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James Cook, discoverer of Australia: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Pytheas of Massalia, first explorer from ancient Greek: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Lewis and Clark, pioneers of the North American continent: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Alexander Rosenberg was a smart and curious teenager who spoke many languages, and lived a pampered life with his parents in a tranquil Czechoslovakian town. The rise of fascism and Nazi Germany causes his protected existence to collapse, alongside the illusion of secular Jewish assimilation in 1930s Europe. Using their last reserves of wealth and influence to escape extermination, the Rosenbergs go underground to avoid the Gestapo. Eventually exposed, captured, and taken to Buchenwald, the largest concentration camp in Germany, Alexander and his father collaborate to survive one day at a time

À 105 ans, Woodrow Wilson Nickel sait qu’il sera le prochain à s’éteindre dans l’hôpital de vétérans où il vit. Mais il ne s’attendait pas à apprendre que les dernières girafes encore sur Terre risquent de disparaître avant lui. Car près de 90 ans plus tôt, le jeune Woody s’est lié d’amitié avec deux girafes rescapées, comme lui, du grand ouragan de Nouvelle-Angleterre de 1938. Ingénieux et sans attaches, il est devenu le chauffeur du convoi improvisé qui transporta ces surprenants mammifères à travers l’Amérique de la Grande Dépression jusqu’au zoo de San Diego en Californie.

Fridtjof Nansen, Polarforscher und Friedensnobelpreisträger: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten!

Hérnan Cortés, Abenteurer und Unterwerfer der Azteken: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten!

Детство Юрия Михайловича Янковского пришлось на то время, когда тигры являлись непримиримыми врагами животноводства. Они нападали не только на лошадей и оленей, но и коров, свиней, собак. В пятнадцать лет, Юрий с братом Александром убили тигрицу, стащившую с коня и рвавшую на снегу любимого «дядьку» Платона Федорова. В книге Полвека охоты на тигров Юрий Янковский – отличный охотник и знаток природы живо и увлекательно рассказывает о своих таежных скитаниях и полной опасностей охоте на тигров.

Abel Tasman, Entdecker von Tasmanien und Neuseeland: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten.

"Lo intenté mucho y no conseguí una explicación. Después de 40 días de búsqueda por parte de los militares mejor entrenados del mundo en supervivencia y rastreo de jungla, los cuatro niños vinieron a aparecer a escasos diez metros del lugar donde un chamán indígena dijo que estarían. Todo ocurrió bajo la influencia del yagé, una bebida sagrada que, de acuerdo con las culturas amazónicas, cura los males y brinda un sueño visionario que por unos minutos permite internarse en el fondo de la mente o viajar con libertad en el espacio y el tiempo."

Heinrich Schliemann, German businessman, archaeologist, and discoverer of ancient Troy: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Hérnan Cortés, Spanish explorer and conqueror: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Francisco Pizarro, Spanish explorer and conqueror: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Howard Carter, discoverer of the grave of Pharaoh Tutankhamon: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Fridtjof Nansen, polar explorer and Nobel peace prize winner: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Hiram Bingham, discoverer of ancient Machu Picchu: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Roald Amundsen, polar explorer and tragic hero: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Francisco de Orellana, Spanish explorer and discoverer of the Amazon river: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

David Livingstone, discoverer of the Victoria Falls: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Willem Jansz, Entdecker Australiens: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten.