Títulos em Aventureiros, Exploradores e Sobreviventes

For My Boys is Claire’s heartbreaking story and her tale of determination to seek justice for her sons and give a voice to all children who are at risk at the hands of an abusive parent. Her battle with government and court bureaucracy will anger and shock, but Claire’s humbling and remarkable story of strength will inspire.

The Shattered Glass is a powerful journey through Valerie Conner's life, filled with raw emotion, resilience, and the fight to survive.

About the Book What an incredible story! Bearing The Burden of Nations is a story of strength, determinations and severe trials in a world saturated with corruption. Paulos’ blessed experiences are told within braids of lessons with Biblical stories and verses. This is a story of growing up in Ethiopia, experiences from the Sycamore tree, to the climb of “Paulos’ Palms”, to being imprisoned numerous times, to travelling barefoot to escape to Kenya, to his immigration to Canada — a true story of strength.

What happens when a burnt-out techie professional ditches the comforts of modern life and hikes 2,650 miles across the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada? A head-on collision of midlife crisis and wilderness reality, where he’s never felt more alive. Somewhere between blisters, bear poop, and resupply, it clicks. Those cryptic ideas of Zen and Taoism he skimmed almost two decades ago—about ‘simplicity’ and ‘attachment,’ the kind most of us flag as hippie nonsense, weren’t entirely wrong.

Embark on a poignant journey through a life marked by devotion, ambition, and fortitude. She grew up in a home where love flourished and a community where Catholic traditions were not just rituals but the fabric of her existence in the quaint town of Turlock, California. Her educational voyage began at Sacred Heart Catholic School, igniting a thirst for knowledge that would sculpt her worldview. The notion that suffering was not merely to be endured, but was a sacred avenue to heaven took root in her soul.

Sie wurde 1836 während des Fort-Parker-Massakers von Comanchen entführt und später von einer Indianerfamilie adoptiert. Als Siebzehnjährige heiratete sie einen Kriegshäuptling. Zu den gemeinsamen Kindern zählt Quanah Parker, der später als Häuptling lange gegen europäische Siedler kämpfte. Cynthia Ann Parker wurde 1860 von Texas Rangern aufgegriffen und gegen ihren Willen zu ihrer Familie zurückgebracht.

When Brandon Blackmore left the FLDS Church in 2012, he had to endure seeing his children taken from him by the cult—and fought tooth and nail to keep the FLDS from trafficking his children. This is that story.

Discover the remarkable life of Daniel Boone... Daniel Boone is one of those figures in American history whose life often intertwines with myths and legends. While numerous tall tales surround this American adventurer, many of his greatest feats are actually true. They are not merely artifacts of folklore—they genuinely happened. Daniel Boone really did blaze a trail through the Cumberland Gap into the western frontier. He really did become initiated as a member of the Shawnee (who gave him the name “Big Turtle”), and he really did serve under Revolutionary War General George Rogers Clark.

Goodbye Mary Lou is at once a tribute to an extraordinary, vivacious woman, adventure story that ends tragically at seventeen thousand feet on fabled Mount Kilimanjaro, a love story of a "perfect" young marriage which struggles, nearly breaks, and regrows stronger than ever, and a spiritual journey of cremation, grieving, desperate loneliness, and surprising contact with Mary Lou after death.

This audiobook explores how unexpected meetings with random people or "Plots" can have a positive influence on your life.

In the heart of the Swiss Alps stand the three majestic peaks of the Bernese Oberland, Europe's most famous mountain range. The highest, at 13,638 feet, is the Jungfrau. Next is the Mönch, at 13,465 feet. But it is the smallest, the Eiger, rising 13,038 feet above sea level, that is by far the deadliest.

Canada’s greatest modern-day explorer sets out into the arctic wilderness to solve a mystery more than 100 years old.

Deborah Rudell’s world unravels when the leaders of her spiritual commune are exposed, arrested, and imprisoned for bio-terrorism and attempted murder. Crushed and adrift, she moves her family off the commune to create a sense of normalcy. But when her husband seeks an opportunity to dismantle and rebuild a derelict fifty-foot schooner, Deborah uproots their children once again and joins him in Kauai. For the next five years, she dedicates her life to restoring a boat.

Una historia real de abandono, adopción, trauma y búsqueda de identidad. Encontrado llorando en una casa abandonada, sin nombre, sin explicación, Ernesto Cuevas fue bautizado como “Niño” por el sistema. Así comienza esta poderosa memoria de adopción real, que recorre con crudeza y humanidad el camino de un niño abandonado en busca de pertenencia. Criado en una familia mexicana adoptiva, Ernesto vive entre el amor aparente y el silencio aplastante de los secretos.

Every success story begins with a single step in the right direction. Pem Dorjee Sherpa's journey began with a determination to break the cycle of poverty and abuse he was born into. To do that, Pem will have to summon the resilience, courage, and resolve to do what others only dream of: summit Mt. Everest.

Brittany Means’s childhood was a blur of highways and traumas that collapsed any effort to track time. Riding shotgun as her mother struggled to escape abusive relationships, Brittany didn’t care where they were going—to a roadside midwestern motel, a shelter, or The Barn in Indiana, the cluttered mansion her Pentecostal grandparents called home—as long as they were together. But every so often, her mom would surprise her—and leave.

From a young age, I always had a special place in my heart for children. Growing up in metropolitan Detroit, my childhood was marked by the shadows of abuse and neglect. The love I so desperately needed was often out of touch, but it ignited a deep desire to give it to others. I vowed that one day, I would create a safe and nurturing environment for children, filled with the affection I rarely received. At sixteen, my world was turned upside down when I was forced to drop out of school.

What are you dreaming about? Whatever your dreams may be, take care to water the seeds so that your dreams will blossom – revealing the power of your mind. In "Around the World in 800 Days,” I recount how my dream to circumnavigate the globe began stirring during a dark period of my life and then years later blossomed into a reality that was transformative.

In this searing memoir, Chanchal Garg reveals the spiritual and sexual abuse that shattered her sense of self and forced her to question a life defined by duty and sacrifice. Raised as a devoted Indian daughter, she was taught never to question authority-until a transformative moment during a yoga class, while pregnant with her daughter, awakened a truth she could no longer ignore. That realization set her on a solitary journey, as she lost her faith, community, and the life she had always known.

This book is not just a collection of words—it is a map of survival, a testament to resilience, and a deep reflection on the journey from brokenness to becoming whole again. It is a journey marked by trauma, loss, pain, and grief—but also by an unwavering hope, a quiet but powerful strength that rises from the ashes of the most difficult chapters of life. If you are holding these pages, you are likely no stranger to suffering. Perhaps, like me, you have weathered storms of abuse, loss, betrayal, or heartache—that seemed impossible to survive.