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Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes : Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle
by Daniel L. Everett
Hardcover: Nov 2008
Paperback: 3 Nov 2009
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A riveting account of the astonishing experiences and discoveries made by linguist Daniel Everett while he lived with the Pirahã, a small tribe of Amazonian Indians in central Brazil.
State by State State by State : A Panoramic Portrait of America
by Sean Wilsey , Matt Weiland
Hardcover: Sep 2008
Paperback: 1 Oct 2009
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Edited by Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey, State by State is a panoramic portrait of America and an appreciation of all fifty states (and Washington, D.C.) by fifty-one of the most acclaimed writers in the nation.
Blood River Blood River : The Terrifying Journey Through the World's Most Dangerous Country
by Tim Butcher
Hardcover: Oct 2008
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An utterly absorbing narrative that chronicles Tim Butcher’s forty-four-day journey along the Congo River, Blood River is an unforgettable story of exploration and survival.
Darwin's Armada Darwin's Armada : Four Voyages and the Battle for the Theory of Evolution
by Iain McCalman
Hardcover: 17 Aug 2009
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Darwin's Armada tells the stories of Charles Darwin, Thomas Huxley, Joseph Hooker and Alfred Wallace, four young amateur naturalists from Britain who voyaged to the southern hemisphere during the first half of the nineteenth century in search of adventure and scientific fame.
Halfway to Heaven Halfway to Heaven : My White-knuckled - and Knuckleheaded - Quest for the Rocky Mountain High
by Mark Obmascik
Hardcover: May 2009
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When Mark Obmascik's twelve-year-old son gets bitten by the climbing bug, he can't resist the opportunity for some father-son bonding. But after their first joint climb, Obmascik decides to scale all 54 of Colorado's 14,000-foot mountains - and to do them in less than one year.
The Lassa Ward The Lassa Ward : One Man’s Fight Against One of the World’s Deadliest Diseases
by Dr. Ross Donaldson MD, MPH
Hardcover: 12 May 2009
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Ross Donaldson is one of just a few who have ventured into dark territory of a country ravaged by war to study one of the world's most deadly diseases.More than just an adventure story, it is a portrait of the Sierra Leone people and the struggle of those risking all to aid them.
The Man Who Loved China The Man Who Loved China : The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom
by Simon Winchester
Hardcover: May 2008
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The Man Who Loved Chinatells the sweeping story of China through the remarkable life of Joseph Needham's , a brilliant Cambridge scientist . Here is an unforgettable tale of what makes men, nations, and, indeed, mankind itself great—related by one of the world's inimitable storytellers.
A Pearl in the Storm A Pearl in the Storm : How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean
by Tori M. McClure
Hardcover: Apr 2009
Paperback: 1 Apr 2010
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In June 1998, Tori McClure set out to row across the Atlantic Ocean by herself in a twenty-three-foot plywood boat with no motor or sail. It was a journey that effected her life in unexpected ways for years to come.
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