Títulos em Aventureiros, Exploradores e Sobreviventes

What does it take to run the world—literally and figuratively? For Robyn Godfrey, it meant logging thousands of miles and navigating one of the most transformative decades of her life. Running the World is more than a runner’s travelogue, it’s a memoir of reinvention, resilience, and the conviction that it’s never too late to redefine yourself.

Antarctica is a land of extremes. It is the coldest, windiest and most inaccessible part of our planet—and now one of the places most affected by climate change. In this moving and personal narrative, conservation biologist Louise K. Blight recounts her summer studying Adélie penguins with one of the world’s great Antarctic scientists.

En 2023, après le terrible séisme qui frappe la Turquie et fait plus de 50 000 morts, je ressens un appel. Je veux agir, à ma manière. Alors je me lance un défi fou : courir 3 486 km — un marathon de 42 km par jour pendant 83 jours — sans assistance, pour apporter soutien et espoir aux familles endeuillées. Blessures, froid, solitude… Chaque jour, je suis confronté à des obstacles inattendus.

This is the true story of a journey with real people, real places, and the adventures that inevitably follow. Katherine and Andrés leave lucrative jobs and a stable life to accomplish his dream of sailing the world. She worries what awaits them beyond the horizon: Failure? Pirates? Poverty? Will they make it to the South Pacific, and will they survive the voyage? (Better yet, will their marriage?)

Trauma from abuse can crush your spirit unless you confront your enemies. After years of stuffing her emotions, putting on a happy face, and enduring hardship like a good airman, Jakia Lindley realized she needed to stand toe-to-toe against her foes. She needed to fight back.

For years, she lived beneath the silence—trapped in a world of fear, addiction, and broken promises. A childhood shadowed by chaos gave way to a young adulthood filled with heartache, shattered trust, and desperate struggles to survive. Every day was a battle against the darkness inside and around her. But beneath that silence, something fierce and unbreakable was hope.

Con una scrittura intima e vivida, l'autrice racconta storie di umanità e natura, in un affresco emotivo dove i cavalli diventano specchio e guida del percorso interiore. La narrazione, tra paesaggi toscani e atmosfere sudamericane, rivela una sensibilità rara nel cogliere le sfumature dell'esistenza, le molteplici forme dell'amore, per gli animali, per i luoghi, per le persone, e il coraggio necessario per trovare la propria strada.

Zonder vastomlijnd plan of enig idee waar ze aan begint, reist Maud uiteindelijk 28 maanden door 15 landen. De reis brengt niet alleen waanzinnige avonturen, maar ook momenten van kwetsbaarheid en zelfreflectie met zich mee. Maud leert over haar angsten heen te stappen en dichter bij zichzelf te komen.

Join in a rollicking sailing adventure with Alex Rust and crew as they make their way around the world. High seas! Sailing inland on rivers including the Sepik and the Amazon. Engine trouble! Banana bread, rotting fruit, baguettes, crackers with some islanders, pearls, rum, more engine trouble, alligators, fishing, jumping off the mast, a stolen engine, betrayal, seasick sailors, volcano eruptions, surfing, and a crew that just keeps going no matter what.

In this memoir–a mix of poetry, prose, and storytelling–Leena Magdi describes a mind altered by grief. Exploring the sudden loss of her brother and the war in Sudan, readers dive headfirst into Leena’s world.

Imagine being cut off from the world, perched atop a mountain turned into a deadly flood zone by Hurricane Helene's fury. For Emma Churchman and her husband Jeff, this nightmare became reality in September 2024. For three harrowing days, their loved ones had no idea if they were alive. But surviving was just the beginning. When they finally fought their way down three miles of treacherous terrain, they found their small mountain community of Gerton, NC transformed. Without power, phones, or internet, their neighborhood teetered between chaos and unity.

Ten Stories from the Killing Fields shares ten extraordinary, true accounts of Cambodian believers who lived—and died—through this horror. These deeply moving stories reveal the courage, endurance, and unwavering faith of ordinary Christians in the face of unspeakable evil.

Fifty Percent of Mountaineering Is Uphill is the enthralling true story of Jasper's Willi Pfisterer, a legend in the field of mountaineering and safety in the Rocky Mountains. For more than thirty years, Willi was an integral part of Jasper's alpine landscape, guiding climbers up to the highest peaks, and rescuing them from perilous situations.

"Digging For Life" is a moving narrative by Adiang Assuoe, chronicling his harrowing journey from Cameroon to the diamond fields of Angola. In this heartfelt memoir, Assuoe shares his pursuit of a better life in post-apartheid South Africa, a dream that tragically lands him in a world of exploitation and enslavement. Assuoe's storytelling captures the essence of an individual's struggle against overwhelming odds, making "Digging For Life" a compelling read that resonates with anyone who has dared to dream. It's a story that stays with you, long after the last page is turned.

JULY 2014. Two American medical volunteers who joined the fight against the deadliest Ebola outbreak in world history have gotten infected. The virus kills in just over a week and they’re trapped in a hot zone with the clock ticking. If there’s going to be a rescue it has to happen now. The very notion of getting the patients out is a radical and dangerous idea. Bringing them home might cause an outbreak of Ebola here in the US. No one’s certain if it can or should be done or if they’ll even survive the flight.

Eine schwere degenerative Erkrankung des motorischen Nervensystems, undenkbar, unumkehrbar, vermeintlich unheilbar. Doch trotz der Erkenntnis, dass er nach und nach seine Bewegungsfähigkeit einbüßen und auf die Hilfe anderer angewiesen sein wird, verliert Philipp nicht seinen Lebensmut. Er beginnt, sich mit grundlegenden Fragen auseinanderzusetzen, Fragen zu Leben und Tod, zur Schulmedizin und möglichen Alternativen, zu Sinn und Spiritualität.

First published in 1994, The Traveling Tree by world-renowned photographer Michio Hoshino is a literary classic. In this enduringly popular collection, naturalist, mystic, and adventurer Michio Hoshino reflects on the world around him. Michio Hoshino's life was changed after coming across a book containing an aerial photograph of the tiny Inupiat (Eskimo) village, Shishmaref, in a used bookstore in Tokyo. The teenager was immediately enchanted by this tiny cluster of dwellings on the Arctic Sea. What sort of people lived in such a desolate place, seemingly at the ends of the Earth?

Brianna Madia is beloved for her honest and enthralling accounts of life in the wilderness, finding her own way by rejecting society’s expectations, so what happens when she falls in love and has to reset the boundaries of her fierce independence?

Astronauts working on the earliest space missions, from Project Mercury to the Gemini missions of the mid-1960s, answered fundamental questions about the possibilities of long-duration space travel, paving the way for the Apollo missions and, ultimately, the Moon landings. This stunning visual odyssey brings to life the pivotal, intimate moments of early space travel, unveiling the raw beauty and profound challenges faced by the pioneering astronauts pushing the boundaries of human achievement.

Это история русского мальчика Алёши, которого в детстве все звали просто Лёнькой. Он своими глазами видел, как фашисты расправлялись с его односельчанами, едва не потерял мать и пытался бороться, уйдя в стихийно созданный партизанский отряд. Но в то ужасное лето 1941 года было сложно противостоять страшной «коричневой чуме» — вместе с матерью Лёньку насильственно отправили в германский трудовой лагерь, где на долю малолетнего паренька выпали не только невыносимые условия содержания и работы, но и самые настоящие пытки.