Walking Adventure

Patience de Verteuil left her home in Trinidad with her father for what she thought would be a short journey to America. Instead, she finds herself embroiled in a struggle between powerful supernatural forces in which an object in her possession means the difference between defeat or victory. The Long Walk is a steamfunk tale that will stay with you long after the final words are read.

In 2009, Loreen Niewenhuis walked completely around Lake Michigan. This audiobook chronicles that journey, a 1,000-mile walk around the world's fifth-largest lake. The audiobook explores both the geology of the lake and the measure of a person - a woman, married, mother of two sons (who joined her for portions of the walk). But most of the walk was done solo, an adventure in discovery of self and place. Niewenhuis conveys a sense of the magnitude of the lake she loves, a place so elemental to the four Midwestern states that form its shores.

Have you ever wondered how it feels to walk where Jesus walked? Are you ready to take this spiritual journey in his steps along with me? In Jerusalem Is Calling, author Robbie Freeman Shugart takes you through her pilgrimage to the Holy Land. If you are seeking answers or looking for doors to open in your life, a journey through Israel may be just the clarity you need.

Just before dawn in the hills near the Scottish border, a man murders a young woman. At the same time, a hot-air balloon crashes out of the sky. There's just one survivor. She's seen the killer's face - but he's also seen hers. And he won't rest until he's eliminated the only witness to his crime. Alone, scared, trusting no one, she's running to where she feels safe - but it could be the most dangerous place of all....

Sunday Times top 10 best seller by the author of Walking the Himalayas, winner of the 2016 Edward Stanford Adventure Travel Book of the Year award.

Walking the Americas chronicles Levison Wood's 1,800 mile trek along the spine of the Americas, through eight countries, from Mexico to Colombia, experiencing some of the world's most diverse, beautiful and unpredictable places.

Walking the Camino with Jesus When the Lord said, “Take a vacation,” Amy Lykosh wasn’t expecting to walk 200 miles in 10 days, alone, on another continent. Pushed to the edge of endurance, forced to confront some deep hurts. Not an easy road, but a good one. You come, too. Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools. They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion. It’s been a long time since I’ve allowed ...

A distress call from a nearby freighter in the Caribbean brings a NUMA training mission to an abrupt halt. Leaping into action, Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala locate the damaged vessel, where they make an eerie discovery. The captain lies face down in the silent starboard bridge. Clutched beneath him - an empty shotgun. When Kurt and Joe search the freighter for clues, the situation grows stranger - and more dangerous. Lying hidden in wait are the rest of the crew: paranoid, disoriented and ready to fight.

Is the Bible just an abstraction or a real living entity? This book aims to answer the question. Part adventure story, part archaeological detective work, part spiritual exploration, this is the account of Bruce Feiler's perilous 10,000 mile journey across the Middle East in search of the roots of the Bible. Both an exhilarating journey and uplifting spiritual quest, Feiler recounts his experiences with humour whilst offering fresh answers to the most profound questions of human spirit.

Una guía completa de Tailandia. ¿Te gustaría viajar pero crees que necesitas mucho dinero? ¿Te gustaría conocer el mundo pero no sabes cómo armar un presupuesto o cómo hacerlo de manera económica? ¡Entonces este libro es para ti! En este libro te enseñaremos a viajar de manera económica, daremos recomend aciones de restaurantes imperdibles, daremos diferentes consejos para disfrutarl o como local. Fun Facts y te ayudaremos a organizar ese viaje que tanto anhelas. ¿Qué es lo que estás esperando? Si quieres conocer Tailandia usa este libro como referencia para recorrer.

Awaken your senses with thrilling tales of an intrepid soul in her search for beauty in the wilds. Linda Ballou embraces life and draws readers into her adventures with vivid descriptions that make you feel you are traveling along side her. She brings an intelligent meditation on nature in richly detailed, often poetic stories. Linda takes the listener out of their armchair and into the vast world as few travel writers can. If you like adrenaline pumping adventure without lifting a muscle, or tipping your canoe you will love this book.

Austin Smith, an aging writer, is in a rut. Outside of Reykjavik, Iceland, Mr. Smith has spent too much time alone in his loft, leaving his creativity to dry up along with his finances. In need of a spark and money to keep a roof over his head, his personal assistant Jeffrey convinces him to embark on a familiar hike into the mountains. It has been many years since Mr. Smith has completed the journey with his now departed wife, and he fears that he is too old and too uninspired to make the trek. With one last shot at redemption, Mr. Smith fears that he can no longer write and that the ...

John Ridley is an acclaimed screenwriter and best-selling author. His first novel featuring LAPD mutant hunter Soledad O'Roark, Those Who Walk in Darkness, was an instant hit. Soledad's second adventure finds her hunting down a vigilante who is murdering metanormals indiscriminantly. She has no love for the mutants, but no one is above the law. So with her modified sidearm at her hip, she hits the pavement, determined to dish out some street justice.

Willow of the Wind’s long-lost love, Snow Eagle, rescued her from the hands of vicious slave traders. The suffering she endured relentlessly lingers, and Willow retreats into a shell. When Snow Eagle sees their happy future slipping away, he desperately attempts to guide her toward physical and emotional healing. Finally, she breaks the bonds binding her fears. With the help of Willow and her trusty bobcat, Six Toes, the Wolf Clan chief and his warriors locate the slave trader’s lair. Willow’s memories of being brutalized at the plantation are agonizing, but she knows she must face her fears to help free the remaining women being held captive.

Deception and murder flourish during the season of the Winter MoonIt was a cold morning and she was still alive. Golden Meadow prayed for the mercy of death but knew her punishment would be the severe guilt she would have to live with for the rest of her life. To escape Tahnie, her father, and the reverend, running away was her only option. And Meadow was good at it. Chief Gray Storm’s men joined forces with the warriors from the Blue Clan and followed the last wagon leaving the plantation.

As hysteria grips the town of Salem, Charity becomes the target of a relentless assailant. Her step-mother, accused of witchcraft, meets a grim fate at the gallows, yet the attacks persist. Seeking refuge, Charity's father, Osborne, sends her to the supposedly haunted Dansford's Farms near Boston—a distant and seemingly secure haven. Little does he know that the horrors awaiting Charity are far from over. Dansford's Farms holds secrets of its own. The former tenant, Philip, was executed for a crime he did not commit, leaving the property tainted with rumors of murder and robbery.

This is the message pinned to Will Kane’s door with a Bowie knife. And it doesn’t take long before the first of the Hard Flint Brothers arrives to make good on the threat. Kane barely escapes with his life, but things go downhill from there, with five more Brothers having sworn to take his life in vengeance for his killing of one of their own.

Südtirol - das ist ein Paradies für Berg- und Wintersportler, Erholungsuchende und Feinschmecker, im Sommer wie im Winter. Denn hier, zwischen den Ortler Alpen und den steil aufragenden Felstürmen der "Drei Zinnen" in den Sextner Dolomiten, wechseln sich alpines und mediterranes Ambiente auf engstem Raum ab. Es regnet weniger als in den umliegenden Alpenregionen und die Sonne scheint länger. Im milden Klima der nördlichsten Provinz Italiens gedeihen hervorragende Weine.

Bei aller Geschichtsträchtigkeit fasziniert am Elsass vor allem die liebliche Anmut der Landschaft, sein besonderer Menschenschlag und eine spezielle Art der Kultur, wie sie wohl nur Grenzregionen hervorbringen können. Die einzigartige Topografie des "schönen Gartens" zwischen Vogesen und Rhein, wie schon der Sonnenkönig Ludwig XIV. das Elsass bezeichnete, weist zahllose Orte auf, die sämtliche Reize zu vereinen scheinen.

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are assigned to investigate a strange poisoning, and although the relation between the victim, the crime and the motive offer some mystery and surprises, they are able to step by step close in on to solving the case. But then, Holmes' life gets into danger.

The ancient Camino de Santiago pilgrimage routes are becoming more popular every year. This is the story of one man's walk, and his incredible adventure over 1200km in seven weeks. The author moves across northern Spain on multiple Camino and mountain routes, and in doing so reveals what an amazing and spiritual experience it can be if you do it in the way of a true pilgrim - by suffering, and keeping an open mind to who you meet and what you are capable of. Moving through different landscapes and meeting extraordinary people, Spain's rich culture and history are revealed in this ...