I am Albert Einstein. I will never stop being curious.
I am Abraham Lincoln. I will always speak my mind. And speak for others.
Green Hills of Africa by Ernest Hemingway is an account of his safari across the Serengeti. In his usual understated style, Hemingway shares his love and fascination for big-game hunting., bringing to the fore the excitement of the chase the gory ferocity of the kill. It is also a wonderful glimpse into the beauty of the African landscape, a wilderness that was already falling prey to human inc…
Climb Paris's Eiffel Tower, explore Cairo's ancient pyramids, wander the busy streets of New Delhi, and see the lights of Shanghai in this whirldwind tour of the world's most beautiful cities. Printmaker James Brown, the talent behind the international bestseller A World of Information, has rendered each city in bold, bright colors, with fascinating facts about the cities' history and culture i…
Incredible women of every era have fought to fulfill their dreams of adventure without allowing fear or social norms to dampen their spirits. In this book, you can retrace the journeys of these extraordinary explorers who, fearless and resolute, have challenged the social conventions of their eras out of love for knowledge and freedom. They have scaled mountains, like Edurne Pasaban, studied ra…
Most people know that Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) was a towering figure of American literature, a Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winner and author of novels including The Sun Also Rises and The Old Man and the Sea. What, perhaps, they don?t know is that he was an ambulance driver in the World War I and suffered 227 shrapnel wounds; that he wrote 47 different endings to A Farewell to Arms; that he hu…
Most people know that Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was one of the greatest novelists of the Victorian era, whose works include David Copperfield and Great Expectations. What, perhaps, they don't know is that he invented more than 200 original words and phrases; that he always slept facing north, in an effort to battle insomnia; that he sent more than 14,000 letters in his lifetime; and that he k…
Many people know that Jane Austen (1775-1817) was one of the greatest literary voices in history, celebrated by critics and the public alike, who wrote 'Sense and Sensibility' and 'Pride and Prejudice'. What, perhaps, they don't know is that she was one of eight children of a clergyman; that all of her novels were originally published anonymously, with one simply authored 'By a Lady'; and that …
Begin a voyage of discovery with world-famous exploreers! Exactly 100 facts will take you on incredible journeys with some of the most intrepid explorers of all time. Join vast ocean voyages, travel the frozen Antarctic landscape and experience epic mountain challenges.