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"Maybe it's not the daiquiri that's broken."Sam Plavins sat in a Toronto convention centre, surrounded by thousands of the most successful financial advisors in the world, pretending to be one of them. She had the title. The clients. The gold business cards. She had built exactly the life her father had envisioned for her. And she couldn't feel a thing. The math in her life didn’t make sense. The two kids plus the hot husband, even the semi-stoned sheepdog. Why wasn’t the formula adding up?

Not all wealth is financial. No matter your age, career, or life experience, true wealth is within reach. Financial investing is a lot like big game hunting. They both come with risk and reward. They both require discipline, research, and excellent timing. They both offer clues to what it means...

Fatally Resilient is a memoir about identity, addiction, grief, cancer, fatherhood, and the psychological consequences of surviving what should have destroyed you.

Mein Feuer der Reiselust wurde früh entfacht, seither muss es genährt werden. Zusammen mit meinem Partner folge ich – manchmal mit Rucksack, meist mit eigenem Expeditionsmobil – einem inneren Kompass. So entdecken wir Berggorillas und Löwenrudel in Afrika, erkunden den Regenwald Costa Ricas, besuchen eines der letzten Naturvölker Indonesiens und bewundern den Sternenhimmel über der Wüste des Iran. Ich habe Momente des Schreckens und des größten Glücks erlebt, habe unterwegs die Liebe verloren und innere Stärke gewonnen.

DAYGLOW MAN – A LIFE TOLD HONESTLY This is not a cosy memoir. Dayglow Man is the story of growing up in a world where chaos was normal and safety was never guaranteed. A working-class childhood in 1970s London Violence, neglect, and instability Boarding schools, care homes, and tough streets Learning to survive before learning to live Phillip Spires writes without polish and without pretence. The fights, the fear, the confusion – it’s all here. Nothing is softened, nothing is dressed up, and nothing is written for sympathy. But this isn’t just a book about hardship.

The gripping adventure story of one man's epic journey back from Siberia to England by bike. 'It is late October, and the temperature is already -40C...My thoughts are filled with frozen rivers that may or may not hold my weight; empty, forgotten valleys haunted by emaciated ghosts and packs of...

Bloomsbury presents Team Spirit: Life and Leadership on One of the World's Toughest Yacht Races by Brendan Hall, read by Robert Portal The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is the ultimate long distance challenge – a 35,000-mile circumnavigation of the globe, contested by amateur crews in...

This story began because I was dying to live. It ends with having learned how. Thank you to anyone who has ordered – or is considering ordering – this book. If these pages bring you comfort, strength, or even a small shift in perspective, then it has been worth every late night, early...

Jenni er fra det andet Østerbro, langt fra spelt og snedkerkøkkener. Hun er født på antabus og opflasket med rejeost og discountcola, omgivet af fulde og dopede voksne. Kort efter sin mors selvmord er hun første gang udsat for jævnaldrende drenges overgreb. Hun er otte, og overgrebene...

FANGET I FAMILIEN er en tankevækkende og gribende familiefortælling om et forspildt liv bag et drab i bandemiljøet, fortalt af en efterladt storesøster, der selv har kæmpet sig fri af den tunge sociale arv i den danske ”indvandrerklasse”. Kun 24 år gammel faldt Ari Hussein i en regn...

War Child is a story of clarity. In this powerful memoir, Marine veteran Anthony Jacks traces the long arc of trauma from childhood to combat and beyond, revealing how invisible wounds shape the mind, body, and soul. Moving between the deserts of Iraq and the quiet isolation of coming home, Jacks examines what happens when duty demands what the heart can no longer bear—and how healing begins when a warrior finally lays down his armor.

This book isn't just another war story. It’s a raw, irreverent rollercoaster ride through addiction, absurdity, elite military service, and the relentless pursuit of something authentic in a world that rewards bullshit. With humor darker than a moonless night and a voice sharp enough to cut glass, the author takes you from childhood spelling bees in small-town North Carolina straight into the chaos of teenage rebellion, drugs, crime, and psych wards.

Andreas Altmann ist das Gegenteil eines Esoterikers. Aber auch ein rastloser Reiseschriftsteller braucht Momente der Ruhe. Diese suchte Altmann in Indien. Was er dort fand: ein Trainingscamp des inneren Friedens. Anstrengend, herausfordernd, brutal. Kein Radio, keine Drogen, kein Sex, kein Strom, keine Gespräche.

Based on real events, "Under Red Notice" tells the story of a man caught between Russia and the United States after a politically motivated INTERPOL Red Notice. The book provides a rare detailed inside look into two systems: how criminal cases are fabricated in Russia and how the U.S. immigration system actually operates from the inside.

Enlightenment of Evil: Murder, Abuse, Transcendence, and Living with Hope (Second Edition). With views climbing by the thousands each week on the companion YouTube film art series, this expanded second edition is a raw and powerful story of surviving abuse, reclaiming identity, and discovering hope after unimaginable trauma. From Enlightenment of Evil to Enlightenment of Hope. In this deeply personal memoir, you will meet a little boy named Donnie and discover the true story of how he and his mother fought to escape a life shaped by violence, fear, and psychological abuse.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Stefan Zweig published Magellan in 1938, writing from English exile as Europe collapsed into nationalism. He'd fled Austria after the Nazi annexation, watching the cosmopolitan continent he valued being destroyed. The timing shaped the book...

Abridged Edition Curated Selections from the definitive, career-spanning collection of writing from Anthony Bourdain, assembled for the first time and read by Tony with Dion Graham, Kimberly Witherspoon, Kaleo Griffith, David Colacci, and Chris Patton. Anthony Bourdain represented many things to...

Through I’m a Ferrari, Baby! Gail M. Billman shares an open, candid experience from what she calls the best trip of her life. After fighting years of a multitude of health deficits, traditional medical practices were not working. She found alternative, functional medicine through God’s divine intervention and the work of a lifelong friend. Gail shares, “I came to find some answers and a healing path. What I never anticipated was to find experiences and people who would forever change my life.“

Im Juni 1799 brach Alexander von Humboldt zu seiner legendären Forschungsreise auf, die ihn quer durch Süd- und Mittelamerika führte. Es war die Verwirklichung eines lang gehegten Traums – und zugleich eine Expedition, die Geschichte schrieb. Rund zweihundert Jahre später folgte der Autor Werner Biermann Humboldts Route. Genau wie die damalige Expedition passierte er die gefährlichen Katarakte am Orinoko, durchquerte den Dschungel und bestieg die Gipfel der Anden.

Get ready for an unconventional adventure that will have you laughing, crying, and questioning your own sense of preparation. Join Kevin Moore, an ordinary man with an extraordinary spirit, as he embarks on a laugh-out-loud journey to conquer the rugged South Island section of New Zealand's legendary Te Araroa Trail.