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Sometimes enough is enough. And after suicide claimed three people from different parts of Evan “Sweet” Hansen’s life, he decided to do something about it. Motivated by the losses surrounding him, Evan set out to pick a fight with suicide. But instead of throwing punches, he chose to take steps. An experienced backpacker and outdoorsman, Evan came up with a plan: He would carry a little, yellow canoe on his shoulders for 313 miles as part of a suicide prevention awareness campaign called, “Portage for a Purpose.”

أقدم وصف أجنبي لروسيا كتبه بن فضلان عام 921-924م. فقد زار أحمد بن فضلان روسيا برسالة من الخليفة العباسي إلى ملك الصقالبة. ما زال الالتباس والادعاء يكتنفان واحدة من أهم...

Join the captivating world of Unraveled Chaos, a memoir that takes you on an exhilarating ride through Kersten's tumultuous life. In this audio experience, Kersten shares her story with raw honesty and infectious energy, recounting her adventurous childhood filled with fast cars, reckless escapades, and the complexities of family dynamics.

From the creators of the New York Times bestselling audio series Campfire Stories and MeatEater’s American History comes a new audiobook original that plunges listeners into the untamed world of a celebrated and misunderstood group of nineteenth-century outdoorsmen: the Mountain Men. Steven...

The Norwegian explorer, philosopher and acclaimed writer tells of his historic 58-day journey to the North Pole on skis in this provocative memoir that is a profound meditation on nature and the history of explorers' obsession. The North Pole looms large in our collective psyche—the ultimate...

Based on diary entries, news articles, published sources, interviews, and personal memories from the author and other family members, Crossing the Yellowstone: The Saga of a Montana Ranch Family is a classic American drama of challenges met and legacies left. In 1894, Andy Mercer journeyed on horseback from Missouri to the Great Plains, with plans to homestead in the West.

The story of a wanderer, long-distance tramper and hut-bagging legend. Paul Kilgour was bitten by the tramping bug early. He began going on epic trips as a young boy, beyond the farm and along the coast. During these wanderings, he met old folk living simply in tiny huts out the back of farms...

Join Zora O’Neill for a grand tour through the Middle East, to laugh with her in Egypt, delight in the stories she passes on from the Gulf region, and find yourself transformed by her experiences in Lebanon and Morocco. She’s packed her dictionaries, her unsinkable sense of humor, and her talent for making fast friends of strangers. From quiet, bougainvillea-lined streets to the lively buzz of crowded medinas, from families’ homes to local hot spots, she brings a part of the world that is often flattened by news headlines into real and colorful relief.

This is my story of survival during and after Hurricane Helene in Burnsville, North Carolina. It was a time when there was no power, water, cell phones, or outside communication at all. We were trapped in a seven-mile radius. All the roads to leave were destroyed.

Matt Dawson is a six-time world-record-holding endurance and adventure athlete who, within a twelve-month period, climbed the highest peak on every continent, skied to the South Pole, trekked solo and unsupported across the Mojave Desert and Death Valley, and rowed across the Atlantic Ocean. Performing in the planet’s harshest environments, he learned that his greatest obstacles don’t originate in the outside world, but within himself. That life doesn’t have to be a relentless battle against his deepest fears and shortcomings.

Sie war ein Wunschkind und hatte scheinbar die besten Voraussetzungen für ein glückliches Leben. Trotzdem tauchen bei ihr immer wieder schwerwiegende körperliche und psychische Symptome auf, die sie sich lange nicht erklären konnte und die sie stark beeinträchtigten: Sie war seit ihrer Jugend depressiv, litt unter schlimmen Schmerzen oder war in heftige Unfälle verwickelt, hatte Beziehungsschwierigkeiten, stieß schnell an ihre Belastungsgrenze, erlebte Todesangst.

On September 11th, 1974, a commercial airliner operated by Eastern Airlines crashed in the fields outside the Charlotte International Airport. 72 people perished in this crash which was attributed to pilot error on approach. 10 passengers survived the crash and went on to recount their stories of that day. This account is Richard's personal experiences leading up to, during and after that fateful crash.

My Beautiful Black Butterfly is a gripping and heartfelt memoir of survival, resilience, and hope. From enduring the unthinkable to finding the courage to reclaim her life, the author takes listeners on a deeply personal journey through years of abuse, trauma, and self-discovery.

In the summer of 1972, the open road beckoned best friends, nineteen-year-old Barry Johnson and twenty-year-old Bobby Young. Carrying backpacks with the essentials, staples of Kraft Mac and Cheese, dressed in jeans, Frye boots, with $100 each, they set off from their homes in Massachusetts. And so their cross-country adventure began during a time when the bond of trust between driver and hitchhiker was rarely questioned. Little did they know that this journey would shape their lives in ways they could never imagine.

Award winning television actress and host Belinda Lee has travelled the world in the course of her work. The bilingual thespian has met many remarkable individuals who have embraced the road less trodden and left the rat race. They volunteer their time in unusual social causes including building...

After undergoing well over 30 major surgeries, including skin grafting and plastic surgery, she is healing and progressing into a fierce warrior. Even with a very long road still ahead, Rawkee’s energetic and resilient spirit continues to thrive. Her contagious laugh and captivating eyes will leave you warmed, charmed, and inspired to do and be more in your own trials and hardships.

Not Your Average Drug Addict Whore follows the threads linking the extraordinary, oftentimes intense, events of a journey to self-realizing. It is a witness to truth, that a life is never broken, it is purely a singular life on its singular journey.

Schulen, Straßen, Stiftungen, Forschungsinstitute und sogar ein Mondkrater tragen seinen Namen. Zu Recht: Ging es um Wissensdrang und Wagemut, stand der 1880 in Berlin geborene Physiker, Meteorologe und Astronom Alfred Wegener Abenteurern wie Amundsen, Scott & Co. in nichts nach. Er stellte spektakuläre Dauerrekorde in der Ballonfahrt auf, und bei der bis dahin längsten Grönlandüberquerung entkam er nur knapp dem Hungertod. Mit seiner genialen Idee der Kontinentaldrift legte er den Grundstein für die Theorie der Plattentektonik, und zwar in einer Disziplin, die noch nicht einmal die seine war.

"Damron's subtle pacing manages the tension perfectly." —AudioFile on Empire of Ice and Stone "Listen to this if you want to hear a narrator at the top of his game recount a fascinating—and at times disturbing—true story of adventure, disaster, discovery, cannibalism, and more. Will Damron...

Imagine sharing a cell with thieves, sex offenders, murderers and other nefarious criminals. Imagine the type of accident insurance does not cover. Imagine being maimed by an IED ... well thanks to me, you don't have to. "When I got into the explosives business, I never dreamed I'd find myself personally working with the Joint Counter Terrorism Task Force." I'm Josh Keith. This is my side of the story.