Despite dramatic advances in technology & equipment over the centuries there is one vital piece of kit in most explorers' pockets that hasn't changed much at all
- the journal The sketchbooks & journals presented here allow us the opportunity to share through their own eyes & thoughts the on-the-spot reactions of around 70 intrepid individuals as they journeyed into frozen wastes high mountains barren deserts & rich rainforests Some are well known such as Captain Scott Charles Darwin Thor Heyerdahl & Abel Tasman; others are unfamiliar including Adela Breton who braved the jungles of Mexico to make an unparalleled record of Maya monuments & Alexandrine Tinne who died in her attempt to be the first woman to cross the Sahara Here are pioneering explorers & map-makers botanists & artists ecologists & anthropologists eccentrics & visionaries men & women A handful of living explorers including Wade Davis provide their thoughts on the art of exploration Often battered & neglected stored away & perhaps long forgotten many of these sketchbooks have themselves awaited rediscovery Now is the chance to open them again
Includes: a foreword by Robert Macfarlane & essays by several living explorers among them Ghillean Prance Alan Bean & Wade Davis

Includes:: a foreword by Robert Macfarlane & essays by several living explorers among them Ghillean Prance Alan Bean & Wade Davis



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Exploriana is an exciting game of exploration & discovery set towards the end of the 19th century The players control the destiny of intrepid explorers setting out on expeditions to far off regions of the world Fantastic animals beautiful orchids glittering treasures lost explorers maps & more all await discovery However fame & fortune will only come to those brave enough to trek into the untamed wilds Exploriana is played over several rounds each split into a number of phases Each round players recruit explorers ranging from photographers & detectives to scholars medics & more They then decide which of three far flung regions of the world they wish to send their explorers; South America Africa or The Far East Those explorers then lead expeditions into the deep jungles endless savannah & mist swathed mountains of these strange new lands Exploration is a dangerous pursuit perils lurk around every corner waiting to doom an expedition to failure! Explorers rely on their skills & wit to get them through but if their expedition runs into too much trouble they could become lost perhaps never to be seen again! The players must decide just how far to push their luck & see if fortune really does favour the bold! Players 2-5 Playing time 45-60 mins Ages 10 ...

Avebury in Wiltshire is best known as the world's largest stone circle but surrounding it is a wealth of ancient monuments Captivated by its unique atmosphere many visitors form a personal often spiritual connection to Avebury & its sacred landscape' What was it that first attracted people to the Avebury area more than 5000 years ago? Beautifully illustrated with over 400 photographs maps & diagrams Exploring Avebury invites us on a journey of discovery For the first time the importance of water light & sound is revealed & we begin to see Avebury through the eyes of those who built it ...

620 pages 2 Line drawings color; 42 Halftones black & white; 71 Tables color; 2 Illustrations Garnett Mark ...

160 pages 2 Tables black & white; 41 Illustrations black & white Arangala Crista (Elon University North Carolina USA) ...

Fourth edition published by Routledge 2013--Tp verso 592 pages 30 Line drawings black & white; 3 Tables black & white; 30 Illustrations black & Sadovnik Alan R ...

A detailed & critical analysis of the multiple types of entrepreneurship helping students to understand the practical skills & theoretical concepts needed to create their very own entrepreneurial venture 480 pages Blundel Richard ...

The numerous tasks & routines that shape our daily existence can seem mundane even invisible-and yet they play an extremely powerful role in structuring & reproducing society Exploring Everyday Life casts light on these so-called trivialities serving as both a guide to the invisible world of the everyday & an instruction manual for first-time explorers Ehn Lofgren & Wilk demonstrate how to use a broad array of ethnographic tools to discover map & document new & unexplored territories & guide readers through the process of cultural analysis Their concrete examples shed light on how a study or paper assignment can evolve & point to how cultural analysis of everyday life can be practically applied in business government & other arenas outside of academia ...

Glasgow is one of the most architecturally exciting cities in the world boasting a huge variety of building styles There are grand Victorian public buildings celebrating civic progress & pride commercial palazzi glorifying trade & industry glittering art galleries a Gothic Revival university as well as tower blocks tenements the Art Nouveau of Charles Rennie Mackintosh & the quirky classicism of Alexander ' Greek' Thomson This book illustrates & describes almost 500 buildings & structures featured not only for their architectural excellence but also for their social & historical significance ...

Content Covered The Norman Conquest Religion in medieval England The Crusades The problems of medieval monarchs The Black Death Migration ...