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Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.…
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Charles Darwin |
I have stated in the preface to the first Edition of this work, and in the Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle, that it was in consequence of a wish expressed by Captain Fitz Roy, of having some scie… |
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Voyage en Perse
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Eugène Napoléon Flandin,Xavier Pascal Coste |
The “Voyage en Perse”, a description of the archaeological survey of Flandin and Coste, covers both, the ancient monuments and the Moslem architecture of Persia in the mid-19th century. |
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An account of the Pelew Islands
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George Keate |
Account of the journey of the Antelope which was shipwrecked off the coast of the Palau Islands; the first extensive contact of Palauans with Westerners; the experiences of the crew on the Palau Isla… |
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Dangerous work
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Arthur Conan Doyle |
Conan Doyle's diary and log of his time served as a surgeon on a whaling ship in 1880. Annotated, and includes several incidental pieces derived from his experience, including the Sherlock Holmes st… |
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Extreme medicine
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Kevin Fong |
An anesthesiologist and NASA adviser explores how pioneering doctors and scientists have built on findings about the body's response to extreme environments and physical challenges to develop such me… |
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Great Circle
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Maggie Shipstead |
From her days as a wild child in prohibition America to the blitz and glitz of wartime London, from the rugged shores of New Zealand to a lonely iceshelf in Antarctica, Marian Graves is driven by a n… |
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The Alchemist
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Paulo Coelho |
Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom and wonder into an inspiring tale of self-discovery, The Alchemist has become a modern classic, selling millions of copies around the world and transforming the liv… |
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