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Zonder vastomlijnd plan of enig idee waar ze aan begint, reist Maud uiteindelijk 28 maanden door 15 landen. De reis brengt niet alleen waanzinnige avonturen, maar ook momenten van kwetsbaarheid en zelfreflectie met zich mee. Maud leert over haar angsten heen te stappen en dichter bij zichzelf te komen.

In Driving Lessons, Christopher B. Strain sets out on a quintessential American road trip, exploring not just the roads and byways of the country but the road trip's place in American culture. Strain dives into the well of American travel writing, illuminating fascinating aspects of the road trip, such as how race, class, and gender shape the experiences of road trippers.

In the vein of #1 New York Times bestseller Soul Surfer, this inspiring story of loss and resilience follows the Reeder family after a horrific shark attack. A two-week vacation to the Florida Keys meant Mary and Jameson Sr. could share the beauty of their favorite turquoise-blue waters with...

“This beautifully braided story...reveals the best and worst of humanity. A magnificent work of narrative nonfiction, true to the past and essential for the present.”—Mitchell Zuckoff, New York Times bestselling author of Lost in Shangri-La and 13 Hours An epic story of the triumph of good...

When Brandon Blackmore left the FLDS Church in 2012, he had to endure seeing his children taken from him by the cult—and fought tooth and nail to keep the FLDS from trafficking his children. This is that story.

Em 2021, em plena pandemia, a navegadora Tamara Klink partiu da França com o objetivo de chegar até a costa brasileira pelo mar. Nessa empreitada ambiciosa, contou apenas com a companhia permanente de seu caderno e do barco, Sardinha. À distância, teve o apoio (e também a preocupação) constante da família, dos amigos, de Henrique — conselheiro de primeira hora —, e dos admiradores nas redes sociais, que seguiram a viagem praticamente em tempo real.

Join in a rollicking sailing adventure with Alex Rust and crew as they make their way around the world. High seas! Sailing inland on rivers including the Sepik and the Amazon. Engine trouble! Banana bread, rotting fruit, baguettes, crackers with some islanders, pearls, rum, more engine trouble, alligators, fishing, jumping off the mast, a stolen engine, betrayal, seasick sailors, volcano eruptions, surfing, and a crew that just keeps going no matter what.

After a life-changing neck injury left him paralyzed, Ed Jackson defied the odds to walk again. Driven by a renewed perspective on life and determination to push his limits, Ed set out to climb Himlung Himal—a 7,126-meter peak deep in Nepal's Himalayas. Stranded on the side of the mountain with no shelter, minimal food and water, and fading hope, the team endured a harrowing night, unsure if rescue would ever come.

In this memoir–a mix of poetry, prose, and storytelling–Leena Magdi describes a mind altered by grief. Exploring the sudden loss of her brother and the war in Sudan, readers dive headfirst into Leena’s world.

Ten Stories from the Killing Fields shares ten extraordinary, true accounts of Cambodian believers who lived—and died—through this horror. These deeply moving stories reveal the courage, endurance, and unwavering faith of ordinary Christians in the face of unspeakable evil.

Am 10.12.1973 beobachteten zwei Personen gegen 20:30 Uhr ein seltsames Flugobjekt vom Berg Hochries in Bayern aus. Als sie Leuchtraketen abfeuerten, schien es darauf zu reagieren. Außerdem gab es weitere ähnliche Sichtungen. Alles zu den Vorfällen kann man in diesem Hörspiel hören.

Ida Pfeiffer, erste Weltreisende und Reiseschriftstellerin: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten!

After I'd got him out of harm's way, I dived back in yet again and swam out past the surf-break, out to where the other two lads were floundering. Then, one at a time, I took them back onto the rocks – all done against the raging rip and wild surf. By then an hour or so had passed. Still, severe cuts, bruises and abrasions aside, I'd successfully saved the lives of the four young people who, in all probability, would've otherwise drowned.

"Digging For Life" is a moving narrative by Adiang Assuoe, chronicling his harrowing journey from Cameroon to the diamond fields of Angola. In this heartfelt memoir, Assuoe shares his pursuit of a better life in post-apartheid South Africa, a dream that tragically lands him in a world of exploitation and enslavement. Assuoe's storytelling captures the essence of an individual's struggle against overwhelming odds, making "Digging For Life" a compelling read that resonates with anyone who has dared to dream. It's a story that stays with you, long after the last page is turned.

Eine schwere degenerative Erkrankung des motorischen Nervensystems, undenkbar, unumkehrbar, vermeintlich unheilbar. Doch trotz der Erkenntnis, dass er nach und nach seine Bewegungsfähigkeit einbüßen und auf die Hilfe anderer angewiesen sein wird, verliert Philipp nicht seinen Lebensmut. Er beginnt, sich mit grundlegenden Fragen auseinanderzusetzen, Fragen zu Leben und Tod, zur Schulmedizin und möglichen Alternativen, zu Sinn und Spiritualität.

A grieving young Irish immigrant puts his motherless infant son in the hands of strangers and sails away, never to be heard from again. An old cowboy turns his ranch over to his wife and rides off into the sunset. A glimpse of a hobo waiting by muddy waters to board a west-bound freight train, the stuff of a young boy’s dreams.

Это история русского мальчика Алёши, которого в детстве все звали просто Лёнькой. Он своими глазами видел, как фашисты расправлялись с его односельчанами, едва не потерял мать и пытался бороться, уйдя в стихийно созданный партизанский отряд. Но в то ужасное лето 1941 года было сложно противостоять страшной «коричневой чуме» — вместе с матерью Лёньку насильственно отправили в германский трудовой лагерь, где на долю малолетнего паренька выпали не только невыносимые условия содержания и работы, но и самые настоящие пытки.

Lovestruck and newly unemployed, Andrew Singer cashes in his savings to investigate a key question: Is #vanlife as awesome as it looks? After all, what could go wrong when two millennials—who have never used a saw before—attempt to convert a plumber’s van into a tiny home-on-wheels?

THE RUNAWAY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER & ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2025 A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOK OF 2025 ALSO NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2025 BY NPR, VOGUE, TIME MAGAZINE, THE NEW YORKER, AND MORE “This is nonfiction that reads like fiction – the best kind. Elmhirst’s...

Wildfire shares the drama, hardships, and experiences of the firefighters who try, sometimes in vain, to prevent destruction when a spark flares out of control. Hansen tells the rich and frightening stories of the firefighters themselves and the challenges they face: a safety system struggling to keep up with fire seasons that are lengthening, fires that are becoming more extreme, and agencies that are struggling to cover the bills.