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In 1978 Gregory David Roberts committed a series of robberies while adducted to heroin, and was sentenced to nineteen years in prison. After two years, he escaped from a maximum-security prison in broad daylight, and became Australia’s most wanted man. Hiding in Mumbai,... More

Roberts and the editors of "Outside" have gathered the most enduring adventure literature of the century into one heart-stopping volume. By turns charming and tragic, whimsical and nerve-racking, this extraordinary collection gets to the heart of why adventure stories enthrall readers.From Robert fa... More

1930. Dr. Roberts explains that the object and purpose for this booklet is to explain in clear, concise and simple language how to care for livestock; how to keep them in good condition; how to prevent disease; how to know disease when it does appear, and how to treat and overcome disease. The presc... More

Using first-person accounts in historical archives, David Roberts presents many sides of the Indian rebellion that began in the mid-1800s. Here is the epic and tragic story of Indian heroes--men and women--fighting for their land, their lives, and their freedom. 16 pages of photographs.... More

The Anasazi, ancestors of the Pueblo people, inhabited the Southwest for at least 5,000 years. David Roberts' extensive interviews and back country travels create a richly detailed portrait of an enigmatic people.An exuberant, hands-on approach which combines the thrill of canyoneering and rock clim... More

Roberts recreates the expeditions of the American West by John C. Fremont and Kit Carson, done between 1842 and 1854, in this riveting narrative. Roberts portrays the triumph of opening the West, while reminding the reader of the cultural tragedy this inflicted on the Native American. of photos.Betw... More

With the conquest of New Mexico in 1598, Spanish governors, soldiers, and missionaries began their brutal subjugation of the Pueblo Indians in what is today the Southwestern United States. This oppression continued for decades, until, in the summer of 1680, led by a visionary shaman named Pope, the ... More

In 1743, four stranded Russian sailors survived the next six years in the Arctic with no provisions. Making a bow and arrows from driftwood--since there are no trees there--they survived on reindeer meat until another ship blown off course rescued them.While reading Valerian Albanov's "In the Land o... More

Find places quicker than before with DKs new atlas that features comprehensive, high-caliber mapping, created with the very latest digital technology. The text is prefaced by a world overview that discusses the Earths place in the Universe, its physical forms and processes, the living world, and the... More