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The first voyage round the world, by Magellan
Antonio Pigafetta
Five wooden ships set sail into uncharted oceans on a desperate attempt to encircle the globe, facing cold mutinies, starvation, and deadly skirmishes before a single battered vessel returns home.
Freedom in Science and Teaching.: from the German of Ernst Haeckel
Ernst Haeckel
A furious battle over evolutionary theory and academic freedom unfolds when one of Germany's premier biologists turns his pen against a former mentor to defend scientific truth.
Marmion: A Tale Of Flodden Field
Walter Scott
Ambition, treason, and deadly Border feuds collide when an English lord crosses into Scotland on a perilous diplomatic mission, oblivious that his own past sins are hurtling toward a violent reckoning on Flodden Field.
The Counts of Gruyère
Anna De Koven
High above the Swiss plains on a solitary hill, a little castled city has watched the century-long march of armies, faith, and empire.
Man And His Ancestor: A Study In Evolution
Charles Morris
Humanity’s emergence from the animal kingdom remains one of the most compelling puzzles in history. This study traces the physical, intellectual, and moral evolution that transformed a primitive, ape-like ancestor into the modern thinker.