Remarkable Treks is a compendium of exhilarating long-distance walks from around the planet - some lasting weeks, some lasting just a few days, but all of them set against spectacular backdrops.
An ';extraordinarily brilliant' and ';pleasurably naughty' (Andr Aciman) investigation into the Shakespeare authorship question, exploring how doubting that William Shakespeare wrote his plays became an act of blasphemyand who the Bard might really be.
Microsoft's associate general counsel shares a story that is ';as nuanced as it is hopeful' (Hakeem Jeffries, House Minority Leader) about his rise from childhood poverty in pre-gentrified New York City to a stellar career at the top of the technology and music industries in this stirring true story of grit and perseverance.
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA TIMES BEST MEMOIR OF 2023'Grippingly vivid and pacey' THE TIMES'A seven-year old girl on a seventy-foot yacht, for ten years, over fifty thousand miles of sailing' SIMON WINCHESTER'An astonishing almost day-by-day account of [a] hazardous journey and its legacy' TELEGRAPH'This is a story of an epic childhood journey, so exciting and so shocking it is hard to know whether you're reading about a dream or a nightmare.
Jack London: an American novelist, journalist, railroad hobo, gold prospector, sailor, poet, socialist, an oyster pirate, war correspondent, alcoholic, a rancher.
The story of a fifty-year relationship between a Vietnam veteran and a remote Aboriginal tribe: a miniature epic of human adaptation, suffering and resilience.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography 2023 Winner of the 2022National Book Critics Circle Award in BiographyWinner of the 2023 Bancroft Prize in American History and DiplomacyWinner of the American History Book Prize Shortlisted for the 2023 PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for BiographyLonglisted for the CWAALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction When he became director of the FBI, J.
New York Times bestseller An unprecedented behind-the-scenes view into the life of Anthony Bourdain from the people who knew him bestWhen Anthony Bourdain died in June 2018, fans around the globe came together to celebrate the life of an inimitable man who had dedicated his life to traveling nearly everywhere (and eating nearly everything), shedding light on the lives and stories of others.
A ';captivating' (The Washington Post) true story of ';courage, resolve, and determination' (The Christian Science Monitor), author Ralph White's successful effort to save nearly the entire staff of the Saigon branch of Chase Manhattan bank and their families before the city fell to the North Vietnamese Army.
The story of a 19th-century adventurer who battled pirates, hunted buffalo, sailed the Arctic, and was "e;one of the most arresting figures of his time"e; (The Globe).
The story of a 19th-century adventurer who battled pirates, hunted buffalo, sailed the Arctic, and was "e;one of the most arresting figures of his time"e; (The Globe).
The remarkable and inspirational story of Oksana Masters, who was born with radiation-induced birth defects and suffered appalling abuse as an orphan, before being adopted and moving to the US, where she went on to triumph over her challenges to win ten Paralympic medals in four different sports.
Die bewegte Lebensgeschichte eines Heimatlosen zwischen Krieg, Kunst, Wissenschaft und Weltumseglung Als Flüchtling kam Adelbert von Chamisso in den Wirren der französischen Revolution nach Deutschland.
This book, People of Faith, People of Jeong (Qing), seeks to reveal and understand the current state and the future prospective of Asian Canadian immigrant churches (ACIC), including Chinese, Taiwanese, and Korean churches.
A silent crisis has been taking place for some time now: an ongoing eclipse in mission, whereby our understanding of what it is has been obscured by the idols of our Christian passions and biblical perspectives.
David Bosch (1929-1992) was one of the foremost mission theologians of the twentieth century, at once a prolific scholar, committed church leader, and active participant in the global conciliar and evangelical mission movements.
After more than twenty years since the fall of the USSR, the evangelical movement in post-Soviet society has entered a crucial phase in its historical development.
Communities of Faith is a collection of essays on the multicultural Christian spirit and practices of churches around the world, with particular attention to Africa and the African diaspora.
In this book, Johnson avoids the standard approach of many apologetic works that seek to "e;prove,"e; in systematic fashion, that Christianity is true.
