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Naturalists at Sea: Scientific Travellers from Dampier to Darwin
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Naturalists at Sea: Scientific Travellers from Dampier to Darwin

Glyn Williams | SCIENCES,  Dec 01, 2013

For all those compelled by the accounts, intriguing and sometimes brutal, of the scholar-seafarers who risked their lives in the founding of the modern natural and physical sciences. Readers who enjoyed Richard Holmes's The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science will be drawn to this book, too.
The Last Warlord: The Life and Legend of Dostum, the Afghan Warrior Who Led US Special Forces To Topple the Taliban Regime
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The Last Warlord: The Life and Legend of Dostum, the Afghan Warrior Who Led US Special Forces To Topple the Taliban Regime

Brian Glyn Williams | SOCIAL SCIENCES,  Oct 01, 2013

This is a valuable and informative book for inquiring readers of all levels, including journalists and policymakers.
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