Armchair Travel
August 2019
Recent Releases
Ten years a nomad : a traveler's journey home
by Matt Kepnes

Part memoir, part philosophical travel manifesto, Kepnes shares stories from his adventures abroad while exploring the nomadic experiences of wanderlust.
Underland : a deep time journey
by Robert Macfarlane

An exploration of the planet's underworlds as they exist in myth, literature, memory and geography, offering unsettling perspectives into whether or not humans are making the correct choices for Earth's future.
The last Leonardo : the secret lives of the world's most expensive painting
by Ben Lewis

An epic quest exposes hidden truths about Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi, the recently discovered masterpiece that sold for $450 million—and might not be the real thing.
In oceans deep : courage, innovation, and adventure beneath the waves
by Bill Streever

A dramatic exploration of the science and history of the deep sea that touches on such subjects as the Challenger Deep lowest oceanic point, submarine technology and competitive diving.
The last pirate of New York : a ghost ship, a killer, and the birth of a gangster nation
by Rich Cohen

The story of underworld legend Albert Hicks, chronicling his mid-19th-century crime spree and the plot gone wrong that culminated in an onboard massacre and manhunt in 1860 Coney Island.
Midnight in Chernobyl : the untold story of the world's greatest nuclear disaster
by Adam Higginbotham

Draws on 20 years of research, recently declassified files and interviews with first-person survivors in an account of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster that also reveals how propaganda and secrets have created additional dangers.
Hungry : eating, road-tripping, and risking it all with the greatest chef in the world
by Jeff Gordinier

A food critic and a Danish chef set off on a globe-trotting culinary adventure to find the world's best flavors, traveling from the jungles of the Yucatán peninsula for the secrets of molé to the arctic circle for sea urchins.
Natural Rivals : John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the Creation of America's Public Lands
by John Clayton

John Muir is sometimes called the Father of the National Parks. His belief in the spiritual benefits of holistic natural systems led him to a philosophy of preserving wilderness unimpaired. Gifford Pinchot founded the U.S. Forest Service and advised his friend Theodore Roosevelt on environmental policy. Pinchot's belief in professional management led him to a philosophy of sustainably conserving natural resources. When these rivaling perspectives meet, what happens?
Archaeology from space : how the future shapes our past
by Sarah H Parcak

The National Geographic Fellow and TED Prize winner tours the modern world of satellite-driven "space archaeology" and its role in significantly advancing human discoveries and understandings about the ancient world.
In the valleys of the noble beyond : in search of the Sasquatch
by John Zada

Profiles the threatened temperate region of the Great Bear Rainforest and its wide range of natural species, detailing the unexplained encounters with and ongoing scientific searches for proof of the existence of the elusive Sasquatch.
The vagabonds : the story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's ten-year road trip
by Jeff Guinn

Explains how two American business giants—Henry Ford and Thomas Edison—and their annual summer sojourns introduced the road trip to American culture and made the automobile an essential part of modern life, even as their own relationship altered dramatically.
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