Travel

Adventures of a Mountain Man

by Zenas Leonard

Zenas Leonard (1809 – 1857) was an American mountain man, explorer and trader, best known for his journal Narrative of the Adventures of Zenas Leonard.

Leonard was born in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. As...

Walden

by Henry David Thoreau & MyBooks Classics

Walden (also known as Life in the Woods) by Henry David Thoreau is one of the best-known non-fiction books written by an American. Published in 1854, it details Thoreau's life for two years and two months in...

Homo Odyssey

by Brent Meersman

A gay Muslim in Berlin, a young gay man bewildered and lost on the highways of Los Angeles; a rent boy in Shanghai; a holiday romance in Mexico; a man from Dakar in a bathhouse in Paris; a love hotel in Tokyo;...

100 Spanish Short Stories for Beginners Learn Spanish with Stories Including Audio

by Christian Stahl & World Language Institute Spain

Polish your Spanish, improve your reading and listening skills, and make learning new Spanish vocabulary so much easier with 100 entertaining and engaging Spanish short stories and audio

Spanish Edition Foreign...

100 German Short Stories for Beginners Learn German with Stories Including Audiobook

by Christian Stahl

Here you have 100 entertaining and culturally interesting German short stories for beginners and intermediate learning level including audio.

German for beginners can be challenging, but not with this book.

All...

BlogVille

by Apt Servizi Emilia Romagna

BlogVille is a crowdsourced blogging project, designed by the Emilia Romagna Tourist Board to allow bloggers from all around the world to discover and share the beauties of the Emilia Romagna Region of Italy....

Thriving - LifeStyles with Love!

by Sheba Suphannahong

Thriving - LifeStyles with Love!

A collection of short stories for inspiration.

"Wonderful little Pepper-Uppers."

Each saga is shaped as a photo-essay and most need only a few minutes to read.

A different way to...

Circuit Hikes of Southern Arizona

by Robert Zimmerman

"Circuit Hikes of Southern Arizona" is an easy-to-use guidebook, describing the many circuit hikes hidden in the mountains surrounding Tucson and throughout southern Arizona.

The guide includes 32 specific hikes...

Around the World In 120 Days: A Journey of Discovery

by Robert S. Gennings

An exciting story of discovery and learning whilst circling the globe aboard the Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth. The author describes daily life aboard ship; the abundance of entertainment and sporting activities,...

Zanzibar to Sinkiang: On Rails in Asia

by Farhat Jah

Enthralled by trains, fascinated by Asia, Farhat Jah always wanted to take the Trans Siberian express. In November 2007, he boarded the Rossiya in Moscow's Eastern Station with the idea of crossing a quarter...

Suitcases and Vacations from Hell

by Rodney Tupweod

A short story of my traumas experienced with Suitcases, Hotels, Airports,Banks, Two Suitcases brought me to the point of despair, The Banking system and the way it functions,left me broke and Homeless, I eneded...

Adventures of a Lifetime: Travel Tales from Around the World

by Janna Graber

Adventure can mean so many things. For some, it means climbing the peaks of Tibet, sailing the open seas or cycling through Europe. For others, adventure is conquering a fear or pushing yourself to a whole new...

Iditarod Adventures: Tales from Mushers Along the Trail

by Lew Freedman & Jon Van Zyle

Features the fascinating careers of Iditarod icons as well as the administrators, volunteers, and classic characters that keep the race "running."

Brightest of Silver Linings: Climbing Carstensz Pyramid In Papua At Age 65

by Carol Masheter

Few people have heard of Carstensz Pyramid, a sharp fin of limestone 16,000 feet above sea level, surrounded by mountainous jungle in Papua, a part of the world wracked by political and tribal violence, where...

Mobile Book: Sacred Mountains of China

by Renzhi Notes

See the pictures at your iphone, Enjoy travel to China, Mountain tai,Mountain Hua , Mountain Heng , Mountain Song, Mountain Wutai, Mountain Emei , Shaolin Temple...

Empire of Corruption: The Russian National Pastime

by Vladimir Soloviev

Empire of Corruption is Vladimir Soloviev's attempt to share his opinions on Russia's ways of dealing with corruption. With a certain irony, Soloviev calls the issue 'the Russian national pastime', explaining...

An Island Odyssey

by Hamish Haswell-Smith

In An Island Odyssey Hamish Haswell-Smith casts off in his forty-one-foot sloop Jandara, armed with his sketch pad and a route map of a journey first taken by Martin Martin in 1703. Haswell-Smith sets sail on...

Soccertowns: Book 3

by Andres Varela & Carlos F Gonzalez

SoccerTowns is the story of a group of friends who travel and learn about the towns where soccer is played around the world. It starts in the United States and Canada and in the future it will go to many other...

Universal versus Disney: The Unofficial Guide to American Theme Parks' Greatest Rivalry

by Sam Gennawey

Universal Studios never really wanted to get into the theme park business. They wanted to be the anti-Disney. But when forced to do so, they did it in a big way. Despite the fits and starts of multiple owners,...

Portland: A Food Biography

by Heather Arndt Anderson

More than just food carts and microbrews, Portland has a story to tell. Its culinary history sings the song of the salmon-people, the pioneers and immigrants, each struggling to make this strange but inviting...