Showing titles in Adventurers, Explorers & Survival

***Shortlisted for the Great Outdoors Book of the Year*** Surviving in the wild takes a great deal of strength. Often faced with frozen tundra, sweltering deserts, humid jungles, perilous mountains and fast-flowing rivers, Megan Hine is no stranger to perilous conditions. Whilst leading...

In Rules to Live By, New York Times bestselling author, National Geographic photographer, and Academy Award–winning filmmaker of Free Solo Jimmy Chin turns to ten icons who have helped him think more deeply about how we choose to live, how we endure, and, in the end, what really matters. This...

Three brothers. 9,753 miles. 139 days. Peru to Australia. 6 million oar strokes. A record-breaking odyssey. 'Epic' BEAR GRYLLS 'Unbelievable' EWAN McGREGOR 'An inspiring tale of endurance, bravery and fortitude' BEN FOGLE 'Amazing' LORRAINE KELLY 'Next level' MARK WAHLBERG When the Maclean...

“On par with Into the Wild... Fast-paced, yet thoughtful and empathetic, all the way to its devastating conclusion, this psychological thriller will haunt me whenever I step off the pavement into the woods. I couldn’t stop reading it, and I can’t stop thinking about it.” — Bill Gifford...

An inventor, adventurer, entrepreneur, collector, and entertainer, and son of legendary scientist-astronaut Owen Garriott, Richard Garriott de Cayeux has been behind some of the most exciting undertakings of our time. A legendary pioneer of the online gaming industry—and a member of every...

Andreas Altmann ist das Gegenteil eines Esoterikers. Aber auch ein rastloser Reiseschriftsteller braucht Momente der Ruhe. Diese suchte Altmann in Indien. Was er dort fand: ein Trainingscamp des inneren Friedens. Anstrengend, herausfordernd, brutal. Kein Radio, keine Drogen, kein Sex, kein Strom, keine Gespräche.

A WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD FINALIST CHAUTAUQUA PRIZE FINALIST This by turns shattering and hope-giving account of prisoners who dug their way to freedom from the Nazis is both a stunning escape narrative and an object lesson in the ways we...

In 1986, 20-year-old Christopher Knight left his home in Massachusetts, drove to Maine, and disappeared into the woods. He would not speak to another human being until three decades later when he was arrested for stealing food. Christopher survived by his wits and courage, developing ingenious ways to store food and water in order to avoid freezing to death in his tent during the harsh Maine winters. He broke into nearby cottages for food, clothes, reading material and other provisions, taking only what he needed. In the process, he unwittingly terrified a community.

When the wild strips everything away, what’s left is who you are. In the raw, untamed wilds of Alaska—where the wind howls, predators hunt, and the sun disappears for months—only a rare few figure out how to survive. Sue Aikens, the breakout star of National Geographic’s long-running TV...

In the early 13th century, a simple nomad chieftain managed to cobble together a powerful kingdom in the highlands of northern Asia, which was subsequently to challenge the greatest powers of the day. He was triumphant in all directions. This leader was Timujin, whose name meant "Iron Man". He became Genghis Khan, "Universal Ruler", the greatest conqueror ever known - a warrior feared from the British Isles to the tip of the Korean peninsula.

This gripping story of courage and achievement is an account of Robert Falcon Scott's last fateful expedition to the Antarctic, as told by surviving expedition member Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Cherry-Garrard tells of the journey from England to South Africa and southward to the ice floes, where...

From the award-winning author of American Sirens and A Thousand Naked Strangers comes a real-life thriller about the most daring rescue in air-medical history. JULY 2014. Two American medical volunteers who joined the fight against the deadliest Ebola outbreak in world history have gotten...

What happens when the little girl who needed saving grows up and realizes she has to become the woman who saves herself? I BECAME HER is a raw, deeply personal memoir of survival, loss, motherhood, HIV, and the long road back to self-worth. Jacklyn E Nusbaum takes readers through a childhood...

A dying warrior's last testament on the extraordinary power hidden in every human mind.They gave him two weeks. He gave them a legend.When terminal cancer returned to finish what it started, Bryan Silman, the grandfather who had already defeated death twice, did not go quietly. He sat down to...

The true story behind Season 3 of the TV series Tough Rides. After riding all the way around China and India, Ryan Pyle set out to explore the complexity and diversity of Brazil on a 14,000-kilometre, 60-day motorcycle circumnavigation of the country. The journey takes him from the beaches of...

"You'll help me kill Papa."Angel Cordero was ten years old when his brother asked. The pipe was already under the bed.Their father was a convicted murderer who drank and turned on the family. He beat their mother. He killed the animals his sons loved. He made fear so ordinary that two children...

A true story of a precious dog named Orelha, loved deeply into his last breath. As you read into this story, you will follow me and watch those who did such a horrible crime, abuse, murder, unimaginable things to a defenseless innocent animal of God. You will see Orelha stand and walk and try so...

Sie war Krankenschwester. In Deutschland nannten sie sie nur die Putzpolin. Als Ana mit einundvierzig in den Bus nach Westen steigt, hat sie einen Vertrag in der Tasche, ein Wörterbuch, das sie nicht brauchen wird, und eine Zahl im Kopf: wie viel sie schicken muss, damit das Dach hält, der...

For fans of Cheryl Strayed and Anthony Doerr, a lyrical adventure memoir tracing one woman’s Seven Summits quest while caring for her mother through ALS—a story of endurance, love, and the cost of coming home changed. “An incredible work of art.”—Alison Levine, New York Times...

Sur les rives de l’Amazone, la jungle s’étend indéfiniment et partout le danger guette. À l’aube du XXe siècle le colonel Fawcett s’enfonce dans cet enfer vert, en quête d’un mystérieux royaume, d’une civilisation riche et oubliée. Prêt à tout risquer pour entrer dans...