Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, a "suspenseful" ( WSJ) and "adrenaline-fueled" ( Outside) entwined narrative of the most adventurous year of all……続きを見る
"GRIPPING. ... One of the greatest polar rescue efforts ever mounted." ー Wall Street Journal
The riveting true story of the largest polar rescue mission in history: the desperate race to find the s……続きを見る
‘Extraordinary’ ANNE APPLEBAUM
‘Thrilling . . . a record of an infatuation’ TELEGRAPH
‘The book of a lifetime’ ELIF SHAFAK
‘The North Pole proves to be the perfect subject for him’ MICHAEL PALIN
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著者:David Day
出版社: Oxford University Press
発売日: 2024年05月08日
In this addition to the What Everyone Needs to Know® series, David Day examines the most forbidding and formidably inaccessible continent on Earth. For over a century following its discovery by Euro……続きを見る
著者:Ken McGoogan
出版社: Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd.
発売日: 2023年10月07日
Arctic historian Ken McGoogan approaches the legacy of nineteenth-century explorer Sir John Franklin from a contemporary perspective and offers a surprising new explanation of an enduring Northern m……続きを見る
Winner, Melva J. Dwyer Award
Honourable Mention, Canadian Museums Association Award for Outstanding Achievement (Research)
Qummut Qukiria! celebrates art and culture within and beyond traditional In……続きを見る
Als Adwin de Kluyver auf die Geschichte des (leidenschaftlich) gescheiterten japanischen Antarktisfahrers Nobu Shirase stieß, erwachten seine Liebe zu den Antihelden der südpolaren Entdeckungshistor……続きを見る
著者:Anne Strathie
出版社: The History Press
発売日: 2024年11月21日
The objects in this book relate to a key period in polar exploration history, from the 1770s to the early 1930s. Today they are located worldwide, whether in polar regions, public spaces, museums an……続きを見る
Experience the epic survival adventure of Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, brought to life with photos from the journey as well as modern color photography of the fauna, seas……続きを見る
Cold has long been a fixture of Russian identity both within and beyond the borders of Russia and the Soviet Union, even as the ongoing effects of climate change complicate its meaning and cultural ……続きを見る
著者:Billy A Forte
出版社: Billy A Forte
発売日: 2024年08月25日
Beneath the Antarctic ice, a world of wonder and mystery awaits.Journey with the team of intrepid explorers as they venture into the towering Mount Erebus, a volcano that spews fire in the heart of ……続きを見る
The epic history of the explorers and adventurers who risked -- and sometimes lost -- their lives in the quest to conquer and claim the Arctic.
Ever since approximately 325 BC, the Arctic has been t……続きを見る
For millennia, both researchers and adventurers have been enthralled by Antarctica's frozen wilderness.
Early maps such as the 1513 Piri Reis map conjectured on the presence of a large southern cont……続きを見る
Au Spitsberg, en mai 1925. ー Nous sommes à Ny Aalesund, le charbonnage norvégien installé sur les bords de la baie du Roi, attendant une occasion propice pour nous envoler au-dessus de la grande ba……続きを見る
Flatlantis is an exploration into the history of Flat Earth, the mythology of Atlantis, and the mystery of Mount Meru, the alleged magnetic mountain ancient cultures worldwide believed existed at th……続きを見る
A history and catalog of of the development of the Zeppelin Airships
Written in 1922 by American industrialist, Harry Vissering, this very complete history of Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin's developm……続きを見る
著者:Walter Wellman
出版社: Loose Cannon Ent
発売日: 2024年11月21日
An astonishing account of an airship voyage to the North Pole
Written in 1911 by American newspaper publisher Walter Wellman, this highly readable account of his polar expeditions to the North pole,……続きを見る
著者:Kenn Harper
出版社: Inhabit Media
発売日: 2024年12月03日
In Give Me Winter, Give Me Dogs, Arctic historian Kenn Harper takes readers alongside Knud Rasmussen’s spearheading Fifth Thule Expedition. From 1921 to 1924, Rasmussen trekked across Canada’s Arcti……続きを見る
Dieses Buch zielt darauf ab, die islamische Perspektive auf Jesus in einem prägnanten Frage-und-Antwort-Format zu erläutern. Es ist als praktischer Leitfaden konzipiert und soll die Ansichten eines ……続きを見る
Improve your English by learning about the world's great mysteries.
Expand your vocabulary, reading, and speaking skills with this book for intermediate English learners. Learn about a topic that ma……続きを見る
Grounded in the spatiality of Indigenous existence, Circumpolar Connections: Creative Indigenous Geographies of the Arctic is an innovatively foundational book about experiences and conceptions of g……続きを見る
Few know that the president’s desk in the Oval Office plays a part in one of the world’s most extraordinary sagas; in Resolute, noted historian Martin Sandler brings the story to light.
After Sir Jo……続きを見る
On May 9, 1926, Richard E. Byrd announced to the world that he and copilot Floyd Bennett were the first to fly an airplane over the North Pole. Documents published here for the first time provide ne……続きを見る
著者:Amy Phillips-Chan
出版社: University of Alaska Press
発売日: 2024年06月14日
A collection of first-person narratives offering a vivid, nuanced look at the lived and shared experiences of Bering Strait communities in the COVID-19 era, Stronger Together is a unique collaborati……続きを見る
著者:Fridtjof Nansen
出版社: Les Editions Blanche de Peuterey
発売日: 2023年03月14日
En 1890, Fridtjof Nansen, fort de sa réussite de la traversée de la banquise du Groenland, présenta un projet d’expédition polaire à la conquête du Pôle Nord à la Société géographique norvégienne et……続きを見る
In una casa di Via Garibaldi, alla periferia di Buenos Aires, abitava verso la fine degli anni Cinquanta un grigio e stempiato signore di nome Ricardo Klement. Conduceva una vita metodica e ineccepi……続きを見る
著者:Stephen R. Bown
出版社: Grand Central Publishing
発売日: 2015年11月10日
Among the explorers made famous for revealing hitherto impenetrable cultures-T. E. Lawrence and Wilfred Thesiger in the Middle East, Richard Burton in Africa-Knud Rasmussen stands out not only for h……続きを見る
The novel, Gudrid's Fortune, presents a most timely topic. Recently enthusiasts celebrated the thousand-year anniversary of the Vikings' landing in North America and their role in making contact wit……続きを見る
著者:Peter Freuchen
出版社: Echo Point Books & Media
発売日: 2023年05月23日
Follow the Adventures of This Intrepid Arctic Explorer Famous Danish explorer Peter Freuchen (1886-1957) lived an epic life of adventures ranging from exploring the frozen Arctic to fighting the Ger……続きを見る