pages cm, 20th Century Lives: Adventurers includes some of the world's most dynamic and influential explorers, from Hillary and Tenzing to Neil Armstrong and Amelia Earhart to Jacques Cousteau. It provides a fascinating insight into the experiences and achievements of these talented and inspirational people and sheds light on how they became so successful in their endeavours, What is an adventurer? -- Robert Scott -- Amelia Earhart -- Francis Chichester -- Jacques Cousteau -- Thor Heyerdahl -- Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay -- Neil Armstrong -- Yuri Gagarin and Valentina Tereshkova -- Ranulph Fiennes -- Matthew Henson -- Ernest Shackleton -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry -- Amy Johnson -- Miles Hilton-Barber -- Benedict Allen -- Timeline -- Glossary