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A majestic tale of discovery thatchanged many long-held views about the world In 1519 Magellan and his fleet of five ships set sail from Seville, Spain, to discover a water route to the fabled Spice Islands in Indonesia, where the most sought-after commodities -- cloves, pepper, and nutmeg --...

The book is an autobiographical account of five years in the childhood of naturalist Gerald Durrell. The book is divided into three sections, marking the three villas in which the family lived on the island. Apart from Gerald (the youngest) and Larry, the family comprised their widowed mother, the gun-mad Leslie, and diet-obsessed sister Margo together with Roger the dog.

Joy Adamson is world-famous as the woman who walked with lions. These are the books that brought the story of her work to a public whose imagination was captured by the discovery of this remarkable interaction between man and beast. Born Free was first published in 1960, and tells the story of...

Richard Hammond describes his childhood and adolescence and the emergence of the adrenalin junkie, the first ridiculous stunts on his tricycle, and an increasing and near obsessive attraction to speed and the smell of petrol. He finds an attractive girl, Mindy, who shares his interests and helps him organise his high-speed life.

"I know that I'll be evaluated in Seattle with wins and losses, as that is the nature of my profession for the last thirty-five years. But our record will not be what motivates me. Years ago I was asked, 'Pete, which is better: winning or competing?' My response was instantaneous: 'Competing...

Dorothy Wordsworth was born in Cockermouth in 1771, being one year younger than her brother William. After their mother died in 1778, they were separated and did not return to the Lake District until 1794, when they spent two happy months walking around the hills near Keswick, eventually settling down at Grasmere in 1799. The journals that Dorothy kept are remarkable for the detailed observations she makes of the surrounding countryside and people, often providing glimpses of poverty and suffering, as well as displaying her complete love affair with nature.

High Crimes is journalist Michael Kodas's gripping account of life on top of the world--where man is every bit as deadly as Mother Nature. In the years following the publication of Into Thin Air, much has changed on Mount Everest. Among all the books documenting the glorious adventures in...

Tony Dungy's words and example have intrigued millions of people, particularly following his victory in Super Bowl XLI, the first for an African-American coach. How is it possible for a coach—especially a football coach—to win the respect of his players and lead them to the Super Bowl without the screaming histrionics, the profanities, the demand that the sport come before anything else? How is it possible for anyone to be successful without compromising faith and family?

No one writes about mountaineering and its attendant victories and hardships more brilliantly than Jon Krakauer. In this collection of his finest essays and reporting, Krakauer writes of mountains from the memorable perspective of one who has himself struggled with solo madness to scale Alaska's...

Surprising, entertaining, and always imparting an important life lesson, It’s How You Play the Game features anecdotes and vignettes that are sure to benefit any reader. As Brian Kilmeade writes, ""Regardless of who you are, what sport you chose, or how much success you achieved, playing the...

Wie wird unsere Welt in zehn Jahren aussehen? Welche Folgen werden Klimawandel, technologischer Fortschritt und gesellschaftliche Umbrüche haben? Die Zukunft lässt sich nicht vorhersagen. Wir aber können uns auf das vorbereiten, was heute noch niemand kommen sieht. Mit verblüffend realistischen Szenarien lässt uns Bereit für die Zukunft die Fähigkeiten entwickeln, die es dazu braucht: Ein Denken, das auf unvorhergesehene Herausforderungen schneller reagiert; die Inspiration, heute die richtigen Weichen für unser Leben in der Zukunft zu stellen.

Anmutige Tänzer, Meister der Tarnung und romantische Liebende, doch auch schwerhörige Vielfraße, launische Griesgrame und langsame Faulpelze: All das und mehr sind Seepferdchen. Man findet die kleinen Fische nicht nur in Seegras­wiesen und Mangrovenwäldern, sondern ebenso im Schachspiel und in griechischen Sagen - und wie kommen sie eigentlich auf Kinderbadeanzüge, Geldmünzen und Toilettenschüsseln aus dem alten Rom? Was macht sie trotz ihrer Trägheit zu erstklassigen Jägern, warum ist ein Hirnareal nach ihnen benannt, wie können sie uns helfen, besser zu schlafen, und sogar die Robotik inspirieren? Unterhaltsam und informativ erzählt Till Hein von kuriosen Erkenntnissen der aktuellen Forschung, geht Mythen auf den Grund und lüftet so Geheimnisse über die verrückten Pferde der See.

In this emotional story of parental love, a single mother of a teenage baseball player who exhibits the batting eye of a professional athlete, tries to shield and protect her son from the world of over-zealous scouts, hard-nosed coaches, and money-hungry agents. Guided by his mother's firm and...

Was fühlt ein Tier, wie lebt es und wie nimmt es seine Umwelt wahr? Um das herauszufinden, macht Charles Foster ein faszinierendes Experiment. Er schlüpft in die Rolle von fünf verschiedenen Tierarten: Dachs, Otter, Fuchs, Reh und Mauersegler. Er haust in einem Bau unter der Erde, schnappt wie ein Otter mit den Zähnen nach Fischen und durchstöbert Mülltonnen auf der Suche nach Nahrung.

In 1960, an upstart Pittsburgh Pirates team beat the highly favored New York Yankees in the World Series. Given the power of a Yankee roster that included Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, and Yogi Berra, that improbably victory did more than give long-suffering Pirates fans something to cheer about; it put Pittsburgh on the map. Though John Moody was only six years old during that magical baseball season, he was a devoted fan of the Pittsburgh team. The star pitcher for the Pirates and John's first hero was Vernon Law - an unsophisticated Idaho country boy, widely known as The Deacon, a friendly nickname derived from his strict Mormon upbringing.

Als bei Miss Norma 2015 im Alter von 90 Jahren Gebärmutterkrebs diagnostiziert wurde, riet man ihr zu einer Operation, zu Bestrahlung und Chemotherapie. Doch Norma - nach sieben Ehejahrzehnten erst frisch verwitwet - dachte nicht daran, ihrem Ende in einem Krankenhausbett entgegen zu dämmern. Sie richtete sich zu ihrer vollen Größe von eineinhalb Metern auf und sagte ihrem Arzt: "Ich bin neunzig Jahre alt, ich gehe auf Reisen!"

Mesut Özil ist Weltmeister, spanischer Meister, mehrfacher Pokalsieger - und er war lange Zeit der teuerste deutsche Fußballspieler, der je transferiert wurde. Wie kaum jemand sonst hat er die Gabe, Spiele mit genialen Pässen zu lenken und zu entscheiden. Dass der schmächtige Junge, dessen Familie aus der Türkei stammt, einmal deutscher Leistungs- und Sympathieträger, ja Weltstar mit unfassbar großer Anhängerschaft werden sollte, war nicht vorherzusehen.

He was the Sultan of Swat. The Caliph of Clout. The Wizard of Whack. The Bambino. And simply, to his teammates, the Big Bam. From the award-winning author of the New York Times bestseller Ted Williams comes the thoroughly original, definitively ambitious, and exhilaratingly colorful biography of...

Combining rich historical detail and a harrowing, pulse-pounding narrative, Close to Shore brilliantly re-creates the summer of 1916, when a rogue Great White shark attacked swimmers along the New Jersey shore, triggering mass hysteria and launching the most extensive shark hunt in history. In...

Abridged CDs * 5 CDs, 6 hours Americaâ€s most visible sports commentator tells the stories of the most dramatic moments in sports and pays tribute to the man who inspired him to pursue his broadcasting dream—his beloved father, who has fallen victim to Alzheimerâ€s disease...