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Why would a 57-year-old with a genetic heart condition attempt the fastest journey on foot from Cape Town to Cairo? In Running Africa, Keith Boyd tells the story of his epic run, complete with injuries, illness, being taken hostage, getting caught up in a rebel firefight, and having members of his team imprisoned.

Kidnapping : Péripéties et Révélations d'une Victime raconte l'histoire d'un journaliste enlevé à son domicile, à Port-au-Prince, Haïti, par un puissant gang. Libéré au bout de quelques jours de séquestration, l'otage partage cette amère expérience et révèle les facettes souterraines du fonctionnement de l'une des plus grandes cellules de kidnapping de la capitale haïtienne.

Das Leben ist eine Reise mit unbekanntem Ziel. Aber wie leben wir auf Reisen, wie schlafen, wo wohnen, was essen wir, wie lieben, streiten und arbeiten wir, während wir, mit allen Risiken und Nebenwirkungen, permanent unterwegs sind, die Welt zu erkunden, um dem Ort unserer Sehnsucht ein Stück näher zu kommen? Wer wüsste das besser als Felicitas Hoppe, die seit ihrer Weltumrundung auf einem Containerfrachtschiff mit ihrer Fantasie und Erzähllust mühelos sämtliche Grenzen überwindet.

The Traveler’s Guide to Life is a captivating memoir that blends the thrill of global exploration with the deeper search for freedom, resilience, and self-discovery. Through vivid storytelling, Zhara York takes listeners across more than forty countries — from rooftop cafés in Madrid and hidden souks in Morocco to the sunlit vineyards of Tuscany and the turquoise waters of the Caribbean.

In the 1990s, American interest in Cuban cigars had reached historic levels—and Scott Anthony was in the middle of it. The head of an underground Cuban cigar empire, Scott was born into a world of scarce resources and few role models, where joining a street gang was easy and staying out of prison was hard.

What happens when the parachute doesn’t open? For Rex Alan Davis, a decorated Army officer, that question became a reality during a near-fatal parachute accident that left him broken, immobile, and forced into a yearlong recovery. But Free Fall is about more than a soldier’s survival—it’s about the universal moments when life rips away our safety net. Whether through divorce, betrayal, addiction, financial collapse, or unexpected loss, everyone experiences their own “free fall”—a season when the ground gives way and we’re left asking: Is there a way back?

Some stories don’t explain themselves. They stay with you. A Voice From the Road is a quiet, unsettling true account of a night spent camping in a remote canyon—a place so familiar it felt safe. Until it wasn’t. Late at night, a calm voice drifted out of the darkness, calling for help. There were no headlights. No footsteps. No sign of anyone on the road. And yet, the voice was real—heard by two men who knew the land well and knew it shouldn’t have been there.

A deeply moving and intimate story that reveals how the ravages of history that tore one family apart echo across continents nearly a century later. "A memoir which ranks alongside The Hare with Amber Eyes."—The Times (London) Sorting through papers and photographs after his mother's death...

When memory shatters, can a life be rebuilt? As a child, Derry O’Leary was misdiagnosed, slipped into a coma, and survived a brain tumour—waking to a world where his past was missing. What remained were fragments of a life he could no longer fully remember, like pieces of glass scattered across the years. But even shattered glass can catch the light. In his thirties, Derry began the long journey of piecing himself back together: relearning language and relationships, rebuilding identity, and discovering what it means to begin again—not just in survival, but in hope.

Why do two continents bear Amerigo Vespucci's name instead of Columbus's, despite Columbus reaching the New World first? Stefan Zweig solved this historical mystery in his 1942 final work through archival detective work. The answer: A German cartographer named Martin Waldseemüller, working in 1507, read an account claiming Vespucci reached the mainland before Columbus. Based on this likely forged document, Waldseemüller labeled the continents "America." The name spread across Europe in thousands of copies before the error was recognized—by then, too late to correct.

In the aftermath of tragedy, Barry Hoffner wanted to feel the pulse of the world again. The whole world. When Barry Hoffner lost his wife and travel partner, Jackie, in a sudden tragedy, his grief was a black hole that consumed everything. But amid the quiet wreckage of loss, something unexpected stirred: the call to move, to reconnect, and to live fully again.

Ultrarunner Andy Glaze has spent years moving through landscapes that test the limits of the human body—hundred-mile races, multi-day marathons, mountains and deserts that demanded everything. But the toughest endurance challenge Andy faced wasn’t found in any of those miles, it was in rebuilding a life shattered by addiction, institutional abuse, and a childhood full of chaos. This is the unfiltered story of how a kid fell hard but got back up even harder.

What happens when the truth you’ve been avoiding becomes the key to your healing? In My Bare Naked Truth: One Butterfly at a Time, Lori Welton invites listeners into a deeply personal and courageous memoir about faith, forgiveness, and transformation. This faith-based memoir explores the quiet battles of the heart—the struggles we carry in silence, the pain we learn to survive, and the courage it takes to finally confront what lies within. Through honest reflection and spiritual insight, Lori shares her journey of emotional healing and self-discovery. This is not a story about perfection.

Seven years on the road, living out of his van, The Taj Mahal Disco Fun Palace, John McManamy woke up with the sensation of an elephant crushing his chest. He just happened to be parked in the desert next to a rig with “Buddhist” on the signage. Never waste a good heart attack. A new road adventure is about to begin …“If you think you know what's going on, you have no idea what's going on.” We're in a strange new world now, where Buddha meets Oppenheimer meets brain science meets a force to be reckoned with Flower the Skunk.

No início do século XX, Shackleton viajou quatro vezes à Antártida. Embora as missões tenham fracassado em seus objetivos, o navegador se tornou uma lenda, graças à sua impressionante habilidade como líder. Narrado pelo escritor e explorador Ranulph Fiennes, este livro segue os passos de um homem que não conhecia o medo e viveu de forma extraordinária.

Dopo una vita da esploratore passata a sfidare i propri limiti, attraversare deserti e altezze vertiginose, Robert Peroni è un uomo in fuga da un mondo che non gli assomiglia più. Una spedizione lo porta in Groenlandia. Deve restarvi tre mesi. Ci rimane per sempre. Qui, accolto dal popolo inuit, Peroni scopre una cultura antica, fondata sulla mitezza, sull'ascolto, sulla capacità di vivere in armonia con una natura estrema e incontaminata.

In the award-winning "Don't Disappoint Daddy: A Story of Abuse, Abortion, and Acceptance in the Beloved", you'll walk with a woman who grew up believing love had to be earned and punishment avoided at all costs — even from God. When abuse and fear warp her sense of worth, religion only deepens the shame. Told with unflinching honesty, spiritual insight, and unexpected tenderness, this memoir is more than a recounting—it's a revelation.

Incest denial and sexual assaults disrupt a young woman's solo spiritual quest and her two romantic adventures in India in 1990-91. Two decades later, after profound healing, she's resilient at mid-life. Finding the love and intimacy she craves, she can, at last, forgive her dying father—and her mom, for her decades of silence.

New York City native Derick Lugo's life changed in 2012 when he spontaneously decided to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. In the years that followed, he became an advocate for the outdoors and eventually set out on his second thru-hike—this time on the Continental Divide Trail, one of the most challenging long trails in the world. A Fabulous Thru-Hike: 3,100 Miles on the Continental Divide Trail is the relatable, laugh-out-loud story of Derick Lugo's six-month adventure. From the deserts of New Mexico to the rugged mountains of Montana, Derick confronts heat sickness, vertigo, and self-doubt.

Im August 1912 bricht die Besatzung der Herzog Ernst unter Expeditionsleiter Herbert Schröder-Stranz nach Spitzbergen auf. Es ist die Zeit der großen Polarfahrten, der Wettlauf zum Südpol ist in vollem Gange. Auch die Deutsche Arktische Expedition soll aus mutigen Männern Helden machen. Doch die Mission, gescheitert an Unerfahrenheit und grenzenloser Selbstüberschätzung, endet in einem Desaster.