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In the 1700’s a Mestiza born in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia must leave her familiar surroundings to a new and inhospitable country in Central America with her family. After some time, she falls in love with a local boy but is forced not to see him. When the time comes when the fortress/small castle where she lives has to be defended from English filibusters, not only her young love but his father also dies.

In the spring of 2022, renowned long distance motorcycle riders Wendy Crockett and Ian McPhee set out to execute their meticulously planned World Record ride attempt. The premise was simple enough: Visit every Australian state in alphabetical order, documenting each visit by photographing the state’s capitol building. The approach would then be replicated in the United States, visiting a grand total of 58 capitols on an epic road trip adventure spanning two continents and three countries.

I would like to take you on a journey. It’s going to be a journey across many oceans, over a lot of water but very much a journey of the human spirit. This is not a sailing story. It’s much more than that. My seven crew and I participated in the fatal 1998 Sydney to Hobart yacht race in which 6 men tragically died, 55 were rescued and a number of boats sank. On our boat, for 15 hours, we thought that we had found out how we were going to die. By a slim margin, we managed to survive that incredible cornerstone event in each of our lives.

“Original, compelling, and memorable…Fehrman sheds new light on a fabled story, and tells it in a way that puts all of us back in a vanished but resonant world.” —Jon Meacham “Here, at long last, is the Lewis and Clark expedition presented in living technicolor.” —Hampton Sides...

Melanie stepped onto the Appalachian Trail with a desire to thruhike and strip life down to its essentials. She longed for clarity, challenge, and the freedom of the wild. What began as a test of endurance became a journey of resilience, self-discovery, and deep human connection. Through months of walking, she experienced both the beauty and the struggle of trail life, from the unpredictability of nature to the hilarious moments that only come with spending endless days in the wilderness. With humor, heart, and unfiltered honesty, she shares the lessons that transformed her along the way.

In this powerful memoir told through a series of raw, unfiltered letters, Tamara Dillard invites listeners into the most vulnerable parts of her story—from the pain of childhood abuse and the failures of the foster care system, to the healing she found in unexpected places and people. Each letter is written to someone who left an imprint on her life: the helpers, the hurters, and the bystanders. Letters to the Village is not just a story of survival—it's a testament to the ripple effects of our actions and inactions.

Vom Schatten ins Licht erzählt die eindrucksvolle Lebensgeschichte von Bagher Ahmadi, einem jungen Hazara aus Afghanistan, der sich bereits mit 13 Jahren gegen alle Widerstände auf die Suche nach Freiheit, Identität und einem neuen Leben machte. Aufgewachsen in den Bergen Afghanistans und geprägt von Verlust, Flucht und Entbehrungen, begibt er sich auf eine gefährliche Reise durch den Iran und Europa. Mit unerschütterlichem Willen trotzt der Krieg und der Einsamkeit des Exils verfolgt er unbeirrt seinen großen Traum: die Schauspielerei.

Emily Lyons survived a bomb detonated by Eric Robert Rudolph in Birmingham, Alabama on Jan 29th, 1998. Rudolph was on the FBI's Top Ten for over five years with a reward of one million dollars. The manhunt cost $30 million. Emily sustained extensive injuries, including the loss of her eye. This book is about the attack, but there is so much more – love and hate, life and death, joy and sorrow. Most of all, it is about survival. Tragic events do not make a person special. Life knocks everybody down. What counts is how you stand up afterwards.

In The Last Light with the Boys, Prescott "Puck" Smith delivers a powerful Vietnam War memoir that offers a firsthand account of one soldier’s journey through one of history’s most complex and controversial conflicts. From his early days as a Sacramento schoolteacher to becoming an infantry officer, Smith brings listeners into the heart of his military memoir, where war experiences quickly become a life-altering reality.

“Mi Vida Impactante: Del Dolor al Propósito” Es Una historia real de superación y fe que te tocará el alma. Desde un avión, sola y siendo aún una niña adolescente, Nuriss partió de su tierra natal rumbo a Estados Unidos con apenas 32 dólares, sin saber lo que le esperaba. No tenía adónde ir, pero llevaba algo mucho más poderoso: una historia real de superación y fe con abundantes bendiciones que comenzaba a escribirse con cada paso que daba.

Diary of a Dog Patcher is a raw and unflinching memoir of trauma, survival, and transformation — told with heartbreaking honesty, unexpected humor, and a fierce love that refuses to let silence win. Born into a lineage of addiction, abandonment, suicide, and shame, Casey Carpenter was adopted at age five by her maternal grandparents. Raised in a modest neighborhood known as “Dog Patch,” where grief was inherited and hard things weren’t spoken aloud, she learned early how to patch together what others left broken.

The Light Above the Trees is the raw, powerful, and deeply inspiring story of La-Nicea Ward—a woman, a mother, a veteran, and a survivor. Born in Opelousas, Louisiana, La-Nicea survived childhood abuse, teenage motherhood, domestic violence, and military trauma. Yet, through the darkest moments, she found the strength to rise—again and again. From basic training to building a 4,000 sq. ft. home for her family, she defied the odds and rewrote her legacy.

In a gripping and deeply personal memoir series, The Girl Who Ran shares the extraordinary journey from a childhood marred by extreme abuse and oppression in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to the hard-earned freedom and self-sufficiency she achieved as an adult in America. Born into a world of gender-based violence, child exploitation, and constant threats to her life, her survival became an act of defiance against the oppressive forces that sought to silence her.

Um der erblindenden Pauli die Welt zu zeigen, nimmt sich die fünfköpfige Familie von Josefine Gauck (Enkelin von Joachim Gauck) ein Sabbatical und geht auf eine einjährige Reise um die Welt. In Kanada, USA, Neuseeland, Australien und Bali tauchen sie so in das Leben anderer Menschen ein. Pauli und ihre Brüder erleben die Freiheit in den Baumwipfeln eines kanadischen Kletterwalds und entdecken, wie weich Ziegeneuter sich beim Melken anfühlen.

As tantilizing new evidence mounts, Hartigan and her fellow investigators descend deeper into a world of conspiracy and obsession. Through its irresistible characters and prodigious research, Lost reveals not just why we remember Amelia Earhart as a trailblazer and adventurer, but why unsolved mysteries keep us forever searching for answers.

In "Africa to Arizona–Memories of a South African Scatterling" Tihêhô takes listeners on a captivating journey through his life, spanning continents and cultures. Born and raised on the picturesque farm of Wintershoek in South Africa, his childhood is filled with adventures, close encounters with wildlife, and the unique experiences of rural life. Tihêhô's early years are rich with memories that shaped his identity. His years in the military also left scars on him–both psychological as well as physical.

Virtue of Honor: Acquiring Truth is my unfiltered memoir of resilience, corporate betrayal, and the battle to rise from the ashes. This is an unflinching trauma survivor story that pulls no punches—naming the abuse, the silence, and the psychological cost of living with Complex PTSD. It’s a raw mental health memoir that goes beyond theory into the lived reality of fighting for self-worth, breaking trauma cycles, and leading yourself when no one else believes in you. If you’ve ever been underestimated, dismissed, or told to stay quiet, this is the blueprint for turning pain into power.

Everest–the highest peak in the world, the ultimate challenge to a mountaineer's skill and endurance. It had been climbed before, but never like this. Chris Bonington and his team had ambitions to climb it–the hard way.

Fraud is a raw, unfiltered memoir by Tom Gitchel Jr. that takes listeners deep inside the chaos of addiction, self-deception, and recovery. Chance James had a nursing license, a job, and a family who believed in him. But behind the mask, he was unraveling—addicted, ashamed, and living a lie he could no longer maintain. In a desperate attempt to escape, he faked his own abduction—and that is where the real story begins. This powerful true account follows his journey through rock bottom, detox, rehab, and the painful but redemptive process of learning to live again.

At age fourteen, Giselle McNab was on her own. Grieving the loss of her childhood, Giselle wrestled with the events of the past and the bleak promise of her future. She wondered where she would go when she hit rock bottom. In this intense and emotional retelling of events in her life, Giselle weaves an incredible story of triumph and overcoming every odd stacked against her. She explores the family dynamics, financial struggles, and emotional trauma that perpetuated a cycle of abuse in her childhood and even into her adolescence.