 12+ Features: Card Play Conflict Resolution, Cooperative Game, Deck Construction, Hand Management, Move Through Deck, Narrative Choice / Paragraph, Role Playing, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Solo / Solitaire Game, Storytelling, Variable Set-up Theme: Adventure, Card Game, Environmental,...

Vanquish monsters with strategic cardplay in an updated edition of Gloomhaven.  1-4 Players  |  60-120 Mins  |  Ages 14+ Features: Action Queue, Action Retrieval, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Communication Limits, Cooperative Game, Critical Hits and Failures, Deck Construction, Grid Movement, Hand Management, Hexagon Grid, Legacy Game, Modular Board, Once-Per-Game Abilities, Role Playing, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Simultaneous Action Selection, Solo / Solitaire GameTags, Variable Player Powers Theme: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures Description: Gloomhaven: Second...

Find adventure in a marvellous asymmetric game. Root provides limitless replay value as you and your friends explore the unique factions, all wanting to rule a fantastic forest kingdom. Play as the: Marquise de Cat: Dominate the woods, extracting its riches and policing its inhabitants. Woodland Alliance: Gather supporters and coordinate revolts against the ruling regime. Eyrie Dynasties: Regain control...

An Immersive Railway Adventure, where you build your company success, game after game. 2-5 Players  |  20-90 Mins  |  Ages 10+ Learn as you play for a new experience: add new rules as you unlock content and discover surprises. An exclusive Ticket to Ride story: embark on a journey against rival players and Mama O’Connell, the evil railroad Baroness! A...

Michael Palin brings to life one of the greatest adventures of all time. The Sunday Times Bestseller - the remarkable true story of the exploration ship featured in The Terror In the early years of Queen Victoria's reign, HMS Erebus undertook two of the most ambitious naval expeditions of all time. On the first, she ventured further south than any...

The epic true story of George Mallory and Edmund Hillary and the quest to be the first to conquer Everest. A captivating story of adventure, daring, despair and triumph from Australia's favourite storyteller. Last century, two men, thirty years apart, set out to become the first to conquer the highest point in the world. Their names are synonymous with adventure...

Explore an island to find resources and discover the lost ruins of Arnak.  1-4 Players  |  30-120 Mins  |  Ages 12+ Features: Contracts, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Market, Multi-Use Cards, Once-Per-Game Abilities, Resource to Move, Solo / Solitaire Game, Turn Order: Progressive, Worker Placement Theme: Adventure, Ancient, Exploration, Travel Description:  On an uninhabited island in uncharted seas, explorers have...

Before you follow the path into your family’s history, beware of the secrets you may find… The new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author. Ruth has returned to Edinburgh after many years of exile, left rootless by the end of her marriage, career, and now the death of her father. She is now faced with the daunting task of...

‘Katherine Rundell just gets better and better. I loved The Explorer’ - Jacqueline WilsonWINNER OF THE COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2017A thrilling story of adventure, friendship and survival in the Amazon, The Explorer is an unmissable, Costa Award-winning modern classic from internationally bestselling author Katherine RundellFrom his seat in the tiny aeroplane, Fred watches as the mysteries of the Amazon...

Unsurmountable is the third game in the Button Shy Simply Solo series. These are games that are one player only, light on rules, and big on replayability. You've climbed all of the mightiest mountains: Kilimanjaro, Everest, K2. Yet there's one towering titan that's always eluded you. The mountain where anything can happen. In the whisper-thin air the paths twist and...

One man's lust for empire sent fifteen people into the Arctic - only one came back. 1913, the Arctic circle. Charismatic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson is obsessed with a frozen speck of land in the Siberian Arctic: Wrangel Island. Believing that whoever possesses it would control the future - air routes, resources, even the balance of power in the northern hemisphere,...

The gripping untold story of Britain’s first Antarctic expedition — a daring journey that launched the legendary careers of Scott and Shackleton. Before Robert Falcon Scott’s tragic race to the South Pole and Ernest Shackleton’s legendary Endurance, there was Discovery, the expedition that began it all. Discovery was Britain’s first Antarctic expedition, where Scott, Shackleton and their crew battled scurvy,...

A cooperative board game of farming and friendship based on the Stardew Valley video game by Eric Barone. Work together with your fellow farmers to save the Valley from the nefarious JojaMart Corporation! To do this, you'll need to farm, fish, friend, and find all kinds of different resources to fulfil your Grandpa's Goals and restore the Community Centre. Collect...

Take a journey into the unknown and discover the planet's wildest and most wonderful sights. Paddle through the eerie glowworm caves of New Zealand, ride with the wild horses of the Namib desert, swing off the end of the world in Ecuador, and be amazed at hundreds more wonders you never knew existed! This travel companion for the incurably curious...

1421: The Year China Discovered the World by Gavin Menzies presents a revolutionary argument that challenges the traditional history of global exploration. On 8 March 1421, an immense fleet, the largest the world had ever witnessed, set sail from China. These mighty ships, some stretching nearly five hundred feet in length, were under the command of Emperor Zhu Di's loyal...

Expansion for Earthborne Rangers. 1-4 Players  |  60-240 Mins  |  Ages 12+ Features: Card Play Conflict Resolution, Cooperative Game, Deck Construction, Hand Management, Move Through Deck, Narrative Choice / Paragraph, Role Playing, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Solo / Solitaire Game, Storytelling, Variable Set-up Theme: Expansion for Base-game, Adventure, Card Game, Environmental, Exploration, Science Fiction Spire in Bloom focuses on...

Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know by Sir Ranulph Fiennes is a riveting autobiography capturing the life and adventures of one of the world's most intrepid explorers. Renowned for his insatiable curiosity and relentless pursuit of the boundaries of human endurance, Fiennes has journeyed to the most perilous and remote places on the globe. His experiences span the gamut from...

Expansion for: Lost Ruins of Arnak Safely pack all your essentials and venture across new maps and temples. Twisted Paths is the final addition to the world of Arnak. Its major highlight is a new double-sided map, bigger than the one in the base game, featuring two new research tracks, each with unique mechanisms and components. On the map, you...

Expansion for Gloomhaven. Prove your class mastery in this collection of challenging solo scenarios. 1 Player  |  Ages 14+ Features: Adventure, Expansion for Base-game, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures Theme: Adventure, Expansion for Base-game, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures Description: A set of scenarios specifically designed for strategic solo play - scenarios that would highlight the strengths and weaknesses of each class and...

Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms - Adventures in Faerûn LANDS UNTOLD. SECRETS UNEARTHED—Create endless D&D adventures across the Forgotten Realms—where Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, and other storied lands await. CRAFT UNFORGETTABLE ADVENTURES—Adventures in Faerûn gives Dungeon Masters the tools to craft unforgettable tales in this legendary world. More details coming soon! Contents: Level 1–3 intro adventure and 51 short adventures...

'The best Everest book I've read since Into Thin Air. Synnott's climbing skills take you places few will ever dare to tread, but it's his writing that will keep you turning pages well past bedtime.' - Mark Adams In The Third Pole, veteran climber and acclaimed author Mark Synnott embarks on an extraordinary journey to solve one of mountaineering's greatest...

Seven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer is an extraordinary tale of endurance, adventure, and friendship that provides a rare glimpse into the secluded world of Tibet during a tumultuous epoch. The story recounts the incredible journey of Austrian climber Heinrich Harrer, who finds himself imprisoned in India by the British at the outbreak of the Second World War. Following...

Seek baby dragons by finding eggs while exploring the mysterious island. 2-4 Players  |  15 Mins  |  Ages 5+ Features: Open Drafting, Pattern Building, Tile Placement, Turn Order: Stat-Based Theme: Children's Game, Fantasy, Territory Building The big moment has arrived. You have been named dragon trainer, and you have the chance to meet them on a mysterious island. But you...

Expansion for Forest Shuffle. Explore the Alps by adding more species to the game. 2-5 Players | 60 Mins | Ages 10+ New cards are shuffled into the base game for even more diversity in Forest Shuffle adding even more variety to your gaming tables: Forest Shuffle Alpine. Will you manage to lure the most valuable species into your forest?...

Lead your research institute to explore ocean depths and publish your findings! 1-4 Players | 60-120 Mins | Ages 10+ Features: Action Points, Chaining, Map Addition, Solo / Solitaire Game, Tech Trees / Tech Tracks Plunge into the modern era, where our planet's vast interconnected ocean scape is one of the last frontiers to discover and explore. Experience a deep...

Expansion for CATAN. Complete missions for the "Council of CATAN". 2-4 Players | 60-120 Mins | Ages 12+ Features: Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board, Network and Route Building, Trading Theme: Expansion for Base-game, Exploration, Nautical, Negotiation, Pirates, Transportation Description: CATAN: Explorers & Pirates includes 5 novel scenarios, each of which builds upon your previous experience. In each, you explore...

Expansion for Earthborne Rangers. 1-4 Players  |  60-240 Mins  |  Ages 12+ Features: Card Play Conflict Resolution, Cooperative Game, Deck Construction, Hand Management, Move Through Deck, Narrative Choice / Paragraph, Role Playing, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Solo / Solitaire Game, Storytelling, Variable Set-up Theme: Expansion for Base-game, Adventure, Card Game, Environmental, Exploration, Science Fiction Description: This expansion adds...

The Struggle for Catan™ is a fast-paced game between the 2-4 factions developing newly settled Catan. Manage your resources to build settlements, cities, city improvements, knights, and roads that generate victory points or special abilities. While your settlements, cities, and city expansions remain yours, valuable roads and knights change hands. Varied expensive city improvements give you additional victory points and...

Embark on a journey with the rival wizards Tasha and Mordenkainen and the crime lord Xanathar. Learn new secrets and discover magical new ways to play the world’s greatest roleplaying game. Crafted for DMs and players alike, this collection brings together all the fifth edition rules expansion books in one set, complete with a beautiful new Dungeon Master’s screen. Includes...

Cook’s Cook follows the 1768 journey of James Cook’s H.M.S. Endeavour with his ship’s cook, the one-handed John Thompson, as storyteller. Through real recipes, events on board, and the places the ship travelled on its way to the Pacific, the book tells multiple stories. Here are stories of social class, hierarchy, and race; stories of explorers and the people of...

In 1940, John Steinbeck sailed in a sardine boat with his friend, the biologist Edward F. Ricketts, to collect marine invertebrates from the beaches of the Gulf of California. The day-to-day story of the trip is given in the log, which combines science, philosophy, and high-spirited adventure. This edition also includes Steinbeck’s profile of his fellow traveller.

Expansion for Forest Shuffle. Enjoy new caves, a solo with the Automa, and a selection of promo cards. 1-5 Players | 60 Mins | Ages 10+ Features: Chaining, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management, Layering, Multi-Use Cards, Open Drafting, Set Collection, Solo / Solitaire Game, Tags, Variable Player Powers Theme: Expansion for Base-game, Animals, Card Game, Educational, Environmental, Exploration, Territory Building...

D&D Legend of Drizzt Board Game is a cooperative game of adventure designed for 1-5 players, set in the enthralling world of Dungeons & Dragons. This boardgame is inspired by the book series of the same name, which details the thrilling adventures of the dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden and his comrades. Designed for 1-5 players, this engaging boardgame boasts multiple scenarios,...

The master of Ravenloft is having guests for dinner – and you are invited!Evil lurks in the towers and dungeons of Castle Ravenloft, and only heroes of exceptional bravery can survive the horrors within. Designed for 1-5 players, this boardgame features multiple scenarios, challenging quests, and cooperative gameplay. Each player selects a hero; a ranger, rogue, warrior, cleric, or wizard....

Sir Ernest Shackleton's South is one of the greatest survival stories of all time. In 1914, Shackleton led a party of men hoping to be the first to traverse the Antarctic, but when their ship became crushed by ice 350 miles from land, the expedition soon became a matter of life and death. This is the extraordinary account of treacherous...

Get ready to travel across the world and back into history, to meet some of the world's greatest explorers in this big fun, fully illustrated reference book. Readers will learn about both famous—and these days sometimes controversial—names, such as Columbus, Magellan, and Roald Amundsen, plus little-known ones, from a broad range of cultures and backgrounds. These include Jeanne Bare, the...

Embark on an epic exploration of historical and adventurous odysseys In Wild Journeys, Bruce Ansley takes readers on an exhilarating expedition through some of New Zealand's most rugged and compelling landscapes. With a narrative rich in historical intrigue and natural wonder, this book is a tapestry of journeys both famous and forgotten, traversing the diverse and often untamed regions that...

Captain Cook And The Unsettled Afterlives Of Empire James Cook is one of the most contested figures in Aotearoa New Zealand’s past. Today, his name evokes not only exploration and scientific endeavour but also the violence of first encounters and the enduring legacies of colonisation. In this major new history, Tony Ballantyne examines how stories about Cook have changed over...

AuZtralia is an adventure/exploration game for 1-4 players set in an alternate reality 1930s. 1-4 Players  |  30-120 Mins  |  Ages 13+ The theme is inspired by Martin Wallace's A Study in Emerald. Following the Restorationist war, the northern hemisphere lands lay poisoned and starvation was the norm. Intrepid adventurers set out to explore and settle new lands. Little did...

Your hero’s journey starts here!  The HeroQuest First Light fantasy adventure game follows 4 heroes through dungeon quests as they discover treasure, explore immersive environments, and battle evil forces controlled by Zargon, the game master. Traverse an ever-changing, 2-sided board that evolves as you trek through each dungeon. Will you prove yourself worthy of the title of hero? Players can...

Vantage is an open-world, cooperative, roguelike adventure game for 1-6 players designed by Jamey Stegmaier. Vantage features an entire planet to explore, with players communicating while scattered across the world. With nearly 800 interconnected locations on cards and over 900 other discoverable cards, the world is your sandbox. You begin each game of Vantage on an intergalactic vessel heading towards...

Arctic explorer and American visionary Walter Wellman pioneered both polar and trans-Atlantic airship aviation, making history's first attempts at each. Wellman has been cast as a self-promoting egomaniac known mostly for his catastrophic failures. Instead he was a courageous innovator who pushed the boundaries of polar exploration and paved the way for the ultimate conquest of the North Pole-which would...

Dungeons & Dragons: Dragon Delves: An Adventure Anthology Meet the dragons of D&D in Dragon Delves, a collection of ten dragon-themed adventures for characters level 1 through 12. Featuring artwork rendered in ten unique styles, these ready-to-play adventures include streamlined prep and quick start guides for Dungeon Masters. Delve into mysterious dungeons, explore captivating fantasy locations, and come face to...

A fascinating collection of medieval Arabic travel writing, translated into English by Paul Lunde and Caroline Stone. In 922 AD, an Arab envoy from Baghdad named Ibn Fadlan encountered a party of Viking traders on the upper reaches of the Volga River. In his subsequent report on his mission, he gave a meticulous and astonishingly objective description of Viking customs,...

A thrilling, real-life journey of a young woman who flew solo around the world, capturing breathtaking moments and overcoming incredible challenges. Join Zara Rutherford on her inspiring solo flight around the world! At just 19 years old, Zara embarked on a daring adventure to become the youngest woman to fly solo across the globe. This captivating book chronicles her journey...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Band of Brothers and D-Day comes Undaunted Courage, the definitive account of Lewis and Clark's exploration of the Louisiana Purchase, widely regarded as the most momentous expedition in American history and one of the great adventure stories of all time. Set in the early 19th century, Undaunted Courage chronicles the epic journey...

Root: the Roleplaying Game is a game of woodland creatures fighting for money, justice, and freedom from powers far greater than them. You play vagabonds, outcasts from the normal society of the woodlands who have come to live in the spaces between, whether that’s in the forests them- selves or on the fringes of society. Based on the Root: A...

An epic Tomb Raider adventure across an action-packed board game. 1+ Players | 20-180 Mins | Ages 14+ Features: Action / Event, Dice Rolling, Die Icon Resolution, Point to Point Movement, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Solo / Solitaire Game, Tile Placement Theme: Adventure, Exploration, Miniatures, Video Game Theme An epic Tomb Raider adventure unfolds in this action-packed game....

AuZtralia: Revenge of the Old Ones Expansion enables you to play the base game with one player controlling the forces of the Old Ones.  This allows the game to be played by up to five players. 1-5 Players  |  120 Mins  |  Ages 14+ As well as being able to decide where to place their forces, the Old One player...

Hello, student beings! The cosmic faculty of the Technical Academy of Creation is delighted to welcome you to your Civolution, the final exam in Civilization Design! For this occasion, we prepared a humanoid scenario on an isolated continent. Here, each of you holds the rank of a local deity which is closely linked to its very own civilization and must lead it to success...

"Are the stars unfamiliar here?" she asked, and the sky grew suddenly dark, the star's patterns alien and exotic. "This is the Wandering Sea. The gods have brought you here, and you must wake them if you wish to return home." In Sleeping Gods, you and up to three friends become Captain Sofi Odessa and her crew, lost in a...

Follow Tupaia as he grows up in Ra'iātea, becoming a high-ranking 'arioi and master navigator. Join him as he meets up with Cook in Tahiti and sails as part of the crew on the Endeavour across the Pacific to Aotearoa. Witness the encounters between tangata whenua and the crew as the ship sails around the coast, and discover the important...

Together, they have taken on the greatest march ever made and come very near to great success; never giving up, and never giving up on each other. This is the story of Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova expedition to Antarctica and the memorable characters, who with a band of shaggy ponies and savage dogs, follow a man they trust into...

100 of the most astonishing stories of human survival, adventure, and exploration, chosen by Levison Wood. We are always captivated by tales of courage and bravery, of world-firsts and death-defying experiences. In this anthology, explorer and bestselling author Levison Wood has gathered 100 of the most fascinating accounts of human endurance throughout history. From the heroism of Antarctic explorers to...

A magical, substantially true narrative of piracy, zoology, anthropology, danger and adventure in the seventeenth-century Caribbean, Pacific and East Indies The first great English-language travel book, A New Voyage Round the World (1697) is an incomparably vivid, chaotic and fascinating account by the pirate, explorer and naturalist William Dampier of his many adventures. The world he describes sprawls all the...

National bestseller A thrilling odyssey through an unforgiving landscape, from "Canada's greatest living explorer." In the spring of 2017, Adam Shoalts, bestselling author and adventurer, set off on an unprecedented solo journey across North America's greatest wilderness. A place where, in our increasingly interconnected, digital world, it's still possible to wander for months without crossing a single road, or even...

Antarctica. Winter 1912. Hunkering down in the windiest place on earth, eighteen young Australians eagerly await a chance to prove themselves as polar explorers and scientists. The spring sledging season will bring adventure, danger, and the discovery of new lands under the command of Douglas Mawson. But tragedy also lies in wait. Douglas Mawson's tale is legendary, an epic struggle...

From the award-winning science writer Lauren Fuge comes Voyagers, an expansive narrative that weaves together personal journey, historical recount, and urgent environmental commentary. This compelling book takes you from the rugged fjords of the Pacific Northwest to the ancient geology of Australia's outback, and even to the far reaches of the cosmos. Fuge delves deep into humankind's intrinsic desire to...

Use archaeologists to collect relics from around the world. 1-4 Players | 90-120 Mins | Ages 14+ Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of early 20th century explorers in The Royal Society of Archeology. As the leader of a learned society, you lead a team of adventurers on expeditions around the globe in search of relics and knowledge. London serves...

Introducing the 3rd volume in the Ticket to Ride Map Collection Vol. 3 - The Heart of Africa. 2-5 Players | Ages 8+ | 30-60 mins Set in the vast wilderness of Africa at the height of its exploration by intrepid explorers, missionaries, and adventurers, this new single-sided board map focuses on the central and southern heart of the continent, displayed...

Explore a 60 minute game of Land vs Sea with 22 new tiles with new shapes, new artwork and 3 new scoring mechanisms. Score the ley lines you form between distant menhirs. Can you triangulate Menhirs to score more?Add cities to land and sea areas to double the bonus points in them, and the trade routes connected to them.Watch out...

Travelers & Outsiders is a supplement for Root: The Roleplaying Game, the officially licensed tabletop RPG based on the award-winning Root: A Game of Woodland Might and Right board game by Leder games. It expands the core game to include the first four expansion factors!

Joseph Kinsey is not a name many of us know— or not as well as we know the name Robert Falcon Scott. But from his base in Christchurch, Kinsey—book and art collector, philanthropist, science enthusiast, businessman—forged deep connections with the Antarctic expeditions and the explorers themselves through his tireless work as the agent for various expeditions. Two other New Zealanders...

Take all the fun of Rush Hour all around the world! 1+ Players  |  Ages 8+ As you travel to your next destination, explore the major monuments and wonders of the world as you guide the red car out of the traffic jam. Enjoy amazing illustrations of historic locations as you play through the Rush Hour experience with the magic...

An account of a journey on foot across the mountains to the two lost worlds of Central Africa. Summoned to Whitehall in 1949, Laurens van der Post was informed that in old British Central Africa there were two large tracts of country that London didn't really know anything about. He was tasked with going in on foot and taking a...

Follow in the footsteps of the world's greatest pioneers. Discover the epic history of human exploration and migration, and the stories of fearless pioneers the world over, with this stunning tour of history - map by map. Charting everything from the movement of early Homo species out of Africa some 1.8 million years ago to the astonishing voyages of Polynesian...

The Starship and the Canoe is neither a wilderness survival manual nor a book of blueprints. It is another of those rare books impossible to define: the kind that seeks you in time. And you will know it, live it, and consult it thereafter simply by name." --Chicago Sun-Times "In the tradition of Carl Sagan and John McPhee, a bracing...

Farther Than Any Man by Martin Dugard is a gripping biography that delves into the life and voyages of one of the most renowned explorers in history, Captain James Cook. This engaging narrative guides readers through Cook's journey from obscurity to greatness, capturing his transformation from a humble farmboy with no maritime experience to a celebrated figure who reshaped the...

The true, harrowing story of the ill-fated 1913 Canadian Arctic Expedition and the two men who came to define it. In the summer of 1913, the wooden-hulled brigantine Karluk departed Canada for the Arctic Ocean. At the helm was Captain Bob Bartlett, considered the world's greatest living ice navigator. The expedition's visionary leader was a flamboyant impresario named Vilhjalmur Stefansson,...

Tim Jeal's Stanley is a riveting biography that delves into the complex life of one of history's most intriguing figures, Henry Morton Stanley. The narrative takes readers on an extraordinary journey from Stanley's harsh beginnings as an orphan consigned to a Welsh workhouse, to his multifaceted career in America where he fought in the Civil War—on both sides—before transitioning into...