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Il mistero irrisolto di una città perduta nell'Amazzonia si scontra con l'ossessione mortale di un grande esploratore. Perfetto per trasformare il tuo tragitto quotidiano in una spedizione immersiva, questo saggio storico ti trascina nel cuore oscuro e avventuroso della foresta sudamericana...

Storie vere di sopravvivenza outdoor, dove un piccolo errore nella natura selvaggia accende la lotta per tornare a casa. Perfetto da ascoltare durante i tuoi spostamenti o per rilassarti dopo una giornata faticosa, questo racconto intimo ti catapulta nei boschi isolati. Ritrova l'atmosfera...

証拠の乏しい伝説の理想郷と、そこに命を賭して挑んだ探検家の執念が交錯する、知的好奇心を刺激する壮大な歴史ミステリー。果てしないアマゾンの密林へ分け入る物語は、退屈な通勤時間を、未知への憧れと静かな熱...

Un misterio histórico y una obsesión letal en la selva amazónica definen el enigma más oscuro de la exploración. Ideal para acompañar tus trayectos diarios, esta inmersiva narración sonora te transporta a principios del siglo veinte, donde un entorno tan deslumbrante como hostil devoró a...

Conquistar el Polo Sur exigió un precio mortal en esta intensa historia real de supervivencia y exploración extrema. Sumérgete en una atmósfera tensa y reflexiva, ideal para acompañar tus trayectos diarios o momentos de concentración profunda. Acompaña a audaces pioneros al límite de sus...

予測不能な日本の山岳を舞台に、自然の容赦ない脅威と息をのむような美しさが交錯する、大人のための本格アウトドア冒険ノンフィクション。都会の喧騒から逃れたい通勤電車の中や、心静かにリラックスしたい就寝前...

Eine fesselnde historische Biografie über tödliche Obsession und den gnadenlosen Mythos im Herzen des Amazonas. Erlebe den psychologischen Verfall eines getriebenen britischen Forschers, der für eine koloniale Illusion bedingungslos alles riskierte. Perfekt für lange Pendelstrecken oder...

Vivez une aventure historique captivante où l'obsession fatale d'un explorateur se heurte aux mystères de l'Amazonie. Ce récit documentaire haletant retrace une expédition devenue mythique, brouillant la frontière entre la soif de découverte et la folie humaine. Idéale pour transformer...

Miguel López de Legazpi, el guipuzcoano universal, desde Manila, ciudad que fundó en 1570, nos narra su infancia en Zumárraga, sus estudios de leyes en Alcalá de Henares, la Complutum romana, y su traslado a la Nueva España, donde fue Escribano Mayor y alcalde de la Ciudad de México antes de iniciar la aventura que iba a inmortalizarlo: la conquista de las Islas Filipinas al lado de su primo Andrés de Urdaneta, partiendo de México en naves construidas en atarazanas mexicanas, tripuladas por españoles y aztecas, es decir novohispanos, bajo el patrocinio de Felipe II.

A wildly funny and meticulously researched re-examination of the life of explorer Matthew Flinders, as Shaun Micallef charts the chaos, comedy and contradictions behind the founding of Australia. Who was Matthew Flinders? A pioneer who gave Australia its name but chose to name nothing after...

Former US Navy Top Gun Kevin Sullivan, captain of the ill-fated Perth-bound QF72, breaks his silence to give a gripping account of how a rogue computer went 'psycho', causing the Airbus A330 he was piloting to pitch down, nose first, towards the Indian Ocean—twice. Unlike other well-publicised near air disasters, the plane carrying 315 passengers and crew was out of control, a g-force of –8 propelling anyone and anything untethered through the cabin roof. It took the extraordinary skill and presence of mind of the veteran Top Gun to wrestle back control of the plane.

In 2017, world-class ultrarunner Hillary Allen was at the top of her sport - and it felt like she was running on top of the world as she competed in Norway's Tromsø Skyrace. Allen was nearly halfway through the 50-kilometer race when she fell 150 feet off an exposed ridge, fracturing her back and breaking multiple ribs, both feet, and both of her lower arms. Beginning with the dramatic story of her accident and rescue, Out and Back: A Runner's Story of Survival Against All Odds recounts Allen's fight to return to the life she loves.

Imagine a young doctor, trained in the latest medical knowledge and state-of-the-art equipment, suddenly transported back to one of the world’s most isolated and unforgiving environments - Nome, Alaska. That’s what happen to Dr. Sims. His plans to become a pediatric surgeon were drastically changed when, on the eve of being drafted into the army to serve as a MASH surgeon in Vietnam, he was offered a commission in the US Public Health for assignment in Anchorage, Alaska, where he was scheduled to act as chief of pediatrics at the Alaska Native Medical Center.

I heard the rustle again, too close and too real to ignore. I clutched the flashlight, stuck my head out of the mosquito net...and found myself face-to-face with a jaguar. Four travelers meet in Bolivia and set off into the Amazon rainforest on an expedition to find a hidden tribe and explore places tourists only dream of seeing. But what begins as the adventure of a lifetime quickly becomes a struggle for survival when they get lost in the wilds of the jungle. The group splits up after disagreements, and Yossi and his friend try to find their own way back without a guide.

In 3 Wochen von Flensburg über die Inseln nach Kopenhagen, über Malmö und den südlichsten Punkt die schwedische Küste hinauf nach Stockholm und weiter bis Umeå. Mit der Fähre über den Bottnischen Meerbusen nach Vaasa und dann die Küste wieder hinunter bis zum Ziel Helsinki – das ist die Route von Guidos Radreise im Abenteuer SKANDINAVIEN. Dabei kommt er auf 120 Kilometer am Tag und wird durch einen heftigen Sturz auch im wahrsten Sinne hautnah berührt.

Ava's Story is the fourteenth instalment in the popular Thrown Away Children series. Medical professionals Katy and Jonathan had been trying for a baby for eight long years. Finally after putting nearly every penny they had into IVF, they got their dream family - with twins. Ava and Tom were...

They degraded her to the point where she'd become this sex thing - this thing that wasn't human, but an object - to the point where she believed that's what she was. The world of abuse and grooming gangs couldn’t have seemed further away from Kate’s start in life but, as so many young women...

O navegador que atravessou o Atlântico num minúsculo barco a remo faz o relato de sua assombrosa façanha, dos preparativos cuidadosos até os embates com ondas gigantescas e a chegada triunfal ao litoral brasileiro. Navegando ao lado dos peixes, entretendo conversas com gaivotas e tubarões...

In early May 2005, Captain Tom Tighe and first mate, Loch Reidy, of the sailboat Almeisan welcomed three new crew members, two men and a woman, for a five-day voyage from Connecticut to Bermuda. While Tighe and Reidy had made the journey countless times, the rest of the crew were...

In 1743, a Russian ship was blown off course and trapped in ice off the coast of Svalbard (Spitzbergen), a barren Arctic island. Four sailors went ashore with only two days' supplies, and only twenty pounds of flour for food. Upon return they found the ship had vanished, apparently crushed and...