NATIONAL BEST SELLER - A riveting account of Shackleton's famed Antarctic expedition, recounting one of the last great adventures in the Heroic Age of exploration--perhaps the greatest of them all--the...
A comprehensive guidebook to urban exploration, a thrilling, mind-expanding hobby that encourages our natural instincts to explore and play in our own environment. Includes everything you need to begin exploring...
Riding High is packed with untold episodes from the Jupiter journey of Ted Simon's book Jupiter's Travels: his confrontations with a murderous military in Chile, his farcical arrest in India,...
"Great Caves of the World is an introduction to some of the most magnificent cave systems in the world. Geologist and caving expert Tony Waltham provides an introduction to the...
Describes earthquakes, air crashes, mine disasters, plagues, floods, and other catastrophes throughout history, concentrating on human reactions
Whatever the activity, this is the most complete guidebook to America's outdoor recreation opportunities. This new edition features detailed maps and charts of all 50 states, including locations, addresses, and...
Introduction to the Global Positioning System (GPS). Why buy a GPS Receiver? Backing up your GPS Receiver. About GPS Receivers. Using UTM Coordinates on a hiking trip. More UTM and...
pint-sized paperback version of the best-seller The Travel Book inspirational images and text will make travel from your armchair a delight and inspire your future travel plans A-to-Z coverage of...
The first book to integrate the social science literature on outdoor recreation has been completely updated to reflect current research and new concerns. The book is a standard text in...
Presents a collection of humorous accounts of travel adventures taking the author to the rapids beneath the Himalayas, the "grand terror" of Montana, Dian Fossey's forbidden zone, a fundamentalist commune,...