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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Slovenia
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: DK Publishing
Format: Paperback
Publisher: DK Travel (2012, Jan 30th).
Pages: 256
This title in the award-winning Eyewitness series shows Slovenia at its best, from the peaks of the Alps to the Adriatic coastline. Whether you seek tranquility in one of the country's national parks or forests or to participate in one of the many outdoor activities Slovenia has to offer-including skiing, snowboarding, caving, kayaking, rafting, and hiking-this guidebook covers every aspect of this fascinating country. Using the unique cutaway maps and 3-D models, explore the museums and castles of Slovenia's capital Ljubljana, admire the beautiful old towns of Koper and Celje, and marvel at s. Read more... more
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The Ice Balloon: S. A. Andree and the Heroic Age of Arctic Exploration
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Alec Wilkinson
Format: Deckle Edge]
Publisher: Knopf (2012, Jan 24th).
Pages: 256
In this grand and astonishing tale, Alec Wilkinson brings us the story of S. A. Andrée, the visionary Swedish aeronaut who, in 1897, during the great age of Arctic endeavor, left to discover the North Pole by flying to it in a hydrogen balloon. Called by a British military officer “the most original and remarkable attempt ever made in Arctic exploration,” Andrée’s expedition was followed by nearly the entire world, and it made him an international legend. The Ice Balloon begins in the late nineteenth century, when nations, compelled by vanity, commerce, and science, competed with one another for the greatest discoveries, and newspapers covered every journey. Wilkinson describes how in Andrée several contemporary themes intersected. more
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