Civilization The West and the Rest
Niall Ferguson
2011 · 2018 edition
432 pages
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These are true stories of people who went to the edge. Polar expeditions, mountain climbs, ocean crossings, jungle treks and survival against the odds are told by those who were there or by writers who followed their trail. Gripping, humbling and often hard to put down.
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