Adventure Expedition

Amy's seemingly innocent swipes on Instagram lead her down a treacherous rabbit hole, where the line between the digital world and reality blurs into an unfathomable maze of illusions and challenges. Unveil the chilling tale of "Scrolling Shadows: Sucked into the Darkside of Instagramverse" by Diane Shawe. Follow Amy as she innocently opens her Instagram app, at first, the allure of Instagram's vibrant photos and captivating stories entices Amy, drawing her deeper into the digital labyrinth, But as she taps her way through the app's enticing filters, she soon realises that she's not just ...

1954. C'est dans un village perdu entre la France et l'Italie que Stan, paléontologue en fin de carrière, convoque Umberto et Peter, deux autres scientifiques. Car Stan a un projet. Ou plutôt un rêve. De ceux, obsédants, qu'on ne peut ignorer. Il prend la forme, improbable, d'un squelette. Apatosaure ? Brontosaure ? Il ne sait pas vraiment. Mais le monstre dort forcément quelque part là-haut, dans la glace. S'il le découvre, ce sera enfin la gloire, il en est convaincu. Alors l'ascension commence. Mais le froid, l'altitude, la solitude, se resserrent comme un étau. Et entraînent l'équipée là où nul n'aurait pensé aller.

In 1690, a dramatic account of piracy was published in Mexico City. The Misfortunes of Alonso Ramírez described the incredible adventures of a poor Spanish-American carpenter who was taken captive by British pirates near the Philippines and forced to work for them for two years. After circumnavigating the world, he was freed and managed to return to Mexico, where the Spanish viceroy commissioned the well-known Mexican scholar Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora to write down Ramírez's account as part of an imperial propaganda campaign against pirates.

On June 3, 1769, the planet Venus briefly passed across the face of the sun in a cosmic alignment that occurs twice per century. Anticipation of the rare celestial event sparked a worldwide competition among aspiring global superpowers, each sending their own scientific expeditions to far-flung destinations to time the planet’s trek.

The Chomolungma Diaries is a true story of ordinary people climbing Mount Everest with a commercial expedition, and preparing for the biggest day of their lives. Imagine your life clipped into a narrow line of cord five miles above the Earth, on the world’s most terrifying ridge walk. This book will bring you just a little bit closer to that experience.

Ever wonder what it would be like to pick up one day and move abroad? In the summer of 2013, Kris Loomis and her husband sold all their worldly possessions and, along with their three-legged cat, Triplet, did just that. They left their comfy life behind and moved to Ecuador! Follow along as they battle 'mañana' time, stinky buses, and the dreaded 'Frankenstein' shower. Will they adjust to South American culture? Will Triplet learn to meow in Spanish?

July 12th 1776. Captain James Cook sails from Plymouth in the Resolution in search of the fabled Northwest Passage. It is his third amazing voyage of discovery and this is the story he might have written. Hammond Innes has created a brilliantly imagined diary, showing a great man stretched to his limits. It is a voyage that will sweep Captain Cook and his crew from the icy wasteland of the Arctic, to the tropical waters of Hawaii.

He has been working since his birth, hiding from the authorities to restore human civilization. Can he save the world from its path of destruction? Arhat is eight years old and almost an orphan. His parents have left him on the earth to control their private expeditions into space. He works with remote assistance from his parents and an elk. The elk is part of a community of elks with enhanced intelligence. Few people know about their existence. Very few know about their activities with Arhat and his parents. A training session of the elks goes out of control. Life of the elk, Arhat and his...

A desperate distress call from Earth reaches the new colony on Lumera. Now, the fate of all life in the universe as we know it is at stake. An enemy believed dead threatens the peace between humans and Kidj'Dan: Dr. Elias Fox, the unscrupulous politician, has mutated into a walking superweapon thanks to his hyperbots, and has only one goal: revenge.

Astronauts Jim Parker and Michael Murphy, aboard the space shuttle Charger II, were wrapping up a routine mission. Just prior to re-entry, they encountered a mysterious cloud bank in space and were never heard from again. Two years later, a metal box was unearthed at a construction site in St. Louis. In it was a previously unknown, yet apparently authentic, journal of the historic Lewis and Clark expedition: written by astronaut Jim Parker. Did Parker and Murphy alter history, or save it?

Deeper insights into the twelve Zodiac Signs from Aries through to Pisces, from a Soul-Centered perspective. Ruth Hadikin, Author of Soul Astrology: How Your Rising Sign Reveals Your Soul Path and Life Purpose, shares incisive and compelling thoughts, insights, comments and observations, on the Soul's journey through the twelve Zodiac signs. The teachings of The Tibetan in Esoteric Astrology are compared and contrasted with contemporary Tibetan Buddhist teachers for deeper understanding of the essence of what the Tibetan was trying to convey. This book is a compilation of meaningful ...

The year is 1735. Twelve unruly men board ships bound for South America. Their mission? To discover the true shape of the Earth. They will be exposed to a wilderness of dangers none can imagine. The survivors won't return for 10 years. An almost forgotten moment in history, a story for our times, this is the true story of the mission to discover the shape of the Earth.

Join Buster and Lass for a special undersea counting adventure from 1 to 10! It's fun and different. Can your child imagine an undersea adventure and count the new friends as they arrive? You bet they can! This Bugville Jr Learning Adventure, written by best-selling author Robert Stanek, is designed to build number sense and 1 to 10 counting skills.

People have been climbing as long as they've existed, and for those who relish the challenge, nothing can top Mount Everest, the tallest mountain on the planet at over 29,000 feet. As Sir Edmund Hillary put it, "It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves."

Platsch! Was ist denn da in der Kürbissuppe gelandet? Tafiti und Pinsel staunen nicht schlecht, als sie einen kleinen Goldmull aus der Suppe fischen. Mulle ist auf dem Weg zum Halbmondsee. Dort gibt es den magischen Wunschstein, der dem Ersten, der ihn findet, seinen Herzenswunsch erfüllt. Tafiti und Pinsel bieten Mulle an, ihm zu helfen und so ziehen die drei gemeinsam los. Doch auf ihrer Expedition lauern unzählige Gefahren. Als sie den Wunschstein endlich gefunden haben, werden Tafiti, Pinsel und Mulle aber von einem hungrigen Löwenrudel angegriffen.

Timothy Hope, desperate to impress the beautiful but disdainful Lady Misericordia, stows away on Lord Daunt's expedition to the North Pole, and finds himself caught up in an adventure of high seas, deep crevasses, slavering wolves, reindeer sleigh rides and much, much more, with only his wits and inventiveness to keep him and his friends alive.

Julen närmar sig med stormsteg och i den lilla bokaffären ska ägaren Rune äntligen få ett besök av en känd författare. Han har köpt in massor av böcker som han hoppas få sålt under dagen. Svea och Annie är stamkunder i bokaffären, fast i ärlighetens namn köper de sällan något, men de är ofta där och läser. De älskar nämligen böcker.

Embark on an Extraordinary Journey Towards Achievement Are you tired of watching life pass you by? Dr. Randall Peeters unveils the secrets to living a life free of regrets in his groundbreaking book. Through gripping narratives of triumph over adversity, Dr. Peeters shares his awe-inspiring quest to conquer the Adventure Grand Slam - scaling the Seven Summits and venturing to the North and South Poles. In this captivating read, Dr. Peeters not only recounts his remarkable feats, he distills the essence of his success. He shares a practical system that you can adopt to reach your aspirations...

The fourth novel of adventure set upon His Majesty's New World. A new year brings ominous silence to the new world. As the b'ys of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment await their next mission, British and American leaders on the old world plan for the worst, and seek options that might give humanity a hope of surviving war with the blue men. When intelligence appears suggesting help might almost be within reach, the b'ys are sent on a risky mission into the unknown. Led by the son of a politician, will Waller and his men have a fighting chance? A dangerous drive awaits them.

Byl najczesciej zestrzelanym pilotem II Wojny Swiatowej, francuskim partyzantem, autorem pierwszego wywiadu z Fidelem Castro, laureatem Pulitzera, prywatnym pilotem Juana Perona i odkrywca zaginionej stolicy Majów. Albo nie byl zadnym z nich. Z cala pewnoscia wybieral sie jednak na Ksiezyc. Fascynujaca i przewrotna biografia Tony'ego Halika jest dowodem na to, ze czasem prawdziwe zycie jest bardziej nieprawdopodobne niz najlepsza powiesc.