wired - Adventure & Literary Travel 5

Thelma and Louise get sporty (and survive) in this anthology of true stories about women whose idea of fun involves sharing adventures--big and small--in the great outdoors. In essays that not only ……続きを見る

In this grand and astonishing tale, Alec Wilkinson brings us the story of S. A. Andrée, the visionary Swedish aeronaut who, in 1897, during the great age of Arctic endeavor, left to discover the Nor……続きを見る

Hike and bike the Inca Trails of Peru's Sacred Valley and explore one of the world's most extraordinary adventure destinations, from the classic Inca Trail to Machu Picchu and the remote ruins of Ch……続きを見る

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastropheーand built her back up again.……続きを見る

Wilfred Thesiger, the last of the great gentlemen explorer-adventurers, became a legend in his own lifetime. This authorised biography by a longstanding friend and associate delves into his little-k……続きを見る

With Panoramas, Maps, And Illustrations By The Late Doctor Edward A. Wilson And Other Members Of The Expedition IN TWO VOLUMES The Worst Journey in the World, by Apsley Cherry-Garrard (1922) As War ……続きを見る

LONGLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 'Beautifully written, ridiculously erudite, warm and open-hearted' The Times 'Compelling and poignant' Guardian 'This is travel writing at its best' Observer ……続きを見る

GULLIVER'S VOYAGES were written a long time ago, in the reign of George 1, by a very witty Irishman named Jonathan Swift, often called Dean Swift, because he was Dean of St. Patrick's, in Dublin, fo……続きを見る

The warm and moving story of one of the greatest religious and secular leaders of our time. 続きを見る

An engaging tour through the most common pitfalls, stumbling blocks and sources of confusion consumers face as they seek to understand the complicated and endlessly fascinating subject of wine. Thro……続きを見る

A rip-roaring yet intimate biography of the mighty Nile by Robert Twigger, award-winning author of ANGRY WHITE PYJAMAS. 'A tour de force' FINANCIAL TIMES. So much begins on the banks of the Nile: al……続きを見る

Originally published in 1900, this fascinating account of the big game of the United States and its chase with horse hound and rifle, is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all ……続きを見る

In these two closely linked works - a travel book and a biography of its author - we witness a moving encounter between two of the most daring and original minds of the late eighteenth century: A Sh……続きを見る

The Bark River valley in southeastern Wisconsin is a microcosm of the state's - indeed, of the Great Lakes region's - natural and human history. "The Bark River Chronicles" reports one couple's jour……続きを見る

Richard Jefferies was the most imaginative and least conventional of nineteenth-century observers of the natural world. Trekking across the English countryside, he recorded his responses to everythi……続きを見る

Photographer Ponting joined Robert Scott's expedition to the South Pole in 1910. His remarkable book not only tells of the life among Scott's crew on board and at camp, but also provides numerous ph……続きを見る

One of the finest nineteenth-century first-person narratives of a sea voyage in existence, and a principle source for Sea of Glory, The Private Journal of William Reynolds brings to life the boister……続きを見る

As a young girl, Josie Dew developed an overpowering urge to travel. She also fell out of a fast-moving vehicle and, rather inconveniently, developed a lifelong aversion to cars. Along came her firs……続きを見る

Max Hastings is best known as an acclaimed journalist and military historian. But what is perhaps less well known is his love of the countryside and its pursuits, above all fishing and shooting, whi……続きを見る

“This is a delightful and funny adventure ... It is also lonely, dangerous and frightening.”ーTHE LONDON TIMES   He survived a terrifying crocodile attack off Australia’s Queensland coast, bl……続きを見る

“Five thousand years of history were here and the pattern was still unchanged.” During the years he spent among the Marsh Arabs of southern Iraq, Wilfred Thesiger came to understand, admire and shar……続きを見る

Following the Drum, the sequel to 'Three Years in Starch' is the story of forty years spent overseas. Cyprus in the aftermath of the EOKA uprising, Berlin at the height of the Cold War, Singapore wh……続きを見る

Elibron Classics. Replica of 1841 edition by John Murray, London. Asahel Grant (1807-1844) was a doctor, he supposed that this ancient Christian sect were descendants of the ten “lost tribes” of Isr……続きを見る

Elibron Classics. Digitized replica of 1853 edition by Henry G. Bohn, London. This is an illustrated edition. Oversize maps are available as a free download. This is the account of expeditions to Eg……続きを見る

In 1930 a sixteen-year-old boy left England to become one of the last of the ‘gentlemen adventurers’ – the fur traders of the Hudson’s Bay Company. In the Arctic he found adventure, love and loss as……続きを見る

“This tightly written tale rollicks along at a great pace.”ーFINANCIAL TIMES When adventurer Jason Lewis regained consciousness beside a busy Colorado highway, lower limbs shattered by a hit-and-run……続きを見る

A vivid description of one of the most ambitious scientific projects undertaken in the 19th century, and the men who undertook the measurement of the Himalayas and the mapping of the Indian subconti……続きを見る

"Travels in The North" is a chronicle of Karel Capek's time spent travelling in northern Europe. An interesting and entertaining account of his Scandinavian sojourn, this book will appeal to fans an……続きを見る

Take an inside peek at an unconventional lifestyle and its impact on a conventional marriage. Warren and Betsy Talbot were heading for divorce when they had an idea that changed everything: Put the……続きを見る

Parce que pour connaître les peuples, il faut d’abord les comprendre Immense pays. Immenses ressources. Immenses défis. Pour le visiteur, condamné à ne découvrir qu’une infime partie de ce territoir……続きを見る