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"The harrowing true survival story of an early polar expedition that went terribly awry-with the ship frozen in ice and the crew trapped inside for the entire sunless, Antarctic winter-in the tradition of David Grann, Nathaniel Philbrick, and Hampton Sides. In August 1897, the young Belgian commandant Adrien de Gerlache set sail for a three-year expedition aboard the good ship Belgica with dreams of glory. His destination was the uncharted end of...
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Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
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48 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 32 cm
Language
English
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"At opposite ends of the Earth, the polar regions could not be farther apart. And yet the animals who live in the Arctic and Antarctica have a lot in common. They have adapted to live in the world's harshest environments, surviving extreme cold and continuous days of darkness. In this beautiful book, author L.E. Carmichael and illustrator Byron Eggenschwiler take readers on a journey to explore the animal adaptations that make life possible in these...
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Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
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x, 401 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
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English
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At midnight on August 15, 1947, 400 million people were liberated from the British Empire. With the loss of India, its greatest colony, Britain ceased to be a superpower. This defining moment was brought about by a handful of people: Jawaharlal Nehru, the fiery Indian prime minister; Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the leader of the new Islamic Republic of Pakistan; Mohandas Gandhi, the mystical figure who enthralled a nation; and Louis and Edwina Mountbatten,...
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Duke University Press
Pub. Date
2015.
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x, 245 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 32 cm
Language
English
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Carpeted in boreal forests, dotted with lakes, cut by rivers, and straddling the Arctic Circle, the region surrounding the White Sea, which is known as the Russian North, is sparsely populated and immensely isolated. It is also the home to architectural marvels, as many of the original wooden and brick churches and homes in the region's ancient villages and towns still stand. Featuring nearly two hundred full color photographs of these beautiful centuries-old...
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The Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2013.
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xii, 381 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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English
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An account of the transformation of the CIA and America's special operations forces into man-hunting and killing machines in the world's dark spaces: the new American way of war.
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The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
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4 videodiscs (approximately 660 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (viii, 165 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Language
English
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Delve into the fascinating history, science, culture, and wildlife of Antarctica and the Arctic -- and learn to photograph them like a pro -- in this educational adventure from National Geographic and The Great Courses.
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