Originally published in Algiers in 1943, Joseph Kessel’s Army of Shadows is one of the first books to have been written about the French Resistance. Now available in paperback, Co...więcej »
Kalinga is a land of many couragious daughters who fought for freedom in an equal footing with men in very orthodox and unequal times.When the whole nation was fighting for freedom of the mother la...więcej »
Golf pro Brad Brewer shares the secrets his mentor taught him on and off the course in Arnold Palmer's Success Lessons, an inspiring book about living well and playing for the love of the game.więcej »
Arochukwu: A Patriarch’s Reflections Arochukwu: A Patriarch’s Reflections is a compilation of books and essays penned by hand of the late George M...więcej »
What would you do if a natural disaster decimated a huge part of your country? After Japan's catastrophic Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, Roger Lowther's family and community found themselv...więcej »
After receiving an unsettling medical diagnosis, Elaine Schnelle, a 61-year-old divorced, retired grandma and psychic medium, decides that the only way she can achieve her dream of driving aroun...więcej »
As Robert Louis Stevenson expressed it: "For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move..."We took this sentiment to heart and have...więcej »
After World War II, Reg Beck buys The Crown Hotel, then one of 72 pubs in Bendigo, 12 of which were within 300 metres. In the days before motels, his wife Madge manages the accommodation side of...więcej »
Mr. Davis gives us a film noir collection of intriguing, heart breaking, and insightful essays. Real people and actual events emerge from this collection in ways you won't forget. Each draw...więcej »
We are the only beings on earth who intrinsically wonder about our own end. But is there a way to elicit more elegant, gentle questions? Maybe something finer can be imp...więcej »
Dive beneath the waves to meet 80 of the ocean's strangest and most surprising inhabitants.This beautifully illustrated aquatic world tour tells the fascinating stories of beguiling sea...więcej »
An inspirational and beautifully illustrated book that tells the stories of 80 plants from around the globe.In his follow-up to the bestselling Around the World in 80 Trees, Jonathan Dr...więcej »
"She was part of the 'stunt girl' movement that was very important in the 1880s and 1890s as these big, mass-circulation yellow journalism papers came into the fore." -Brooke Kroeger<...więcej »
Nellie Bly's solo trip around the globe broke records as she chronicled her journey in this fantastic vintage travelogue. First published in 1890, Around the World in Seventy-Two Days ...więcej »
This classic, once hard-to-find travelogue recalls one of the very first around-the-world bicycle treks. Filled with rarely matched feats of endurance and determination, Around the World on ...więcej »
"Around the World on a Bicycle - From San Francisco to Tehran" is a fascinating and profusely-illustrated account of an epic bicycle journey around the world. Starting in America and travelling thr...więcej »
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