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Author
Publisher
Blue Star Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Helene Sula (@heleneinbetween) always knew she wanted to pursue something a little different from a "normal life"--not an outright rejection of the conventional path many of her peers embraced but one that empowered her to experience other cultures and corners of the globe. To lead a stable life and travel the world. To seek adventure and still be happily married. Helene's story proves that a life of travel doesn't have to be the antithesis of stability;...
Author
Publisher
Dexterity
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
From the New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Walk West comes Barbara Jenkins's long-awaited tale of her walk across America, an adventure that once captured the national media spotlight. From the untold narrative of her impoverished hillbilly upbringing, to the crushing aftermath of her walk toward newfound courage and strength, So Long as It's Wild is her story. As a child growing up in the wild beauty of the Ozarks, Barbara often spent her...
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"From Duncan Minshull, the UK's "laureate of walking," a collection of more than fifty writings about hiking the globe from contemporary and classic authors such as Mark Twain, William Boyd, Edith Wharton, Helen Garner, Rabindranath Tagore, and many more.
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A riveting journey down Theodore Roosevelt's "river of doubt" with a diverse crew of adventurers, scientists, and Indigenous leaders who shine light on the past, present, and future of a natural wonder. Sam Moses took part in the adventure of a lifetime when he, along with seventeen men and two women, embarked on the Rio Roosevelt Expedition. They would follow the former president's wake down five-hundred miles of extreme whitewater into the dark...
Author
Publisher
Anchor Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A series of exploratory walks around Manhattan's shoreline tours such locales as the Battery and the banks of the Hudson and East Rivers to offer insight into the history, myths, economy, ecology, and politics surrounding the Brooklyn Bridge and other public spaces and landmarks. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.
Author
Publisher
Hutchinson Heinemann
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Michael Palin recreates the extraordinary life and tragic death of a First World War soldier - his great-uncle Harry. From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, Harry, who died in tragic circumstances, he was determined to find out more about him. The quest that followed involved hundreds of hours of painstaking detective work. Michael dug out every bit of family gossip and correspondence he could....
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