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Short stories, essays and poems about my life in Alaska. Initially I had no intention of remaining in Alaska, merely taking a long pause in my life. Yet I was keenly aware from the first day I'd found a home and as time passed I came to believe I'd miss a great experience by leaving. As if a part of me was already rooted in Alaska.
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From eating raw potatoes in abandonment to being personally served cake by a future African President, experience the extraordinary life of an orphan child through a tapestry of divine interventions and mystical adventures. Driven by his quest to understand the enigmatic voice that has persistently guided and saved him from the jaws of death, each chapter unfolds a series of astonishing true stories.
Witness harrowing accounts of kidnapping, murder,...
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This is a Summary of Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest DisasterBy writing Into Thin Air, Krakauer may have hoped to exorcise some of his own demons and lay to rest some of the painful questions that still surround the event. He takes great pains to provide a balanced picture of the people and events he witnessed and gives due credit to the tireless and dedicated Sherpas. He also avoids blasting easy targets such as...
6) Looking Up
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Losing her TV news career and her home in the same year wasn't on Casey Roman's 2018 Bingo card. Neither was sleeping in Walmart parking lots and nearly deciding to end her own life. But the world is full of blind curves, and salvation comes in unusual forms, like a cargo van. What began as a three-week road trip to erase her "news lady" image became a 12,000-mile solo journey that saved Casey's life.Looking Up is a riches-to-rags-to-rebellion memoir...
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From tales of death-defying stupidity to school boy pranks gone terribly wrong to acts of familial obligation, these stories of one man's journey across the country and through a life rich with adventure will touch your heart while making you laugh out loud. In a voice all its own, Not Another Danger Boy answers all those people who have suggested to the author, upon hearing yet another account from what most of them consider a remarkable life, that...
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This book traces the steps to becoming a designated naval aviator and a subsequent flying career encompassing the many adventures of a combat pilot. The author recounts what it is like to fly 437 combat missions and becoming the commander of the most famous fighter squadron in history, the Black Sheep. In this book, the author describes meeting many famous pilots along the way and tells why he thinks they are all great sky warriors.
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In Hell of a Ride, Bauman – named one of Canada's "emergent" authors by the RBC Taylor Prize in 2020 – brings his sharp reporting instincts and lyrical prose to explore a timely question: how much of the past do we carry with us? And how much of our fate is ours to choose?
A spiritual successor to the bicycle-bound escapades of Kate Harris's Lands of Lost Borders, with an emotional candour reminiscent of Antonio Michael Downing's Saga Boy and...
11) Travelling Light
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In order to escape the escalating hassle Joe and Helen rent an apartment in a down market area, and as a result of living in such squalor Joe falls ill. Fortunately having recovered from the illness Joe recognises the futility of such a measure and they both move in with Helen's parentsAmid a rancorous divorce Joe figures he needs to be ahead of the game and rather naively decides to moves his money abroad. This leads to frequent excursions to Switzerland,...
12) Marianne's Story
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Marianne grew up in a small German town during WW2. After meeting an Englishman on a cruise ship, she eloped to Australia and began her own family. Now aged 90, she lives in Queensland.
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The Midwest Flatlander has his Regrets from working on a Montana Ranch. Where he lived out his dream of working with a real Montana Cowboy. Walker. After working around the old cowboy for what it would take to be a Montana cowboy. The Flatlander got the chance to test what he learned at the Hairpin Ranch. But he needed to listen to what the Old Cowboys advised. You can never know what an individual will say or do.
When the Kid takes the chance...
14) White to Black
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Embark on a thrilling adventure through the vastness of Russia, starting from the frozen north within the Arctic Circle in the Hero City of Murmansk. Once the destination of many Allied Arctic convoys during the Second World War, known in Russia as the Great Patriotic War, Murmansk overlooks the majestic Arctic Sea.
Travel along the rivers and across the lakes of northern Russia, passing through historical cities brimming with captivating stories...
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At just 17, Bismillah made an audacious choice to marry a young Englishman, defying her traditional Muslim family and father's guidance. Yearning to pursue studies, she embarked on an extraordinary journey spanning turbulent historic events. From surviving World War II Japanese occupation in Malaya to overcoming 1960's British racial discrimination in Birmingham, Bismillah weathered profound challenges that shaped her unlikely destiny.
With poignant...
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"Escape from Alcatraz: The Daring Breakout" is a gripping historical tale that recounts the audacious 1962 escape from the infamous Alcatraz prison by three men: Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers, John and Clarence. This riveting story unfolds against the backdrop of the imposing prison island, showcasing the relentless determination of the inmates and their meticulous planning as they strive to defy the odds and break free from one of the most...
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If there's even a bit of the adventurer in you, you'll love Bill Birnbaum's stories of adventure, misadventure and lessons learned along the way.You will:- Laugh when you learn that, as a teenager, he experimented with home-made rockets and bombs. And – quite innocently, he claims – he did just a little bit of damage.- Hold your breath while reading Bill's stories about picking up hitchhikers. Fortunately, only a few of them were seriously dangerous.-...
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Kevin O'Hara's journey of self-discovery begins as a mad lark: who in their right mind would try to circle the entire coastline of Ireland on foot-and with a donkey and cart no less?
But Kevin had promised his homesick Irish mother that he would explore the whole of the Old Country and bring back the sights and the stories to their home in Massachusetts. Determined to reach his grandmother's village by Christmas Eve, Kevin and his stubborn but endearing...
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This collection of true autobiographical stories covers a rainbow of subjects: lessons learned in biking, golf, chess, wrestling, pinball, music, high-power amateur rocketry, health and mortality, supernatural occurances, weather and travel, trendsetting--and freshwater, saltwater, and big-game fishing experiences involving many different species and environments.
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When Kristina Ahlnäs moves from Finland to Alaska to start a new life as an American oceanographer, her life is clearly more than normal. In this quirky memoir, Kristina recalls unique experiences in her job, to seeing UFOs in the Alaskan sky and even building her own log cabin. This easy-to-read, spunky book allows readers to slip into a world where its so cold cars don't start, finding some warm place to stay is near impossible, and friends will...
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