Blue Latitudes: Boldy Going where Captain Cook has Gone Before. This book is about the best explorer ever, Captain Cook, is was born near my hometown in England. He discovered Australia, New Zealand Hawaii and other islands. Find out more: http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Latitudes-Boldly-Captain-Before/dp/0312422601/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1281140599&sr=8-1
Check out any book by the author, Tony Horwitz, if you love these three things: History, Travel and Comedy. You learn A LOT through his books and don't want to put them down.