One of the titles in a series of topographic maps covering much of north-west Africa, produced as part of the IMW* project in 1960’s. Each map covers an area spanning 6° in longitude & 4° in latitude. There is some variation in colouring & the depiction of terrain, but hill-shading, spot heights & contours are used to show the general relief. Additional graphics show features such as dunes, rock outcrops, cliffs, sand areas, escarpments, marshes, seasonal lakes & watercourses, & areas liable to flooding. Bathymetric contours are also included. Communications detail

Includes:: roads, major trails & railways, although there is some inconsistency in colouring & the extent of classification, e.g. not all maps distinguish seasonal roads. On most maps intermediate road distances are indicated on main routes. Symbols show airports, mosques, mines, oil & gas fields, lighthouses, ruins & significant isolated buildings. Administrative boundaries are marked & latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1° intervals, with further margin ticks at 1’ intervals. The map legend is in French only on some sheets, & in English & French on others.* The International Map of the World was a project conceived in the early 20th century to compile a world map series at 1:1, 000, 000 through the efforts of participating nations. The value of the program has declined since 1970 & the IMW is no longer regarded as an active international series.

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This book follows the adventures of anthropoligst Florinda Donner as she experiences, firsth&, the wild mystery & slow destruction of an indigenous tribe in the endangered rainforest. Her rich images of daily life as she lives with the Yanomama in their shabonos, or palm-thatched dwellings, & the magic of ritual in this native village portray a world threatened by extinction. Florinda Donner is the author of Being in Dreaming & The Witch's Dream. ...

Women mountaineers were largely overlooked or if considered tended to be drawn into a debate about women`s rights rather than them being acknowledged purely for their achievements as pioneers of mountain climbing by women or as mountaineers. The achievements of women pioneers & mountaineers deserve greater recognition, primarily because all mountaineers are in debt to those who have gone before. ...

Shackleton is Roland Huntford’s biography of Sir Ernest Shackleton; Anglo-Irish polar adventurer extraordinaire. Whilst in many ways an embodiment of the new type of Edwardian hero, Shackleton was by turns both a colleague & an adversary of Captain Scott, who undertook four Antarctic expeditions, three under his own leadership. Shackleton was a social adventurer: the appeal of the frozen wastes held no sway for him per se, but the pursuit of wealth, fame & power did. At his height he was feted as a national hero, knighted by Edward VII & granted £20, 000 by government. His expeditions, particularly the sensational Endurance expedition of 1914-1917, became the stuff of legend, yet Shackleton was poverty stricken at the end of the Second World War & died a somewhat haunted & lonely, if apt, death in the Southern Ocean at the age of 47. It’s Shackleton’s ‘flame of leadership’ & sense of going out & forcing life to give you what you crave from it that resonates with the present day. Huntford’s biography is a great adventure story, suffused with the spirit of an Edwardian giant. ...

Polar explorer Ben Saunders draws on his own experience of the Antarctic to bring to life the history, dangers & challenges of Shackleton`s Endurance expedition. Inside, you`ll discover how Shackleton, by successfully bringing all his men home in the face of near insurmountable odds, earned his reputation as one of the greatest leaders in history. Written by the leading lights & most outstanding communicators in their fields, the Ladybird Expert books provide clear, accessible & authoritative introductions to subjects drawn from science, history & culture. Other books currently available in the Ladybird Expert series include:· Climate Change· Quantum Mechanics· Evolution· Battle of Britain For an adult readership, the Ladybird Expert series is produced in the same iconic small hardback format pioneered by the original Ladybirds. Each beautifully illustrated book features the first new illustrations produced in the original Ladybird style for nearly forty years. ...

Sir Ernest Shackleton, known as a tough polar explorer & inspirational leader, also held the words of poets close to his heart. ` Poetry was his other world & he explored it as eagerly as he did the great Antarctic spaces, ` said his friend, Mrs. Hope Guthrie. This new biography reveals another side of Shackleton`s story through the poetry he loved. It also

Includes::--for the first time in published form-- all the poems & poetic diary extracts written by the great explorer, each of which sheds light on significant milestones in his life & adventures. Shackleton, who did more than any other explorer to open Antarctica to the popular imagination, used poetry as a tool, to encourage & motivate men who were frequently operating close to their physical & psychological limits. The works of Tennyson, Browning & Robert W. Service were, in his own phrase, `vital mental medicine` throughout his life. Poems influenced his speeches, his letters to his wife & the way he led his men. These verses, selected from his correspondence & other sources, are linked throughout the book to Shackleton`s turbulent & restless life, offering fresh insights into his struggles in the Antarctic, his strained but loving marriage & the magnetic attraction of the polar regions. Shackleton: A life in Poetry is a love story, a new interpretation of a well-known Boy`s Own adventure & a poetic exploration.

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Ernest Shackleton is one of history`s great explorers, an extraordinary character who pioneered the path to the South Pole over 100 years ago & became a dominant figure in Antarctic discovery. A charismatic personality, his incredible adventures on four expeditions have captivated generations & inspired a dynamic, modern following in business leadership. None more so than the Endurance mission, where Shackleton`s commanding presence saved the lives of his crew when their ship was crushed by ice & they were turned out on to the savage frozen landscape. But Shackleton was a flawed character whose chaotic private life, marked by romantic affairs, unfulfilled ambitions, overwhelming debts & failed business ventures, contrasted with his celebrity status as a leading explorer. Drawing on extensive research of original diaries & personal correspondence, Michael Smith`s definitive biography brings a fresh perspective to our understanding of this complex man & the heroic age of polar exploration. ...

On August 1, 1914, on the eve of World War I, Sir Ernest Shackleton & his h&-picked crew embarked in HMS Endurance from London`s West India Dock, for an expedition to the Antarctic. It was to turn into one of the most breathtaking survival stories of all time. Even as they coasted down the channel, Shackleton wired back to London to offer his ship to the war effort. The reply came from the First Lord of the Admiralty, one Winston Churchill: ” Proceed.” & proceed they did. When the Endurance was trapped & finally crushed to splinters by pack ice in late 1915, they drifted on an ice floe for five months, before getting to open sea & launching three tiny boats as far as the inhospitable, storm-lashed Elephant Isl&. They drank seal oil & ate baby albatross (delicious, apparently). From there Shackelton himself & seven others
- the author among them
- went on, in a 22-foot open boat, for an unbelievable 800 miles, through the Antarctic seas in winter, to South Georgia & rescue. It is an extraordinary story of courage & even good-humour among men who must have felt certain, secretly, that they were going to die. Worsley`s account, first published in 1940, captures that bulldog spirit exactly: uncomplaining, tough, competent, modest & deeply loyal. It`s gripping, & strangely moving.

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The James Caird is an unlikely hero, a 23-foot lifeboat that completed the most desperate & celebrated open boat voyage in history. On board were Ernest Shackleton, Tom Crean & Frank Worsley, now some of the most recognised names in Antarctic & Polar literature/history. This is the story of that little boat from its commissioning by Worsley to its dramatic escape from Antarctica to its final resting place at Dulwich College in the UK. Shackleton`s Boat is a worthy memorial to a vessel famous in maritime history, & a story whose heroism has inspired generations. ...

In 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton embarked on what he called ` The last great polar journey`
- the crossing of Antarctica. His expedition
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