First published in 1768, this is a dramatic first-hand account of survival following the wreck of HMS Wager in 1741.[...]
Samuel Johnson v. The Devil, Round II. Ask not for whom the bell tolls. Just start running.
Challenges the accepted notion that the transition from the command economy to market based systems is complete across the post-Soviet space. Based on research, conducted in Ukraine and Russia between 2004 - 2007, this book states that the economies that operate across post-Soviet spaces are far fro[...]
How do you draw a straight line? How do you determine if a circle is really round? These may sound like simple or even trivial mathematical problems, but to an engineer the answers can mean the difference between success and failure. "How Round Is Your Circle?" invites readers to explore many of the[...]
This is an English translation from 1772 of the famous Voyage Autour du Monde (1771) by Louis de Bougainville (1729-1811), French admiral and explorer. The contemporary fascination with global circumnavigation created demand for this translation by John Reinhold Forster (1729-98), which includes man[...]
This 1813 travelogue documents the author's five-year journey around the world, including three years spent exploring the Pacific Islands.[...]