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Taking the Risk is Hilary Bradt's engaging, insightful, amusing and sometimes alarming memoir about serendipitous adventures in travel and publishing. A travel industry trail-blazer who co-founded Bradt Guides, Hilary looks back on 50 years of escapades, surprises, mishaps, disasters… and success. From her first solo trip aged three (on a British beach), she revisits six decades of hitchhiking, feeding the travel habit by working abroad, and starting...
42) Facing Terror
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They were willing to pay the ultimate price to help the people they'd come to love.March 15, 2004?Carrie McDonnall and her husband, David, had just spent the day surveying refugee camps. They were in a hurry to reach the safety of their home before nightfall. Suddenly, the crowded street they were on became eerily quiet. And then, out of nowhere came an explosion of bullets and shrapnel . . .Within hours their tragedy was all over the news. But who...
43) Yuruparí
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Entre las gestas míticas, la obra más representativa es Yuruparí, relatada por el indio amazónico Maximiano José Roberto, escrito en lengua neêngatú en el siglo XIX al conde Ermanno Stradelli, quien lo tradujo al italiano en 1890. Es de este manuscrito de donde esta leyenda se rescata hasta nuestros días. Aborda temas de vida y muerte (en fuerte consonancia con el mito solar y rituales de la región Amazonas-Vaupés); además, da una explicación...
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Prepare to be captivated by the enthralling pages of "The True Legacy of Dr. Tom Boring." This extraordinary biography promises to reshape your perspective and transport you back to the 1940's, 50's, 60's, and 70s, where haunting photographs taken by Photographer William Eggleston will immerse you in the world of Dr. T.C. Boring, his home and Murderabilia.
As you delve deeper into this gripping narrative, prepare yourself for an unsolved murder that...
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De Beyrouth à l'Amérique est la première partie de l'autobiographie d'Edward Challita: vingt-six ans d'une vie qui démarre au Liban pendant la guerre civile, en passant par la France, puis aux États-Unis. Son expérience est unique, marquée par le péril et les conflits, mais aussi par l'espoir et la rédemption.
Edward est né à Beyrouth, de parents chrétiens franco-libanais qui vivaient à Beyrouth-Ouest en tant que citoyens français...
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Saigon fell to the Viet Cong on April 30, 1975. Kien Nguyen watched the last U.S. Army helicopter leave without him, without his brother, without his mother, without his grandparents. Left to a nightmarish existence in a violated & decimated country, Kien was more at risk than most because of his odd blond hair & his light eyes - because he was Amerasian. He was the most unwanted. Told with stark & poetic brilliance, this is a story of survival &...
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Apuntes de fibromialgia es una obra reveladora que sumerge al lector en el mundo de alguien que vive con fibromialgia y fatiga crónica. Esta narrativa íntima y detallada no solo aborda los aspectos médicos y terapéuticos, sino también las complejidades emocionales y psicológicas de enfrentar una enfermedad crónica. Es una mezcla de diario personal, guía práctica y reflexiones profundas, que resulta esencial para aquellos que buscan comprender...
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Ranching on the vast scale that Texas is famous for actually happened at King Ranch, a sea of grass that ultimately spread its pastures to countries around the globe under the fifty-year leadership of Bob Kleberg. This absorbing biography, written by Kleberg's top assistant of many years, captures both the life of the man and the spirit of the kingdom he ruled, offering a rare, insider's view of life on a fabled Texas ranch.
John Cypher spent forty...
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Based on never before used letters, diaries, and photographs from the Rockefeller Archive, The Rockefeller Women reveals the life of four generations of an extraordinary family: Eliza Davison Rockefeller, the Mother of John D., who instilled in her sons drive for success in business and Christian service; Laura Spelman Rockefeller, the wife of John D., the daughter of an Underground Railway operator and early supporter of racial freedom; Edith Rockefeller...
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How does a carefree, four-day honeymoon trip from California to New Mexico turn into a trap, resulting in a jail sentence in El Paso and a deportation to Holland? The Illegal from Holland tells how a Dutch citizen and her American husband travel halfway around the world to overturn her deportation. Along the way, they learn about the amazing inefficiency of the U.S. Immigration Department and the ominous danger of the blind hostility and prejudices...
52) The Right Thing
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When a U.S. nuclear submarine collided with a Japanese fishing vessel in the spring of 2001, the story made national headlines. Navy Commander Scott Waddle, former captain of the U.S.S. Greeneville, was at the center of the controversy. This is the first-hand, never-before-published account of that fatal moment and the heart-breaking avalanche of events that followed.
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At first, one might think this is a guide to local drinking venues. While there is no doubt that those types of establishments had a great influence on my story, it's not about the actual businesses but rather how life evolved around and through them. First of all, in New Orleans, no one refers to these types of businesses as "Taverns." They are more affectionally known as good old "bar rooms," but the term "tavern" goes back to the 1400s and generally...
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"Personnages de l'Histoire" est un fascinant voyage dans le temps qui présente une collection intime et captivante de la vie, des exploits et des passions des personnages les plus marquants qui ont façonné le cours de l'humanité. Des personnages légendaires aux visionnaires oubliés, ce livre vous plonge dans des histoires vives et détaillées qui explorent les profondeurs de la condition humaine et célèbrent l'héritage durable de ceux qui...
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¡Amante de las décadas pasadas, fanático de la música y nostálgico por naturaleza, este mensaje es para ti! Sumérgete en un viaje inolvidable a través del tiempo con "Woodstock 99: El Día Que Murieron Los 90's - Lo que nunca se dijo", un libro que te transportará directamente al corazón de uno de los eventos más icónicos y controvertidos de la historia reciente.
Imagina un lugar donde la música vibraba en el aire, donde miles de almas...
56) Up out of Egypt
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Up out of Egypt is the personal story of Helen Marsh. Her story begins as a young, rebellious teenager, who from the age of 12 was in search of acceptance from her peers and a life of fun. By the time she was 14, she became sick and when hospitalized, it was discovered that she not only suffered from glandular fever, but that she was pregnant. To cover her wrong she lied again, telling her parents she had been raped. The police were called in and...
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If you were astounded by the unlikely true story of a life-changing friendship in Same Kind of Different as Me, you can now go deeper into the story and its powerful themes with the Same Kind of Different As Me DVD-Based Conversation Kit and its accompanying Conversation Guide. Perfect for your individual study or a small-group discussion, the Same Kind of Different As Me Conversation Guide will be your companion as you watch the DVD, providing insights...
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The Unabomber murdered her brother, his stuff goes up for auction and Barbara Murray wakes her self up in the morning cussing. After 15 years, Kaczynski or Teddy-K as Barb likes to call him, spiked her anger once more like an explosion in her head. What to do? How do you control your dreams? "Drama therapy," Barb thought she heard the counselor say. "Sign me up," was her response, making the commitment. The counselor responded, "it's hard work, but...
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The language between blacks and whites was so different it took me a while to understand what either was saying to me. Remember, I said the brother called me a dog? Well, I thought that sort of slang was universal to all the people of The City of Golden Streets. My ignorance of the culture got me in trouble in a big way. I walked up to this white girl and greeted her with a rowdy, "What's up dawg?"Now you know the old saying that white men can't jump?...
60) Eneros
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En este relato, la autora explica, al comienzo, las razones psicológicas que descubrió en el 2023 que la llevaron a demorar 22 años para culminar este libro. La motivaba para escribir su convencimiento de dejar a sus hijos y sus nietos la mayor cantidad de datos de sus antepasados con el propósito de consolidar sus identidades. Descubrió que la lentitud para escribir fue causada por el miedo aprendido y no superado. Eneros narra la historia de...
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