Expeditions


The Talisman (The Talisman, #1)
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
Fool's Fate (Tawny Man, #3)
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
The Worst Journey in the World
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Glory Road
I will not live my whole life for a few moments of bliss, but I am happy to risk it for them
Hendri Coetzee, Living the Best Day Ever

Tove Jansson
The star we're looking for isn't so very friendly," said Moomintroll. "Quite the contrary, in fact." "What did you say?" said Sniff. Moomintroll went a bit red. "I mean -- stars in general," he said, "big and small, friendly and unfriendly, and so on." "Can they be unfriendly?" asked Snufkin. "Yes -- ones with tails," answered Moomintroll. "Comets." At last it dawned on Sniff. "You're hiding something from me!" he said accusingly. "That pattern we saw everywhere, and you said it didn't mean anyt ...more
Tove Jansson, Comet in Moominland

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