Geographical discovery and exploration

Extrait : "La date du départ fixée, nos préparatifs furent très vite faits, et après avoir embrassé parents et amis, vers la fin de mars de l'année dernière, nous gagnions la cité Phocéenne, alors toute angoissée par la grève qui faillit même compromettre notre départ, comme il avait dû en faire ajourner plus d'un.

"e;YOU WILL TRAVEL OVER THREE OCEANS, LIVE ON THREE DIFFERENT CONTINENTS, AND YOU WILL BE VERY SUCCESSFUL.

"e;The scion of a wealthy Hamburg family, financing of diamond and gold mines in South Africa, and a decision of the British Parliament that moves the action through the end of 19th Century America, and Guyana, South America.

Son of a Sandstorm by Ray Burrus__________________________________

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For readers who relish the image of clinging to a sinking makeshift raft while fighting off sword-wielding and delirious mutineers wrenching the last cask of water from a sailor's sun-scorched hands (while sharks circle in famished anticipation), Shipwrecked!

Keen to learn but short on time?

Extrait : "Il y a bien longtemps que, pour la première fois, on a dit : Les voyages forment la jeunesse, et qu'on a bien vite ajouté, avec infiniment de raison : Les voyages ne sont pas moins utiles au développement des facultés de l'âge mûr.

On the eve of the Second World War, the foreign-controlled port of Shanghai was the rendezvous for the twentieth century's most outlandish adventurers, all under the watchful eye of the illustrious Sir Victor Sassoon.

The derogatory term trailer trash didn't exist fifty years ago.

***Shortlisted for the Great Outdoors Book of the Year***Surviving in the wild takes a great deal of strength.

The Turk and Caicos Islands were a hotbed of smuggling and intrigue in the 1970s.

Born in the lower levels of financial life, the novel The Aura tells of the ways two young males try to make better their lives.

Original tales by remarkable writersHometown Tales is a series of books pairing exciting new voices with some of the most talented and important writers at work today.

Women truck drivers have been hitting the highway for decades, but few embark on a professional driving career at the ripe age of 50, like Pat Minnick.

Extrait : "M'y voilà donc, dans ce canton lointain que je m'étais fixé comme but !

Keen to learn but short on time?

When the desires of Joyce Porter Strollo's heart and soul pulled her into new and exciting worlds, it gave her the courage and energy to travel and see many places in the United States and overseas.

Extrait : "Il y a deux hommes en Napoléon : le souverain et le capitaine.

The Adventures of Juan Ortiz: Explorer, Captive, Interpreter is a captivating story of a fifteen year-old noble who left Seville, Spain, to explore the New World.

Few have ever known the honor and mystique of growing up in the virgin Amazon rainforest.

Extrait : "En relisant dernièrement diverses notes de voyage, je fus frappé par le caractère d'actualité tout particulier que présente la partie qui a trait à une excursion de plusieurs mois que je fis il y a quelque temps dans l'intérieur de la Chine et, par le conseil de plusieurs amis, je me suis décidé à en livrer le récit à l'impression.

This story, like all my stories, really happened.

These short stories are all true lifetime experiences and adventures, and I am grateful that I was able to have them.

It was Edgar Allan Poe who inspired me in grade school to become a writer.

xe2x80x98This complex, compelling tale is told with simplicity and grace' - The TimesA story of courage and adventure, set against the backdrop of the race to exploit Africa by the colonial powers.

When slaves were set free, forty acres and a mule were promised to the slaves on the plantation.

Extrait : "Il y a une infinité d'entr'actes en voyage : ce sont les heures vides, celles de la table d'hôte, du coucher, du lever, l'attente aux stations, l'intervalle entre deux visites, les moments de fatigue et de sécheresse.

Nestled on the abandoned benches of New York City and forged in the fires of service unto others, American Dreaming opens to secret conversations between God and a young man.