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Hunger and History: The Impact of Changing Food Production and Consumption Patterns on Society

By Robert I. Rotberg, Theodore K. Rabb

Explorers of the Nile: The Triumph and Tragedy of a Great Victorian Adventure

By Tim Jeal

Uganda'S Katakiro in England

Shackleton

By Kim Heacox

The Last Crusade: The Epic Voyages of Vasco da Gama

By Nigel Cliff

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

By Alfred Lansing

A Labyrinth of Kingdoms: 10,000 Miles through Islamic Africa

By Steve Kemper

The Discovery of Mankind: Atlantic Encounters in the Age of Columbus

By David S. H. Abulafia

Rivers of Gold: The Rise of the Spanish Empire 1490-1522

By Hugh Thomas

Empire's Crossroads: A History of the Caribbean from Columbus to the Present Day

By Carrie Gibson

The Voyage of Semen Dezhnev in 1648. Bering's precursor with selected documents

By Raymond H Fisher

The Book Nobody Read: In Pursuit of the Revolutions of Nicolaus Copernicus

By Gingerich, Owen

To the Ends of the Earth

By Fiennes Bt OBE, Sir Ranulph, Sir Ranulph Fiennes Bt OBE

The Oxford Book of Exploration

By Hanbury-Tenison, Robin

Hunt for the Southern Continent (Penguin Great Journeys)

By Cook, James

Into the Wild

By Krakauer, Jon

The Thief at the End of the World: Rubber, Power, and the Seeds of Empire

By Joe Jackson

India Discovered

By Keay, John

The Devil Drives: A Life of Sir Richard Burton

By Fawn Brodie

The Eight Sailing & Mountain-Exploration Books

By Major H. W. Tilman, CBE, DSO, MC, Bar

The Ship

By Simon Baker

The Great South Sea: English Voyages and Encounters, 1570-1750

By Glyndwr Williams

The Devil's Mariner

By Anton Gill

The Weather Experiment: The Pioneers who Sought to see the Future

By Peter Moore

NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS: Myths and Legends Series

By Spence, Lewis

Yermak's Campaign in Siberia. Translated by Tatiana Minorsky and David Wileman

By Terence Armstrong

Exploring the World: Two centuries of remarkable adventurers and their journeys

By Alexander Maitland

The Worst Journey in the World

By Apsley Cherry-Garrard

Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know: Updated and revised to celebrate the author's 75th year

By Ranulph Fiennes

Burke and Wills: The Triumph and Tragedy of Australia's Most Famous Explorers

By Peter FitzSimons