Explorers
Discover the greatest tales of adventure with our list of explorer books. Dive into thrilling stories of daring voyages, uncharted territories, and legendary explorers. Perfect for history buffs and adventure lovers!
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The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night
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In the late 1920s, the art publisher H. Piazza produced a twelve volume version of The 1001 Noghts that was one of the most beautiful ever made. It included splendid illustrations by Mohammed Racim and wonderful miniatures by painter Leon Carre. Today, Assouline is publishing an abridged version of this masterpiece, which includes the most famous and most enchanting of the tales - from the story of King Shahryar, to Sinbad the sailor, to Ali Baba and forty thieves, and Aladdin and the magic lamp - all told by the beautiful and sensual Shahrazed. This wonderful book is one of the classics that will stand next to the most handsome book in your library. For The 1001 Nights is a cultural testimony of the past, the source of myths and beliefs of the East. A collection of extraordinary stories from India and Persia passed down orally and told at night in public squares, this unique work is on a par with Homer's Odyssey. 400 illustrations and ornaments
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The Last Place on Earth
by Roland Huntford
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the South Pole was the most coveted prize in the fiercely nationalistic modern age of exploration. In the brilliant dual biography, the award-winning writer Roland Huntford re-examines every detail of the great race to the South Pole between Britain's Robert Scott and Norway's Roald Amundsen. Scott, who dies along with four of his men only eleven miles from his next cache of supplies, became Britain's beloved failure, while Amundsen, who not only beat Scott to the Pole but returned alive, was largely forgotten. This account of their race is a gripping, highly readable history that captures the driving ambitions of the era and the complex, often deeply flawed men who were charged with carrying them out. THE LAST PLACE ON EARTH is the first of Huntford's masterly trilogy of polar biographies. It is also the only work on the subject in the English language based on the original Norwegian sources, to which Huntford returned to revise and update this edition.
