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Without libraries, what have we? We have no past and no future. This book tells for the first time in English the story of the first great universal library in the age of printing - and of the son of Christopher Columbus who created it. This is the scarcely believable - and wholly true - story of Christopher Columbus' bastard son Hernando, who sought to equal and surpass his father's achievements by creating a universal library. His father sailed across the ocean to explore the known boundaries of the world for the glory of God, Spain and himself.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to find yourself strapped to a giant rocket that's about to go from zero to 17,500 miles per hour? Or to look back on Earth from outer space and see the surprisingly precise line between day and night? Or to stand in front of the Hubble Space Telescope, wondering if the emergency repair you're about to make will inadvertently ruin humankind's chance to unlock the universe's secrets? Mike Massimino has been there, and in Spaceman he puts you inside the suit.

In the early 13th century, a simple nomad chieftain managed to cobble together a powerful kingdom in the highlands of northern Asia, which was subsequently to challenge the greatest powers of the day. He was triumphant in all directions. This leader was Timujin, whose name meant "Iron Man". He became Genghis Khan, "Universal Ruler", the greatest conqueror ever known - a warrior feared from the British Isles to the tip of the Korean peninsula.

An inspirational memoir of space exploration and hard-won wisdom, from an astronaut who has spent a lifetime making the impossible a reality. Colonel Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4,000 hours in space. During this time he has broken into a Space Station with a Swiss army knife, disposed of a live snake while piloting a plane, been temporarily blinded while clinging to the exterior of an orbiting spacecraft, and become a YouTube sensation with his performance of David Bowie's ‘Space Oddity' in space.

In 1519 Magellan and his fleet of five ships set sail from Seville, Spain, to discover a water route to the fabled Spice Islands in Indonesia, where the most sought-after commodities (cloves, pepper, and nutmeg) flourished. Three years later, a handful of survivors returned with an abundance of spices from their intended destination, but with just one ship carrying 18 emaciated men. During their remarkable voyage around the world the crew endured starvation, disease, mutiny, and torture. Many men died, including Magellan, who was violently killed in a fierce battle.

As the most celebrated European to explore Asia, Marco Polo was the original global traveler and the earliest bridge between East and West. A universal icon of adventure and discovery, he has inspired six centuries of popular fascination and spurious mythology. Now, from acclaimed author Laurence Bergreen, comes the first fully authoritative biography of one of the most enchanting figures in world history.

Wilbur Smith has lived an incredible life of adventure, and now he shares the extraordinary true stories that have inspired his fiction. From being attacked by lions to close encounters with deadly reef sharks, from getting lost in the African bush without water to crawling the precarious tunnels of gold mines, from marlin fishing with Lee Marvin to near death from crash-landing a Cessna airplane, from brutal school days to redemption through writing and falling in love, Wilbur Smith tells us the intimate stories of his life that have been the raw material for his fiction.

TV documentary maker Simon Reeve has dodged bullets on frontlines, hunted with the Bushmen of the Kalahari, dived with manta rays, seals and sharks, survived malaria, walked through minefields, tracked lions on foot, been taught to fish by the President of Moldova, and detained for spying by the KGB.

For 18 years, Ed Viesturs pursued climbing's holy grail: to stand atop the world's 14 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen. But No Shortcuts to the Top is as much about the man who would become the first American to achieve that goal as it is about his stunning quest. As Viesturs recounts the stories of his most harrowing climbs, he reveals a man torn between the flat, safe world he and his loved ones share and the majestic and deadly places where only he can go.

More people have died exploring underwater caves than climbing Mount Everest, and we know more about deep space than we do about the depths of our oceans. From one of the top cave divers working today - and one of the very few women in her field - Into the Planet blends science, adventure, and memoir to bring listeners face-to-face with the terror and beauty of Earth’s remaining unknowns and the extremes of human capability.

Hans Christian Andersen war einer der großen Reisenden seiner Zeit und fuhr allein sechsmal nach Schweden. Andersen führt uns vom Vänersee durch den Götakanal, die Schärengärten und blühende Wälder, nach Stockholm, Uppsala, in die Bergwerkstadt Falun und an die weiten Ufer des Dalälven. Er trifft Bettlerjungen, Bauern und Pfarrer, staunt über die schwedische Geschichte, Wissenschaft und neueste Technik.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Fifty Percent of Mountaineering Is Uphill is the enthralling true story of Jasper's Willi Pfisterer, a legend in the field of mountaineering and safety in the Rocky Mountains. For more than thirty years, Willi was an integral part of Jasper's alpine landscape, guiding climbers up to the highest peaks, and rescuing them from perilous situations.

"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.

JULY 2014. Two American medical volunteers who joined the fight against the deadliest Ebola outbreak in world history have gotten infected. The virus kills in just over a week and they’re trapped in a hot zone with the clock ticking. If there’s going to be a rescue it has to happen now. The very notion of getting the patients out is a radical and dangerous idea. Bringing them home might cause an outbreak of Ebola here in the US. No one’s certain if it can or should be done or if they’ll even survive the flight.

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.