Culture Adventure

Two years ago, Guy Thornton was enjoying life on his ranch in southern Arizona with his growing family. Now, still reeling from the effects of a domestic tragedy, he’s hit rock bottom in the northern Arizona town of Flagstaff. His Kaibab Paiute friend has had enough of Guy’s drunken sorrow and violent outbursts, and jokingly suggests Guy “find a cliff” on the Kiabab Reservation. Unfortunately, Guy takes the suggestion to heart. He sets off dressed as a beggar, hoping to get a free ride from a Mormon who mistakes him for a Nephite, described in the Book of Mormon as a member of The ...

Guy Thornton’s dreams for his new ranch on the outskirts of the small, southern Arizona town of Sonoita have hit an impasse: his wife is away in Tucson caring for her ailing father; his Yaqui housekeeper is busy participating in her tribe’s 40-day Lenten observances; and JC, the troubled teenager entrusted to him, has gone missing. When Guy’s son, Trick, rides out to investigate, he encounters the unknowable worlds of the Surem, the ancient Yaqui spirits who trouble and assist lost travelers, and returns bloodied, confused, and empty-handed. So Jasmine, Trick’s former classmate, ...

Inspired by Disney Animation Studios' film Moana, this middle-grade novel features characters and adventures based on the rich culture of Oceania. It includes original content in the form of mini folktales interspersed throughout the story of the film.

Are you having difficulties in getting your kids to bed? Have you tried different ways to get them to sleep but nothing works? Do they ask for new bedtime stories before going to sleep? Are you looking for a funny book to inspire the imagination and awareness of your child? In the magic world of fairy tales live ogres and princesses, pigs and children, kings and wizards, mice and ants, witches and giants, the Green Mother Fairy with many fairy friends, cicadas, ants, whales, grandmothers, affectionate mothers and fathers, Mordillo and many others fantastic characters.

Tom really wants to be an explorer. His favourite book is an atlas, and he follows adventurers not footballers. His schooldays are spent daydreaming about travelling from Tibet to Timbuktu. A private wish blurted out loud started his freewheeling adventure: I'm going to cycle round the world. His classmates laughed. No one believed him, least of all his teacher.

Shif has a happy life, unfamiliar with the horrors of his country's regime. He is one of the smartest boys in school, and feels safe and loved in the home he shares with his mother and little sister, right next door to his best friend. But the day that soldiers arrive at his door, Shif knows that he will never be safe again - his only choice is to run. Facing both unthinkable cruelty and boundless kindness, Shif bravely makes his way towards a future he can barely imagine. Refugee 87 is a story of friendship, kindness, hardship, survival, and - above all - hope.

When the movies come alive, survival means staying in frame. When four teens visit an abandoned drive-in theater on a snowy winter night, they expect cheesy thrills from a forgotten horror film. Instead, they find themselves fighting for survival as monsters tear through the screen and into reality. Now infected with strange powers, they must stop a cursed movie marathon before the final reel unleashes an unstoppable apocalypse. Some classics were never meant to be revived.

After battling the impossible, Zélie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the land of Orïsha. But the ritual was more powerful than they imagined, reigniting the powers of not only the maji but also some nobles with magic ancestry. Now, Zélie struggles to unite the maji in an Orïsha where the enemy is just as strong and magical as they are. When Amari's mother forms an army of royals with newly awakened powers, Zélie fights to secure Amari's right to the throne and protect the new maji from the monarchy's wrath.

Louie the Leprechaun was always in trouble. He was renowned for having the fartiest farts in his entire town! But they were so smelly he had no friends. Louie was a lonely Leprechaun. Can he win the national farting championship? Will he ever have a friend? Enjoy this charming Irish audiobook and find out! Laugh your way through this charming audiobook with this hilarious farting leprechaun story that both adults and kids can enjoy together.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Himalayan Heist and experience the compelling adventures of Alex, James, and Bim as they make their way through the wilderness.

Explore! San Antonio gives you the opportunity to experience over 300 years of history from a different perspective. The transformative qualities of travel emerge from the people we are exposed to rather than the destinations we seek. You will be immersed in San Antonio’s rich heritage and vivid culture as we take a journey from yesterday to tomorrow. Explore! San Antonio is the perfect guide to accompany your next trip to “The Alamo City” as we learn from and give back to the local community.

Disenchanted with their fixed places on the map, the states swap spots in hopes that each can get to see a different part of the country and do something different for a change.

Flavia, Jonathan, Lupus, and Nubia - friends and detectives - sail to the Bay of Naples to spend the summer with Flavia's uncle, who lives near Pompeii. There they uncover a riddle that may lead them to a great treasure. Meanwhile, tremors shake the ground, animals behave strangely, and people dream of impending doom. One of the worst natural disasters of all time is about to happen: the eruption of Mount Vesuvius!

Abby just needed to work in the casino run by the Standing Bear brothers, Dylan and Kyle, for a couple of weeks and she and her younger brother, Drew, would be fine. What could possibly go wrong in just a couple of weeks? One look at her brother, Drew's, face when she was taken to security and Abby knew she'd stepped into a nightmare and there was probably no coming back from it. That was why she leapt at the offer Dylan and Kyle made to work off what they owed without jail time. To say that nothing went quite the way she'd expected was an understatement.

This is the true story of how one little lost and lonely bear found himself caught up in an incredible adventure. Unexpectedly whisked off to a strange new place, Bertie is forced out of his comfort zone and learns that there is more to life than hiding at the bottom of a charity shop bin. Follow Bertie's journey in the first series of Bertie the Travelling Bear on his amazing adventures around the world.

Ajay's wish has come true—he's a news reporter at last. He and his friends Saif, Vinod, Yasmin and Jai even have their own newspaper: The Mumbai Sun. But money is tight—and they need a big story. So when Ajay sees a cash prize for a competition to be the first to find a meteor that has crashed to Earth in India, their very own space-race to Jaipur is on.

Diesmal bringt das magische Baumhaus Anne und Philipp an den Fuß eines Berges in Peru. In der Nähe lebende Bauern erzählen ihnen von einem gestohlenen Babylama, und die Geschwister versprechen, das Tier zu seinen Besitzern zurückzubringen. Doch der Weg ist tückisch: Die Suche nach dem Kleinen führt die Kinder in die geheimnisvolle Inka-Stadt Machu Picchu. Ob ihnen die Lama-Legende helfen kann, das junge Tier sicher nach Hause zu bringen?

Nong May and her family have had a lot of bad luck lately. When nine-year-old Jess arrives in Thailand and accidentally breaks a special family treasure, it seems to only get worse. It turns out the treasure holds a secret that could change things forever.

This is a "science fiction" book that is intended for adults 18 and over. It is NOT for the faint of heart. This book will take you to places and events I know you will find interesting. I was inspired to write this book by something I saw in the sky many years ago. Are we alone in the universe? Do cats eat doughnuts?

It's 1881, and 15-year-old Brody Martin has taken refuge in Indian territory from the Miller clan. The Millers are accusing him of horse-thieving and murder, and they don't care who they hurt to find him. Brody is hired on by Joseph, a Cherokee Indian, to help run his trap lines in the wilderness. Just as he starts to feel safe, he stumbles across a dying man and finds out there are worse things than being separated from his family and wanted for murder.