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Seit mehr als fünfzig Jahren bereist Rena Reisch die Welt. Mit feinem Gespür für Menschen, Kulturen und Landschaften erzählt die Autorin von verzaubernden Momenten, unerwarteten Begegnungen und überraschenden Wendungen. Humorvoll, reflektiert und selbstkritisch schildert Rena Reisch persönliche Erlebnisse, die weit über klassische Reiseberichte hinausgehen.

An seinem 43. Geburtstag stieg Dick Conant, ein Goldjunge, der nie ganz so erwachsen wurde, wie es seine Umgebung erwartete, in ein selbstgebautes Boot, um trotz eines aufziehenden Schneesturms eine Reise anzutreten. Der Beginn einer gewaltigen Odyssee eines unkonventionellen Mannes durch die...

"Auf nach Italien - Eine wilde Achterbahnfahrt der Auswanderung" von Stef Smulders ist eine fesselnde und aufschlussreiche Memoire, die den Leser auf eine Reise durch die Erfahrungen des Autors beim Umzug nach Italien mit seinem Partner Nico mitnimmt. Vom Navigieren durch die Komplexitäten der italienischen Bürokratie bis hin zur Anpassung an die lebhafte Kultur des Landes teilt Smulders seine ehrlichen Beobachtungen und amüsanten Anekdoten über das Leben als Expat in Italien.

Jeg var 11, da min mor strammede tørklædet om mit hår. 12, da mine forældre sendte mig på genopdragelse i Marokko. 16, da de giftede mig bort til en voksen mand. Og 17, da jeg blev mor. Men jeg nægtede at leve en kuet kvindes liv. MIT INDRE ATLAS er en barsk, men også inspirerende...

Die Salzkinder vom Haff Haff. Herz. Neustart. Und keine Ausreden mehr. Sie hauen aus der Großstadt ab und landen am Haff. Mehr Himmel, weniger Lärm. Ein Alltag, der sich endlich wiederrichtig anfühlt. Ein Leben, das endlichwieder passt. Klar: wer geht, lässt etwas zurück. Kinder, die bleiben, Freunde, die fehlen. Mut, der erst wachsen muss.

Brought to you by Penguin. Discover the incredible story of one woman's solo journey across the Bay of Biscay, into the Mediterranean, and the unexpected joy of solitude, self-discovery and resilience __________ 'We have no idea how much resilience there is inside us until we have to draw on it...

Groomed and procured by a woman, raped by several men and labelled ‘one of the most abused girl in Rotherham’, now Elizabeth Harper is fighting for answers as to why so many people paid to protect our children simply turned a blind eye. Aged just 15, lonely and bullied by her peers...

Después de un divorcio traumático seguido de un desengaño amoroso y en plena crisis emocional y espiritual, Elizabeth Gilbert decide empezar de nuevo y emprende un largo viaje que la llevará sucesivamente a Italia, la India e Indonesia, tres escalas geográficas que se corresponden con otras tantas etapas de búsqueda interior.

Brought to you by Penguin. From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring - and surviving - an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him Speaking out for the first time, and in...

Few men can say they have known Africa as Capstick has known itleading safaris through lion country; tracking man-eating leopards along tangled jungle paths; running for cover as fear-maddened elephants stampede in all directions. And of the few who have known this dangerous way of life, fewer still can recount their adventures with the flair of this former professional hunter-turned-writer.

Join her as she is initiated into the Sisterhood and creates her own shield, which will show her the nature of her spiritual path (Spirit Woman). Follow her to the Yucatan, where the medicine wheel leads her, and she is faced with the terrifying reality of the butterfly tree (Jaguar Woman). Enter the Dreamtime with her, where she emerges in medieval England as Catherine, and encounters the Grandmother, who offers to show Andrews how to make her life one of goodness, power, adventure, and love (The Woman of Wyrrd).

A PACIFIC NORTHWEST BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION BESTSELLER ""A fascinating look"" (Esquire) at the thrilling world of smokejumpers, the airborne firefighters who parachute into the most remote and rugged areas of the United States, confronting the growing threat of nature’s blazes. Forest and...

Turmoil in the Mideast convinces Glen and Julie to linger in the South Pacific, visiting primitive villages on remote islands. But hang on tight, because to finish their voyage, they must leave friendly shores and navigate through trouble in the Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden, and the Red Sea before arriving in Europe. Full of dry wit and compelling descriptions, Julie takes the listener along for the ride of a lifetime in this sequel (book two of the Escape Series) to her previous best seller Escape from the Ordinary.

When a storyteller loses his voice, he believes he's lost everything. In fact, he's been given a great gift. Once upon a time, a successful storyteller lost his voice to throat cancer. Deprived of the instrument of his art and his livelihood, he retreated into dark, sullen silence and depression...

Ava's Story is the fourteenth instalment in the popular Thrown Away Children series. Medical professionals Katy and Jonathan had been trying for a baby for eight long years. Finally after putting nearly every penny they had into IVF, they got their dream family - with twins. Ava and Tom were...

The man who came to be known as Yasuke arrived in Japan in the 16th century, an indentured mercenary arriving upon one of the Portuguese ships carrying a new language, a new religion and an introduction to the slave trade. Curiously tall, bald, massively built and black skinned, he was known as a steadfast bodyguard of immense strength and stature, swiftly capturing the interest and thence the trust, of the most powerful family in all of Japan. Two years later, he vanished.

THE RUNAWAY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND #1 NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOK OF 2025ALSO NAMED ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2025 AND A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, VOGUE, TIME MAGAZINE, THE NEW YORKER, AND MORE “This is nonfiction that reads like fiction...

Abridged Edition Curated Selections from the definitive, career-spanning collection of writing from Anthony Bourdain, assembled for the first time and read by Tony with Dion Graham, Kimberly Witherspoon, Kaleo Griffith, David Colacci, and Chris Patton. Anthony Bourdain represented many things to...

When Richard “Frosty” Hesson was first approached by a young Jay Moriarty in 1990, the skinny kid with a sparkle in his eye only wanted one thing from the icon: His help in becoming a better surfer. Hesson, one of the first to conquer the huge waves off northern California known as Mavericks, recognized that the kid “had a vision.” Jay quickly demonstrated a resolve that reminded Frosty of his younger self, pursuing his goal with a seriousness far beyond his years. His attitude and work ethic earned Frosty’s respect and, eventually, his friendship.

30 kurze Biografien berühmter Menschen der Weltgeschichte, die den Lauf der Welt veränderten, seien es Forscher und Entdecker, die die unbekannten Winkel dieser Erde aufsuchten, oder Eroberer, die auf ihren Feldzügen die Weltkarte neu zeichneten. Faszinierende Biografien von Alexander von...