First published in 1900, "Sailing Alone Around the World" is the detailed account of how Joshua Slocum would become the first person to circumnavigate the globe by himself. Aboard a sloop named the 'Spray', which Slocum himself rebuilt and refitted, he would depart from Boston on April, 24th, 1895 on this remarkable journey. Over the course of the next three years the boat would take him to Gloucester, Nova Scotia, Azores, Gibraltar, Morocco, the...

Lawrence and the Arabs by Robert Graves is a compelling biography of T.E. Lawrence, better known as "Lawrence of Arabia," and his role in the Arab Revolt during World War I. Graves, a friend and contemporary of Lawrence, provides a unique perspective on Lawrence's complex character and his legendary involvement in Middle Eastern history. With keen insight and vivid storytelling, Graves follows Lawrence's transformation from a British officer and archaeologist...

Bartolomé Mitre y el historiador chileno Diego Barros Arana intercambiaron apasionadas cartas acerca de Descripción e historia de Paraguay de Félix de Azara y de su posible publicación. A este efecto Bartolomé Mitre escribió: «...considerado como geógrafo, naturalista, etnólogo e historiador del Río de la Plata: es el Alejandro de Humboldt moderno de esta parte de América, que solo, sin estímulos, en medio de los desiertos, sin conocer...

This timeless classic is an exciting true story of survival against all odds. 'There was a sudden sickening sense of disaster. I felt a great lurch and heel, and a thunder of sound filled my ears. I was conscious, in a terrified moment, of being driven into the front and side of my bunk with tremendous force. At the same time there was a tearing cracking sound, as if Tzu Hang was being ripped apart, and water burst solidly, raging into the cabin....

I never intended to "really" read this book. My goal before reviewing it was to "peruse" it and stop now and then when a particular passage caught my attention. Just read enough to do an honest review. But I sat down early in the morning and began actually reading the book. Just to get started. Page one lead to page two and to page three and page 4 etc. and soon I was into the book. I stopped to eat breakfast but I couldn't wait to get back to the...

The incredible story of Gyles Mackrell and his Burmese, elephant-assisted wartime rescue mission. In the summer of 1942, Gyles Mackrell, together with twenty elephants, and a team of mahouts (elephant riders) performed heroic rescue-missions in the hellish jungles of Japanese-occupied Burma. At the age of 53, Mackrell — a decorated First World War pilot, then overseeing tea plantations for a company called Steel Brothers — went into the 'green...

Revealed matter preys on the reader to connect the truth and facts. An awesome journey combining ancient history with religious history answers to theories not previously answered. Since none in his family's past had that name and considered outside the religious policies how named John? Vagabond or simple prophet people assume, how was he so knowledgeable about correctness and the Hebrew religious practices, why did the Pharisees being Jewish hate...

Anita has found it to have been a pleasurable experience to have written this book. It is her desire that all persons who read it would gather strength through the testimonies in the series of short stories that will make you aware of the spiritual and human existence on earth as it is in heaven. Fact or fiction, you decide. Her hope is that after reading this book, curiosity is raised in all persons, so much so that with or without religious beliefs....

Composed at the turn of the century by A No. 1, the famous tramp, The Ways of the Hobo presents a United States where losing one’s self in the landscape of America was truly possible. This is a world where identities are re-imagined in seconds and travel is as thrilling as it is dangerous. Follow A No. 1 as he travels amid the foothills of the Alleghenies, Lake Erie, Kansas City, San Diego, Oceanside and all points in between. The Ways of the Hobo...

These short stories are all true lifetime experiences and adventures, and I am grateful that I was able to have them. I want to take other on the trail with me in this book. From the age of twelve, I worked with a packhorse string in Southern California and later with my own string in the Pacific Northwest. I also worked with a fire ranger, and that's where I got the nickname "Smokey." When I wasn't working, I was back there, just enjoying the peace...