Résultats pour "Frank" dans Aventuriers, explorateurs et survie

Why we think it’s a great listen: There’s no gentle way to put this – Frank McCourt’s performance of Angela’s Ashes is just better than the Pulitzer Prize-winning book. Frank McCourt shares his sometimes heartwarming, sometimes heartbreaking story of growing up poor, Irish, and Catholic in the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir Angela's Ashes.

From the moment he ran away from school before his 13th birthday, Frank Hurley carved a path as one of the greatest adventurers of all time. A visionary photographer and filmmaker, Hurley journeyed to the farthest corners of the earth, capturing images of people and places few had ever seen. Time and again he risked his life, in both peace and war, to take pictures that would astonish the world. Hurley traversed every continent. He made five perilous expeditions to Antarctica, sharing a hut with Douglas Mawson and a tent with Ernest Shackleton.

From the moment he ran away from school before his 13th birthday, Frank Hurley carved a path as one of the greatest adventurers of all time. A visionary photographer and filmmaker, Hurley journeyed to the farthest corners of the earth, capturing images of people and places few had ever seen. Time and again he risked his life, in both peace and war, to take pictures that would astonish the world. Hurley traversed every continent. He made five perilous expeditions to Antarctica, sharing a hut with Douglas Mawson and a tent with Ernest Shackleton.

What if "impossible" isn't a fact at all but simply a belief that has never been challenged?Every extraordinary achievement in history was once dismissed as impossible. Flight. Electricity. Breaking the four-minute mile. Crossing the Atlantic alone. Walking on the moon. Before these became...

Millions have passed through its doors, but few know the full story of the house in Amsterdam's Canal District that hid Anne Frank and her family. Built in 1635 by an enterprising Dutch businessman, over the next 400 years the house would welcome a cast of extraordinary characters - merchants...

Endurance: An Epic of Polar Adventure is Frank Worsley's first-hand account of one of the greatest survival stories ever told. As captain of the Endurance, Worsley recounts Sir Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated Antarctic expedition with remarkable clarity and immediacy, taking readers from the crushing grip of the pack ice to the extraordinary voyage that saved every member of the crew. Rich in detail and driven by the perspective of someone who lived through it, this is a gripping story of courage, leadership, and resilience in the face of overwhelming odds.

As Frank Kusy turns 27, he is unexpectedly put in charge of an old people's home in Clapham, South London. Driven to distraction by a crazy cast of characters, he seeks solace in Buddhism, only to find himself up to his ears in plasticine pigs and marathon chanting sessions. Will he make his mum happy by holding down a 'proper' job? Will he make her unhappy by becoming a writer? Will he get to share cheese sandwiches with Kevin in Kathmandu? And will he be forced to exchange his underpants in Japan?

Listen as Frank tells in his own inimitable voice his story of how at the age of 19 he traveled from Limerick to New York in pursuit of the American dream. Despite the abundance of unsolicited advice he gets to "join the cops" and "stick to his own kind", Frank knows that he should educate himself and somehow rise above his circumstances.

The Unbreakable Orphan 2 is the sequel to the Frank Nino IV childhood autobiography, now delving into the raw and unfiltered realities of his adulthood. This book recounts struggles with addiction, toxic relationships, loss, and personal failures, contrasted by moments of redemption, resilience, and the unconditional love for his children. Guided by his faith in God, the story highlights the journey from darkness to light, demonstrating how even in life’s toughest moments, God’s grace and love remain constant.

Brought to you by Penguin. THE LONG-AWAITED, MOVING MEMOIR OF HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR HANNAH PICK-GOSLAR, WHO SHARES AN INTIMATE LOOK INTO HER LIFE AND FRIENDSHIP WITH ANNE FRANK. 'As a girl I witnessed the world I loved crumble and vanish, destroyed by senseless hatred, and with it, my best friend...

An exquisite, lyrical foray into the world of deep-sea divers, the obsession and madness that oceans inspire in us, and the story of submarine inventor Peter Madsen's murder of journalist Kim Wall—a captivating blend of literary prose, science writing, and true crime "[A] thrilling study of an...

Helen and Frank Schreider's dream was to drive the length of the Americas; from the town of Circle, Alaska (just outside the Arctic Circle), to the world's southernmost town, Ushuaia, in Tierra del Fuego. With their German shepherd Dinah along for the ride, they were the first people in history to have made this trip.

He was an early aviation pioneer. A millennial of his own time, Frank Stites moved from a rural Indiana farm to Los Angeles in 1903, the same year as the world's first flight. He moved here for all the same reasons we do now; to make a more exciting life for himself. Stites eventually died on the backlot of Universal Studios at 33 years-old doing what he loved- flying.

Why listen to this book? It’s not to learn about a unique life. Not to know what it is like to be an immigrant in Canada. Not what it is like to live with a heart disease and survive. Not to learn about the consequences of traumatic brain injury. Not to learn what life behind the Iron Curtain was like, or democracy should be. Not to learn survival skills or perseverance, or what to do when you find yourself helpless in the world you live in. Not how to believe in yourself and why, or how to succeed in difficult circumstances.

Forfatteren Teal Swan voksede op i stille landlige omgivelser, men hendes barndom var alt andet end fredelig. Bag de pæne facader i de omkringliggende byer, hvor folk var meget religiøse, lurede der frygtelige hemmeligheder. Teal Swan tiltrak sig opmærksomhed pga. sine overnaturlige evner, der bl.a. gjorde, at hun var clairvoyant, kunne se auraer og kommunikere med afdøde, og i 13 år led hun frygtelige seksuelle og følelsesmæssige overgreb, begået af et medlem af en lokal kult. Hun slap væk, men var i en tilstand af fuldstændig afmægtighed og smerte.

A #1 New York Times bestseller and the eagerly anticipated sequel to the Pulitzer Prize–winning Angela’s Ashes, this masterpiece from Frank McCourt tells of his American journey from impoverished Irish immigrant to brilliant teacher and raconteur. Frank McCourt’s glorious childhood memoir...

Frank McCourt shares his sometimes heartwarming, sometimes heartbreaking story of growing up poor, Irish, and Catholic in the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir Angela's Ashes. Plus, follow him across the Atlantic Ocean in the sequel to Angela, 'Tis

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Inside the Rainbow is a rendition of true events under the skies and in the skies of old Alaska long before it became the 49th state. It features the lives of Marie, a courageous country girl and her lifelong mate, Sandy, who become teachers in the one-room rural school of the North. They had just been married and graduated from college as they headed for their first job on a remote Aleutian island.

Herzog Bernhard zu Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (1792-1862) ergriff als Zweitgeborener die militärische Laufbahn, daneben entwickelte er sich zu einem Mathematiker und Reiseschriftsteller. Er besuchte verschiedene Länder (u. a. Russland, Italien, England). Schon 1825/26 hielt er sich für 14 Monate in den Vereinigten Staaten auf. Seine Beschreibungen zeugen von großem Interesse an den unterschiedlichsten Gebieten.

Der Norddeutsche Gerhard Rohlfs (1831-1896) ging 1856 als Fremdenlegionär nach Algerien und lernte Arabisch. In den nächsten Jahren unternahm er mehrere Expeditionen nach Timbuktu und erreichte als erster Europäer die Oase Tafilalet. Im Mai 1865 versuchte er von Tripolis aus die Sahara zu durchqueren, was ihm mit einigen Umwegen auch gelang. So musste er schon in Ghadames die Route wegen feindlicher Tuareg ändern und reiste stattdessen über Murzuk im Fessan zum Tschadsee.