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Seventy-Five Men, A Shipwreck and Me is the true story of a daring race to recover a treasure trove of silver from a torpedoed wreck lying one-and-a-half miles beneath the Indian Ocean. The quest unites seventy-five seasoned seafarers, each skilled in navigating the ocean’s mysteries. However, they face an unexpected challenge: adapting to Catherine, an English woman aboard their converted drill ship.

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.

Whether you're fascinated by emergency response, global health, or stories of ordinary people making an extraordinary impact, On the Edge will inspire, educate, and ignite a passion for volunteerism.

The Billy Best Story is the inspiring true tale of a 16-year-old boy who captured the nation’s attention in 1994 when he ran away from home to escape chemotherapy.

From the time he was a child, Captain Rami Geffner, MD, has had an enduring affinity for the ocean. Answering the summons of the sea, he fulfilled his lifelong dream of sailing through intracoastal waters aboard his ship, the Sea Scape. Intracoastal Voyage of the Sea Scape recounts his exhilarating journey from New Jersey to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

In this powerful and personal memoir, Annelise Duval shares her journey of survival, courage, and healing after escaping the devastating grip of domestic violence. Through raw, honest storytelling, Annelise provides insight into the emotional, physical, and psychological toll of abuse, while offering a message of hope for those still trapped in the cycle.

Mollie Hughes has explored some of the wildest environments on earth, from the top of Mount Everest to the vast frozen wastes of Antarctica, where at the age of 29 she skied solo from the edge of the continent to the South Pole in a journey of more than 700 miles through storm-force winds, eight-day whiteouts and temperatures as low as –45C. With reference to her all-extreme experiences, and backed with psychological research, Breathe encompasses tales of bravery, risk and pressure on an epic scale and expertly turns them into valuable lessons that can be applied to more everyday challenges.

Jessica Cooper takes listeners on an unforgettable journey through the darkest valleys of addiction, abuse, heartbreak, and loss—only to reveal the miraculous grace that met her there. From a childhood shattered by trauma to the depths of self-destruction, she fought battles that seemed impossible to win. But God was never finished with her story.

Fünftausend Meter unter uns die salzige Tiefe, vom Cockpit aus sehen wir nichts als die unendliche Weite des Atlantiks. Nur die Avionik und unser Piloten-Know-how trennen uns von den eiskalten Wogen. Hochkonzentriert überwachen wir die Instrumente, während wir auf unser erstes Ziel zusteuern ...

Soon after graduating high school, Shabequa finds herself seeking adventure, an opportunity to serve her country, travel, and continue her educational pursuits in the army. During the first few weeks of basic training, she finds herself on a nonstop roller-coaster ride of tough-minded drill sergeants, sexually charged enlistees, mental and physical training designed to weed out the weak, self-awareness, and corporate discipline.

Here’s something new and adventurous to try. From the Offroad Monks—Bryan Bernard and Tommy Stoffel, the guys behind Zen 4-Wheeling Soul Outing expeditions—comes Take the Wheel, a practical guide to explore the wilderness within, calm the chaos between your ears, and create a life in alignment with your true self. With logical and soulful lessons from both the trail and life, Take the Wheel is an inner compass you’ll turn to in times of high stress and overwhelming pressure to not only quiet your mind, but also, quite possibly set it free.

The Durrells are probably the most celebrated literary family of the 20th century. Gerald turned them into celebrities with his tripartite memoir, beginning with My Family and Other Animals (1956) which told of his experiences with his widowed mother Louisa and three siblings during their time in 1930s Corfu. We know of the Durrells from their own writings and from the image of them created by TV, film and biographical accounts of specific figures. What we do not know is the truth.

Over thirty years of supernatural adventures and miraculous encounters in the author's personal experience and growth from his first search for God, to learning how to live a naturally supernatural lifestyle.

Le 5 septembre 1972, la prise d'otages des Jeux olympiques de Munich révèle la montée en puissance d'une nouvelle forme de terrorisme à laquelle les forces de l'ordre ne sont guère préparées. Quelques mois plus tard, le 3 novembre 1973, vingt-cinq gendarmes sélectionnés sur dossier se présentent à Maisons-Alfort pour y passer des épreuves d'un genre nouveau afin d'intégrer le GIGN n°1, une unité d'élite de la gendarmerie que le jeune lieutenant Christian Prouteau a été chargé de mettre en place.

The stories in YIKES!… are true, taken from NASA reports—the FAA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System database—where pilots voluntarily and anonymously share their moments of bad judgment with the rest of us. Combining humor with insightful analysis, I examined their stories in my General Aviation News column, “Human Factors.” The chapters in YIKES!… are curated from my column. YIKES!… is humorous-yet-educational, entertaining-yet-inspirational for pilots and non-pilots alike.

Quando nel 1961 pubblica Le mie montagne, il suo primo libro, Walter Bonatti ha da rac- contare oltre un decennio di imprese impossibili, trionfi e sofferenze: dalla scalata sullo sperone Walker (a 19 anni) all’odissea sul Pilone Centrale, passando per il Grand Capucin, il Dru e la fatidica notte all’addiaccio sul K2. Se questo libro segnerà una svolta nella sua vita, sarà anche per il riaccendersi delle braci che covavano proprio sotto la memoria di quell’episodio.

Gerry was only a young girl when she was first abused by her father. His evil acts were followed by abuse from her local priest, arranged by her father. After her mother found out about the abuse, and believing there was nothing she could do to help her child, she committed suicide. After finally meeting her kind and caring husband a few years ago, and after celebrating her 60th birthday, Gerry decided it was time for her story to be told. This is her true story of survival.

Sir Ranulph Fiennes has been described by The Guinness Book of Records as "the world's greatest living explorer". He has led over 30 expeditions, including the first polar circumnavigation of the Earth and the first unsupported crossing of the Antarctic continent.

Dr Dave has led the sort of life that most people only dream of. He has set records for spacewalking. He has lived undersea for weeks at a time. He has saved lives as an emergency doctor, launched into the stratosphere twice and performed surgery in zero gravity. But if you ask him how he became so accomplished, he’ll say, 'I’m just a curious kid from Saskatchewan.' Curious indeed.

The story of Scottish scouts James Marr and Norman Mooney and how it changed their lives to be selected to go on the Shackleton-Rowett expedition to Antarctica back in 1921.

If you haven't seen a Discovery Channel gold-hunting show, you might picture a gold prospector as a relic of the Wild West: a TNT-toting bearded old man wildly swinging a pick on the hunt for nuggets, guided by old maps, superstition, legends and instinct. It's still predominantly a man's world, and still often fanatical, but these days the golden dream attracts people from all walks of life—and 25-year-old Tyler Mahoney (Australian star of the Discovery Channel's Gold Rush series) is leading the way.

Wit’s End isn’t just a state of mind. It’s the name of a gravel road, the address of a rundown, off-the-grid cabin, 120 shabby square feet of fixer-upper Patrick Hutchison purchased on a whim in the mossy woods of the Cascade Mountains in Washington state. To say Hutchison didn’t know what he was getting into is no more an exaggeration than to say he’s a man with nearly zero carpentry skills. Well, used to be. You can learn a lot over six years of renovations. CABIN is the story of those renovations, but it's also a love story; of a place, of possibilities, and of the process of construction.

തക്കിജ്ജ എന്ന ഓര്‍മ്മപ്പുസ്തകത്തിലൂടെ വായനക്കാര്‍ക്ക് സുപരിചിതനായ എഴുത്തുകാരനാണ് ജയചന്ദ്രന്‍ മൊകേരി. കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി അവാര്‍ഡും തക്കിജ്ജയ്ക്കു ലഭിച്ചു. അറബിക്കടലില്‍ മരതകക്കല്ലുകള്‍പോലെ ചിതറിക്കിടക്കുന്ന മാലദ്വീപുസമൂഹങ്ങളിലേക്കുള്ള യാത്രയും പിന്നീട് നേരിടേണ്ടിവന്ന ജയില്‍ജീവിതവും നല്‍കിയ അനുഭവങ്ങളെ ഹൃദയസ്പര്‍ശിയായി അവതരിപ്പിച്ച തക്കിജ്ജയുടെ തുടരെഴുത്താണ് കടൽനീലം.

For 444 years, there has been speculation about the location of Sir Francis Drake's landing site at Nova Albion and where he hid the greatest buried treasure of all time. What follows is an account of my 22 year quest to provide the answers to these questions, and to correct the historical record about Drake's Plate of Brass.

This is a harrowing survivor account of the sinking of the Lusitania, a luxury, trans-Atlantic passenger ship which was struck by a German torpedo on May 7, 1915 during WWI. The Foreword and Afterword contain other survivor accounts as well as the backstory of the ocean liner and the events (and cover-up, suppressed for a hundred years) which led to that fateful journey during which 1198 British, Canadian, and American souls, including dozens of children and babies, were tragically drowned just eleven miles off the coast of Ireland and one day away from their destination in England.

Tras el fallecimiento de su padre, Rodrigo González, en el terremoto de 1985, Amanda Lalena Escalante, de seis años, se embarca junto con su madre en un avión con destino a la Ciudad de México, dando inicio a esta narración autobiográfica en la que Amanda, desde una profunda intimidad y honestidad, comparte su vida en momentos conmovedora y en otros dolorosa. En estas páginas, recorreremos su infancia marcada por la muerte de su padre y la compleja relación con su madre; las carencias económicas y emocionales que padeció.

In this lyrical collection of personal essays, Lynne Golodner shares vivid visits to far-flung locations and insights on human nature, relationships and the journey to the self. Inviting the listener into her ten-year foray into the world of Orthodox Judaism—and her subsequent decision to leave the strictures of religion—Golodner writes about marriage and motherhood, divorce and single parenthood, and finding love again. She writes about the compelling ways nature calms her racing mind and invites listeners to experience and explore the living world as a grounding connection.

In this courageous and unflinching memoir, the author reveals her journey through unimaginable hardship, overcoming mental and physical abuse, military assault, and the collapse of multiple marriages. From a traumatic childhood marked by cruelty to the harsh realities of military life, she navigates a world of pain, shame, and betrayal. Her resilience is tested again and again as she confronts the brutal aftermath of assault and the emotional scars it leaves behind.

Author Denis Leveille, Ph.D. has lived an amazing, often challenging, life. He came to the United States at age ten speaking only French. Later, as a therapist, he became a pioneer in researching and counseling those with some of the most challenging psychological conditions such as incest and other sexual crimes. He has lost friends and students to suicide and murder. Yet through it all, Leveille has held love as our most important resource and gift. If we maintain the positives of being human, including our generosity and our validation of others, we can survive life's difficulties.

Around the World in 274 Days. Have you ever dreamed of exploring the world, experiencing countless cultures, and seeing the breathtaking wonders each corner of the Earth holds? For one man, this dream became a reality when he embarked on a 274-day global adventure aboard Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas. From the white sand beaches in the Caribbean to the historic ruins of Europe, from the colorful marketplaces of Asia to the natural grandeur of Antarctica, this memoir captures both the excitement and introspection that come with such a life-changing experience.