Titres dans Aventuriers, explorateurs et survie

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.

From the award-winning author of Ice Bear: The Cultural History of an Arctic Icon comes an intimate exploration of Alaska's northernmost mountain range with observations on Indigenous cultures, conservation, and intense cross-country travel, all shaped by respect for the land. Follow author Michael Engelhard through tussock-studded tundra for a remarkable tale of bear encounters and white-knuckled river moments, as well as poetic reflections on a vast, untamed landscape.

David Livingstone was one of the most consequential individuals who lived in the 19th century. An unpretentious Scottish missionary doctor, explorer, and abolitionist, he opened the door for Christianity in southern Africa. He was a man who overcame many deprivations and discouragements, and displayed the utmost measure of courage, self-control, faith, wisdom, and ingenuity. Christie takes a balanced look at Livingstone’s amazing achievements, but also at his very real flaws. This gripping and in-depth biography is a must-listen insight into a fascinating man.

From 1914 to 1916, Ernest Shackleton and his men survived the wreck of their ship Endurance, crushed in the Antarctic ice, stranded twelve hundred miles from civilization with no means of communication and no hope for rescue. When the ice began to break up, Shackleton set out to save them all on...

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.

On June 6, 1924, two men set out from a camp perched at 23,000 feet on an ice ledge just below the lip of Mount Everest’s North Col. George Mallory, thirty-seven, was Britain’s finest climber. Sandy Irvine was a young Oxford scholar of twenty-two with little previous mountaineering...

Auckland Island is a godforsaken place in the middle of the Southern Ocean, 285 miles south of New Zealand. With year-round freezing rain and howling winds, it is one of the most forbidding places in the world. To be shipwrecked there means almost certain death. In 1864, Captain Thomas Musgrave and his crew of four aboard the schooner Grafton wreck on the southern end of the island. Utterly alone in a dense coastal forest, plagued by stinging blowflies and relentless rain, Captain Musgrave inspires his men to take action.

Featuring original interviews with Everest mountain guides and climbers, this is “a fast-moving, nuanced account of the peak’s transformation from the ultimate mountaineering challenge into a booming business opportunity” (Joshua Hammer, New York Times bestselling author). Anyone who has...

Veteran sailor and writer Christian Williams invites us along once again on a 5,000-mile voyage of discovery around the North Pacific. Equipped with a new boat, a well-stocked toolbox, and the entire history of philosophic thought, he takes us as crew through squalls and calms deep into a laboratory of the universe that exists only out of sight of land. Funny, erudite, and at times deeply personal, Philosophy of Sailing explores who we are and how encounters with the unknown can be a path to revelation and joy.

Cheryl thought she knew her husband. Nine years after marrying her college sweetheart, the middle-class woman wondered if his odd episodes of paranoia were more than just work stress. But when his condition worsened significantly after being laid off, she made a surprising discovery that revealed the depth of his mental deterioration. Stunned when he vanished without a word, Cheryl was left with a pile of guilt and empty bank accounts and being forced to live in her car.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to find yourself strapped to a giant rocket that's about to go from zero to 17,500 miles per hour? Or to look back on Earth from outer space and see the surprisingly precise line between day and night? Or to stand in front of the Hubble Space Telescope, wondering if the emergency repair you're about to make will inadvertently ruin humankind's chance to unlock the universe's secrets? Mike Massimino has been there, and in Spaceman he puts you inside the suit.

Der Tibetkenner Heinrich Harrer lebte als einziger Europäer am tibetanischen Königshof und wurde zum engem Vertrauten des Dalai Lama. Übersetzungen in mehr als vierzig Sprachen und Auflagen in Millionenhöhe ließen seine Erinnerungen zu einem Weltbestseller werden. Fünfzig Jahre nach der spektakulären Flucht Heinrich Harrers über den Hinmalaja nach Tibet kam das Abenteuer des Jahrhunderts in der Verfilmung von Jean-Jacques Annaud mit Brad Pitt in der Hauptrolle in die Kinos.

My eyes lifted to the horizon and the unmistakable snowy outline of Everest. Everest, the mountain of my childhood dreams. A mountain that has haunted me my whole life. A mountain I have seen hundreds of times in photographs and films but never in real life. In April 2018, seasoned adventurer...

In One Last Hit, Austin Rampt lays bare a life torn apart by addiction, where the pursuit of one more high led him from a troubled childhood in Tampa to fleeing the country and living in the dangerous underbelly of the Sinaloa Cartel. With unflinching honesty, he recounts the chaos of eight rehabs, jail cells, and a shattered family, each step deeper into the abyss threatening to consume him entirely. Yet, as Austin's world burns—literally and figuratively—a flicker of hope emerges, pulling him toward a truth he never expected to find.

The extraordinary true story of a young Jewish art student who not just survived but resisted and saved hundred of lives—all while retaining his infectious zeal for life.

In The Golden Mulligan and the Stroke That Changed the Game, Cella Renee invites listeners into her journey of resilience, faith, and purpose. From navigating young motherhood to surviving and recovering from a life-changing stroke, she reflects on how setbacks can be transformed into stepping stones. Blending the wisdom of golf with the realities of life, Cella shares stories of family, community, faith, and personal growth that highlight the freedom found in showing up authentically.

Al Mennie, internationaler Big-Wave-Surfer und Mental Health Advocate, teilt seine Reise durch die Gewässer des Nordatlantiks, sein Wissen über die gesundheitlichen Vorteile nächtlichen Schwimmens und wie er seinen „Mond" fand – etwas, das hell in seinem Leben leuchtet. Al kombiniert motivierende Texte mit eindrucksvoller Erzählkunst und gibt den Leser:innen Werkzeuge an die Hand, um selbst durch die Dunkelheit zu navigieren – buchstäblich und metaphorisch.

Chronicles of Deplorabella traces Deplorabella’s journey from the horrors of an abusive first homelife to the optimism of the American dream. Laced with despair, trauma, and death, her life takes a winding road away from a dysfunctional path. Her memoir reveals how her husband, family, friends, and faith liberated her from parents indoctrinated in a dystopian ideology.

Letizia ha vent'anni quando subisce violenza da un professore della sua università. Una violenza che la priva di tutto: fiducia, spensieratezza, felicità. Da quel momento il dolore diventa parte di lei, e con il tempo compaiono anche attacchi di panico e disturbi alimentari a ricordarle quanto fragile sia diventata. Ma a volte basta una frase per cambiare tutto: "Non è un dono ciò che ti è successo, non è niente di bello. Ma è successo, e ora sta a te decidere come sfruttarlo per uscirne". Poche parole, semplici e luminose, che le riaccendono qualcosa dentro.

In May 1996, three expeditions attempted to climb Mount Everest on the Southeast Ridge route pioneered by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953. Crowded conditions slowed their progress. Late in the day twenty-three men and women—including expedition leaders Scott Fischer and Rob Hall—were caught in a ferocious blizzard.