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In this extraordinary fiction debut--rich with love and betrayal, history and intellectual passion--two remarkable narratives converge on Easter Island, one of the most remote places in the world. It is 1913. Elsa Pendleton travels from England to Easter Island with her husband, an anthropologist sent by the Royal Geographical Society to study the colossal moai statues, and her younger sister. What begins as... (more)

Three Weeks With My Brother

by Nicholas Sparks, Micah Sparks

In January 2003, Nicholas Sparks and his brother Micah set off on a three-week trip around the world. It was to mark a milestone in their lives, for at 37 and 38 respectively, they were now the only surviving members of their family. As Nicholas and Micah travel the globe, the intimate story of their family unfolds in the details of the untimely deaths of their parents and only sister. Against the backdrop of the... (more)

Digging for the Truth: One Man's Epic Adventure Exploring the World's Greatest Archaeological Mysteries

Digging for the Truth: One Man's Epic Adventure Exploring the World's Greatest Archaeological Mysteries

by Josh Bernstein

Josh Bernstein, host of The History Channel’s hit series Digging for The Truth , takes readers beyond the cameras for an even closer look at his adventures through some of the most intriguing, remote, and physically challenging locations on the planet as he explores the world’s greatest ancient mysteries. No location is too dangerous, no terrain too rough, no culture too exotic for explorer and... (more)

The Moai Murders (Archaeological Mysteries)

The Moai Murders (Archaeological Mysteries)

by Lyn Hamilton

Featuring Toronto antiques dealer Lara McClintoch, Lyn Hamilton's fascinating series immerses readers in the world's most exotic cultures. This time, the globetrotting Lara travels to Easter Island, where ancient mysteries spawn modern-day murder as the giant stone carvings known as the Moai draw a delegation of experts to the island-and a killer with vengeance on his mind.

Unsolved Mysteries of History: An Eye-Opening Investigation into the Most Baffling Events of All Time

Unsolved Mysteries of History: An Eye-Opening Investigation into the Most Baffling Events of All Time

by Paul Aron

Who built Stonehenge? Why did the pharaohs build the pyramids? Did Richard III kill the princes in the tower? Could the Titanic have been saved? Did Hitler murder his niece? PRAISE FOR UNSOLVED MYSTERIES OF HISTORY "Like a sleuth, Aron pieces together the possible answers . . . It’s an engaging way to learn more about history and the new evidence that sheds light on... (more)

Lost Civilizations: Easter IslandAlfred Metraux

Lost Civilizations: Easter Island

by Alfred Metraux

Aku-Aku (GC-758)

The amazing story of a scientific expedition that uncovered the secret of Easter Island.

Aku Aku

by thor heyerdahl

Three Weeks With My Brother/ Unabridged

by Nicholas Sparks, Micah Sparks

Nicholas Sparks is the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers The Rescue and Nights in Rodanthe, as well as The Notebook, Message in a Bottle, A Walk to Remember, A Bend in the Road, The Guardian, The Wedding, and his moving memoir, Three Weeks with My Brother, written with his brother, Micah. All his books were New York Times and international bestsellers translated into more than thirty languages, and... (more)

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How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

by Jared Diamond

In his runaway bestseller Guns, Germs, and Steel , Jared Diamond brilliantly examined the circumstances that allowed Western civilizations to dominate much of the world. Now he probes the other side of the equation: What caused some of the great civilizations of the past to fall into ruin, and what can we learn from their fates? Using a vast historical and geographical perspective ranging from Easter Island... (more)

AKU-AKU: The Secret of Easter Island

by Thor Heyerdahl

Moon Handbooks South Pacific

by David Stanley

From lagoon swimming in the Cook Islands to witnessing the race of the banana bearers in the Heiva i Tahiti festival, travelers will find the best of the South Pacific—both popular and obscure—in this guidebook. Moon Handbooks South Pacific provides in-depth coverage of outdoor recreation, with specifics on swimming, diving, yachting, kayaking, biking, hiking, camping, climbing, caving, and horseback riding.... (more)

Sailing the Dream

by John F. McGrady

Second Printing, February 2009

Easter Island: Giant Stone Statues Tell of a Rich and Tragic Past

Easter Island: Giant Stone Statues Tell of a Rich and Tragic Past

by Caroline Arnold

In about A.D. 400, a group of seafarers reached a small, isolated island in Polynesia and founded a new settlement. They developed a rich and complex culture that lasted more than a thousand years. The population eventually declined, and soon all that remained were a few inhabitants and hundreds of mysterious giant stone statues in varying stages of disrepair. Caroline Arnold explains how archeologists and other... (more)

Among Stone Giants: The Life of Katherine Routledge and Her Remarkable Expedition to Easter Island

Among Stone Giants: The Life of Katherine Routledge and Her Remarkable Expedition to Easter Island

by JoAnne Van Tilburg

Katherine Routledge is a central figure in the history of Easter Island, one of the world's most remote and mysterious locales. Born to a wealthy and prestigious English Quaker family in 1866, Katherine rebelled against their strict Victorian values, becoming one of the first female graduates of Oxford University and the first woman archaeologist to work in Polynesia. At the age of forty, Katherine married a... (more)

The Mystery of Easter Island

by Katherine Routledge

We set to work to excavate some of the statues which stood on the slope of the Raraku mountain. The natives were entirely indifferent whether they worked or not, but by paying high wages and giving any quantity of mutton, we were able at this time to get a certain amount of precarious labour for digging and camp work. The whole lot, including my maid-servant, went in for every week-end to the village, and it was... (more)

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Easter Island

by Jennifer Vanderbes

Three Weeks With My Brother

by Nicholas Sparks, Micah Sparks

Digging for the Truth: One Man's Epic Adventure Exploring the World's Greatest Archaeological Mysteries

by Josh Bernstein

The Moai Murders (Archaeological Mysteries)

by Lyn Hamilton

Unsolved Mysteries of History: An Eye-Opening Investigation into the Most Baffling Events of All Time

by Paul Aron

Lost Civilizations: Easter Island

by Alfred Metraux

Aku-Aku (GC-758)

Aku Aku

by thor heyerdahl

Three Weeks With My Brother/ Unabridged

by Nicholas Sparks, Micah Sparks

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How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

by Jared Diamond

AKU-AKU: The Secret of Easter Island

by Thor Heyerdahl

Moon Handbooks South Pacific

by David Stanley

Sailing the Dream

by John F. McGrady

Easter Island: Giant Stone Statues Tell of a Rich and Tragic Past

by Caroline Arnold

Among Stone Giants: The Life of Katherine Routledge and Her Remarkable Expedition to Easter Island

by JoAnne Van Tilburg

The Mystery of Easter Island

by Katherine Routledge