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Ghosted
A History of Ghost Hunting, and Why We Keep LookingA social, historical and scientific exploration into the ways and reasons we chase, stalk and measure supernatural phenomena to find proof of the existence, or non existence, of ghosts.
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The Survivors of the Chancellor
Desiring a more romantic crossing of the Atlantic, Englishman J. R. Kazallon decides to forgo a steamship and instead sets sail on the Chancellor, a large three-mast sailing ship. What follows is a classic nautical adventure, told in the form of a series of diary entries and filled with tragedy, suffering, and even horror. Despite the grim subject matter, Jules Verne still finds space to include ample descriptions of geology, biology, and meteorology.
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Round the Moon
This sequel to From the Earth to the Moon narrates the eventful journey to the Moon of three passengers-Impey Barbicane, president of the Gun Club, Captain Nicholl, Barbicane's rival and then collaborator, and Michel Ardan, a French scientist-aboard a hollow cannonball. They orbit the Moon and perform geographical observations, but the projectile fails to land, propelling them instead toward the Earth. They're rescued at sea and widely celebrated as the first humans to leave Earth.
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Ticket No. 9672
Hulda, the daughter of an innkeeper in the Norwegian countryside, is engaged to Ole, a fisherman. When Ole fails to return, Hulda fears him dead, until she receives a message that he has scribbled on the back of a lottery ticket. Newspapers broadcast the story, fueling excitement and speculation ahead of the lottery drawing.The novel, based in part on the Verne's travel through Scandinavia in 1861, belongs to the collection Voyages Extraordinaires which contains some of his best-known works, like Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas and Around the World in Eighty Days. Un Billet de Loterie appeared first in installments in the magazine Magasin d'Éducation et de Récréation, followed immediately by a book edition published by Hetzel.
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The Child of the Cavern
The Child of the Cavern follows engineer James Starr as he receives a letter from an old friend and co-worker, Simon Ford, requesting that he revisit a depleted coal mine in Scotland that he used to manage. Upon arriving, Starr finds the entire Ford family living in the mine, and Ford explains that a new coal vein has been located. Soon after Starr's return, however, strange events start to occur, which seem to be supernatural. After a startling discovery, the characters continue to investigate these occurrences over the course of several years.
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Journey to the Center of the Earth
A classic science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne, this work is one of the most well-known subterranean fictions to this day. It inspired many similar works and adaptations. First published in 1864 in French as Voyage au centre de la Terre, it was quickly translated to English by several different publishers in the 1870s. The current edition was based on the translation by Frederick Amadeus Malleson that was published by Ward Lock & Co Ltd. in 1877.Our protagonist is Axel, whose overcautious and unadventurous spirit contrasts with that of his uncle Professor Otto Lidenbrock, an eccentric professor of geology. When Professor Lidenbrock obtains a mysterious runic-coded note in the manuscript of an Icelandic saga, he is determined to decipher it. Axel inadvertently solves the code and, much to his chagrin, discovers that it is a set of directions left by a sixteenth-century Icelandic alchemist to reach the center of the earth via the volcano Snæfelljökull. Reluctantly, Axel joins his uncle on a trip to Iceland, and with the aid of a local guide, Hans, begins an adventure towards the center of the earth, where they will encounter giant mushrooms and insects, an island with an enormous geyser, and battle pre-historic reptiles. One of Verne's most well-known works, this novel is a testament to Verne's love of geology, science, and cryptography.
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From the Earth to the Moon
In search of an occupation after the end of the Civil War, the Baltimore Gun Club undertakes the design and construction of a cannon capable of launching a projectile to the Moon. The three main protagonists-Impey Barbicane, president of the Gun Club, Captain Nicholl, Barbicane's rival and then collaborator, and Michel Ardan, a French scientist-board the hollow cannonball en route to the Moon. The story concludes in Autour de la Lune, the sequel published four years later.De la Terre à la Lune, number 4 in the Voyages Extraordinaires collection, is one of Jules Verne's best-known novels. It inspired numerous adaptations, from movies to theme parks to video games.
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Facing the Flag
In another science-based entry in his Voyages Extraordinaires series, Verne takes us on the journey of Simon Hart, an engineer who poses as a medical attendant to the scientist Thomas Roch. Roch's invention of a world-conquering weapon has driven him insane. As the paranoid doctor rests in a sanatorium, the vicious pirate Ker Karraje kidnaps both Roch and Hart. Karraje takes them to a secret hideaway in a burned-out island caldera in the Bermudas-but Hart hatches an ingenious escape plan.
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Traveling the Southern Highlands
A Complete Guide to the Mountains of Western North Carolina, East Tennessee, Northeast Georgia, and Southwest VirginiaA complete vacation guide to the mountains of Northeast Georgia, East Tennessee, Western North Carolina, and Southwestern Virginia. Includes the Great Smoky Mountains and the southern portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Les Révoltés de la Bounty
Texte à corriger : "Les Révoltés de la Bounty" de Jules Verne est une œuvre qui plonge le lecteur dans l'histoire fascinante et tumultueuse de la mutinerie sur le navire britannique HMS Bounty. Publié en 1879, ce récit s'inspire d'événements réels survenus à la fin du XVIIIe siècle. Le roman commence par l'abandon du capitaine William Bligh et de ses fidèles compagnons en pleine mer, après que l'équipage, mené par Fletcher Christian, se soit révolté. Le capitaine Bligh, malgré les conditions désespérées, parvient à naviguer avec succès jusqu'à Timor, démontrant un changement et une compétence exceptionnels. Le récit se poursuit avec le sort des mutins, qui cherchent à échapper à la justice britannique. Ils s'installent sur l'île de Pitcairn, où ils espèrent vivre en paix. Cependant, les tensions internes et les conflits avec les indigènes rendent leur existence difficile. Verne explore les thèmes de la loyauté, de la justice et des conséquences des actions humaines, tout en offrant une réflexion sur la nature humaine et les défis de la survie dans des conditions extrêmes. À travers une narration fluide et des descriptions détaillées, Verne réussit à capturer l'essence de cette aventure maritime, tout en offrant une analyse progressive des motivations et des dilemmes moraux des personnages impliqués. "Les Révoltés de la Bounty" est ainsi une œuvre qui allie aventure, drame humain et réflexion philosophique.
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The Young Sharpshooter at Antietam (Edition1)
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Nouveaux Voyages De Monsieur Le Baron De Lahontan Dans L'amÃ(c)rique Septentrionale... [par N. Gueudeville]...
€ 38,95