books about: explorer     books:       Exploring Creation With Astronomy (Young Explorers)32 reviews Jeannie Fulbright Apologia Educational Ministries, 2004 A perfect fit! This is our family's first year homeschooling all 3 children (ages range from 4-9) and I was SO thrilled to have found such a wonderful book to teach (and truly immerse) our kids in God's creation! Jeannie Fulbright doesn't just teach facts with these books - her approach includes total immersion into the where and how and why that fill my kid's need to know and understand God in each moment, in ...             Explorer (Foreigner 6) (Daw Books Collector, No. 1238)27 reviews C. J. Cherryh DAW Hardcover, 2002 Foreigner Sevies Review I consider Cherryh to be the premier science fiction writer I have read and enjoyed, since starting as a sub-teenager, back in the 1950s. The entire Foreigner series, to date, as there appear to be some more on the way, is absolutely outstanding. When I read the last book in the sequence, I went an ordered the entier set to date. And have enjoyed each and every one as well as the first and ...             The Universe (Explorer)48 reviews Iain Nicolson Horus Editions Ltd, 1995 Gorgeously Made Book! I just received my copy yesterday and I have to say I much more than pleasantly surprised. The book doesn't seem extra special when browsing through the info about it on Amazon or looking at it through Amazon's "Look Inside" feature. However, I bought the book anyway due to the strong reviews and to quench my yearning for a nice guide to the universe. Boy was I takan aback when I got my hands ...             PC Annoyances, Second Edition26 reviews Steve Bass O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005 Worth the money I was so impressed by this book when I checked it out from the library I realized I had to have a copy of my own for those times when problems crop up that drive me toward the deep end. This book does what it claims. Though it won't answer all of your problems (what book would), it's easy to understand and can provide simple solutions to what seem like complex problems. It also gives the reader ...             An Island to Oneself32 reviews Tom Neale Ox Bow Press, 1990 An amazing story of a real "Survivor" No video cameras and immunity for Tom Neale, he did the real deal all by himself for years on a deserted atoll. A fascinating story of what it takes to survive and a great character study of the type of person who can/would do it. Tom lived the lazy island life but wasn't satisfied and finally went out to pull a Robinson Crusoe (at the age of 50!). And this was in the 50s. He had no ...             Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home100 reviews Nando Parrado, Vince Rause Random House Audio, 2006 Simply inspiring If you think you have it tough, pick up Miracles in the Andes. It is simply one of the most inspiring books you will ever read. It moves along very quickly. And as good as Alive is, Miracle in the Andes is even more enjoyable and enlightening because it reaches into one man's mind and heart in exploring those hard-to-define characteristics that some people have in survival situations. That said, ...             A Journey to Hell and Back32 reviews Charlotte Russell Johnson Reaching Beyond, Inc., 2003 An emotional and inspiring autobiography.... I have read "A Journey To Hell And Back" by Charlotte Russell-Johnson, and found it to be a most inspiring book, and very relevant to many young women of today, who are in need of the kind of guidance and insight offered by this book. I have also had the pleasure of meeting Charlotte Russell Johnson, and from my two encounters with her, I believe her to be as genuine as her personal testimony. ...             High Spirits: A Tale of Ghostly Rapping and Romance24 reviews, 2007 Better than history! High Spirits: A Tale of Ghostly Rapping and Romance is a novelistic treatment of a real incident from American history, the story of the Fox sisters, whose childish pranks of communicating with the departed were taken seriously first by family members, then neighbors, and then the community, ultimately growing into a genuine phenomenon. The resulting movement, known as spiritualism, became quite ...             The Journals of Lewis and Clark26 reviews Meriwether Lewis audible.com Fascinating Story, Can't Stop Talking, Use Google Earth! I read books in a wide variety of topics. I decided to read about Lewis and Clark because I felt I just did not know enough about it and I felt that I should. When I received the book, I opened it and was fearful that I made a mistake because it was made up of journal entries, day by day in Lewis and Clark's own words. I started reading and I found myself immmediately engrossed in the story. I ...             My Decision to Live29 reviews Nader Elguindi Hudson House, 2007 The Power of Decision It's cliche to say "This book has been an inpiration to me, but so be it. This is an incredible story of overcoming obstacles and living by design with purpose and intensity. The next time life gets hard and you don't know if you want to make the effort - buy this book, read this book and then get in gear.             Fly Fast...Sin Boldly20 reviews Bill Jr. Lear Addax Publishing Group, 2000 Fly Fast Sin Boldly A friend loaned me the book. Having been in the aviation field all my life I found the book to be very entertaining. If you are merely an aviation Buff or involved, like I am, you will relate to much of the story. It's a fast read with hilarious anecdotes.             Apollo : An Eyewitness Account By Astronaut/Explorer Artist/Moonwalker19 reviews Alan Bean, Andrew Chaikin The Greenwich Workshop Press, 1998 Reviewing Hero's If you have a strong interest in Space travel, and always wanted to talk to the Astronauts that went to the moon to ask them how it felt or what they were thinking as they walked on a planet other then earth, this is the book that will bring you to a time that has never been repeated. A time when man walked on the moon. Mr. Bean's use of his fantastic artwork to describe a part of his life ...             The Last Gentleman Adventurer: Coming of Age in the Arctic20 reviews Edward Beauclerk Maurice Houghton Mifflin, 2005 I felt like I was in the arctic with the main character! I had never really read anything like this book before, but for some reason the story's unique setting, the Arctic, drew me in. The main character is so endearing, hard-working, honest, and lovable that you cheer for him throughout all his challenges and problems. He is a good example of how we could all learn from other cultures with respect and compassion. I was sad when I had finished because ...             From Sea to Shining Sea20 reviews James Alexander Thom Random House Inc (T), 1984 A National Treasure This is truly a treasure. Even if you don't like history, you will find yourself wanting to know more after reading this book. It would be a great read, side by side, in an American history class. Students reading about the lives of people and how they were affected by each of those early events in our history would surely enjoy the class a lot more. I wish it was printed in hardcover or large ...             Barrow's Boys: A Stirring Story of Daring, Fortitude, and Outright Lunacy20 reviews Fergus Fleming Grove Press, 2001 An excellent read Barrow's Boys is an account of the British exploring efforts of the known (and unknown) world of the first half of the 19th Century. Spearheaded by Sir John Barrow, Second Secretary of the Admiralty, the British Navy sent out a number of ships to diverse areas of the globe. Notably Fleming does not focus solely on the Arctic explorative efforts for which Barrow is most well known. Fleming ...             Show Me Your Smile!: A Visit to the Dentist (Dora the Explorer)21 reviews Christine Ricci Fitzgerald Books, 2007 Helpful in preparing my 3 year old for first dentist visit Fun and light hearted view from Dora's perspective how fun and important it is to visit a dentist. This book familiarizes young ones with the experience of visiting the dentist, from the tools used to details of the entire examination. My son likes the story and asks me to read it often.             Man on Wire19 reviews Philippe Petit Skyhorse Publishing, 2008 Amazing and Inspiring I remember seeing the WTC towers being built, still partly framed in steel, as a child in the late 1960's. I also remember a snippet of this event in the news in the 70s. But, it was (I think) Ken Burns' American Stories on TV that reminded me of it and really gave it perspective that blew my mind as to how unbelievable an event it was. To me, it wason a scale of things like landing on the ...             Polar Dream22 reviews Helen Thayer Simon & Schuster, 1993 I can't believe she did the whole thing! I am a big fan of stories of artic adventure, and this is one of the best. In this day of snow mobiles and ATVs, we have a woman at 50 -- author Helen Thayer -- setting out to walk to the magnectic north pole, pulling her own sled and accompanied by an Inuit dog she had only known for a couple of days. On her first day out, she suffers such terrible frostbite of her fingers they become almost ...             Artificial Imagination19 reviews Center of Artificial Imagination, Inc., 2008 Refreshing, unexpected, humorous and meaningful ReKalpanik S. takes us through his arrival in USA as a student and subsequent travel to several places - San Francisco, Seattle, Nashville, and San Diego. In each places, he focuses on similar aspect of his life as a technologist and an immigrant - acceptance by local people, standing out as a ethnic minority and foreign born, life as a technology execuitve and family life. In addition, he covers ...             Dora's Storytime Collection (Dora the Explorer)23 reviews Various Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon, 2003 A great interactive book for little ones My four-year-old daughter was a Dora fan just based on the pictures of her she had seen. She loves answering Dora's questions, and has enjoyed learning a bit of Spanish, too! I was surprised at that, since we live in Japan, and my daughter speaks English and Japanese.              search for books adventurer, annoyances, artificial, astronaut, astronomy, collection, collector, creation, decision, dentist, explorer, explorers, exploring, eyewitness, foreigner, fortitude, gentleman, ghostly, imagination, journals, journey, moonwalker, mountain, outright, rapping, romance, spirits, stirring, storytime, universe books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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