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The Cruise of the Snark (1911) is a work of travel literature by American writer Jack London. In 1906, after achieving early success as an author of novels and short stories, London began dreaming of the adventures of his youth. Inspired, he spent a fortune to build a 45-foot yacht complete with two sails and a 70-horsepower engine, powerful enough to carry him across the Pacific. Envisioning a seven-year journey, London and his wife Charmian set...
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In one of his most exotic and breathtaking journeys, the intrepid traveler Paul Theroux ventures to the South Pacific, exploring fifty-one islands by collapsible kayak. Beginning in New Zealand's rain forests and ultimately coming to shore thousands of miles away in Hawaii, Theroux paddles alone over isolated atolls, through dirty harbors and shark-filled waters, and along treacherous coastlines. This exhilarating tropical epic is full of disarming...
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This book chronicles the author's return to the South Pacific after his struggle with alcoholism and time in rehab left him numb to life. He is now married to his sweetheart and father of two young boys. Deciding to retrace the path once traveled by the author of Treasure Island, he follows Robert Louis Stevenson to the Marquesas, the Tuamotus, Tahiti, the Gilberts, and Samoa, tumbling from one comic misadventure to another as he confronts his newfound...
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Detailed photos and full-color maps help take readers on a fascinating visual journey through the diverse and intriguing continents of Australia and Oceania, and Antarctica! This book's appealing format highlights the facts about the human and physical geography of these continents. Readers will put their analytical skills to use to interpret different types of maps as sources of information, from physical maps that show the region's landmarks to...
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Systematic regional geography volume 4
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University of London Press
Pub. Date
[1968]
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[2nd ed.
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xi, 344 p. maps, plates, tables. 22 cm.
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English
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Questar, Inc
Pub. Date
c2011
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6 videodiscs (728 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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"Explore the world's most beautiful paradises! The natural beauty of these stunning locales has been preserved for centuries by local populations. Travel to these magical places and experience their splendors in stunning high definition. Learn about local wildlife and regional ecosystems. Meet the locals whose dedication has preserved these lands, and who are now building their economies through sustainable eco-tourism. Filled with unforgettable imagery,...
16) Paradise
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2001
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159 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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English
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Pilot Productions
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2011
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1 videodisc (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Join guides Matt and Zoe on two adventures to the Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea. In the Cook Islands Zoe visits Atieu, where Captain Cook landed, experiences a Polynesian welcome and joins in the Mire Tarai Festival. In Papua New Guinea, Matt treks the Kokoda Trail, taking part in a wild boar hunt and learning war history along the way.
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