Títulos en Aventureros, exploradores y supervivencia

Cristóbal Colón es uno de los personajes más importantes y conocidos de nuestra Historia Moderna. Sin embargo para la mayor parte del público la epopeya colombina finaliza como una empresa gloriosa en 1492 con el descubrimiento del continente americano.

What happens when a long-awaited journey home refuses to end? In The Never-Ending Flight, what begins as a celebratory trip to India for a wedding quickly unravels into a sprawling international misadventure. Mechanical failures, cancelled departures, unplanned landings, sleepless nights, and shifting rules strand hundreds of passengers far from home, again and again.

Some people plan their lives carefully. Then there's Chuck Mobley. Chuck jumped first—and figured it out on the way down. From whirlpools that almost claimed him, skydives that went sideways, crew boats in hurricanes, voodoo mobs, mission trips gone wrong (and right), and a business born out of getting fired, this memoir is a wild ride through a life lived at full throttle.

Für das WDR-Reisemagazin „Wunderschön!" reist Andrea Grießmann um die Welt, in der Sendung „Planet Wissen" beleuchtet sie spannende Themen und trifft faszinierende Gäste. In den Geschichten teilt sie ihren persönlichen Erfahrungsschatz, erzählt von bewegenden Begegnungen rund um den Globus, einer Ballonfahrt in Marokko, den Farben von Mexiko, Bergwanderungen mit und ohne Esel oder wie sie sich in Namibia überreden lässt, eine Termite zu essen. Aber im Hörbuch „Wunderschöne Welt" geht die Reise auch nach innen.

Melissa's life took a shocking turn when love led her to an idyllic mountain community—only to discover it was a nightmare in disguise. Entrapped by a seemingly kind and welcoming family, she slowly unraveled the truth: she was living in a manipulative and oppressive cult. For six harrowing years, she endured unspeakable torment, enduring physical, emotional, and spiritual abuse that tested the very limits of her humanity. Through it all, Melissa clung to a flicker of hope—her faith.

*NATIONAL BESTSELLER* The inspiring, untold story of three incredible women who spearheaded recreation, conservation and resilience in America’s most beloved landscapes, for readers of Pam Houston and David Grann Throughout the 20th century Georgie White, Anne LaBastille, and Dolores...

Acclaimed actor Jeremy Renner narrates his gripping and inspiring story of a near-fatal accident and what he learned about inner strength, endurance and hope as he overcame insurmountable odds to recover, one breath at a time. This program includes a note written and read by his daughter, Ava...

Frente a mí diario de la tormenta narra la vivencia personal, como médico oncólogo y a un tiempo enfermo aquejado de cáncer. Su experiencia profesional, calidad humana y la probada capacidad para convertir el pensamiento en literatura, nos sumergen en un relato intenso sobre la enfermedad y sobre la vida misma, en el que todos nos podemos reconocer de algún modo.

In May of 1963, Seattle mountaineer Jim Whittaker stepped into world history by becoming the first American to summit Mount Everest. More than 50 years later, he is still regarded as a seminal figure in North American mountaineering, as well as an astute businessman who helped create the outdoor recreation industry. A Life on the Edge: Memoirs of Everest and Beyond is Jim's courageous, no-punches-pulled autobiography and a look at a peripatetic, sometimes difficult life.

World-famous competitive skydiver and coach Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld presents proven tools and techniques for success and explains how they can be used in everyday life. Dan survived a plane crash from which 16 of the 22 people on board were killed. He was left critically injured and woke up from a six-week-long coma with a broken neck, broken skull, severe head trauma, a collapsed lung, and other serious internal injuries. Against all odds, Dan recovered and went on to become one of the greatest competitive skydiver in the world.

One Minute Late. What if one minute changed the course of your life forever? For Greg Bond, it did. When a young man was struck and killed by a train, Greg arrived just one minute too late to save him. A single minute. Sixty seconds that would haunt him for years and send him down a path of guilt, trauma, heartbreak, addiction, and self-destruction. In One Minute Late, Greg shares the raw and unfiltered story of a life shaped by unimaginable experiences, devastating losses, near-death encounters, and the emotional scars that followed.

"Maybe it's not the daiquiri that's broken."Sam Plavins sat in a Toronto convention centre, surrounded by thousands of the most successful financial advisors in the world, pretending to be one of them. She had the title. The clients. The gold business cards. She had built exactly the life her father had envisioned for her. And she couldn't feel a thing. The math in her life didn’t make sense. The two kids plus the hot husband, even the semi-stoned sheepdog. Why wasn’t the formula adding up?

Pour ralentir la fuite du temps, Sylvain Tesson parcourt le monde à pied, à cheval, à vélo ou en canot. Dans les steppes d'Asie centrale, au Tibet, dans les forêts françaises ou à Paris, il marche, chevauche, mais escalade aussi les monuments à mains nues. Pour mieux embrasser la terre, il passe une nuit au sommet de Notre-Dame de Paris, bivouaque dans un arbre ou sous un pont, recourt aux cabanes. Cet amoureux des reliefs poursuit le merveilleux et l'enchantement.

La vida del primer hombre que pisó la Luna y la historia del hito que marcó la humanidad y la carrera espacial. En una penetrante exploración del culto al héroe estadounidense, Hansen aborda el complejo legado del Primer Hombre, como astronauta y como individuo. En este libro, la intimidad, la ciencia y la épica se entremezclan para formar el retrato de un héroe rebelde que siempre será conocido como el viajero espacial más famoso de la historia.

In 1934, the painter Christiane Ritter leaves her comfortable life in Austria and travels to the remote Arctic island of Spitsbergen, to spend a year there with her husband. She thinks it will be a relaxing trip, a chance to "read thick books in the remote quiet and, not least, sleep to my heart's content," but when Christiane arrives she is shocked to realize that they are to live in a tiny ramshackle hut on the shores of a lonely fjord, hundreds of miles from the nearest settlement, battling the elements every day, just to survive.

Jessica Carew Kraft, an urban wife and mom of two, was rooted in the modern world, complete with a high-powered career in tech and the sneaking suspicion that her lifestyle was preventing her and her family from truly thriving. Determined to find a better way, Jessica quit her job and set out to learn about "rewilding" from people who reject the comforts and convenience of civilization by using ancient tools and skills to survive. Along the way, she found an entire community walking the path back from our technology-focused, anxiety-ridden way of life to a simpler, more human experience.

Preparing for the first winter in his new home, ready to embrace the slower pace of early retirement, he soon discovers that it’s not working. From floods to explosions, from protection rackets to hospitalisations, from coping with the death of his hero to trying to find solace in a confusing and abstract relationship, this is a frank, funny and always heartfelt story of how not working doesn’t always work out, and it might just be Graham’s wildest ride yet.

La extraordinaria odisea de un periodista tras las huellas de un héroe de la geografía inglesa. En 1867 el médico, misionero y explorador británico David Livingstone, quien había realizado diversos viajes hacia África teniendo como objetivo final de su empresa hallar el nacimiento del río Nilo, cuando de la noche a la mañana sus comunicaciones con Inglaterra se interrumpieron por completo.

Després de viatjar fins als camps de refugiats de Grècia, lescriptora Bel Olid ens explica com les persones protagonistes duna de les crisis humanitàries més importants de la història tenen vides molt semblants a les nostres. Perquè els refugiats no són xifres, són milers de vides amb nom i cognoms i amb històries personals que mereixen ser escoltades.

Not all wealth is financial. No matter your age, career, or life experience, true wealth is within reach. Financial investing is a lot like big game hunting. They both come with risk and reward. They both require discipline, research, and excellent timing. They both offer clues to what it means...