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At the end of 2019, Tom French retired from a four-decade career in business, determined to return to interests that had defined his youth and see what meaning they still held. One of these interests was mountaineering. Another was adventure travel, with a particular focus on Nepal. A third was cross-country ski racing. Having taken “gap years” between school and university, and again before he started work, he decided to take a gap year before settling into the expectations of retirement.

By the bestselling author of Astoria, a thrilling and masterfully crafted narrative of the Conquistador Francisco Coronado’s expedition across 2,500 miles of the vast uncharted North American interior—“El Norte Misterioso” —where he was turned back by fierce indigenous resistance that...

Josef Mengele, el médico del horror de Auschwitz, murió en libertad. Tras la guerra huyó a Sudamérica y pasó sus últimos 18 años en Brasil, oculto bajo una identidad falsa y protegido por una red de simpatizantes nazis. Con un estilo vibrante y riguroso, Betina Antón reconstruye esta historia real con acceso a archivos secretos de la Mossad, entrevistas a quienes le dieron cobijo y documentos nunca antes publicados. Tras la pista de Mengele es una obra imprescindible para entender los vacíos de justicia en la historia reciente, la persistencia del odio y la fragilidad de la memoria.

Die 27-jährige Sozialarbeiterin Sarah Kokot aus dem Leipziger Land hat es ausprobiert: allein, in 300 Tagen, über 7 Kontinente. Sie ahnte das Abenteuer, aber nicht, dass es sie so verändern würde. Sarah arbeitete in einem Kinderschutzprojekt in Südafrika, sie zeltete ohne Zaun in der afrikanischen Wildnis, kletterte auf über 5000 Meter hohe Berge im Himalaya und aß Insekten in Kambodscha. Dabei stellte sie fest, dass es sich mit leichtem Gepäck am besten reist und dass sie letztendlich das Wenige braucht, um näher zu sich selbst zu kommen.

Surfing The Interstates chronicles a transformative 4,000-mile hitchhiking journey across America in 1973. This coming-of-age memoir follows a 21-year-old's two-month odyssey from East Coast privilege to West Coast revelation, capturing the last summer when you could truly vanish in America.

September 1, 1985. The RMS Titanic, which has been missing since April 15, 1912, is found in the North Atlantic where it lies at a depth of 3,821 metres. Paul-Henri Nargeolet, a commander in the French Navy, directed underwater research of part of many expeditions to the wreck, from 1987 until...

Lilo and Ernst survived the horrors of WWII in the center of Berlin, but not without help. An incredible tale of survival and kindness. Lilo was just a teenager when the Nazis took away her mother and father in September 1942. She never saw them again. A year later, she received another painful blow when her brother Hans was taken too. She was now alone at 19-years-old in a dangerous and brutal world. Until she heard one familiar voice that called her name, and saved her life.

Life has offered me many chapters—each one layered with movement, discovery, faith, and quiet transformation. But for a long time, I wasn’t sure how to share my story. I always carried the desire within me, yet I often paused, unsure where to begin or how to reach those who truly needed to hear it. I first began sharing anonymously through a faceless YouTube channel, using my voice to narrate bits of my story. But it didn’t feel quite right. I craved a deeper, more intentional way to connect.

Pourquoi Christopher McDougall a-t-il mal aux pieds quand il court ? Pour répondre à cette entêtante question, l'auteur – journaliste et coureur de longues distances – part à la recherche d'une tribu légendaire et d'un mystérieux Caballo blanco, dans les replis inaccessibles des Copper Canyons, au Mexique. Sous la menace de narcotrafiquants, au cœur de reliefs vertigineux où se blottissent des villages invisibles, l'auteur va rencontrer la tribu des Tarahumaras, et surtout découvrir un mode de vie qui révolutionnera le monde de la course à pied.

Learning to Dance in the Rain is a powerful true memoir about addiction, motherhood, loss, faith, and the relentless courage it takes to rebuild a life when everything has been stripped away.

What if your greatest pain served as your greatest teacher? From childhood wounds and family secrets to spiritual awakenings and boardroom battles, Jennifer Gauthier bares her soul in this fierce, unflinching memoir. Through Her Eyes is a roadmap for every woman and man who has ever felt unseen, silenced, or stuck. With raw honesty and deep compassion, Gauthier invites you to face the past, rewrite your inner narrative, and reclaim your power.

She thought silence would keep her safe. She thought pretending would make the pain disappear. She thought no one would ever believe her truth.

One moment, Terrance McDuffie was a Soldier, a father, and a man planning his future. The next, he was fighting for his life against one of the deadliest heart attacks known as the Widowmaker.

What happens when life knocks you down again… and again… and again? From a troubled youth and challenges in the Marine Corps to devastating heartbreaks and hard-earned redemption, Dean Brown’s life has been anything but ordinary.

What do you do when the person who was supposed to protect your child becomes the reason you must protect him from everything? This memoir is the true story of a mother navigating the unthinkable: grief layered with fear, love tested by silence, and years spent moving through courtrooms, hallways, and ordinary days while carrying a truth too heavy to speak aloud.

Una nueva biografía sobre un personaje siempre envuelto en una nebulosa de conjeturas sobre su vida a las que el autor consigue poner cerco. Todo libro de historia es fruto de su tiempo, por lo que cada generación, guiada por su propia sensibilidad, se plantea interrogantes e inquietudes...

Alaska is a land without mercy. In its unforgiving wilderness, survival isn’t guaranteed—it’s earned. On this trail, probability is a rumor—whispered through grit, grief, and the rattle of what’s left standing.

Bruised, Bonded and Still Standing is a powerful memoir of survival, resilience, and identity. Raised between the Rosebud Reservation and unstable homes shaped by addiction, poverty, and abandonment, Sherri Olson tells her story with honesty and courage.

Rod Halsted is the classic irrepressible Aussie larrikin. As soon as he could leave school, he headed straight to Kalgoorlie for adventure. Rod drank with Bob Hawke, did business with drug tsars, was rescued from the nick by Charles Waterstreet, hung with one of the Great Train Robbers, and wrote off endless cars. He has long since abandoned the drugs and conquered his alcohol addiction. This is his laugh-out-loud story.

Step into a story of hope, transformation, and triumph! In Losing for a Better Me, Shorn Marshall invites you to join a journey that proves every setback can be the start of something beautiful. Through honest reflections and heartfelt moments, Shorn shows how facing emotional eating, family challenges, and self-doubt can lead to discovering inner strength and joy. With courage and humor, she navigates the ups and downs of single motherhood, career changes, and personal healing. Along the way, she learns to set boundaries, embrace self-worth, and celebrate every victory—big or small.