Global Exploration

Embark on a thrilling adventure with Jules Verne’s "Around the World in Eighty Days: Adapted for Modern Readers." This refreshed edition breathes new life into the classic tale with clean formatting and contemporary typography, making it more accessible for today's audience. The adapted language ensures clarity while preserving Verne’s original tone, allowing modern readers to dive seamlessly into the whirlwind journey that has captivated imaginations for generations. Set against the backdrop of the 19th century, this timeless narrative follows Phileas Fogg in a daring race against the ...

Slaves and Masters is a bold and unsettling exploration of how power operates—psychologically, socially, and economically—in both historical and modern contexts. Ali Muattar examines slavery not merely as a historical institution, but as a persistent mindset—one that survives today through employment systems, economic dependency, political obedience, and psychological submission. Slaves, as portrayed in this book, are individuals stripped of autonomy, conditioned to adopt the beliefs, values, and ideologies of their masters. Masters, in contrast, thrive by sustaining imbalance, ...

"Listen to this if you want to hear a narrator at the top of his game recount a fascinating--and at times disturbing--true story of adventure, disaster, discovery, cannibalism, and more. Will Damron makes Levy's fascinating account of the Greely (Polar) Expedition come to life...This is a...

Ancient Mysteries, Deadly Secrets: Can Nicholas Foxe Crack the Code in Time?Nicholas Foxe is a brilliant yet restless cryptographer. He begins to question whether his thirst for adventure will ever be satisfied. Just when he resigns himself to a routine life, he’s drawn into an astonishing discovery deep within a hidden cavern. It is a futuristic artifact buried for millennia, its purpose shrouded in mystery. What secrets does it hold, and who else will stop at nothing to claim it? As Nicholas is thrust into a globe-spanning quest to decode the artifact. He discovers its implications ...

Meet queer, BIPOC, and women artists around the world as they discuss the gifts, costs, and redemptive power of pursuing a creative life Is the all-encompassing quest to become a self-sustaining artist worth the sacrifices it often requires? Throughout her 20s and 30s, Stephanie Elizondo Griest...

"Where Not to Look for Freedom: The Solution to The World’s Political Crisis Is in The Islamic Political Ideology of Imamate and Wilayat" by Ali Muattar presents a thought-provoking exploration of the Islamic political ideology of Imamate and Wilayat as a potential solution to the world's political crisis. In this insightful book, Muattar delves into the principles, concepts, and historical context of Imamate and Wilayat, offering a fresh perspective on political governance and freedom. Drawing from Islamic teachings, historical examples, and contemporary political challenges, Muattar ...

"Where Not to Look for Freedom: The Solution to The World’s Political Crisis Is in The Islamic Political Ideology of Imamate and Wilayat" by Ali Muattar presents a thought-provoking exploration of the Islamic political ideology of Imamate and Wilayat as a potential solution to the world's political crisis. In this insightful book, Muattar delves into the principles, concepts, and historical context of Imamate and Wilayat, offering a fresh perspective on political governance and freedom. Drawing from Islamic teachings, historical examples, and contemporary political challenges, Muattar ...

"Where Not to Look for Freedom: The Solution to The World’s Political Crisis Is in The Islamic Political Ideology of Imamate and Wilayat" by Ali Muattar presents a thought-provoking exploration of the Islamic political ideology of Imamate and Wilayat as a potential solution to the world's political crisis. In this insightful book, Muattar delves into the principles, concepts, and historical context of Imamate and Wilayat, offering a fresh perspective on political governance and freedom. Drawing from Islamic teachings, historical examples, and contemporary political challenges, Muattar ...

Are you ready to dive into the electric world of K-Pop? 100 Fun Facts About K-Pop takes you on an exhilarating journey through the global phenomenon that is K-Pop! From the flashy dance moves to the iconic outfits, from the vibrant fandoms to the incredible idols, this book is your ultimate guide to everything K-Pop! Whether you’re a dedicated fan, a curious music lover, or someone new to the genre, this book is packed with everything you need to know about the world of K-Pop. Packed with fascinating facts and vibrant illustrations, this book introduces you to the stars, the songs, and ...

*A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice* From celebrated Yale professor Valerie Hansen, a “vivid” and “astonishingly comprehensive account [that] casts world history in a brilliant new light” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) and shows how bold explorations and daring trade...

Give Your Child the Confidence to Explore Without Fear—Master Compass Skills Today! Because knowing which way to go isn’t just a skill—it’s an adventure waiting to happen!

In Journey Through The Solar System, you can join the experience of a lifetime without leaving your home. Get ready for an unforgettable space holiday! You're about to launch on a voyage beyond your wildest dreams, touring the marvels of our Solar System (the sun, planets, comets, and asteroids) and the mysteries of the cosmos.

They erased his research. Then they erased him. Now they need him to save the world. Physicist Dean Eckert spent years developing a theory that made powerful institutions deeply uncomfortable. Then his work vanished—scrubbed from databases, stripped from records, buried beneath layers of institutional silence. His career followed. His name followed. The life he built, gone. He should have been forgotten. Then the anomaly appeared. A phenomenon unlike anything in recorded science begins spreading across the planet, warping gravitational fields, destabilizing critical systems, and turning ...

The authoritative book to help you make sense of the world - as told by a former British diplomat. 'A must-read to understand the often bewildering world we now live in, written as a scholarly book in an accessible tone' - READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Iran. Greenland. Ukraine. Global politics...

Jules Verne (1828–1905) transformed the literary landscape of the nineteenth century, pioneering a new form of fiction that merged rigorous scientific inquiry with breathtaking adventure. His novels—Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty Days—established him as the founding father of science fiction and redefined what popular literature could achieve. Verne's genius lay in his ability to ground fantastical voyages in meticulous research and technical plausibility, creating narratives that educated even as they ...

From the New York Times bestselling author of A History of the World in 12 Maps, this is the revelatory history of the four cardinal directions that have oriented and defined our place on the globe for millennia. North, south, east, and west: almost all societies use these four cardinal...

They call themselves Alpha Adventures, a group of six extraordinary people who come together for one special purpose... to seek the impossible. Funded by a billionaire heiress, and each possessing a unique skill set, The Adventurers will stop at nothing to find the mythical, the fantastical, the lost, and the forgotten. Now on the trail of the legendary sunken city of Kitezh off the coast of Russia, and on the run from a London mobster with his own agenda—the team soon discovers evidence of an elaborate hoax... And proof of something out of this world. Or under it. After all, there’s ...

Are you ready to uncover the hidden world of North Korea? 100 Fun Facts About North Korea takes you on an exciting journey into one of the most mysterious countries on Earth. From the bustling streets of Pyongyang to remote mountains and secretive corners of the nation, this book reveals surprising facts that will leave readers amazed and inspired. Whether you’re a curious student, a teen adventurer, or a lifelong learner fascinated by history, politics, and culture, this book is your ultimate guide to understanding North Korea. Packed with fascinating discoveries, this book introduces ...

The message was found inside a shark. Three versions of it, in three languages, each damaged differently by seawater — French, English, German — and from the three together, only one thing could be recovered with certainty: the latitude. 37° South. The longitude was gone. Lord Glenarvan assembles a party and sets out to find Captain Grant and the crew of the Britannia, somewhere along the entire 37th parallel. It crosses South America, Australia, and New Zealand. They will travel all of it. The man who makes this possible — in theory — is Jacques Paganel, Secretary-General of the ...

Bloomsbury presents Vermeer's Hat by Timothy Brook, read by Nathan Osgood In this critical darling Vermeer's captivating and enigmatic paintings become windows that reveal how daily life and thought-from Delft to Beijing--were transformed in the 17th century, when the world first became global...