Life Boat

On 5 September 1984, 18-year-old Geoff Holt dived into an idyllic tropical sea and his life changed forever. A broken neck cut short a promising career as a yachtsman and left him paralysed, with his horizons reduced to an uncertain future in a wheelchair. On 5 September 2007, after a journey of 109 days and 1,445 miles, Geoff Holt crossed the finish line in the Solent and reached the summit of his Personal Everest – the first quadriplegic yachtsman to sail single-handed around Great Britain.

When Ishmael joined the crew of a whaling ship called the Pequod, he was eager for a life of adventure on the high seas. But he didn't know that what he was about to embark on would be the adventure of a lifetime. With Captain Ahab at the helm, Ishmael and his crewmates quickly learned that they weren't simply hunting whales. They were on a quest for the biggest catch there ever was: the great white whale of legend, Moby Dick.

With millions of people searching for meaning in their lives, this audiobook shows how each of us holds the key to building the life of our dreams. Though his boat hasn’t flipped over, Pliszka uses the metaphor as a reminder to remain positive in the face of challenge and adversity. This book is chock-full of tools, ideas, and anecdotes that will help set a course for personal success and life fulfillment.

The first volume of this collection focuses on the latest in transportation innovation. The future offers many game-changing modes of travel. We provide a guide and list the latest developments and prototypes of flying cars, hyperloops and hydrogen powered trains, hypersonic and supersonic jet travel being developed by DARPA and the airline industry, the space travel milestones being reached by entrepreneurs like Richard Branson of Virgin, and many other exciting new developments.