Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance

Reducere. The harrowing story of the ill-fated Endurance, now in paperback. In August 1914, Ernest Shackleton and 27 men sailed from England in an attempt to...

Reducere. The harrowing story of the ill-fated Endurance, now in paperback. In August 1914, Ernest Shackleton and 27 men sailed from England in an attempt to...

Reducere. The story of Truman Everts survival for 37 days in Yellowstone is an astonishing tale of one man's struggle against the wilderness.What started out...

DescriptionIn the last days of thetwenty-first century, sea creatures swim through the ruins of London. Trappedin the abyss, humankind wavers betwe...

Reducere. DescriptionBetween 1933 and 1945, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party were responsible for the persecution of millions of Jews across Europe.This extra...

Reducere. DescriptionBetween 1933 and 1945, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party were responsible for the persecution of millions of Jews across Europe.This extra...

Reducere. Mike May spent his life crashing through. Blinded at age three, he defied expectations by breaking world records in downhill speed skiing, joining ...

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One young chef's ode in recipes and words to the isolated, Australian island-state at the bottom of the world. How Wild Things Are celebrates natur...

Description"Riveting." --The New York Times Book Review Hundreds of miles from civilization, two ships wreck on opposite ends of the same deserted ...

A wealthy lawyer, debonair ladies' man, consummate actor, and courageous gambler, Dusko Popov played the role of playboy amongst the top echelons o...

Unlike official history, which takes long and impersonal strides through the past, this book describes individual human destinies that convey the s...

Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): SE WoodsIllustration(s): 12Number of pages: 44Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 280 x 215 x 10Cover...

The first short-story collection from Jamaica Kincaid, this is a stunning evocation of life as a young Afro-Caribbean woman.Publisher: Pan Macmilla...

Reducere. In 1943 a young official from the German foreign ministry contacted Allen Dulles, an OSS officer in Switzerland who would later head the Central In...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Ranulph FiennesNumber of pages: 416Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 128 x 198 x 33Cover type: Paperback / s...

Reducere. A National Geographic Best Book of the Year National Bestseller Many people dream of escaping modern life. Most will never act on it--but in 1986, ...

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Publisher: Restless BooksAuthor(s): Linda BondestamIllustration(s): Full-color illustrations throughoutTranslator: A. A. PrimeNumber of pages: 46Pu...

DescriptionThe classic work on American racism and the struggle for racial justice, now with a new foreword by Michelle Alexander In Faces at the B...

A worst-day-ever adventure featuring famous faces from across history. Billy and his dog Shakespeare race against time to close a history-bending w...

Publisher: Peachtree Publishers, U.S.Author(s): Mary BattenNumber of pages: 40Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 248 x 287 x 15Cover type: HardbackI...

The moving story of the unlikely friendship that developed between then 25 year old archaeologist John Henry Phillips and D-Day survivor Patrick Th...

Reducere. First appearing in 1919, "South: The Endurance Expedition" is the gripping account of those who traveled with Sir Ernest Shackleton on his third ex...

Reducere. a story about a wildflower patch at the bottom of Dudley's garden. His cultivated flowers think that something terrible must have happened when the...

Publisher: ECW Press, CanadaAuthor(s): Pat LapradeNumber of pages: 550Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 151 x 228 x 31Cover type: Paperback / softb...

Reducere. He escaped from one of the world's most brutal regimes.Then, he decided to tunnel back in. In the summer of 1962, a young student named Joachim Rud...

Reducere. Jamaica Kincaid's At the Bottom of the River ... inspired, lyrical short storiesReading Jamaica Kincaid is to plunge, gently, into another way of s...

Reducere. A seafaring story with a twist--the incredible voyage of a shipload of "disorderly girls" and the men who transported them, fell for them, and sold...

A chilling true story of two American teens recruited as killers for a Mexican cartel, and their pursuit by an increasingly disillusioned detective.

Reducere. A seafaring story with a twist -- the incredible voyage of a shipload of disorderly girls and the men who transported them, fell for them, and sold...

Reducere. A gripping narrative of New Netherland a story of global sweep centered on a wilderness called Manhattan that transforms our understanding of early...

The first in a new series, with the second due to be published in Spring 2010. Precocious 11-year old Flavia tries to solve a murder. *Also appeare...

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Reducere. A gripping tale of one of history's most bizarre events, and what it reveals about the strange possibilities of human nature In the searing July he...

Reducere. In California, a team of talented young men begin pursuing the most elusive dream in sports, the Olympic Games. The pressure steadily increases as ...

I had drifted, gotten lost, strayed from the paths and places I love. I felt Shetland calling me, and in this moment, I began my slow, imperfect jo...

Reducere. DescriptionHaving faced fear many times, Goldstein has learnt that no matter how genuine the actual danger we confront may be, we have two choices:...

Reducere. WEREWOLF: The True Story of an Extraordinary Police Dog is the raw, first-hand account of the life of a police K9 named "Brag" and his cop partner....

Reducere. An extraordinary and delightful true story. Tama was a homeless cat who lived in Japan. Her loving nature, goodwill and loyalty saved a railway com...

-This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can.- With these words, Lieutenan...

Reducere. In the wake of Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt called for the largest arms buildup in our nation's history. A shortage of steel, however, quickly...

Reducere. DescriptionThe latest book from bestselling author Paul Connolly. An uncensored account of his extraordinary true life story and his lifelong strug...

DescriptionLeft for Dead at Nijmegen recalls the larger-than-life experiences of an American paratrooper, Gene Metcalfe, who served in the 82nd Air...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jim DutcherAuthor: Jamie DutcherWith: James ManfullFor centuries, wolves have haunted the human imagination. It has been ac...

Reducere. The true story of one of the oldest plantations in central Virginia and the people that lived there over a span of centuries. This story is about t...

In this stunning follow-up to his best-selling book, The Five Temptations of a CEO, Patrick Lencioni offers up another leadership fable that's ever...

Reducere. An Amazon Best of The Year Nonfiction SelectionLibrary Journal Top Ten Book of the Year The Extraordinary True Story of Kim Jong-Il's kidnapping of...