Resultados para "The Tree" en Aventureros, exploradores y supervivencia

Georg V. Bengtsson fortæller om nogle af det tyvende århundredes mest fascinerende spionsager. Læs blandt andet om den kontroversielle og sagnomspundne forførerske Mata Hari, hvis rolle under Første Verdenskrig har været omstridt og diskuteret lige siden. De andre sager tager os med rundt i verden til blandt andet Japan, Indonesien, USA og Tyskland. Georg V. Bengtsson (1908-1988) var en dansk forfatter. Han debuterede med bogen "Ungdommen og litteraturen" og udgav senere en lang række bøger, blandt andet om autentiske krimisager. Georg V.

With their Andalusian guesthouse ready to welcome visitors, Robert and Sabina face new challenges. They battle through a snowy winter and face another year of drought. With few bookings, no water, and very little money left, they start looking back and doubt their decision to leave their cushy jobs in the Middle East for the harsh reality of life in the countryside. Was moving to Andalusia a big mistake?

Normanden Fridtjof Nansen er en af historiens helt store opdagelsesrejsende, og han var en stor inspiration for den danske polarforsker Knud Rasmussen. "Tre år i drivisen" er baseret på Nansens egen beretning om sin polarfærd med træskibet Fram i årene 1893-1896. Den fortæller historien om en fantastisk og farlig ekspedition i det smukke, men ufremkommelige ishav og om det sammenhold og planlægning, der skulle til for, at ekspeditionen endte i succes og ikke katastrofe. Den danske forfatter Ole Bang blev født i 1917.

”I bogen Tre år på Grønlands østkyst har Ejnar Mikkelsen beskrevet nogle af de oplevelser, han og Iver P. Iversen kom ud for, da de ufrivilligt måtte tilbringe tre år i den nordøstgrønlandske ødemark. Med sirlig håndskrift og nedskrevet på store folioark har Ejnar Mikkelsen også i en række breve til sin far og mor givet nogle mere personlige beskrivelser af opholdet i Grønland. Disse breve var lagt i et depot på Bass Rock syd for Shannonøen i tilfælde af at et skib skulle komme forbi og dermed kunne bringe et livstegn hjem til Danmark fra de to savnede."

The Light Above the Trees is the raw, powerful, and deeply inspiring story of La-Nicea Ward—a woman, a mother, a veteran, and a survivor. Born in Opelousas, Louisiana, La-Nicea survived childhood abuse, teenage motherhood, domestic violence, and military trauma. Yet, through the darkest moments, she found the strength to rise—again and again. From basic training to building a 4,000 sq. ft. home for her family, she defied the odds and rewrote her legacy.

'Everyone is on a journey in their lives . . . And I believe that humankind too is on a journey in the flow of a larger time.' In this enduring classic, Michio Hoshino shares his reflections on the natural world, and our place within it. Beautifully written, this book is a collection of...

An experience of soul-reviving simplicity, forged in a 2,185 mile journey through the last remnants of the eastern forest. Follow the adventures of five accidental companions from north to south, from strangers to brothers, as they battle, survive, and laugh their way up and over the mountains of the Appalachian Trail. Leaving the comforts of the civilized world behind, these unlikely friends rediscover the simple pleasures of life and, through hardship, find the essential joy of fellowship.

Leaving behind friends, family, and life as they know it, the Wards embark on a journey into the Alaskan wilderness that will change them forever. Winds of Skilak traces a young couple’s adventurous move from the suburbs of Ohio to a remote island on ill-tempered Skilak Lake. As Sam and Bonnie adapt to a life without running water, electricity, and telephones, the unforgiving, desolate environment tests their courage early on.

Captain of one of the world's megayachts, Michael Churchward was suddenly arrested and thrown into a Turkish prison for a crime he did not commit. This is the story of a man's journey through a labyrinth of injustice and corruption in two foreign countries and three despicable prisons, fighting for his life. A story of endurance, survival, and the human spirit.