What does it feel like to walk off the edge of a map? To emerge dazed, dying yet triumphant, from the Amazon? Benedict Allen's anthology of human exploration ranges across various terrains - hot and cold deserts, mountains and plains, jungles and high seas - and presents the words of those who, through the centuries - be they Vikings or missionaries, conquistadors or botanists - have set off into 'the unknown'. 'Immaculately edited and shrewdly considered ...a hugely readable compendium.

Rare and unpublished images of the great Indian subcontinent from the days of the Raj through the century and independence to the modern day colossus at the beginning of the 21st century.

A history of exploration beneath the surface of our planet, a remarkable voyage of scientific discovery over the past 150 years.

Nie alleen 'n waardevolle naslaanwerk nie, maar ook 'n interessante en leesbare versameling feite waarvan Suid-Afrikaners aan die einde van die eerste dekade van die 21ste eeu behoort kennis te dra. Kennisgebiede waaronder die politiek, geskiedenis, geografie, letterkunde, religie, die kunste en wetenskap en tegnologie word in 13 afdelings gedek.

Volume 2 of the History's worst decisions series features a second crop of major historical bloopers, ordered chronologically and starting with the granddaddy of them all, our hominid ancestors' decision to come down from the trees.

In the tradition of In Cold Blood, the account of a massacre and a gripping portrait of evil, by the author of The Bookseller of Kabul

In die eerste honderd jaar van Die Burger se bestaan het net die drie kunstenaars diens gedoen as spotprenttekenaars. In hierdie boek gee Francois Verster, Naspers se maatskappy-argivaris, 'n onderhoudende historiese oorsig van die bydrae wat elk van die spotprenttekenaars gelewer het.

A lively and absorbing narrative of China's ascent from imperial doormat to global economic powerhouse.

Toy of the Year, Toy of the Century, Greatest Toy of All Time ....

Explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century - from overcoming death to creating artificial life. This book asks the fundamental questions: Where do we go from here? And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers?

Now available in paperback, 501 Must-Read Books is the essential reference guide for people who love to read.

A fully updated edition of one of the most original accounts of evolution ever written

Friedman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, and Mandelbaum, a leading foreign policy thinker, analyze four major challenges America faces today and spell out what we need to do now to rediscover America and rise to this moment.