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1	Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II more books like this by Robert Kurson add to wishlist The perilous, obsessive world of the deep-sea diver is revealed in this true account of a six-year quest begun in 1991 to recover items from and discover the identity of a World War II U-boat sunk off the coast of New Jersey, a place where the history books said no such ship should be. As a team of divers explores the twisted wreck underwater and ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	To Reach the Clouds: My High Wire Walk Between the Twin Towers more books like this by Philippe Petit add to wishlist French artist Philippe Petit made news in 1974 when he rigged steel cable across the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and made several trips across. Here he tells of his detailed planning and execution of his illegal act, and documents his feat in words and pictures. Illustrated with over 140 photos and drawings. see all copies from £4.66! new only from £4.66! \| first editions
3	The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest more books like this by Anatoli Boukreev, G Weston Dewalt add to wishlist Boukreev was the mountain guide for the Mt. Everest tragedy made famous in Jon Krakauer's "Into Thin Air." Here, he retells the events from his point of view and defends himself against damning allegations in Krakauer's book. see all copies from £2.30! new only from £2.91! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey more books like this by Candice Millard add to wishlist In a powerful new narrative history, former "National Geographic" writer and editor Millard traces the bold 1914 expedition to chart the Amazon's treacherous River of Doubt, and casts new light on the expedition's extraordinary leader, Theodore Roosevelt. High school & older. see all copies from £5.88! new only from £9.38! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft more books like this by Thor Heyerdahl add to wishlist "Kon-Tiki" is the record of an astonishing adventure - a journey 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft. Intrigued by Polynesian folklore, biologist Thor Heyerdahl suspected that the South Sea Islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by the mythical hero Kon-Tiki. He decided to prove his ... see all copies from £4.98! new only from £9.26! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	The Kid Who Climbed Everest: The Incredible Story of a 23-Year-Old's Summit of Mt. Everest more books like this by Bear Grylls add to wishlist Author featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show See the author's interview with Oprah: http: //www.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/200701/tows_past_20070131.jhtml THE KID WHO CLIMBED EVEREST is a tale of courage and determination. Bear's quest for funding for his expedition, his seventy days on Everest's southeast face, and a narrow brush with death after a ... see all copies from £2.79! new only from £2.79!
7	Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley & Livingstone more books like this by Martin Dugard add to wishlist David Livingstone, the Scottish explorer, was a frequent visitor to the African interior during the 19th century, and one of its most exciting and prolific chroniclers. So his disappearance in the late 1860s while questing for the Nile's source created an immediate uproar. The journey to get the scoop of the century fell to Henry David Stanley, ... see all copies from £1.26! new only from £7.71! \| first editions
8	Time Bandit: Two Brothers, the Bering Sea, and One of the World's Deadliest Jobs more books like this by Johnathan Hillstrand, Andy Hillstrand, Malcolm MacPherson add to wishlist "Time Bandit" recounts the thrilling and amazing adventures of the Hillstrand brothers, maverick fishermen on the Bering Sea an stars of the Discovery Channel's top-rated series, "Deadliest Catch." 8-page color photo insert. see all copies from £6.15! new only from £6.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Stanley: The Impossible Life of Africa's Greatest Explorer more books like this by Tim Jeal add to wishlist "A magnificent new life . . . [and] a superb adventure story. . . . There have been many biographies of Stanley, but Jeal's is the most felicitous, the best informed, the most complete and readable and exhaustive, profiting from his access to an immense new trove of Stanley material." -- Paul Theroux, front page, "New York Times Book Review" Henry ... see all copies from £4.25! new only from £4.25! \| first editions
10	The Lady and the Panda: The True Adventures of the First American Explorer to Bring Back China's Most Exotic Animal more books like this by Vicki Constantine Croke add to wishlist "Boston Globe" columnist Croke reveals the true story of Ruth Harkness, a bohemian socialite and dress designer who in 1936 took over her dead husband's expedition into Tibet to capture the first live giant panda. see all copies from £3.21! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
11	Straight on Till Morning: The Biography of Beryl Markham more books like this by Mary S Lovell add to wishlist A bestseller across America as well as the number one book in England in hardcover, this is the story of one of this century's most remarkable women. "A well-wrought, brilliantly researched portrait".--The New York Times Book Review. Black-and-white photos. The basis for a miniseries airing this fall. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	North to the Orient more books like this by Anne Morrow Lindbergh add to wishlist In 1931 Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh set off on a flight to the Orient by the Great Circle Route. The classic North to the Orient is the beautifully written account of the trip. see all copies from £1.52! new only from £8.10! \| first editions
13 view cover	Wild Men, Wild Alaska: Finding What Lies Beyond the Limits more books like this by Rocky McElveen add to wishlist In "Wild Men, Wild Alaska" professional hunting and fishing guide and outfitter Rocky McElveen tells the stories of his own adventures as well as those of some of his well-known clients. The book takes readers directly into the Alaskan bush, and shares the intense challenges of a majestic wilderness that pushes a man to his limits. see all copies from £6.20! new only from £6.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Sea Room: An Island Life in the Hebrides more books like this by Adam Nicolson add to wishlist A riveting book for all readers who know and love a place where the sea meets the land. In 1937, Adam Nicolson's father answered a newspaper ad -- "Uninhabited islands for sale. Outer Hebrides, 600 acres . . . Puffins and seals. Apply . . ." -- and found the Shiants (the name means holy or enchanted islands). Adam inherited this almost ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.77! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Between a Rock and a Hard Place more books like this by Aron Ralston add to wishlist This incredible memoir of survival details the events surrounding a trapped hiker's desperate decision. Aron Ralston, a 27-year-old seasoned rock climber, makes a few errors in judgment. He chooses to go hiking in an isolated canyon in Utah without informing his roommates or family precisely where he was going. Worse still, he picks the wrong rock ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.97! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Black Wave: A Family's Adventure at Sea and the Disaster That Saved Them more books like this by John Silverwood, Jean Silverwood add to wishlist To escape the humdrum of life in Southern California, a man, his wife, and four young children decide to set sail across the high seas and embark on the adventure of a lifetime--one that will change them forever. 16-page photo insert. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
17 view cover	Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home more books like this by Nando Parrado, Vince Rause add to wishlist The harrowing personal story of the hero of the international bestseller "Alive" gives a day-by-day account of what happened during the 1972 Andes plane crash and its aftermath and shows how Parrado coped with the stresses; how he kept from giving up; and where he found strength to climb out alive. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Sam Patch, the Famous Jumper more books like this by Paul E Johnson add to wishlist In the 1820s, a fellow named Sam Patch grew up in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, working there (when he wasn?t drinking) as a mill hand for one of America?s new textile companies. Sam made a name for himself one day by jumping seventy feet into the tumultuous waters below Pawtucket Falls. When in 1827 he repeated the stunt in Paterson, New Jersey, ... see all copies from £9.61! new only from £11.23! \| first editions
19 view cover	A Land So Strange: The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca more books like this by Andres Resendez add to wishlist This is the gripping story of a doomed mission to North America - and the four survivors who journeyed for a decade across the new world just discovered by Christopher Columbus. Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca was a fortune-seeking Spanish nobleman and the treasurer of an expedition sent to claim for Spain a vast area of today's southern United States. ... see all copies from £3.95! new only from £10.59! \| first editions
20 view cover	Dead Lucky: Life After Death on Mount Everest more books like this by Lincoln Hall add to wishlist Australian mountain climber Hall chronicles the amazing story of his rescue following a night spent near the summit of Mount Everest, where he had been left for dead by the other members of his expedition. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	The Narrative of Cabeza de Vaca more books like this by Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar Nuunez Cabeza De Vaca, Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca add to wishlist This edition of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca's "Relacion" offers readers Rolena Adorno and Patrick Charles Pautz's celebrated translation of Cabeza de Vaca's account of the 1527 Panfilo de Narvaez expedition to North America. The dramatic narrative tells the story of some of the first Europeans and the first-known African to encounter the North ... see all copies from £9.10! new only from £9.10! \| first editions
22 view cover	Horn of the hunter more books like this by Robert Chester Ruark add to wishlist The story of the author and his wife's two-month safari in East Africa in the 1950s. Ruark's philosophies are intertwined in the hunting stories to make unforgettable reading. see all copies from £14.96! first editions
23 view cover	Dog Man: An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain more books like this by Martha Sherrill add to wishlist "Dog Man" tells the story of how one man's consuming passion for dogs saves a legendary breed from extinction and, in the process, leads him to a difficult, but more soulful way of life in the wilds of Japan's remote snow country. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £6.17! \| first editions
24 view cover	Vikings more books like this by Elizabeth Janeway add to wishlist Eric the Red, the Norse warrior who discovered Greenland more than 1,000 years ago, and his son, Leif Ericson, an adventurer in his own right, are profiled in this history of the Vikings that draws upon Norse saga. Illustrations. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.81! \| first editions
25 view cover	Dragon Hunter: Roy Chapman Andrews and the Central Asiatic Expeditions more books like this by Charles Gallenkamp, Professor Michael J Novacek (Foreword by) add to wishlist This study of the life and work of the explorer Roy Chapman Andrews tells of his five expeditions to Central Asia in the 1920s. Financed by the American Museum of Natural History, these expeditions to Outer and Inner Mongolia had a scientific purpose but were filled with much adventure and intrigue, and they form a chapter in relations between the ... see all copies from £6.05! new only from £9.04! \| first editions

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