travel

An account of photographer Tim Page's return to Vietnam in 1985.

Describes the voyage of the first airplane to fly around the world without refueling, and the people who built and flew it.

An illustrated travelogue of Japan as seen by Burton Holmes, a man who traveled the world between 1898 and the 1950s, and returned to America where he reported on his journeys through a series of lectures.

Explores the journey of Sprague Theobald and his family through the Northwest Passage and all the trials they faced, such as extreme cold and polar bears.

The author describes his experience walking the entire length of the Amazon River over the course of 860 days. Includes color photographs.

Explores the life and 1913 Antarctic exploration of Douglas Mawson, and his survival against stiff odds alone on the ice of Antarctica.

Bill Green provides stories and observations about his life experiences involving science, and recounts his visits to the workplaces and graves of many famous scientists who devoted their lives and research to the scientific cause.

Describes the world travels of Theodore Morde, explorer and World War II spy, and details his efforts to search for the Cuidad Blanca in the jungles of Central America. The author relates his own attempt to follow in Morde's footsteps and how he was changed by the journey.

Presents the author's first-hand account and observations of living in Afghanistan when his father is appointed President Hamid Karzai's chief spokesman.

Account of the author's travels through West Africa, Egypt and Iran, Central Asia, India, Pakistan, and Southeast Asia, areas of the world that are being torn apart by cultural rivalries and the re-emergence of ethnic divisiveness.