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Derick Lugo had never been hiking. He certainly couldn't imagine going more than a day without manicuring his goatee. But with a job cut short and no immediate plans, this fixture of the New York comedy scene began to think about what he might do with months of free time. He had heard of the Appalachian Trail, but he had never seriously considered attempting to hike all 2,184.2 miles of it. Suddenly he found himself asking, Could he do it?

En 2017, l'association Sea Shepherd fondée par le capitaine Paul Watson fête ses quarante ans. Quarante ans de lutte sans relâche pour la préservation des océans. Quarante ans sur la ligne de front. Une tête mise à prix par la mafia taïwanaise, son nom placé sur la notice Rouge d'Interpol suite aux mandats d'arrêt lancés par le Costa Rica et le Japon, une arrestation en Allemagne qu'il quitte en catimini les cheveux teints et une chemise hawaïenne sur le torse.

The world is overheating, and despite good intentions and significant efforts, emissions increase nearly every year. The challenge is immense, but there are solutions. In this lucid, inspiring essay, Alan Finkel maps Australia’s path forward. He explains the solar and wind revolution and addresses the challenge of intermittent supply. He introduces hydrogen, the energy hope of the future. He traces the rise and rise of the electric car. He shows how we can build a zero-emissions world.

Encircling London like a noose, the M25 is a road to nowhere, but when Iain Sinclair sets out to walk this asphalt loop - keeping within the 'acoustic footprints' - he is determined to find out where the journey will lead him. Stumbling upon converted asylums, industrial and retail parks, ring-fenced government institutions and lost villages, Sinclair discovers a Britain of the fringes, a landscape consumed by developers. London Orbital charts this extraordinary trek and round trip of the soul, revealing the country as you've never seen it before.

The Wild Kindness: A Psilocybin Odyssey is the lyrical, unforgettable memoir of Bett Williams's relationship with psilocybin mushrooms, otherwise known as magic mushrooms. In pursuit of self-healing, she begins experimenting with mushrooms in solitary ceremonies by the fire. Word soon gets out about her New Mexican desert mushroom farm, though, and people arrive in droves. Not long after, the police read her her Miranda Rights, her relationships fall out of whack, and her dog Rosie just might be CIA.

Patton foi um dos personagens mais famosos e controversos da Segunda Guerra Mundial. General competente e carismático, ficou conhecido pelas suas falas pouco convencionais, como aquela da famosa cena de abertura do filme que leva seu nome. Originário de uma família rica e poderosa (sendo considerado o mais rico oficial do Exército dos eua na sua época), Patton era capaz de falar com a linguagem simples dos soldados. Seu poder de persuasão podia levar a tropa aos maiores sacrifícios, o que fazia dele um comandante amado e odiado ao mesmo tempo.

Un lobo marsupial extinto es un fantasma. Una tortuga es un espíritu antiguo que se pasea por una isla en el fin del mundo. Un oso polar disecado es la modesta prueba de una inmensa derrota. Ya sean las aguas microscópicas en las que habita el resistente tardígrado, la ardiente imaginación de la que proviene el imposible lebrílope o la reserva de Woodside, California, donde la gorila Koko aprendió lenguaje de señas, cada ecosistema se presenta como un lugar de descubrimiento, de comunión.

The Last Great Mountain tells the story of the first ascent of Kangchenjunga the third highest but reputedly the hardest mountain in the world. It was an astonishing achievement for a British team led by Everest veteran Charles Evans. Drawing on interviews, diaries and unpublished accounts, Mick Conefrey begins his story in 1905 with the disastrous first attempt on the mountain by a team led by Aleister Crowley, explores the three dramatic German expeditions of the the late 1920s and brings it all to a climax 50 years later with the first ascent by Joe Brown and George Band.

The Fastest Game in the World is a global history of a global sport, drawing upon research conducted around the world in a variety of languages. From Canadian prairies to Swiss mountain resorts, Soviet housing blocks to American suburbs, Bruce Berglund takes listeners on an international tour, seamlessly weaving in hockey’s local, national, and international trends.

Voici l'histoire peu ordinaire d'un homme né sans main gauche qui décida un jour de devenir marin professionnel. Damien Seguin sera au départ du prochain Vendée Globe en 2020. Damien a toujours su ce qu'il voulait faire de sa vie. La preuve : ses deux titres aux JO d'Athènes et de Rio, ses trois Route du Rhum accomplies entre 2010 et 2018, sa victoire dans le Tour de France à la voile en 2017 démontrent bien que le handicap n'est pas une anomalie mais peut être un formidable moyen d'insertion pour les jeunes.

Un guide militant pour faire entrer le "zéro" dans notre mode de vie. Antigaspi, zéro déchet, fin de la pollution au plastique et utilisation des monnaies locales sont des thèmes de la démarche "zéro", qui accueille toutes les actions visant à mettre un terme à la consommation sans limite, à favoriser la justice sociale et à œuvrer pour la transition écologique.

La période 2020 - 2050 sera la plus bouleversante qu'aura jamais vécu l'humanité en si peu de temps. L'effondrement de notre civilisation industrielle s'y produira à l'échelle mondiale, probablement dans les années 2020, certainement dans les années 2030. L'ouvrage examine les origines écologiques, économiques, financières et politiques de cet effondrement et, surtout, leurs relations systémiques.

Vaincre, au plein cœur de l'hiver et sans oxygène, le Nanga Parbat, cette montagne tueuse, immense pyramide de gneiss cuirassée de glace qui culmine au Pakistan à 8 125 mètres, c'est l'exploit qu'ont réalisé le 25 janvier 2018 Élisabeth Revol et son compagnon de cordée Tomasz Mackiewicz.

Marine algae are the supreme eco-engineers of life: they oxygenate the waters, create habitat for countless other organisms, and form the base of a food chain that keeps our planet unique in the universe as we know it. In this audiobook Josie Iselin explores both the artistic and the biological presence of 16 seaweeds and kelps that live in the thin region where the Pacific Ocean converges with the North American continent - a place of incomparable richness.

En 1518, un cuarto de siglo después de Cristóbal Colón, Magallanes convenció al rey de España, Carlos I, de que le proporcionara una flota para explorar el mar que separaba Asia de América. A sus treinta y nueve años, al mando de una flota de 5 barcos y 265 hombres, comenzaba un episodio que marcaría la historia de la navegación y de la humanidad.

Il y a quelque chose de pourri au royaume du bio. Voilà pourquoi, après le constat alarmant dressé dans "Vous êtes fous d'avaler ça !", son premier best-seller, et les solutions concrètes pour manger sainement apportées dans "Et maintenant on mange quoi ?", Christophe Brusset part en croisade contre les "imposteurs du bio".

Pélissier, ganador del Tour de 1923, protestaba contra la dureza del reglamento: "Pronto nos colocarán plomo en los bolsillos". El pequeño Robic, ganador del 47, se cargaba de plomo para bajar más rápido. El sufrimiento que impone el Tour es de plomo, pero también lo es el empeño de los ciclistas. ¡Descubre los bastidores del Tour de Francia, sus personajes, giros históricos y sus más célebres anécdotas en este audiolibro!

With humility and willingness to apply nature’s experience to our human-constructed world, DeFries demonstrates, we can withstand uncertain and perilous times. Exploring the lessons that life on Earth can teach us about coping with complexity, What Would Nature Do? offers timely options for civilization to reorganize for a safe and prosperous future.

Robert Penn ha montado en bicicleta casi todos los días de su vida. La utiliza para ir a trabajar, para darse baños de aire y sol, para mantenerse sano y para sentirse libre. Este es el relato de su historia de amor con el ciclismo y del viaje que emprendió para construir la bicicleta de sus sueños, un desenfrenado peregrinaje que lo conduce de inventores de bicicletas de montaña californianos a constructores de cuadros artesanales británicos.

What would one call taking teens with no evident running talent and putting them through breakneck training combined with mantras from rock n' roll, techniques from Kenya, and philosophy from Australia, and turning them into champions? Is it revolutionary? Or just plain crazy? Bill Aris has heard both, but one thing is indisputable. Everything Aris does with his runners - male and female - is new and extraordinary, and he has created a new American running dynasty.