Alone On The Ice

"Alone on Ice" is known as the greatest survival story in the history of exploration, the gripping account is told by award-winning writer and adventurer David Roberts. In 1913, Douglas Mawson, leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, alone and near starvation, does a ninety-five-mile trek across Antarctic ice after the death of his companions and the loss of most of his provisions. Mawson defied the odds and cheated death, he battled hunger, insanity, and deadly crevasses, returning to basecamp almost a month later as a barely living skeleton. via

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GEORGE LUCAS A LIFE

George Lucas: A Life is the long-awaited life-story of the cinema legend and Star Wars creator. This is the first biography of the director to encompass the Star Wars prequels and everything that followed, such as the blockbuster series with Indiana Jones. The book takes us back to 1977, where a problem-plagued, budget-straining independent science-fiction film opened in a mere thirty-two American movie theaters. That was of course The Star Wars, now one of the most...
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STORIES BEHIND THE IMAGES

Adventure photographer Corey Rich has been capturing iconic shots of adventure superstars for more than two decades, he travels to the edge along with his subjects to capture incredibly dramatic images. In this unique new book "Stories Behind the Images: Lessons from a Life in Adventure Photography", Corey takes us inside the process of capturing these images of adrenaline junkies and outdoor athletes, with 130 color photos of his most amazing shots with a...
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THE SCALE OF THINGS

Did you know that Bill Gates earns so much money, that if he lets a $100 bill fall to the ground, it does no make financial sense for him to spend time bending down to pick it up. Or that, since data has mass, the entire internet weighs about the same as an egg? It is baffling facts like this that are featured in the new book The Scale of Things, compiled to help us understand the world a little better. The book presents a collection of these facts translated into a...
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