Description
This collection gathers tales of exploration, acts of incredible daring, pioneering women, record-breaking athletes, and survivors of war and imprisonment. Here are journeys and experiences from the poles to the high seas, from inhospitable jungles and deserts to outer space, through physical and mental despair to euphoric highs. Includes extracts about and by Ernest Shackleton, Robert Falcon Scott, Amelia Earhart, Marie Colvin, Jon Krakauer, Solomon Northrup, Freya Stark, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Nelson Mandela, David Nott, Jules Verne, Neil Armstrong and Scott Kelly.
Details
- Hardback
- Pages: 864
- Dimensions: 240x170mm