Adventure Writing

Join Michael Wigge as he immerses himself into fascinating subcultures, rides with Amish farmers in old-fashioned buggies, sleeps on the street with the homeless, and, with the help from alternative lifestylers, learns to nourish himself with flowers. Wigge had only three concerns during his travels: How do I get some food? How will I get to my next destination? Where can I sleep? …all without money! This unusual travel diary combines adventure with humor and contains surprising revelations about when money is really needed - and when it's not.

From the Arctic Ocean to the Kenai Peninsula, the backstreet bars of Anchorage to the Yukon River, Hoagland traveled the “real” Alaska from top to bottom. Here he documents not only the flora and fauna of America’s last frontier, but also the extraordinary people living on the fringe. On his journey he chronicles the lives of an astonishing and unforgettable array of prospectors, trappers, millionaire freebooters, Indians, and a remarkably kind and capable frontier nurse named Linda.

In this thrilling road trip from "Peking to Paris", a woman tries to save her car, her marriage, and her confidence from breaking down. In May 2007, leaving China’s Great Wall is Car 84, one of 128 antique autos racing in the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge. It’s guided by one Dina Bennett, the world’s least likely navigator: a daydreamer prone to carsickness, riddled with self-doubt, and married to a thrill-seeking perfectionist who is half-human, half-racecar. What could possibly go wrong?

The “mountain men” were the hunters and trappers who fiercely strode the Rocky Mountains in the early to mid-1800s. They braved the elements in search of the skins of beavers and other wild animals, to sell or barter for goods. The lifestyle of the mountain men could be harsh, existing as they did among animals, and spending most of their days and nights living and camping out in the great unexplored wilds of the Rockies.

What is the role of the writer? Prophet? High priest of art? Court jester? Or witness to the real world? Looking back on her own childhood and writing career, Margaret Atwood examines the metaphors which writers of fiction and poetry have used to explain - or excuse! - their activities, looking at what costumes they have assumed, what roles they have chosen to play. In her final chapter she takes up the challenge of the title: if a writer is to be seen as "gifted", who is doing the giving and what are the terms of the gift?

Charlie Dauphin and Max Sinclair have been best friends since they met on a rainy night at twelve years old. They share more than a powerful magic, a sprawling manor, and a hunger for justice and danger. The Advocacy belongs to both of them. The Central Network, and then the fate of Alkarra, rest on the shoulders of two extraordinary men determined to save the world. With a team of Watchers and Defenders at their back, they'll do just that. But the winds of fate will turn such motivation against them. Charlie and Max have taken on more than any witch could bear alone.

Rae Burke is a brigand assassin, and he's good at what he does. But when the winds of change whistle by, he throws himself into the chance for freedom and safety for his family. Wren Burke knows that she trusts her husband, so she accepts the grimoire he shoves into her arms, plunges into the wild forest with her three children, and throws herself into the mercy of magic and mayhem. Ghosts from Rae's past won't let him, or the magic, go so easily.

This audiobook, read by Audie award-winning narrators, includes unabridged recordings of all Mark Twains's greatest works: 12 novels; over 120 of his beloved short stories; Chapters From My Autobiography; 5 pieces of short non-fiction; and 6 pieces of his groundbreaking, wide-ranging travel writing.

Henrietta Lovell is on a mission to revolutionize the way we drink tea by replacing industrially produced teabags with the highest quality tea leaves. Infused invites us to discover these remarkable places, introducing us to the individual growers and household-name chefs Lovell has met along the way - and reveals the true pleasures of tea. The result is a delicious infusion of travel writing, memoir, and recipes, all written with Lovell's unique charm and wit.

Vagabonding is about taking time off from your normal life - from six weeks to four months to two years - to discover and experience the world on your own terms. Veteran shoestring traveler Rolf Potts shows how anyone armed with an independent spirit can achieve the dream of extended overseas travel.

In 1935, Fred A. Birchmore left the small American town of Athens, Georgia, to continue his college studies in Europe. In his spare time, Birchmore toured the continent on a one-speed bike he called Bucephalus (after the name of Alexander the Great's horse). A born wanderer, Birchmore broadened his travels to include the British Isles and even the Mediterranean. After a lengthy, unplanned detour in Egypt, Birchmore put his studies on hold, pointed Bucephalus eastward, and just kept going.

Maximillion Sinclair is certain of exactly one thing: he wants to tell Isadora how much she means to him. Execution is not as simple as desire. Can he overcome the battles in his own mind to convey his deepest adoration? War between witches and dragons appears inevitable—unless Sanna can get rid of an infamous and sneaky black market witch named Casandra. When Casandra elevates her efforts against dragons to endanger one Sanna loves, all the safety she's created begins to crumble. Taxes, Wildrose, and Maximillion keep Isadora racing from one thing to the next. Everything is fine.

If there's one thing that could draw Sanna into the dangerous dark heart of Letum Wood, a dragon is that thing. Sanna and her dragons take their lives into their hands and trail a mystery into the deepest recesses of the forest. What they find is not what any of them expected. Greater explorations require Sanna to part from her favorite beasts and head into the unknown alone. Meanwhile, Almorran magic presents to Isadora in a rather unexpected form, requiring Caroline, Baylee, Isadora, and the magical detection team to join together and discover what to expect next.

Maximillion Sinclair isn't pleased about the threat burned into sand dunes along the Borderlands, but he's even less pleased with who wrote them. When a nemesis from years ago threatens the Central Network again, he's ready to keep his beloved home from utter destruction. Isadora is prepared to have a child. Anytime now would be great, in fact. From midwives to crib placement, she's ready to go. Until life sends a twist her way she didn't expect. Meanwhile, Sanna is blissfully happy taking care of a new baby dragon.

Max doesn't see wraiths . . . but he does. After a near-death experience with the plague, memories of Max's mere and pere haunt him. He can't sleep, can't rest. When his aunt Serafina dies, he must come face-to-face with the truth—and the family—he's been avoiding for years. Meanwhile in Letum Wood, the sisterwitches are struggling. After Mam's death years before, tension has driven them apart. Only hard work, sacrifice, and vulnerable determination can pull them back together. Unfortunately, Sanna's worst nightmare comes to pass. Poachers from the Southern Network have taken Luteis.

Isadora Spence knows one thing for certain: she loves Maximillion Sinclair. When Max sweeps her to Wildrose Manor as his wife, she quickly realizes that not all is as it seems. She's forced to ask the most frightening question of all: Is love enough? When Isadora requests three months to decide whether to stay handfasted, Max immediately agrees. He adores Isadora, but saying the words isn't easy. His admittance would require something he's not ready to give. If he doesn't tell her that he loves her, will Isadora stay?

After years of struggle and heartbreak, Isadora Sinclair straps firm walls around her heart. She can endure no more. When a mystery illness falls on the Central Network, she stops using the paths and falls to work. Ambassador Maximillion has his hands full. Not only are witches dying left and right, but Network leaders are hiding in fear. Saving the Central Network is up to him, a Potionmaker named Toni, and his adopted son Ean. Can he keep himself healthy to save his witches?

Remy Dauphin is ready to start over. But starting over isn't as easy as he thought. When he returns home from working abroad, problems abound. His older brother, Claude, is a drunk lech. His parents are aging rapidly, and there's a question of inheritance, employment, and old wounds. Not to mention the insistent grimoire hounding him for attention. Disaster strikes, and Remy's world grinds to a halt. He's left standing in the ashes with one thing: a magical manor. New love, new family, and new life await Remy. Wildrose is the answer, but no good magic stands alone.

Charlie has always brought magic and mayhem to Maximillion's life, but when Torr is taken captive by a rival Western Network tribes, things are about to get even more exciting for the two beloved brothers. Meanwhile, the long-lost sea dragon Mushi whisks Sanna to the Eastern Network, embroiling her in the war between sea dragons and mermaids. Can Sanna assist the sea dragon's survival? Or will her interference create more problems? When Isadora receives The Complete History of Watcher and Defender magic, she can't wait to sit down and read.

When Council Member hopeful Ronald Torkelson attacks Isadora and all Watchers, she decides it's time to take a stand. Unfortunately, not everything is what it seems with Ronald, she finds herself in over her head. Meanwhile, Maximillion struggles to find convincing proof against Ronald, nor any hint as to who he is behind the mask. When Isadora is taken hostage, he has to rely on those he loves to help him find his wife. Sanna is more than ready to have her own space, but she didn't realize that home building had so many options—and required so much currency!