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The Red River Trail, used approximately between 1820 and 1880 to take supplies and settlers to the West, stimulated commerce in the region and played an important part in the growth of Manitoba and Minnesota. It highlights the role of the Metis in the development of the area and follows the life of Pierre Bottineau, a Metis guide and well-known frontiersman and military scout. He traveled the route regularly and was known as the Kit Carson of the North.

"...Damron's able narration carries listeners through this arduous journey with a steady tone that lightens at moments of joy and becomes grave at times of deep sadness and loss. While the tale has all of the trappings of a great adventure novel, neither the author nor Damron let listeners...

The acclaimed, New York Times-bestselling chronicle of the discovery of the legendary lost civilization of the Maya In 1839, rumors of extraordinary yet baffling stone ruins buried within the unmapped jungles of Central America reached two of the world’s most intrepid travelers. Seized by the...

Bloomsbury presents The Wind Beneath the Stone written and read by David Keohan ‘Fascinating, strange, groundbreaking research in an area that intersects folklore, history, mythology and strength training’ THE BLINDBOY PODCAST 'I found this book, unlike its weighty subject, easy to pick up...

This book isn't just another war story. It’s a raw, irreverent rollercoaster ride through addiction, absurdity, elite military service, and the relentless pursuit of something authentic in a world that rewards bullshit. With humor darker than a moonless night and a voice sharp enough to cut glass, the author takes you from childhood spelling bees in small-town North Carolina straight into the chaos of teenage rebellion, drugs, crime, and psych wards.

How does a middle-aged wife, mother, and FBI agent pursue her dream of hiking 2,200 miles from Springer Mountain, Georgia, to Mount Katahdin, Maine? Sticks Harsha balances her trekking ambitions against the responsibilities of daily life by hiking the Appalachian Trail in sections, one piece at a time. Across a thirteen-year odyssey, Sticks discovers the best of America: the stunning beauty and diversity of nature, the quaintness of small towns, the quirkiness of fellow hikers, and, above all, the generosity of strangers.

The terrifying true story of a fight for survival for 28 hours in shark-infested waters. "Narrator Adam Ewer precisely conveys the extreme emotions of the stranded men...Frightening, cinematic, tense, dramatic - this audiobook is easily binge-worthy." —Kirkus October, 8, 2022. Three friends...

With yet-unhealed wounds from recent combat in southeast Asia, John Moore undertook an unexpected walking tour in the rugged Scottish Highlands. With a season of freezing rainstorms approaching, he took shelter in a remote monastery. This chance encounter would change his future, his beliefs about blind chance, and the unexpected courses by which the best in human nature can smuggle its way into the life of a stranger.

Survivor Issues – Issue 2 continues the unfolding reflections of a survivor processing lived experiences that remain deeply personal and largely unspoken.

Kristy Sheridan survived a deadly plane crash and a sixty-foot plummet off a cliff before she learned to seek God’s will over her own desires. The crash of American Airlines Flight 1420 broke Kristy’s neck and stripped away the identity she found in her prized career. A decade later, she broke her neck again when she fell more than sixty feet down a canyon in Germany. Still, Kristy’s faith remained stagnant.

Some stories don’t explain themselves. They stay with you. A Voice From the Road is a quiet, unsettling true account of a night spent camping in a remote canyon—a place so familiar it felt safe. Until it wasn’t. Late at night, a calm voice drifted out of the darkness, calling for help. There were no headlights. No footsteps. No sign of anyone on the road. And yet, the voice was real—heard by two men who knew the land well and knew it shouldn’t have been there.

Three Sisters in a Tin House is the chilling story of three little girls - Julie, Kristine, and Carrie - who survived the unimaginable and witnessed the unthinkable. Their mother worked hard to keep clothes on their backs and a roof over their heads, but their abusive, alcoholic father worked even harder at making all their lives miserable. But he wasn’t the only negative force that brought terror into their home: a ghostly presence seemed determined to keep the girls’ lives off-balance, turning even the calmest moments in the home into episodes of pure horror.

In the 1990s, American interest in Cuban cigars had reached historic levels—and Scott Anthony was in the middle of it. The head of an underground Cuban cigar empire, Scott was born into a world of scarce resources and few role models, where joining a street gang was easy and staying out of prison was hard.