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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of ...

Jon Krakauer

When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996, he hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours and was reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion. As he turned to begin his long, dang...

Unabridged CD
Published: Aug 2007

Travels

Michael Crichton

From the bestselling author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes a deeply personal memoir full of fascinating adventures as he travels everywhere from the Mayan pyramids to Kilimanjaro.Fueled by a powerful curiosity—and by a...

Unabridged CD
Published: Apr 2015

NPR Sound Treks: Adventures: Breathta...

Jon Hamilton

Experience a refreshing adrenaline rush on this NPR guided tour of the ultimate in outdoor fun: Whether whitewater rafting on the Hudson River, mountain climbing in the Himalayas, kayaking in Alaska, airboarding in Oregon's Cascade mo...

Unabridged CD
Published: Jun 2010

Pole to Pole

Michael Palin

Three years after going Around the World in 80 Days, Michael Palin was off again. Traveling from one end of the globe to the other, Palin and his team endured extremes of heat and cold as they crossed seventeen countries on trains, tr...

Unabridged CD
Published: Jan 2010

Pass the Butterworms: Remote Journeys...

Tim Cahill

In Pass the Butterworms, Cahill takes us to the steppes of Mongolia, where he spends weeks on horseback alongside the descendants of Genghis Khan and masters the “Mongolian death trot”; to the North Pole, where he goes for...

Paperback
Published: Mar 1998

Kiwis Might Fly

Polly Evans

Polly Evans was a woman with a mission. Before the traditional New Zealand male hung up his sheep shears for good, Polly wanted to see this vanishing species with her own eyes. Venturing into the land of giant kauri trees and smaller ...

Paperback
Published: Mar 2007

What Time Is the Midnight Buffet?: Ta...

Chesterh

Despite the careful research done by author Richard T. Holleran and his wife Kris, nothing could have prepared the couple for both the debacles and delights of their first cruise. What Time Is the Midnight Buffet?: Tales from the Crui...

Paperback
Published: Apr 2007

On a Hoof and a Prayer: Exploring Arg...

Polly Evans

The stampeding true story of one woman's journey from timorous equestrian novice to wildly whooping cowgirl'a madcap ride through Argentina that will fascinate horse lovers, travelers, and armchair adventurers alike. As a girl, Pol...

Paperback
Published: Apr 2008

It's Not About the Tapas: A Spanish A...

Polly Evans

Single, stressed, and living amid the hustle and hurry of modern Hong Kong, Polly Evans had a vision: of mountains and orange groves, matadors and promenades'and of a glorious, hassle-free journey across Spain by bicycle. But like any...

Paperback
Published: Jun 2006

Into Thick Air: Biking to the Bellybu...

Jim Malusa

With plenty of sunscreen and a cold beer swaddled in his sleeping bag, writer and botanist Jim Malusa bicycled alone to the lowest point on each of six continents, a six-year series of "anti-expeditions" to the "anti-su...

Paperback
Published: Apr 2008

The Unconquered: In Search of the Ama...

Scott Wallace

The extraordinary true story of a journey into the deepest recesses of the Amazon to track one of the planet's last uncontacted indigenous tribes. Even today there remain tribes in the far reaches of the Amazon rainforest that have a...

Paperback
Published: Jul 2012
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