Southern Adventures

Jack Aubrey is a naval officer, a post-captain of experience and capacity. When The Letter of Marque opens he has been struck off the Navy List for a crime he has not committed. With Aubrey is his friend and ship's surgeon Stephen Maturin, who is also an unofficial British intelligence agent.

Unleash Your Inner Explorer: Get Inspired by Scott’s Heroic Journeys "Robert Falcon Scott: A Pioneer of Antarctic Exploration" is a thrilling account of Robert Falcon Scott's incredible journey as an explorer. Read about the incredible challenges that Scott faced and the triumphs he achieved during his Antarctic expeditions. Scott was a multifaceted figure, blending bravery, scientific curiosity, and leadership to navigate one of Earth's harshest environments. This book takes you on a journey into Scott's life, exploring his motivations, groundbreaking expeditions, and the legacy of his ...

En route to England and his next command, Captain Jack Aubrey, and his friend, ship’s surgeon and secret agent Stephen Maturin, find themselves swept up in the War of 1812. As Aubrey convalesces from his wounds in a Boston hospital, awaiting the next prisoner exchange, Maturin’s past activities as a spy return to haunt him and precipitate both men into new and unexpected dangers.

A gloriously moving and entertaining, picaresque debut novel about a young man’s sentimental education in late 19th-century Europe; inspired by a real historical figure: ‘Captain’ Paul Boyton - the ‘Fearless Frogman’.

Moins connu que Les Aventures de Tom Sawyer, Les Aventures de Huckleberry Finn est souvent considéré comme le chef-d'œuvre de Twain, et comme le livre fondateur de la littérature américaine moderne. Il est raconté à la première personne par Huckleberry "Huck" Finn. La Vie et Les Aventures de Robinson Crusoé, l'un des romans les plus publiés de l'histoire, raconte l'histoire d'un jeune Anglais naufragé dans une tempête et contraint de se débrouiller seul sur une île isolée... du moins le croit-il.

Knysna (Garden of Eden) South Africa Breathtaking coastlines, picturesque river landscapes and untouched forests give this region where the Garden Route runs its unmistakable charm. The aquatic plants of the Wilderness National Park are a paradise for wildlife.

SO LONG, STAN is the humorous account of a hair-raising tour around Spain and Portugal. When young Andy Lambert meets a friendly compatriot at a beach near Benidorm, little does he suspect what lies ahead. Tempted away from his dull hotel job, he and his new pal Stan head north on a road trip which gradually turns into an odyssey so strange and perilous that Andy can’t believe what he’s let himself in for. Initially unprepared for this unexpected walk on the wild side, he becomes so embroiled in Stan’s shenanigans that he fears there’ll be no way back to his previous life. His only ...

“I didn't want to put it down after I got into the thick of the action!” - 5-star review A faraway land. A famous soccer player. And a missing necklace. No ordinary piece of jewelry, this rhodochrosite had belonged to his birth mother, a woman he has never met. She had disappeared during the Argentine dirty war of the nineteen-seventies. This superstar really wants it back, and he refuses to play soccer again until someone finds it. It’s shaping up to be a national tragedy. Until the arrival of... AINSLEY WALKER Fresh off her amethyst adventure, she plunges into the brash heart of ...

Exploring the world’s most captivating national parks can often feel overwhelming. With countless options and limited time, how do you choose the perfect destinations to fulfill your adventurous dreams? If you’re an adventure seeker yearning to explore the breathtaking beauty of the great outdoors, then you need to listen to this book!

Fans of the New York Times bestselling Addison Holmes Mystery Series will love the final installment of The Scarlet Chronicles, featuring Scarlet Holmes and her days as a spy during World War II. Scarlet Holmes and the love of her life are secretly married at the height of the war. But wedded bliss is short-lived when her husband is captured as a French spy and imprisoned at Bergen-Belsen. It's up to Scarlet and an unlikely group of war heroes—women—who devise a plan to liberate the camp and save hundreds of lives.

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?

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want an edible experience? Would you like some culinary guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Eat Like a Local audiobook is for you. In these sections, you will discover advice on having a unique edible experience. This audiobook will not tell you exact addresses or hours but instead will give you excitement and knowledge of food and drinks from a local that you may not find in other travel food guides.

A Gardener’s Tale a Novel by Julian Bound ‘It’s funny the people you meet in a lifetime. Looking back it wasn’t so much how many crossed my path, more so it was what they had to say.’ With these opening lines a sheltered man recounts his life spent working as a gardener in his hometown’s park. Recalling those encountered he tells how they shared their problems with him, resulting in him offering them his own unique perspective on life and so touching the hearts of all he meets. Unbeknown to them all, his wise insights for their woes arrive from the numerous jigsaw puzzles he and...

Zinzi has a Sloth on her back, a dirty 419 scam habit and a talent for finding lost things. But when a little old lady turns up dead and the cops confiscate her last paycheck, she’s forced to take on her least favourite kind of job – missing persons. Being hired by reclusive music producer Odi Huron to find a teenybop pop star should be her ticket out of Zoo City, the festering slum where the criminal underclass and their animal companions live in the shadow of hell’s undertow.

South Beach Salsa is a fictional story of the normalization of relations between the governments of Cuba and the US, examining plots between Chinese Triad operatives, two US Senators, and Russian businessmen in an attempt to control the telecommunications and cell-phone industry of Cuba. Supported by a Latin beauty, Magdalena Gonzales, Colonel James Donovan and his team of Special NESO (National Security) Agents rescue a kidnapped US Senator, take down foreign operatives, and uncover a diabolical plot to overthrow the democratically elected government of the United States.

In this dramatic sequel to Admission, a Story Born of Africa, Adam Broadford’s continuing journey of transformation is profound, compelling, and life-changing. Deserting another call-up from the South African Army, and a stowaway on a Union-Castle ship bound from Cape Town to Southampton, Adam yells a promise back to Felicity, the love of his life, to return. Desperation, desire, and guilt plague him. On his adventures he seeks resolution from his unusually difficult past, encounters far-influencing people, but remains challenged by his own deceptions and betrayals.

The year 2533 CE. The only thing Clémence Arseneau has left to steal is her freedom. But after one of her rogue heists threatens to expose her employer’s illegal operations, she must prove she’s not a liability with one final job. Traveling to Tudor England to rob Henry VIII, Clémence begins to suspect there is more to this caper than she was told. And when the opportunity to right a terrible wrong arises, she loses sight of the score, focusing instead on vengeance. But fulfilling her vendetta would have devastating consequences....

Kendra, an art-school dropout, brands herself for a nanotech marketing program; Lerato, an ambitious AIDS baby, plots to defect from her corporate employers; Tendeka, a hot-headed activist, is becoming increasingly rabid; and Toby, a roguish blogger, discovers that the video games he plays for cash are much more than they seem. On a collision course that will rewire their lives, this story crackles with bold and infectious ideas.

The fog is just beginning to disperse after sunrise but this is not a problem for navigation because you are just going to follow the western shore. You are the first person in when the gate opens at the West Bay Park and your hand launched vessel slides effortlessly into the water. You are off. You pass a tiny Island 50 yards from the launch. Islands no matter how small always excite my mind. The island is perhaps 20' wide and has one small stick like tree growing on it.

In this personal account of the Civil War, William G. Stevenson was impressed into the Confederate Army, serving in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama in the hospital service from mid-1861 until June 1862, when he escaped to the North. This is a "narrative of personal adventures in the infantry, ordnance, cavalry, courier, and hospital services, with an exhibition of the power, purposes, earnestness, military despotism, and demoralization of the South". First published in 1862.