Títulos en Aventureros, exploradores y supervivencia

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Das Leben ist eine Reise mit unbekanntem Ziel. Aber wie leben wir auf Reisen, wie schlafen, wo wohnen, was essen wir, wie lieben, streiten und arbeiten wir, während wir, mit allen Risiken und Nebenwirkungen, permanent unterwegs sind, die Welt zu erkunden, um dem Ort unserer Sehnsucht ein Stück näher zu kommen? Wer wüsste das besser als Felicitas Hoppe, die seit ihrer Weltumrundung auf einem Containerfrachtschiff mit ihrer Fantasie und Erzähllust mühelos sämtliche Grenzen überwindet.

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.

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...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A major revisionist history of the Lewis and Clark expedition: For the first time in a generation, This Vast Enterprise offers a fresh and more accurate account of one of the most important episodes in American history, humanizing forgotten figures and shattering...

A stunning work of natural history, science and polar travelogue, Where the Earth Meets the Sky chronicles one woman's journey to study penguins in Antarctica, the most isolated place on the planet. Antarctica is a land of extremes. It is the coldest, windiest, and most inaccessible part of our...

For years living was a fate worse than death for Dan Biddle. In a moment of someone else’s madness, he lost all meaning to his existence along with both his legs, his left eye, his spleen and all hearing in his left ear. His body and mind were devastated on 7 July 2005, during the worst single terrorist atrocity on British soil. It took ten seconds to disassemble him. It’s taken twenty years for him to find the inner peace and brutal honesty reveal his daily battle to go on surviving.

In this personal journey, ultra-light backpacker and sought-after speaker Glen Van Peski shares the life lessons he has learned through years of lightening his pack and helping others. Adventures provide the richness and texture to a life well lived. So remain open. Keep saying "YES" to life's opportunities. Glen Van Peski helped revolutionize backpacking by creating ultralight equipment, which allows people to take less so they can do more in the wilderness. During decades of championing ultralight backpacking, Glen became aware that “take less, do more” is more than just a hiking slogan.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A “thrilling and superbly crafted” (The Wall Street Journal) account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook’s death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day. One of...

One moment can change everything. For Danielle, it was a late-night drive home from a music festival with her fiancé, Shane—a drive that ended in a devastating car accident. Shane’s last moments were spent calling out for her, ensuring rescuers would find her in time. His sacrifice saved her life… but nothing could save her from the grief and trauma that followed.

Das Reisen ist Nina Sedanos große Leidenschaft. Ihr Leben in Frankfurt kann sie auf die Dauer nicht erfüllen und sie fasst einen mutigen Entschluss: Sie wird Geld ansparen, ihren Job aufgeben und alle 193 UN-Staaten bereisen. Voller Elan und Lebensfreude macht sie sich auf in die Ferne. Unterwegs erlebt sie Aufregendes, taucht in fremde Kulturen ein, knüpft Freundschaften, stößt manchmal an ihre Grenzen und lernt viel über das Leben, die Welt und sich selbst.

From the crystalline headwaters of the Rocky Mountains to its shocking demise in a foamy, polluted pit in the Sonoran Desert, the Colorado River's story is one of both epic beauty and profound loss. In this deeply personal and visually stunning narrative, acclaimed photographer and filmmaker Pete McBride sets out to document the lifeblood of the American West. What begins as an assignment close to his childhood home transforms into a twenty-year odyssey that will change him forever.