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A captivating true story about a young mother's struggle after losing the love of her life to Covid, having to navigate through grief, and discovering her path to happiness! Michelle Greene is a Canadian woman of Jamaican descent who became a mother to two boys at a very young age! This is her story of triumph. After one boy’s father passed away and the other left a permanent vacancy in their lives, Michelle worked hard to ensure her boys would want for nothing.

From the New York Times bestselling author of First Man comes a sweeping saga involving two extraordinary—and extraordinarily different—adventurers who have only one thing in common: the ambition to cross the Atlantic in a rowboat . . . alone. With gripping and insightful prose, James R. Hansen brings to life John Fairfax and Tom McClean's expeditions, from their battle with the elements to their own inner demons. Completely Mad is a nail-biting, epic tale of endurance, and listeners will be gripped until the end to find out who won.

In the captivating book, "What the Heal," Tia Warrick fearlessly invites listeners into the intricate tapestry of her life, woven with the threads of a first-generation immigrant Caribbean family. With unflinching honesty, she reveals the complexities of a journey marked by drama, lies, secrets, infidelity, struggle, and triumph.

CORY MORTENSEN shares his wanderlust with his listeners as he embarks on a new voyage, starting this adventure among the unique and diverse landscapes of Iceland. He explores the historic and amazing off-the-beaten-path wonders of different cultures and beautiful vistas throughout Europe, making friends, facing unexpected dangers, and gaining perspective among Europe’s many hidden surprises.

In this riveting memoir, renowned mountaineer Lou Dawson shares a tumultuous coming-of-age journey, from the flatlands of Texas to the Colorado mountains, steeped in the counterculture revolution of the 1960s. Amidst the towering peaks, Lou discovers an enduring love for alpine sports: scaling cliffs, topping summits, skiing powder snow. However, as the avalanches fall and lifestyle choices veer, his pursuit of adrenaline becomes a poignant struggle for meaning in a culture where nothing succeeds like excess.

It started with an epiphany and a desire to live life more fully. One fateful day in 2017, a thirty-something American woman—up until that point, a responsible, hard-working, tax-paying citizen—decided to leave her home and career and set off to explore the other side of the world. That choice led to a three-year journey laced with serendipity and unexpected twists of fate that would show her more than she ever could have imagined.

After the fairy tale of Happily Ever After ends in heartbreak, what then? From multi-award-winning author River Faire comes an inspiring account of second chances, healing, inexplicable magic, and following the soul's compass.

Buckle up and get ready to embark on an adrenaline-fueled journey inside All In Adventure Stories. With heart-racing accounts of his past 25 years of pushing the limits of adventure in his hometown of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the iconic Grand Teton National Park, and across the globe, Tim Walther will leave you spellbound, empowered, and ready to seize life by the horns. From extreme skiing to high stakes rock climbing to blue water hunting to exploring the depths of ayahuasca in the Amazon, these eighteen adventure stories will take you on a journey of the human experience lived to the fullest.

09.07 am. 12 de abril de 1961. Un cohete de alto secreto en la URSS. Un joven ruso se sienta en una minúscula cápsula encima del misil balístico intercontinental más potente de la Unión Soviética -diseñado originalmente para transportar una cabeza nuclear- y despega hacia el cielo. Se llama Yuri Gagarin. Y está a punto de hacer historia.

The archetype of the American explorer, a rugged white man, has dominated our popular culture since the late eighteenth century, when Daniel Boone’s autobiography captivated readers with tales of treacherous journeys. But our commonly held ideas about American exploration do not tell the whole story—far from it. The Explorers rediscovers a diverse group of Americans who went to the western frontier and beyond, traversing the farthest reaches of the globe and even penetrating outer space in their endeavor to find the unknown.

In this sweeping, enthralling biography, acclaimed historian David Hackett Fischer brings to life the remarkable Samuel de Champlain - soldier, spy, master mariner, explorer, cartographer, artist, and Father of New France. We remember Champlain mainly as a great explorer. On foot and by ship and canoe, he traveled through what are now six Canadian provinces and five American states. Over more than 30 years he founded, colonized, and administered French settlements in North America.

At the age of 18, Yvonne set out to build a home from trees on 80 acres she bought on an Oregon mountainside. In 1975, log by log, she creates a cabin and heals from an orphaned past, finding a new family in the forest and with people in a valley named John Day. Babe in the Woods: Self Portrait is the second in a three-book series. It chronicles a span in Yvonne's four decades' long relationship with her log cabin and the people she meets in the valley. The audiobook continues Yvonne's story of learning to live in the wilderness within and outside of herself.

In 1973, the Wilcox family sets off to sail around the world aboard the 40-foot sailboat, Vela. Thirteen months later, they are shipwrecked on a coral reef, with surf tearing a huge hole into the side of their boat. With years invested in saving money, preparing the boat, and learning to navigate by the stars, parents Chuck and Dawn refuse to give up. Can they overcome the emotional, physical, and financial challenges to transform from castaways into circumnavigators?

Ein Mann – eine Legende. Reinhold Messner hat in seinem Leben zahlreiche "Grenzgänge" gewagt. Nicht selten begegneten ihm Wunder der Natur, oft verfolgte ihn der Tod. Ob auf den höchsten Gipfeln, in trockenen Steinwüsten oder im antarktischen Eis, überall suchte Messner seine Grenzen. In drei Vorträgen berichtet er u. a. vom Everest und Nanga Parbat, der Wüste Gobi und seinen Reisen in die Polarregionen. Diese Hörbuch-Sammlung weiß zu unterhalten und zu informieren, eine gelungene Mischung.

Georg V. Bengtsson fortæller om nogle af det tyvende århundredes mest fascinerende spionsager. Læs blandt andet om den kontroversielle og sagnomspundne forførerske Mata Hari, hvis rolle under Første Verdenskrig har været omstridt og diskuteret lige siden. De andre sager tager os med rundt i verden til blandt andet Japan, Indonesien, USA og Tyskland. Georg V. Bengtsson (1908-1988) var en dansk forfatter. Han debuterede med bogen "Ungdommen og litteraturen" og udgav senere en lang række bøger, blandt andet om autentiske krimisager. Georg V.

Den danske eventyrer Hakon Mielche fortæller om en farlig tur rundt om Kap Horn på en bare otte meter lang pelskutter, der oven i købet lækker. Det er nogle farlige måneder, den ellers så garvede sømand tilbringer på den usikre båd, hvor han møder alt fra søløver og pingviner til uddøende indianerstammer og argentinske forbrydere, mens naturen sender den ene snestorm efter den anden efter den arme båd. Hakon Mielche (1904-1979) var en dansk journalist, eventyrer og forfatter.

"Ganske vist er Chile kondorens fædreland, den kæmpestore fugl har sin rede på Andeskædens højeste tinder, men man ser den kun i zoologiske haver, på landets mønter og i rigets våben - den frie kondor svinger sig i store spiraler svimlende højt mod den tindrende blå himmel, indtil den er usynlig for det blotte øje - deroppe, i flere tusinde meters højde, svæver den dag ud og dag ind på sine mægtige natsorte vinger, medens dens skarpe øjne gennemsøger landskabet dybt nede for at finde et eller andet spiseligt.

Da Anden Verdenskrig langt om længe er til ende, er den store danske eventyrer Hakon Mielche endelig i stand til at genoptage de rejser, han havde længtes efter at komme ud på i de seks forbandede år, hvor krigen har holdt ham fast i hans velkendte fædreland. Kursen bliver sat mod Santos i Brasilien, hvor glade mennesker, der er upåvirkede af Anden Verdenskrigs rædsler, venter på at byde ham velkommen. Det bliver en helt særlig tur for Hakon Mielche, da han endelig genser den store verden, som han sådan har længtes efter.

"Som de fleste andre var jeg som barn noget af en dagdrømmer. Forskellen på mig og de andre børn var blot, at jeg holdt fast ved mine drømme og gjorde dem til virkelighed." Forfatter og eventyrer Lars Ørlund fortæller om nogle af sine mest fantastiske rejser, siden han som 16-årig fik hyre på en båd til Australien. Da han først var blevet ramt af rejsefeberen, var han ikke til at stoppe.

Hakon Mielche er taget på en spændende rejse gennem Mexico for at lære den forsvundne Maya-civilisation at kende. Han fortæller blandt andet, hvordan området i sin tid blev befolket, om mayaernes madkultur, der var centreret omkring majsplanten, og om Cortes‘ erobring af mayaernes land. Han besøger de ruinbyer, der vidner om civilisationens storhed, og snakker med mayaernes efterkommere, der lever i bedste velgående i vore dages Mexico. Hakon Mielche (1904-1979) var en dansk journalist, eventyrer og forfatter.