True Adventure

In the 19th century, American meals were about subsistence, not enjoyment. But as a new century approached, appetites broadened, and David Fairchild, a young botanist with an insatiable lust to explore and experience the world, set out in search of foods that would enrich the American farmer and enchant the American eater. Kale from Croatia, mangoes from India, and hops from Bavaria. Peaches from China, avocados from Chile, and pomegranates from Malta. But Fairchild's finds weren't just limited to food.

First-time English edition THE TIME OF THE OAKS: book recommended by the portal lifeder.com as one of the top 23 books based on real stories: http://www.lifeder.com/libros-basados-en-historias-reales/ The most celebrated book by author Abel Carvajal, which tells incredible and funny stories based on real facts: The lives, adventures, and dangers of an extraordinary family that lived in Colombia and Venezuela of the twentieth century... For those who like short true stories, with real photos of the characters. A fascinating book that shows us how reality surpasses fiction in South America. ...

Adventures and Misadventures in the Klondike from the Doctor's perspective. The search for gold is not what kept the surgeon Dr. John Hewitt coming back to the booming gold camps of Alaska. The Gold Rush is merely what compelled him north. The love of adventure is what kept him vagabonding around Alaska long after the lust for riches had faded. Alaska of 1898 was unadulterated chaos. Gold had just been found and the Gold Rush was begun! John Hewitt swore up and down he was not going. He even had most everybody convinced of it—for about a week—then he too was swept up in the tide of ...

✨ True Stories. Real Diplomacy. Unexpected Friendships. 🌍 Ever wonder what it's really like to live inside the world of diplomacy? Step into a life few get to experience—as seen through the eyes of Dr. Maryann Beebe-Ally, a successful American businesswoman who suddenly becomes the Ambassador’s wife of a foreign embassy in the Middle East. 📖 From the Caribbean charm of Guyana to the desert elegance of Kuwait, this captivating memoir takes you behind palace gates and embassy walls. As the wife of Guyana’s Ambassador to Kuwait, Dr. Maryann navigates royal ceremonies, cultural ...

Best-Selling Author KJ Waters shares her love of water and the beauty of nature in a short story collection that will make you yearn for the great outdoors. In this heartwarming and often humorous collection of true short stories, KJ Waters takes you on a journey through the adventures and mishaps that come with family life—and a deep love for all things water. When KJ moved to the landlocked town of "Dirtville" seventeen years ago, she found herself miles away from the ocean, rivers, and lakes that had always been her sanctuary. To cope with the sudden absence of water in her life, she ...

John Crawford joined the Florida National Guard to pay for his college tuition; it had seemed a small sacrifice to give up one weekend a month and two weeks a year in exchange for a free education. But one semester short of graduating, and newly married, he was called to active duty, to serve in Kuwait, then on the front lines of the invasion of Iraq, and ultimately in Baghdad. While serving in Iraq, Crawford began writing short nonfiction stories, his account of what he and his fellow soldiers experienced.

Elliot met his wife Kay in a remote Hudson Bay Post in the northern wilderness of Labrador. She had come as he had; to escape the stress, struggles, and hypocrisy of the “civilized” life. She was a nurse there and he became a teacher. But life at a remote wilderness post wasn’t remote enough....

You can't wait for the latest RV and travel magazines to reach your mailbox every month. You spend hours reading stories of other people that made their dreams come true. So, what is keeping you from realizing your own dream? Too many financial responsibilities, afraid you won't like living in a small box on wheels, unsure how your extended family could possibly survive without you, scared of losing friends and feeling isolated, still have children in school ... am I missing anything? Your dream of traveling this beautiful country can come true and soon! ★ If you are still working and ...

At one time, Corrie ten Boom would have laughed at the idea that she had a story to tell. For the first 50 years of her life, nothing out of the ordinary ever happened to her. She was a spinster watchmaker living contentedly with her sister and their elderly father in the tiny house over their shop in Haarlem. Their uneventful days, as regulated as their own watches, revolved around their abiding love for one another. But with the Nazi invasion and occupation of Holland, everything changed....

1442. Vlad Dracula is shattered. His life falls apart when he’s exiled from Wallachia’s court. Taken hostage by the Ottomans as a token of his father’s fealty, the child hostage vows to flee or die. A prisoner at the Ottoman Court, Vlad resolves to kill the sultan and escape. But with no one he can trust, not even his brother, Vlad knows his attempt might be his undoing. Can Vlad slay the sultan and liberate Wallachia? Or will his daring undertaking take his life? Den Of Spies is the thrilling first book in The Curse of The Dracula Brothers series of medieval historical fiction with a...

When a passenger jet crashes onto the beaches of Waikiki, bestselling thriller writer Ian Ludlow knows the horrific tragedy wasn’t an accident. Years before, the CIA enlisted Ian to dream up terrorism scenarios to prepare the government for nightmares they couldn’t imagine. Now one of those schemes has come true, and Ian is the only person alive who knows how it was done...and who is behind the plot. That makes him too dangerous to live. Ian goes on the run, sweeping up an innocent bystander in his plight - Margo French, a dog walker and aspiring singer.

No call could ever be more magnetic or instinctive than the call of the past. Gerry is irresistibly drawn back to Lake Ness but it doesn't take long before he discovers that while battling prehistoric monsters is hazardous to his health, he's up against far more dangerous foes in both the members of his own species and his own destructive thought patterns. After the unexpected arrival of Leigh and Sam at the lake, followed by a rapid series of betrayals, Gerry finds himself fighting for his life once again. However, this time he is driven by the knowledge that if he makes it out of here ...

In 1858, a ship destined for the goldfields of Australia is wrecked on a reef on the outer quarter of the Solomon Islands. What happens next is a tale of courage, resilience, and adventure that will have one man questioning all that he thought he knew. A bold decision to change the route of the Elizabeth May ends in tragedy when the ship is wrecked near Heron Island. Many of the crew and the 300 Chinese laborers onboard perish and for the stricken survivors, the future looks dire. After a series of calamitous events, a longboat carrying the captain, a few crew members, and young Matt Jones ...

Randall Lee Smith is an American murderer who was active along the Appalachian Trail in Southwestern Virginia. On May 19, 1981, Smith murdered two 27-year-old social workers from Maine, Robert Mountford Jr. and Laura Susan Ramsay. Their murders were the first double homicide to occur in the Appalachian Trail.

New Ending to the story in 2nd edition The Drogon homeworld is on the verge of destruction, which forces the whole species into unknown adventures to find a new homeworld. Four vessels depart the dying planet when the wave of a planetary explosion sends all the ships in different directions. This is the story of Cuyler the drogon's king and his journey to find a new homeworld, only to discover most of the female population was abroad one of the missing ships. In their search for women, the drogons arrive in medieval England and after a few adventures, they are able to go back home with ...

I’m being paid to track her. She’s the daughter of the head of the Aslanov crime family. Off limits. But I quickly become obsessed with the runaway beauty. Her father is the head of one of the biggest Russian crime syndicates in the world. Rich and ruthless. She’s the innocent girl raised in a convent who ran away when she saw the reality of her family’s business. She is alone in the world, without the skills or means to protect herself. From the first moment I see her, I want to save her. I want to be the one to protect her. I will go up against the entire Russian mafia to keep her...

A historical adventure book set in the rugged East Coast of Canada during the early 20th century."Ghost River" delves into the enthralling account of Jean Savage, a resolute Frenchman treacherously maneuvering the biting wilderness to secure sled dogs and later rescue his cherished, Julie Barnes. About the Novel:Jean Savage, dismissing superstitions about the demon-infested Windigo lands, commences a perilous mission to find sled dogs critical for survival during the unforgiving winters at Whale River. His journey takes him into the intimidating areas, a source of dreaded myths amongst the ...

Charming Stories of a Magical Childhood in East AfricaFor Rosalind, growing up in Kenya was an adventure-filled world in which risk-taking was actively encouraged while at play among some of the world's most amazing animals and larger-than-life people. Her adventures and encounters also have important lessons for today's youngsters and their parents. At the age of twelve, Rosalind was sent to boarding school in England, but when she flew home to Kenya for the holidays, she spent much of her time alone, exploring the outdoors. Rosalind was given far more freedom than most children are ...

She’s a good girl with unstoppable curves. I never had any interest in good. Not until the moment I saw her. I’m a loudmouth. A player. A joker. But when I meet Sunshine, I can’t help myself from trying to be a better man. She’s in danger. When I try to protect her, she pushes me away. Can I convince the independent, sassy as all get out, girl of my dreams to let me take charge? The epic Devil’s Riders saga continues with Drake’s chance at love. As always, HEA are guaranteed!

As a young man in love with the sea, Ray Pittman finds his life threatened by pirates, shipwrecks, mysterious invaders and sharks in the ocean in the dark of night. Ray wrestles with his beliefs in the jungles of Southeast Asia where he is raised, and discovers he cannot be a bystander in the fight for his soul. “A thrilling adventure and heart-pounding read.” - Jeff Kinley, Bestselling author “Get ready for a stormy journey of laughter and tears that will cary you to distant worlds.” - Steve Richardson, President, Pioneers USA “Ray’s journey will leave you breathless . . . ...