Excerpt: "e;When an expedition starts for distant and mysterious regions for an uncertain length of time, and particularly when its objective point is the frozen heart of the Arctic Circle, it is natural that those who know and are interested in its objects and plans should turn with interest to its personnel and its surroundings and environment while en route to the scene of action.
A classic book describing the journey the Author has made to Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet and to Central Tibet, when the land was untouched by the outside world, before the Chinese occupation.
Inspirations from My Mother, a Journey of Faith and Endurance: An Autobiography is an epic journey of faith and endurance of a little boy born into a polygamous family in the village of Lekong in the deep hinterland of the rain forest of Cameroon, with big dreams installed in him by his mother who got blind during his teenage years.
Enrights upbeat energy comes through on every page of this book and strikes a tone that many readers will find inspiring and encouraging, particularly if theyre experiencing tough times.
'I loved this memoir' - Raynor Winn, author of The Salt Path'A whole new way of looking at a familiar landscape' - Neil Ansell, author of The Last Wilderness'Simmons observes the natural world with precision and affection' - Times Literary SupplementAn old map.
Trimming a parrot's beak, emptying a dog's anal glands and neutering a cat - then lunch - followed by some tricky horse dentistry, amputating a lamb's leg and calming a distressed client.
Es handelt sich hier um eine esoterisch angehauchte Autobiografie, in der es um teils mystische Verkettungen von Zusammenhängen geht, die mein Leben so betreffen.
Pablo Echenique aborda con sorprendente transparencia la lucha fratricida de la izquierda en los últimos años, el fin del bipartidismo y la negociación del primer gobierno de coalición en España, el ejercicio del poder y la vida privada de un científico con severos problemas de movilidad que le han permitido mirar al mundo con ojos tranquilos y razonablemente felices.
Granddad and Me is a touching memoir of the youngest grandchild reflecting on the special times she experienced with her granddad as they traveled in the car from Ohio to Alabama and Georgia.
Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, a timeless masterpiece that has captured the hearts of readers for generations.
Sunday Times Memoir of the Year 2023It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow-and horror.
Bob Dixon spent years on the Beat as a police constable in the Metropolitan Police Force in the early 1960s, witnessing all manner of incidents, from the serious to the ludicrous.
Beaten, battered and subjected to terrifying psychological cruelty at the hands of his sadistic, alcoholic father, by the age of twelve Andy McQuade realized that he and his family had suffered enough.
Born in India in 1937, Michael Fosss childhood was spent between the cold, grey austerity of Britain under threat, and the brightly lit and teeming vitality of wartime India.
Winner of the River Teeth Literary Nonfiction PrizeDisequilibria: Meditations on Missingness is a hybrid memoir that recounts the 1982 disappearance of the author's stepfather, James Edward Lewis, a pilot and Vietnam veteran.
In the 1960s, a young American president helped initiate the civil rights movement, captured the imagination of a nation with the establishment of the Peace Corps, launched the space age, nurtured the birth of the computer/digital age, and began the escalation of a war in Southeast Asia that exacted a horrific toll on the lives and emotions of his countrymen.
From a childhood of drug smuggling, porn, violence and Rock 'n Roll, to an adulthood of more violence, GBH, stripping, punk, drugs, DRAMA CLUB, Rock 'n Roll, rape, alienation, mental institutions, invention, abortions, kidnap by press, infamy, plus heinously unfunny comedians, (names of some places and people are changed to protect the publisher from lawsuits brought by the guilty), Bob Crumpton, Franklyn Chancer,.
In his The Odyssey of a Family series, the author reflects on the mystery of how God plans far ahead, arranging details and events that blend to create, shape, prepare, call, empower, and guide very ordinary human beings for his unique purposes.
Welcome to the world of teaching: polyester suits, well-polished shoes, endless marking and a stream of embarrassing moments at the coalface of the classroom.
Following on from her hugely popular books, My Good Life in France and My Four Seasons in France, ex-pat Janine Marsh shares more heart-warming and entertaining stories of her new life in rural France.
Eine deutsche Umweltschützerin und Feministin entscheidet sich für die Liebe zu einem Massai - und für ein Leben in einer der patriarchalsten Kulturen der Welt.
'Vital and heart-wrenchingly intimate' Leah Hazard'Urgent, fascinating and thought-provoking' Julia Bueno'Thoughtfully researched and beautifully written' Pippa VosperAfter losing four pregnancies with no obvious cause, Jennie Agg set out to understand why miscarriage remains such a profoundly misunderstood, under-researched and under-acknowledged experience.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER The North Korean defector, human rights advocate, and bestselling author of In Order to Live sounds the alarm on the culture wars, identity politics, and authoritarian tendencies tearing America apart.
