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In 1957 the Soviet Union sent Sputnik, the first man-made satellite, into space. America took up the challenge to explore the next frontier. A dozen years, and 25 billion dollars later, the mission of Apollo 11 would yield man's finest hour. For that was the first time man's foot left prints on another heavenly body. And that was only the beginning. Apollo 11 is the incredible story of how a nation forged the technology during the turbulent 1960s to slip humanity from the bonds of its native planet. This inside look remembers those who made the great enterprise succeed.

For centuries, explorers from all over the globe have traveled the far reaches of what the world has to offer, helping us expand the map, learn about other cultures, and move the needle of human knowledge. But an explorer’s work isn’t finished when they reach a new destination or make a discovery; they need to somehow tell the tale. Letters from the Edge compiles letters, email exchanges, and field journals from explorers who have joined the esteemed and longstanding organization The Explorers Club.

Explore as décadas mais intrigantes e pouco documentadas da história do Brasil, de 1500 a 1531, com Náufragos, Traficantes e Degredados , o segundo volume da aclamada coleção Brasilis. Narrado pela voz marcante de Mauro Ramos, o livro transporta os ouvintes por um período repleto de drama, ação e aventura, onde os primeiros passos da colonização foram moldados por figuras à margem da lei: náufragos que sobreviveram a mares traiçoeiros, traficantes envolvidos em negócios escuros e degredados enviados para cumprir penas no Novo Mundo.

The Dutch East India Company, officially the United East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oost Indische Compagnie; VOC), was a megacorporation created in the early 17th century by a government-directed merger of many competing Dutch trade services. You might think that Amazon or Google is big, but the VOC is still thought to be the world's biggest corporation in documented history.

In 1862, ambitious scientist James Glaisher set out to do the impossible: ascend higher into the skies than ever before to establish his groundbreaking research. Glaisher’s death-defying journey forms the story of the major motion picture The Aeronauts, starring Eddie Redmayne as Glaisher and Felicity Jones as his balloon companion, Amelia Wren. Written in his own words, The Aeronauts chronicles Glaisher’s incredible flights and discoveries first hand, as well as his observations on the pioneers who came before and inspired him.

Ready to explore Portland’s cobblestone streets, iconic lighthouses, and award-winning cuisine? Whether you’re a first-time visitor or a lifelong fan, Portland Your Way is the ultimate guide to uncovering hidden treasures, vibrant culture, and unforgettable adventures.

திரைப்படங்களில் மட்டும் அல்ல நிஜ வாழ்க்கையிலும் எதிர்பாராத "டர்னிங் பாயிண்ட்" களால் தான் சுவாரசியம் சேர்கிறது. ஒரு மர்ம "காப்பி"யம் என்ற இக்கதையின் மூலம் நாம் அன்றாடம் பருகி மகிழும் coffee கண்டுபிடிக்கப்பட்ட சுவையான சம்பவத்தை அறிந்து கொள்ளலாம்

During the 1920s, dozens of expeditions scoured the Chinese and Tibetan wilderness in search of the panda bear, a beast that many believed did not exist. When the two eldest sons of President Theodore Roosevelt sought the bear in 1928, they had little hope of success. Together with a team of scientists and naturalists, they accomplished what a decade of explorers could not, ultimately introducing the panda to the West. In the process, they documented a vanishing world and set off a new era of conservation biology.

Al mismo tiempo que los europeos luchaban entre sí denodadamente y realizaban las mejores obras artísticas de su historia, se lanzaban al mar dispuestos a desarrollar su economía de forma industrial y marítima, descubriendo los confines del Atlántico, del Índico y del Pacífico para establecer allí su poder económico y militar. El resultado, como no podía ser otro, fue el gran desarrollo comercial de sus países al mismo tiempo que un continuo enfrentamiento bélico por predominar en aquellas zonas unos contra otros.

Уникальное историческое исследование о судьбе и жизни одного из самых загадочных персонажей русской истории ХХ века — барона Романа Федоровича Унгерн-Штернберга, который послужил прототипом Черного барона Юнгерна, защитника "Внутренней Монголии" в "Чапаеве и пустоте" Виктора Пелевина. События происходят в начале ХХ века, когда Унгерн-Штернберг оказывается в эпицентре геополитических и социальных потрясений в Монголии и Сибири. Унгерн возглавляет Азиатскую дивизию, мечтая создать теократическое государство в Монголии и стать правителем Востока.

On the morning of January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger launched for the 10th time, beginning mission STS-51-L. Space shuttles had already successfully completed 24 missions, and no American spacecraft had ever failed to reach orbit during an official mission.

After the extinction of the dodo and Carolina parakeet and the collapse of the American bison population, naturalists expected many more vulnerable species to die out with spread of industrialization. This triggered a race to collect rare species of animals expected soon to be lost forever. Established in 1893, Chicago's Field Museum aimed to become a global center of study. Zoologist Daniel Giraud Elliot persuaded museum patrons to fund an immediate expedition to British Somaliland (contemporary Somalia). There, his team hunted and killed hundreds of animals for the growing collection.

The discovery of the North and South Poles. The summiting of Everest. The moon landing. The (largely unknown) birth of climate change science. These are just some of the stories from The Explorers Club, the organization that, since its inception in 1904, has pushed the envelope of human curiosity. This guided tour of The Club’s most riveting journeys is full of fascinating anecdotes about The Club’s distinguished members, including Teddy Roosevelt, Neil Armstrong, and Jane Goodall.

Unsettled tells the story of two hundred Highlanders who flee the Scottish Clearances in 1813 to establish a settlement on the Red River in what eventually became Winnipeg. They are sponsored by the Earl of Selkirk, a man who has never been west of Montreal. Families who have never left their Highland crofts take an epic journey over ocean, up wild rivers, and through boundless wilderness, surviving disease and brutal winter only to face the determined opposition of fur barons who want no sodbusters threatening their trade and are prepared to stop at nothing to destroy their dream.

En agosto de 1897, el joven comandante belga Adrien de Gerlache partió para una expedición de tres años a bordo del barco Bélgica con sueños de gloria. Su destino era el extremo inexplorado de la Tierra: el continente helado de la Antártida.

When people think about unidentified flying objects (UFOs), they tend to think of flying discs piloted by gray beings with large heads and enormous eyes. They also might believe that these sightings only started relatively recently and that belief in UFOs is some sort of modern phenomenon brought on, perhaps, by the very justifiable fears of a nuclear age. But a study of UFOs quickly reveals that people have been reporting the existence of unidentified flying objects since the beginning of recorded history, and perhaps a lot longer than that.

You probably have heard of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. But how much do you really know about it? The ancient world was home to some of the greatest civilizations in history. The Egyptians, the Greeks, the Babylonians, and others wanted to leave their mark on history so others would remember their greatness. Most people can list a few of the wonders of the top of their head. But few know that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon might never have existed or that the remains of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus were used by the Knights Hospitaller.

In this true story of adventure, author Jack Nisbet recreates the life and times of David Thompson—fur trader, explorer, surveyor, and mapmaker. From 1784 to 1812, Thompson explored western North America, and his field journals provide the earliest written accounts of the natural history and indigenous cultures of the what is now British Columbia, Alberta, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. Thompson was the first person to chart the entire route of the Columbia river, and his wilderness expeditions have become the stuff of legend.

Prepare-se para uma viagem a mares nunca dantes navegados. Neste audiolivro, fruto de uma extraordinária pesquisa, que incluiu a consulta a centenas de manuscritos raros e até então pouco consultados, o historiador Fábio Pestana mostra como Portugal construiu, primeiro graças à pimenta, depois ao açúcar, o seu vasto império colonial.

Figura indissociável da conquista da América, Hernán Cortez guarda muitas ambiguidades. Representa, ao mesmo tempo, o extermínio de um império indígena vasto e populoso e a origem do povo mestiço que constitui o México. A campanha liderada por Cortez no mundo asteca entraria para a História da cultura ocidental como um dos maiores símbolos do contato entre culturas e o consequente choque de valores de sociedades distintas. E foi a partir desse encontro que um novo mundo, aos poucos, se ergueu e outra sociedade, sincrética, nem europeia e nem indígena, começou a ser formada.