This is the story of Robert Falcon Scott`s Terra Nova expedition & the memorable characters, who with a band of shaggy ponies & savage dogs, followed a man they trusted into the unknown. Battling storms at sea, impenetrable pack ice, man-eating whales, crevasses, blizzards, bad food, extreme temperatures, & equal measures of hunger, agony & snow blindness, the team pushes on against all odds. But will the weather hold? Will their rations be adequate? How will they know when they get there? & who invited the Norwegians? Into the White will leave you on the edge of your seat, hoping against hope that Scott & his men just might survive their Antarctic ordeal & live to tell the tale. ...

In April 1992, Chris Mc Candless, a young man from a well-to-do family, hitchhiked to Alaska & walked alone into the wilderness. He had given all his savings to charity, abandoned his car & possessions, burnt all the money in his wallet & in doing so created a new life for himself. What emerges from this mesmerizing, heartbreaking story is a version of the wilderness that is hard & seductive; a place where one can quite possibly find the pure self, but in turn leading us to the dark chance that we might find our own nature strange & disturbing. It is using Mc Candless’ restless progress around the wilds of North America that author Jon Krakauer (“ Into Thin Air”) explores the call of the wild & the mentality of those who succumb to it. ...

Reading like more a gripping mystery novel, this is the true story of Chris Mc Candless, a young man who in 1992 embarked upon a solo odyssey with the express purpose of finding himself. Hitting the road with the minimum of baggage & money, he aimed to fulfil his dream of living off the l&, alone & in the wilderness of Alaska. Jon Krakauer draws similarities with his own experiences & conversations with those who encountered Chris during his life & travels, & here endeavours to unravel the web of circumstances that led to Chris`s lonely death in an abandoned bus, ironically closer to civilization than he realised. Review by Marion Benn, Assistant Manager, Stanfords Bristol ...

In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska & walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. Mc Kinley. His name was Christopher Johnson Mc Candless. He had given $25, 000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car & most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, & invented a new life for himself. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter. ...

With an introduction by novelist David Vann In April 1992, Chris Mc Candless set off alone into the Alaskan wild. He had given his savings to charity, abandoned his car & his possessions, & burnt the money in his wallet, determined to live a life of independence. Just four months later, Chris was found dead. An SOS note was taped to his makeshift home, an abandoned bus. In piecing together the final travels of this extraordinary young man`s life, Jon Krakauer writes about the heart of the wilderness, its terribly beauty & its relentless harshness. Into the Wild is a modern classic of travel writing, & a riveting exploration of what drives some of us to risk more than we can afford to lose. ...

Journey through dream-like forest scenes & encounter real & fabulous creatures in this gorgeous new colouring book by Daisy Fletcher, creator of Birdtopia. Beginning in a woodland world of otters, badgers, foxes & deer, the pages gradually transport you deeper into a flower forest, a magical environment populated with rare & mythical animals such as caracals, muntjacs & ibex. Colour your way through exotic & wonderful plants
- Candy Cane Sorrel, Passion Flowers & giant Cacti
- & you may even discover the fabled unicorn.

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With plenty of sunscreen & a cold beer swaddled in his sleeping bag, writer & botanist Jim Malusa bicycled alone to the lowest point on each of six continents, a six-year series of ”anti-expeditions” to the ”anti-summits.” His journeys took him to Lake Eyre in the arid heart of Australia, along Moses` route to the Dead Sea, & from Moscow to the Caspian Sea. He pedaled across the Andes to Patagonia, around tiny Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, & from Tucson to Death Valley. With a scientist`s eye, he vividly observes local landscapes & creatures. As a lone man, he is overfed by grandmothers, courted by ladies of the night in Volgograd, invited into a mosque by Africa`s most feared tribe, chased by sandstorms & hurricanes -- yet Malusa keeps riding. His reward: the deep silence of the world`s great depressions. A large-hearted narrative of what happens when a friendly, perceptive American puts himself at the mercy of strange landscapes & their denizens, ” Into Thick Air” presents one of the most talented new voices in contemporary travel writing. ...

In 1996 Jon Krakauer joined a commercial expedition to the summit of Everest. As an accomplished climber & journalist his brief was to cover this new tourist phenomenon: guided expeditions to the top of the world's highest mountain for paying clients with little climbing experience. However tragedy struck when the expedition was caught in a freak storm whilst coming down from the summit. Eight people died & the events shook Krakauer to the core. Although he wrote about the disaster afterwards it continued to haunt him. This book was an attempt to rid himself of the ghosts of that climb. ...

This is the true story of a 24-hour period on Everest, when members of three separate expeditions were caught in a storm & faced a battle against hurricane-force winds, exposure, & the effects of altitude, which ended the worst single-season death toll in the peak`s history. In March 1996, ” Outside” magazine sent veteran journalist & seasoned climber Jon Krakauer on an expedition led by celebrated Everest guide Rob Hall. Despite the expertise of Hall & the other leaders, by the end of summit day eight people were dead. Krakauer`s book is at once the story of the ill-fated adventure & an analysis of the factors leading up to its tragic end. Written within months of the events it chronicles, ” Into Thin Air” clearly evokes the majestic Everest landscape. As the journey up the mountain progresses, Krakauer puts it in context by recalling the triumphs & perils of other Everest trips throughout history. The author`s own anguish over what happened on the mountain is palpable as he leads readers to ponder timeless questions. ...

This is the true story of a 24-hour period on Everest, when members of three separate expeditions were caught in a storm & faced a battle against hurricane-force winds, exposure, & the effects of altitude, which ended the worst single-season death toll in the peak`s history. In March 1996, ” Outside” magazine sent veteran journalist & seasoned climber Jon Krakauer on an expedition led by celebrated Everest guide Rob Hall. Despite the expertise of Hall & the other leaders, by the end of summit day eight people were dead. Krakauer`s book is at once the story of the ill-fated adventure & an analysis of the factors leading up to its tragic end. Written within months of the events it chronicles, ” Into Thin Air” clearly evokes the majestic Everest landscape. As the journey up the mountain progresses, Krakauer puts it in context by recalling the triumphs & perils of other Everest trips throughout history. The author`s own anguish over what happened on the mountain is palpable as he leads readers to ponder timeless questions. ...