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Regrets - Maybe Just A Few    by Murray Raynes
Price: $5.00 USD. 122260 words. Language: Australian English. Published on May 13, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers.

After a normal adolescence; equally adept in the classroom and on the sporting fields, Murray moved out into the world with a feeling that whatever needed to be done, he could do it or at the very least he’d give it a try.
Bernard-Henri Lévy    by Heinz Duthel
Price: $9.90 USD. 271160 words. Language: English. Published on April 12, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers.

Bernard-Henri Lévy Imposteur intellectuel or the News French Fastfood Philosopy Lévy is a pre-eminent journalist, having started his career as a war reporter for Combat, the famous underground newspaper founded by Camus during the Nazi occupation of France.
After Everest: The Experiences of a Mountaineer and Medical Missionary    by T. Howard Somervell
Price: $1.25 USD. 100060 words. Language: English. Published by Alan Jones on January 14, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers.

The memoir of the remarkable T. Howard Somervell, best known for his role in the British expeditions to climb Mount Everest in the 1920s, including the legendary second attempt during which George Mallory and Sandy Irvine vanished on their way to the peak. Somervell also recounts his early climbing days in Europe, the horrors of the front during WWI, and his medical work among the poor of India.
3mph: The Adventures of One Woman's Walk Around the World    by Polly Letofsky
Price: $2.99 USD. 134430 words. Language: English. Published on November 14, 2012. Nonfiction » Travel » Essays & Travelogues.

Polly Letofsky left her Colorado home and headed west across 4 continents, by foot, to become the first woman to walk around the world. As an awareness campaign for breast cancer, strangers welcomed her into their homes and the world embraced her. But when 9/11 flung us all into world history she found herself navigating a vastly changing world.
The Bucko Mate: Twenty Years in the Merchant Marine    by Kevin Zahn
Price: $3.99 USD. 141890 words. Language: English. Published on November 11, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers.

The Bucko Mate describes the author's seafaring experiences sailing as an officer in the American merchant marine. Mates lived a colorful life few have ever experienced. From the storms, fog, waterfront bars and union halls, to the near collisions, deaths at sea, fights, dangerous cargo and foreign lands, it is an exciting life. This is my way of getting some of that colorful era written down.
Notes of Sakhalin hunter. Selected stories    by Valery Maslov
Price: $5.00 USD. 115950 words. Language: English. Published by izdat-knigu.ru  on August 29, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers.

Фирсово – Чехов. Зимний туристический маршрут, сквозь два хребта. Первый соболь. Таёжно-промысловые охотничьи будни. Что такое соболь, как его брать. Красная икра -3. Подготовительные операции и заготовка лососевой красной икры браконьерским способом. Встречи с хозяином тайги.
Tell Tales - The Sailing Adventures of Norlee    by Diana Neggo
Price: $6.00 USD. 103510 words. Language: English. Published on August 10, 2012. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Sailing.

Ever felt like stepping off the treadmill, taking a year off work and sailing a yacht around Australia? Well, if you are reading this then it’s a good chance you have, during an occasional daydream, let go the mooring lines of work and family and quietly left the harbour to see what lies around the next headland or what white sandy bay awaits.
A Life Sold - What ever happened to that guy who sold his whole life on eBay?    by Ian Usher
Price: $4.99 USD. 162320 words. Language: English. Published on July 31, 2012. Nonfiction » Travel » Specialties & interests.

Why would someone decide to put their whole life up for sale… on eBay? When Ian Usher decided that it was time to leave the past behind, that is exactly what he did. But the auction was only the start of the adventure. Ian set off on what could truly be described as the journey of a lifetime - an attempt to complete 100 lifetime goals in 100 weeks. A globe-trotting emotional rollercoaster ride!
Wind In My Wings    by Fran Taylor
Price: $6.50 USD. 121980 words. Language: English. Published on April 19, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers.

For everyone who has gone to sea, or anyone who merely dreams of it from the safety of an armchair, sailing along with this very brave and passionate woman on her remembered voyages will be a delightful experience.
Spread Thin & Moving Fast    by Ed De Avila
Price: $3.99 USD. 142930 words. Language: English. Published on April 13, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

A tale of adventure, exploring new worlds, and meeting crazy characters. After growing up in an Irish-Mexican family, Ed became a restless street kid and adventurous teen. As a young adult he was thrown out of schools, became a golf hustler, hung out with artists, pimps, and actors, got drugs for friends, escaped from many petty scrapes, and followed his first love to the University of California.