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  • STORM CHASER
    MIKE OLBINSKI
    "Olbinski chases storms . . . capturing lightning, tornadoes and dramatic cloud formations in images that convey the awesome power and beauty of nature." — International Business Times   The storms that cross the Great Plains of North America each spring are some of nature's most spectacular. They can also be some of the most dangerous. Most people who live in areas susceptible...

    $279.00

  • EVEREST & CONQUEST IN THE HIMALAYA
    RICHARD SALE / GEORGE RODWAY
    A history of those who have scaled Mount Everest—and the advances in mountaineering over a century.   At one time, the summits of the world's highest peaks—Everest included—were beyond reach. Pioneering attempts to overcome the dangers of climbing at extremely high altitudes ended in failure, sometimes with disastrous consequences. Yet today, high-altitude ascents are frequent,...

    $229.00

  • GOING TO EXTREMES
    STEPHEN WADE
    Harry de Windt (1856–1933) was a man who, by any standards, was a personality, a marked presence in the world of Victorian and Edwardian literature and social life. He was a member of the literary circle around Oscar Wilde and his friend and lover, Bosie (Lord Alfred Douglas); he was active in the world of the turf; and he travelled he took on dangerous journeys with relish, cr...

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  • BLIGH
    ROB MUNDLE
    Beyond the Bounty: A biography of the Royal Navy officer from "a master of the maritime narrative" ( The Sydney Morning Herald).   The eighteenth century was an era when brave mariners took their ships beyond the horizon in search of an unknown world. Those chosen to lead these expeditions were exceptional navigators, men who had shown brilliance as they ascended the ranks in t...

    $229.00