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The Angry Skies: A Physicians Journey Into Cambodia's Heart Of Darkness

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Report copyright infringementby Blake Kerr (Author) The Angry Skies is an unprecedented account of an American physician who infiltrated a renegade gang of Khmer Rouge soldiers in Cambodia to uncover the dark truths behind Pol Pot's communist revolution when two million people perished from 1975 to 1979.After documenting the dark underbelly of China's military occupation of Tibet for thirteen years, Dr. Kerr went to Cambodia in 2000 to see how people were faring after China sponsored Cambodia...

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Report copyright infringementby Joy Bashara (Author)Have you always wanted to explore parts of the world shrouded in the unknown? Do you love learning about other cultures outside of your own? If so, no need to pack your bags or buy a plane ticket-through this book you're invited to join author, Joy Bashara, as she becomes an English teacher for the U.S. Department of State and embarks on a trip to the land of eternal winter.In your travels with her, you will meet a variety of people who rema...

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Report copyright infringementby Suzanne Laventure (Author)Prone to Wander is a poignant and humorous memoir that details the life of a woman yearning for adventure and meaning. From her sheltered upbringing as the Bible drill champion of her Southern Baptist Church to her college semester abroad in Colombia, Suzie begins to learn to challenge her own beliefs through a life dedicated to travel. In her bold explorations around the globe in more than forty countries, Suzanne's story delves into ...

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Report copyright infringementby Kay Oursler (Author)Synopsis: Our world is full of people facing challenging situations such as starvation, disease, social injustice and poverty. These conditions abound, yet many of us are unaware of the extent of suffering all around us. Maybe that's because we just don't want to see, or maybe we are overwhelmed by the enormity of problems.Have you ever felt that your contributions to society would be insignificant? Is it possible for one person to make a d...

From Disneyland's Tom Sawyer to Disney Legend: The Adventures of Tom Nabbe (Disney Legends)

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Report copyright infringementby Tom Nabbe (Author)Walt Hired MeIn 1955, twelve-year-old Tom Nabbe was selling newspapers at Disneyland when he heard that Walt needed someone to play the role of Tom Sawyer. Tom pestered Walt until he got the job. Nearly fifty years later Tom retired, a Disney Legend.You can't be Tom Sawyer forever. Eventually, you grow up. When Tom Nabbe became a little too tall, a little too deep-voiced, to continue his childhood on Tom Sawyer Island, Disney made him a ride o...

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Report copyright infringementby Rob Johnson (Author)"Fabulously funny - a real must for lovers of all things Greek."After living in Greece for thirteen years, writer and reluctant olive farmer Rob Johnson has got used to most of the things that he and his wife Penny found so bizarre at the beginning. Most, but not all.A Kilo of String is the story-so-far of this not-particularly-plucky couple's often bewildering experiences among the descendants of Sophocles, Plato and Nana Mouskouri with occ...

Beyond the Darkness: Transformative Journeys Through Dark Tourism

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Report copyright infringementby Chad Scott (Author)Humanity's Darkest Moments WITH A FOREWORD BY DR. PHILIP STONE In Beyond the Darkness: Transformative Journeys Through Dark Tourism, Dr. Chad Scott, multi-category #1 Amazon bestselling author, takes readers on a deeply personal and thought-provoking exploration of some of history's most profound and challenging sites. From the solemn corridors of Auschwitz to the shadowy depths of the Paris Catacombs and the reflective spaces of Ground Zer...

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Report copyright infringementby Fred Haefele (Author)Of the sixty million pickups on U.S. highways today, just one in eight was bought for work purposes. The remaining fifty-four million are what truck dealers call "lifestyle purchases." Does the pickup impulse spring from some deep, organic longing? For agrarian roots, for simpler times, for a driving experience larger than life? The Essential Book of Pickup Trucks is a memoir about the complex role pickups have played in Fred Haefele's life...

The Immeasurable World: A Desert Journey

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Report copyright infringementby William Atkins (Author)Winner of the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year (UK) "William Atkins is an erudite writer with a wonderful wit and gaze and this is a new and exciting beast of a travel book."--Joy Williams In the classic literary tradition of Bruce Chatwin and Geoff Dyer, a rich and exquisitely written account of travels in eight deserts on five continents that evokes the timeless allure of these remote and forbidding places. One-third of the earth...

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Report copyright infringementby Bernard Bentley (Author)On The Go! is an exciting book that is suitable for all readers. This book is all about transportation and the wonderful places that it takes us to. Whether you are walking, riding a bike or even driving in your car, these modes of transportation are highlighted like never before. Maybe you are more adventurous and you like to take to the sea, ride the rails on a powerful locomotive or even grace the skies in an airplane, a helicopter or...

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Report copyright infringementby Sandra Fordyce (Author)A greeting card mailer filled with photos and information to share with friends and relatives. Just address, seal both ends with small pieces of removable tape, add postage and voila, your mail is off to to announce where you are on vacation. No envelope needed. Retailers, take note. This should sell well for you and is displayed with greeting cards. Number of Pages: 26 Dimensions: 0.07 x 8 x 5 IN Pu...

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Report copyright infringementby George Meegan (Author) Number of Pages: 382 Dimensions: 0.85 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: July 29, 2008

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Report copyright infringementby Joanne Flynn Black (Author), Don George (Foreword by), Deborah Kevin (Editor)Have you ever dreamt of leaving everything behind to travel the world? Quitting your job... Saying "farewell" to the life you knew...What if you actually did it?In 2005, Joanne Flynn Black did just that: left her high-powered career to undertake a decades-long dream of having a worldwide adventure. Just as she's planning her trip, love enters her life. Does she invite him to join her o...

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Livingston (Author)The year is 1943. Global war rages, killing millions... America is at war with Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. Men are drafted at home for warfare, but American Blacks are generally restricted to menial tasks and are too often denied combat roles. However, beginning in that year, and unkwon to the general public, the U.S. Navy began a highly secret experiment to dertermine if an all-Black crew and officers could man a warship. The eff...

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Report copyright infringementby Harry Roskolenko (Author)Poet on a Scooter, first published in 1958, is the lyrical account of American poet and journalist Harry Roskolenko, who traveled the world on a small Vespa scooter, eventually completing a 15-month, around-the-world trip of an epic 37,000 miles (21,000 miles of them by scooter).From the original edition dust-jacket: It was spring in Paris when Harry Roskolenko, poet and journalist, decided that it was time to leave the Left Bank and st...

The Book of Eating: Adventures in Professional Gluttony

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Report copyright infringementby Adam Platt (Author)A wildly hilarious and irreverent memoir of a globe-trotting life lived meal-to-meal by one of our most influential and respected food criticsAs the son of a diplomat growing up in places like Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japan, Adam Platt didn't have the chance to become a picky eater. Living, traveling, and eating in some of the most far-flung locations around the world, he developed an eclectic palate and a nuanced understanding of cultures and ...

Land Of Enchantment: Memoirs Of Marian Russell Along The Santa Fe Trail

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Report copyright infringementby Marian Russell (Author), Hal Russell (Editor), Garnet M. Brayer (Editor)Land Of Enchantment: Memoirs Of Marian Russell Along The Santa Fe Trail is an autobiographical account of Marian Russell's experiences traveling along the Santa Fe Trail in the late 1800s. Russell was born in 1845 and grew up in Missouri. In 1866, she married a man named Charles Russell and the couple decided to move to New Mexico. They traveled along the Santa Fe Trail, which was a major t...

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Report copyright infringementby Shirley Hardy-Rix (Author), Brian Rix (Author)Plenty of retirees take a holiday. When Brian Rix retired after 36 years as a policeman in Victoria, rather than hitching up the caravan he put his wife, journalist Shirley Hardy-Rix, on the back of his motorcycle and headed off for a ride. For the next 16 months Brian and Shirley rode more than 82,000 kilometres through 32 countries on five continents. They rode from the bottom of South America to the very top of N...

Everest, Inc.: The Renegades and Rogues Who Built an Industry at the Top of the World

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Report copyright infringementby Will Cockrell (Author)Featuring original interviews with Everest mountain guides and climbers, this is "a fast-moving, nuanced account of the peak's transformation from the ultimate mountaineering challenge into a booming business opportunity" (Joshua Hammer, New York Times bestselling author). Anyone who has read Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air or has seen a recent photo of climbers standing in line to get to the top of Everest may think they have a sense of wha...

Inner Trek: A Reluctant Pilgrim in the Himalayas

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Report copyright infringementby Mohan Ranga Rao (Author)A memoir of a road less traveled and a true story of self-discovery at 18,000 feet.After being threatened by a Bangalore mob boss, retired Indian businessman Mohan Ranga Rao makes a vow: if he somehow gets out of the situation, he will thank the gods by going on Kailash Mansarovar-a holy mountain pilgrimage in Tibet. What starts out as merely a challenging high-altitude trek soon becomes a life-changing adventure. With a blend of humor, ...

Nomadic Nature: A Comprehensive Guide to RV Camping in National Treasures

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Report copyright infringementby James Patterson (Author)The siren songs of the RV lifestyle are the call of the open road, the aroma of pine-scented forests, and the sound of a bubbling brook. They entice travelers to embark on a voyage of unmatched freedom and discovery. With "Nomadic Nature: A Comprehensive Guide to RV Camping in National Treasures," we invite you to enter a world where your backyard is a kaleidoscope of natural wonders and your home is mobile. For outdoor enthusiasts, nati...

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Report copyright infringementby Bill Felstiner (Author)This book captures fifteen episodes in Bill Felstiner's life as student, naval officer, lawyer, government official, law school administrator, participant observer, teacher, disaster and relief administrator, boat person, dog owner, and book collector. The narrative stretches from Antarctica to the Beaufort Sea, from the lush estates of Santa Barbara to refugee camps in Chad and Red Cross shelters in Louisiana. It includes the inside stor...

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Report copyright infringementby Russell J. Jr. Earle (Author), Erica James (Editor)When a mid-20's computer programmer seeks liberation by trading in his day job for a backpack and an unfamiliar roadmap to another culture in South America, he encounters not only beauty and inspiration but also colorism and uncharted territory, calling into question the decision that led him on his unconventional, enlightening path.Driven by a quest for deeper fulfillment, Russell resigns from his job and emba...

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Report copyright infringementby Brianna Madia (Author)A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe author of Nowhere for Very Long continues her story with this deeply honest, moving account of a woman walking the line between independence and isolation when she moves to the Southwest desert with nothing and no one but her four dogs.In her debut memoir, Nowhere for Very Long, Brianna Madia reflected on her life as a nomad, free to roam some of the most beautiful land in America. Now, in Never Leave the Dog...

The Roast Penguin Chronicles: Hoosh, Scurvy Days, Sleeping with Vegetables, and Other Adventures in Antarctic Cuisine

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Report copyright infringementby Jason C. Anthony (Author)Anthony's Roast Penguin Chronicles is a savory, eclectic stew, unlike anything ever written about Antarctica. With echoes of Anthony Bourdain and characters painted with a Monty Pythonesque brush, it explores the author's adventures over eight seasons living and working there.Part adventure tale, part cookbook, and part engrossing history of doomed expeditions and food-fueled endurance, it is strikingly original and vividly entertaining...

Around the World in 274 Days: Visual Stories of an Adventure Volume One

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Report copyright infringementby Peter H. Sust (Author)Around the World in 274 DaysBy Peter H. SustExperience the world like never before with Around the World in 274 Days, a stunning photography book trilogy by Peter H. Sust. This captivating collection chronicles a journey across all seven continents, offering a raw and vibrant celebration of humanity, adventure, and the unfiltered beauty of our planet.Through Peter's lens, witness breathtaking landscapes, vibrant cultures, and deeply person...

Heels to Hiking Boots: Exploring the World to Find the Way Home

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Report copyright infringementby Sue Muller Hacking (Author)Home is where the spark is.Born in rural Pennsylvania to an elegant, but emotionally distant mother and a free-thinking, adventuring father, Sue Hacking grew up in a home that forbade tears. As an exchange student in Chile, she is shocked by the wide spectrum of emotions displayed by her host mother: anger, laughter, and indignation. The world of emotion opens, and Sue enters college ready to be someone new.From falling in love with b...

The Road Spoke: Trepidation and Tranquility on a Bicycle Odyssey

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Report copyright infringementby K. R. Reinke (Author)K. R. Reinke's Old Guy on a Bike offers readers an opportunity for reflection on how to live a more meaningful and fulfilling life, using his own cross-country bicycle trip as a template. Reinke not only sets out to ride 3,700 miles, but does so as a polio survivor and insulin dependent diabetic. Repeatedly overcoming his own limits, Reinke faces encounters and obstacles on his journey that he uses to give readers access to a joy that's ava...

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Report copyright infringementby Steve Walker Steve Walker (Author)Take a Transit Minibus, a full-sized roof-rack loaded with camping equipment, 14 passengers, plus a driver armed with road maps of Europe, Asia and Africa and you have a phenomenon that was to be a character-forming and life-changing experience for a generation of travellers. That phenomenon was "overland". For the first time, young people had an affordable way to travel in the relative safety of a group to what, for many, had ...

The Loss of the S. S. Titanic Its Story and Its Lessons

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Report copyright infringementby Lawrence Beesley (Author)Lawrence Beesley's book, "The Loss of the S. S. Titanic," provides a firsthand and heartbreaking account of the catastrophic sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912. A survivor of the accident, Lawrence Beesley, contributes his personal experience and acute insights to this thorough tale, delivering a harrowing and sad viewpoint on one of history's most iconic maritime tragedies. Readers are transported to the ill-fated voyage through his wo...

Ceremonies, Etc.: New York State Inebriate Asylum, Binghamton, New York (1859)

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Report copyright infringementby New York State Inebriate Asylum (Author)Ceremonies, Etc.: New York State Inebriate Asylum, Binghamton, New York (1859) is a historical book written by the New York State Inebriate Asylum. The book provides a comprehensive description of the ceremonies and events that took place at the New York State Inebriate Asylum in Binghamton, New York, during the year 1859. The New York State Inebriate Asylum was a pioneering institution established in 1858 to treat alcoho...

The 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road

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Report copyright infringementby E. a. Hanks (Author)From the Vanity Fair and New York Times contributor comes a "masterful blend of humor, heartache, and unforgettable landscapes" (Adrienne Brodeur, New York Times bestselling author of Wild Game) recounting the solo, cross-country road trip she made along the Ten across the American southwest on a mission to uncover both what harrowing violence may or may not have happened to her late mother, but also, to look within and discover who she hers...