Cycle World

At the age of 24, Alastair Humphreys set off to try to cycle round the world. By the time he arrived back home, four years later, he had ridden 46,000 miles across five continents on a budget of just £7,000. From frozen Siberia tundra to the jungles of central Africa, Alastair recounts his extraordinary his adventures in two parts - Moods of Future Joys and Thunder & Sunshine - brought together in audiobook for the first time.

Welcome to the town of Willow Creek, where the laundry isn’t just clean — it’s magical. Eleven-year-old Sky is no ordinary kid. With bright red hair, quick wit, and a heart full of courage, she’s about to uncover a world beyond the spin cycle — where socks disappear, jeans vanish, and a mischievous Laundry Master threatens to unravel the fabric of both her town and a hidden magical realm. Join Sky and her friends Felix and Harper on a whirlwind adventure full of friendship, mystery, and magic. Are you ready to spin the cycle?

“There are moments in life when everything just feels wrong. When hurt and pain is all around you. When you’ve somehow lost all that you had. When nothing makes sense any more. Dea stared at me, the sense of hurt written all over her face, her eyes puffy from too many tears. “Before, when we split up, I always had hope that we would get back together,” she sobbed. “Now I don’t know. I don’t know if things can ever be the same between us Chris.” I knew she was right. This had been going on for too long, a slight fracture in our relationship that had slowly grown into a chasm ...

On 15 February 2008, Mark Beaumont pedalled through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. 194 days and 17 hours previously, he had begun his attempt to circumnavigate the world in record time. Mark smashed the Guinness World Record by an astonishing 81 days. He had travelled more than 18,000 miles on his own through some of the harshest conditions one man and his bicycle can endure, camping wild at night and suffering from constant ailments.

Volume one of The Story of the Tour de France concluded with Bernard Thévenet’s dramatic victory over Eddy Merckx in the 1975 Tour. Volume two opens with super-climber Lucien van Impe’s taking advantage of a course made for the riders with wings. His win was followed by the dominating presence of Bernard Hinault, who became the third rider to win the Tour five times.

In today’s fast-paced and competitive business environment, simply meeting customer expectations is no longer sufficient. To truly stand out and drive Sustainable growth, your goal must be to turn satisfied customers into passionate Positive Activists for your brand. This transformation requires a strategic approach that goes beyond the traditional sales methods. Satisfaction Selling: How to Become a Trusted Advisor in High-Value Complex Sales and Build a Movement of Positive Activists is your comprehensive guide to achieving this transformation. This book introduces The Satisfaction ...

“What’s wrong?” The bigger geroo asked, twisting Kanti’s helmet free. “Can’t breathe?” The commissioner accidentally let his last cleaning crew starve to death. So now, Kanti and 49 of his teammates will have to spend the rest of their lives in a one-room barracks, with only a single airlock protecting them from the planet’s poisonous atmosphere. Surrounded by towering monsters, on a world where the very air is lethal, mysterious burrowing strangers are pushing the crew into a panic. Will Kanti be able to keep them from tearing each other apart?

EVERY WOMAN HAS 5 MEN TO CHOOSE FROM...Every woman, at some point in her life, will cross paths with ‘5’ distinct types of men-each one offering something different, teaching valuable lessons, and revealing more about who she is and what she truly needs in a partner. But amidst charm, chemistry, confusion, and potential, how does she know which one is the one? In, Every Woman Has ‘5’ Men to Choose From, you'll discover a powerful, eye-opening guide to navigating the world of relationships with clarity, intention, and emotional maturity. Packed with raw truth, psychological insight, ...

The Holy Science is a book of theology written by Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri in 1894. The text provides a close comparison of parts of the Christian Bible to the Hindu Upanishads, meant “to show as clearly as possible that there is an essential unity in all religions...and that there is but one goal admitted by all scriptures”. Today, The Holy Science is highly respected among those seeking to understand the relationships between world religions and cultures.

Learn everything there is to know about capybaras and take a look into their captivating world! Do you know what a capybara is? Do you want to know how they talk to each other? Have you ever wondered why capybaras are so loved by other animals? Are you interested in their fascinating world? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, this book is perfect for you! Capybaras are one of the most interesting animals in the world. They are gentle, intelligent, and have endearing habits. They are also the largest rodents on Earth, which has earned them the nickname “gentle giants.” ...

How do lions live their daily lives? What do they eat? How do they rear their young? This book offers a close-up look at the lion; at its senses, its life cycle and its habitat. Jane Goodall, one of the world’s foremost naturalists, presents a series of books that explore the wonders of our planet’s wildlife. Geared for young readers, each book adheres to Dr. Goodall’s principles of learning about animails by observing the way they live. Written by Leslie MacGuire, author of Growing Up in Nature With an introduction by Jane Goodall Photogtraphs by Leonard Lee Rue III and Ben Rue Jr. ...

Jameson Havercamp, a psych from a conservative religious colony, has come to Oberon—unique among the Common Worlds—in search of a rare substance called pith. He’s guided through the wilds on his quest by Xander Kinnison, a handsome, cocky wing man with a troubled past.

After the Permian Extinction, the earth was on fire for hundreds of years. After the Cretaceous Extinction, the world was covered in Iridium from massive gash in our core. After the Pleistocene Extinction, the Earth shifted its axis and massive tidal waves crashed over mountains. After the massive 3100BC extinction, massive mutation of our DNA still causes us grief. We know details about previous extinctions and we know a lot about the one coming very soon. By comparing ancient extinctions and what lead up to those conditions along with dozens of prophetic details, we can map out pretty ...

Proto wakes up in the misty halls of the palace of Somnus, the Lord of Dreams. Why is he there? Who knows? But as long as he’s there, he’s been given a job—to visit sleeping people’s dreams and try to make sure they turn out properly. By guiding dreams to the right conclusions, Somnus and his crew of dream visitors help keep the world from going off the rails. During his adventures as a dream visitor, Proto fails, makes a fool of himself, and—against all odds—makes friends too. And maybe more than friends . . . ? It’s hard to tell. There’s something off in how people here are looking at him.

Having previously ridden from Argentina to Alaska, Stephen Mason fulfills another dream by riding his trusty bike Boris around the world. He sets off from the most westerly mainland point in Scotland heading east with a final destination of Boston in the USA.

In Polish: This is a story about the journey of two brothers who travelled through the largest river in the world on...bikes. But not ordinary bikes - they were "Amazonian” bikes. The story is as bodacious as the trip itself, which seemed like an unachievable madness, but turned out to be a great adventure and a valuable life lesson. For one of its heroes it was a dream come true, for another the last chance for salvation. The book is written by Piotr Chmieliński - the first person on Earth who sailed through the Amazon River in a kayak.

Society is making great strides in increasing awareness of oppression and injustice, but one group remain mistreated, with unequal human rights, and remains under-discussed: children. We are a society who are afraid of treating children kindly, as evidenced by the almost constant uproar and ridicule of the 'gentle parenting' movement by the media today. Because each of us have been raised to believe that the rights of children matter less than those of adults, we subconsciously continue the cycle of childism from one generation to the next.

From 2015 to 2017, Peter Sagan achieved the seemingly impossible: he won three road race World Championships in a row, ensuring his entry into the history books as one of the greatest riders of all time. But to look at Peter’s record in isolation is to tell only a fraction of his story, because Peter doesn’t just win: he entertains. Every moment in the saddle is an opportunity to express his personality, and nobody else has succeeded in making elite cycling look so much fun.

Your life is an adventure, ride it! The great thing about motorcycles is it demands our attention and respect. We live in a very connected world and sometimes the only way to disconnect is to connect to your motorcycle. Whatever is going on in your life gets put aside for the ride. It is a beautiful thing. This audiobook was written for new riders and riders returning to riding after a hiatus. It will get you started and what you want out of riding. See why motorcyclists are some of the happiest people you'll meet.

Champion of the world! For a year the World Cycling Champion gets to wear a special white jersey with rainbow stripes. And then, for the rest of his career, he can wear a jersey with rainbow cuffs and collar. Unlike the Tour de France's Yellow Jersey, which can only be worn while leading the race, the rainbow is earned for life.