Stars, Staterooms and Stowaways: anecdotes from a colourful career in cruising

No one writes about mountaineering and its attendant victories and hardships more brilliantly than Jon Krakauer. In this collection of his finest essays and reporting, Krakauer writes of mountains from the memorable perspective of one who has himsel...

John Scott hiked the 2160 mile Appalachian Trail to celebrate his life.As a teenage boy in 1970's Scotland he was fascinated by US politics and culture.John explores this fascination as he hikes through 14 States from Georgia to Maine.Over miles and...

Would you risk being arrested by Iran’s secret police or subject yourself to a ‘torture massage’ in North Korea just so you could say you’d survived to tell the tale? And would you even want to share a crude-oil bath with a r...

The Simple Life Guide To RV Living: The Road to Freedom and the Mobile Lifestyle RevolutionWant to leave the rat race in your rearview mirror? Discover the mile-by-mile guide to a whole new life on the open road.Do you feel trapped in your humdrum r...

Real-life memoirs taken from the diaries of seven great explorers - dating from 60 to 180 years ago. Of these seven adventure stories, five take place in the 1800's and two take place in 1953. 215 minutes of listening pleasure. These stories ar...

A New Way of Life for a Restless Age(Author's Narration)Tired of burning bitter hours in a toxic job? Tired of the same old routine? Tired of the stress and hassle of paying rent? Or a mortgage?Then house sitting may be for you!As old work structure...

Have you ever wanted to kayak down a gorge in New Zealand? Or run night-time marathons through the Californian desert? How about rollerblading 100 miles around Amsterdam?You have? Then pour yourself a cup of cocoa, get those jim-jams on and prepare ...

** New 10th Anniversary Edition of the best-selling travel memoir. ** Relive Falling Uphill with a new afterword that paints the journey in a new light that only time can tell. Plus new chapters, e-book with color pictures, and much more! ** **...

Learn to scuba alongside Alycea, a claustrophobic bubble watcher determined to overcome her anxiety and explore the reefs.After a failed scuba class triggered her panic, Alycea swore never to try diving again. But when her husband fell in love with ...