The Ra Expeditions

The Ra Expeditions
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Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 9780006545309
ISBN-13 : 0006545300
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis The Ra Expeditions by : Thor Heyerdahl

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Early Man and the Ocean

Early Man and the Ocean
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Publisher : Doubleday Books
Total Pages : 468
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015002322884
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Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis Early Man and the Ocean by : Thor Heyerdahl

Discusses the ships, navigational systems, achievements, and discoveries of ancient seamen and examines their influence on the spread of culture in the ancient world and on subsequent exploration.

Kon-Tiki

Kon-Tiki
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 372
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ISBN-10 : 9781451685923
ISBN-13 : 1451685920
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis Kon-Tiki by : Thor Heyerdahl

Now a major motion picture, Kon-Tiki is the record of Thor Heyerdahl’s astonishing three-month voyage across the Pacific. Kon-Tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure -- a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft. Intrigued by Polynesian folklore, biologist Thor Heyerdahl suspected that the South Sea Islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by a mythical hero, Kon-Tiki. He decided to prove his theory by duplicating the legendary voyage. On April 28, 1947, Heyerdahl and five other adventurers sailed from Peru on a balsa log raft. After three months on the open sea, encountering raging storms, whales, and sharks, they sighted land -- the Polynesian island of Puka Puka. Translated into sixty-five languages, Kon-Tiki is a classic, inspiring tale of daring and courage -- a magnificent saga of men against the sea. Washington Square Press' Enriched Classics present the great works of world literature enhanced for the contemporary reader. This edition of Kon-Tiki has been prepared by an editorial committee headed by Harry Shefter, professor of English at New York University. It includes a foreword by the author, a selection of critical excerpts, notes, an index, and a unique visual essay of the voyage.

American Indians in the Pacific

American Indians in the Pacific
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 821
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ISBN-10 : LCCN:78005938
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Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis American Indians in the Pacific by : Thor Heyerdahl

Star Nomad (Fallen Empire, Book 1)

Star Nomad (Fallen Empire, Book 1)
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Publisher : Lindsay Buroker
Total Pages : 244
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Rating : 4/5 ( Downloads)

Synopsis Star Nomad (Fallen Empire, Book 1) by : Lindsay Buroker

The Alliance has toppled the tyrannical empire. It should be a time for celebration, but not for fighter pilot Captain Alisa Marchenko. After barely surviving a crash in the final battle for freedom, she's stranded on a dustball of a planet, billions of miles from her young daughter. She has no money or resources, and there are no transports heading to Perun, her former home and the last imperial stronghold. But she has a plan. Steal a dilapidated and malfunctioning freighter from a junkyard full of lawless savages. Slightly suicidal, but she believes she can do it. Her plan, however, does not account for the elite cyborg soldier squatting in the freighter, intending to use it for his own purposes. As an imperial soldier, he has no love for Alliance pilots. In fact, he's quite fond of killing them. Alisa has more problems than she can count, but she can't let cyborgs, savages, or ancient malfunctioning ships stand in her way. If she does, she’ll never see her daughter again. Fans of Firefly and Star Wars should enjoy this fun, fast-paced space opera series from USA Today best-selling author, Lindsay Buroker. If you like to wait and binge-read, the series is now complete at eight novels.

The Maldive Mystery

The Maldive Mystery
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Publisher : Ballantine Books
Total Pages : 394
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ISBN-10 : 0345347277
ISBN-13 : 9780345347275
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis The Maldive Mystery by : Thor Heyerdahl

The Tigris Expedition

The Tigris Expedition
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 379
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ISBN-10 : 0006545319
ISBN-13 : 9780006545316
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis The Tigris Expedition by : Thor Heyerdahl

Kon-Tiki Man

Kon-Tiki Man
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Publisher : Chronicle Books (CA)
Total Pages : 350
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ISBN-10 : IND:30000027329998
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Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis Kon-Tiki Man by : Thor Heyerdahl

A fascinating, lavishly-illustrated biography of the explorer- adventurer-anthropologist who in 1947 voyaged on a balsawood raft named Kon-Tiki from Peru to the Polynesian islands. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Pyramids of Túcume

Pyramids of Túcume
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Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Total Pages : 240
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ISBN-10 : 0500050767
ISBN-13 : 9780500050767
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis Pyramids of Túcume by : Thor Heyerdahl

"Well-illustrated synthesis of multi-year excavations at a city of the Lambayeque culture extending over 220 hectares with 26 major pyramids, and founded ca. AD 1100"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

In the Footsteps of Adam

In the Footsteps of Adam
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 189462212X
ISBN-13 : 9781894622127
Rating : 4/5 (2X Downloads)

Synopsis In the Footsteps of Adam by : Thor Heyerdahl

The world-renowned anthropologist and adventurer reviewed his amazing life's work in this captivating memoir, completed shortly before his death in 2002. In the Footsteps of Adam captures the excitement that surrounded Heyerdahl's bold experiments and the conclusions they pointed to. Choosing to put his life on the line for the sake of proving his theories, Heyerdahl most famously crossed the Pacific from Peru to Polynesia in a hand-built raft made of balsa wood (the Kon-Tiki) to show that ancient civilizations were capable of a much wider range of travel and exploration than previously thought. Heyerdahl also recounts his journeys to the Galapagos, the Maldives, and Easter Island, and meetings met with leaders like Mikhail Gorbachev, Fidel Castro and Saddam Hussein. Moving in the footsteps of Adam, Heyerdahl brings to our myopic and often destructive modern world an understanding of the richness and vibrancy of our ancient past.