Titres dans Aventuriers, explorateurs et survie

In the early years of the 18th century, a band of French scientists set off on a daring, decade-long expedition to South America in a race to measure the precise shape of the earth. Like Lewis and Clark's exploration of the American West, their incredible mission revealed the mysteries of a little-known continent to a world hungry for discovery. Scaling 16,000-foot mountains in the Peruvian Andes, and braving jaguars, pumas, insects, and vampire bats in the jungle, the scientists barely completed their mission.

At the age of 24, Alastair Humphreys set off to try to cycle round the world. By the time he arrived back home, four years later, he had ridden 46,000 miles across five continents on a budget of just £7,000. From frozen Siberia tundra to the jungles of central Africa, Alastair recounts his...

The Story of My Life is the explosive and exhilarating autobiography by the infamous libertine Giacomo Casanova. Intense and scandalous, Casanova's extraordinary adventures take the listener on an incredible voyage across 18th-century Europe - from France to Russia, Poland to Spain, and Turkey to Germany, with Venice at their heart.

Gather around for campfire stories with the MeatEater crew as they share sixteen harrowing true tales of survival, grit, and misfortune in the great outdoors—an immersive audio experience from the host of the long-running Netflix series and top-ranked wilderness podcast. In Campfire...

An unprecedented behind-the-scenes view into the life of Anthony Bourdain from the people who knew him best. When Anthony Bourdain died in June 2018, fans around the globe came together to celebrate the life of an inimitable man who had dedicated his life to traveling nearly everywhere (and...

A guide to some of the world’s most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, television host, and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony Bourdain Anthony Bourdain saw more of the world than nearly anyone. His travels took him from the hidden pockets of his hometown of New York to...

On his 44th birthday, Eric Newby sets out on an incredible journey: to travel the 1,200-mile length of India's holy river. In a misguided attempt to keep him out of trouble, Wanda, his lifelong travel companion and wife, is to be his fellow boatwoman. Their plan is to begin in the great plain of Hardwar and finish in the Bay of Bengal, but the journey almost immediately becomes markedly slower and more treacherous than either had imagined - running aground 63 times in the first six days.

The devastating true story of one woman's search for her husband and son aboard the lost Titan sub. Written and read by Christine Dawood, widow and mother of two Titan submersible victims, Ninety-Six Hours is a deeply personal memoir chronicling the harrowing search and rescue operation following the Oceangate disaster in June 2023.

What would you do if you knew your time was limited? At just 30 years old, Iain Ward was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour and told he might have only a few years left to live. Rather than retreat from life, he set himself an extraordinary goal: to break the world record for the most...

The Last Englishman is an extraordinary travel memoir by an experienced long-distance hiker. If you believe there’s more to life than work, yearn for new horizons and challenges, and believe in overcoming adversity, then you’ll love Keith Foskett’s tale of exploration.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A powerful memoir of a love that leads two people to find a courageous way to part—and a woman’s struggle to go forward in the face of loss—that “enriches the reader’s life with urgency and gratitude” (The Washington Post) “A pleasure to read...

An inspiring selection of hand-picked adventures, chosen and narrated by Ed Stafford. For those who don’t mind a bit of discomfort in order to experience the wilder side of our amazing planet. Open your mind and reboot your soul with these unforgettable adventures. Get a taste of total freedom...

Nadja Engsig fra TV2-dokumentaren ”Nadja og de 170 kilo” fortæller i denne bog sin personlige historie om en kaotisk barndom, hvor mad blev det eneste faste holdepunkt. Om svigt, smerte og sorg – og et tiltagende misbrug af makrelmadder, marsbarer og mayonnaise. Hvordan bliver man et helt...

Jørn Jønke Nielsen er blevet kaldt meget, også rockersvin. Uanset kaldenavne, så kommer ingen uden om, at Jønke er den – nu tidligere rocker og biker – alle i Danmark kender. Hvis nogen ved hvad de taler om, når det gælder rockerkulturen i Danmark, så er det ham. Jønke er født i...

Jeg var 11, da min mor strammede tørklædet om mit hår. 12, da mine forældre sendte mig på genopdragelse i Marokko. 16, da de giftede mig bort til en voksen mand. Og 17, da jeg blev mor. Men jeg nægtede at leve en kuet kvindes liv. MIT INDRE ATLAS er en barsk, men også inspirerende...

I Alberts korte liv nåede han at opleve mere, end mange andre nogensinde kommer til. Han var en af de første youtubere i Danmark. Sammen med en håndfuld andre youtubere var han med at til at forme branchen. Han inspirerede sine fans med sine mange sjove videoer. Han nåede at udgive 12...

En autentisk roadtripfortælling gennem en families historie fra Lolland til Ozarks i den amerikanske delstat Missouri og tilbage igen. Forfatteren og hans datter befinder sig ved bogens begyndelse i hillbilly country på roadtrip langt fra turistruterne på jagt efter en 100 år gammel...

This book is about overcoming all the odds. It is achievement paired with loss, and accomplishment paired with adversity. It is having faith that in all things, even the most challenging and heartbreaking, you can learn and gain something important. It begins with the hope and belief that you can get through anything, even if it's your only option.

Andrew Taylor, an amateur sailor, taking part in the 9th Clipper round the world yacht race, aboard the 70' ocean racing yacht 'Derry LondonDerry Doire', is lost overboard, totally alone and lost in the ice cold North Pacific for almost two hours.

For listeners 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...