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August 02, 2006

Explore Your World Book List

Did you ever wish you could explore the remote areas of the world? Through the books on the Explore Your World book list, based on National Geographic Adventure Magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time, you can go west with Lewis and Clark, cross the pacific by raft with Thor Heyerdahl, and climb Annapurna with 13 women. These stories and more make up some of the greatest true adventures ever told.

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Journals
At the dawn of the 19th century, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark embarked on an unprecedented journey from St. Louis, Missouri to the Pacific Ocean and back again. Their assignment was to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Territory and record the geography, flora, fauna, and people they encountered along the way. The tale of their incredible journey, meticulously recorded in their journals, has become an American classic.

Thor Heyerdahl. Kon-Tiki
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.

Arlene Blum. Annapurna: A Woman's Place
An acccount of the 1978 climb, by 13 women, of Annapurna I in the Nepal Himalaya, the 10th highest mountain in the world.