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Backpack? Check! Passport? Check! Compass? Check! Heart of an adventurer? Double check! Ok, we’re ready to meet some of the history’s bravest explorers! These audiobooks help children learn about their environment on a journey of discovery with narrators Ben Bailey Smith (a.k.a. Doc Brown, rapper, comedian and writer) Sophie Alred (Dr Who) and Kristin Atherton as Missy.

Hailed as a “worthy successor” to John McPhee (Kirkus Reviews), Ben Weissenbach —a digital native with little prior wilderness experience—embarks on a series of scientific adventures across the wilds of Alaska with some of the state's most distinguished and audacious researchers. At the...

Three years after the Essex Dogs battled through the Siege of Calais, the Black Death has torn through Europe. Romford, basking in his new riches, now finds himself living as a knight errant. Loveday, whose businesses have been destroyed by the plague, must return to the life he vowed to abandon: fighting. And Millstone and Thorp enlist themselves on a deadly mission to escort a princess to Castille.

Freudian slips, spoonerisms, double-talk, and nonsense from famous and infamous figures past and present, are all here in one digest that will have you howling with laughter. Imagine saying to the Beatles, "You'll never make it…Go back to Liverpool." That's what a Decca Records executive told the Fab Four in 1962. Senator S.I. Hayakawa allegedly pointed out, "The best cure for insomnia is to get a lot of sleep."

Following a drunken misunderstanding, Simon Dawson gave up his job in the city, moved to the wilds of Exmoor and became an accidental self-sufficient smallholder with an array of animals. But that was years ago now. Following up on his first book, Pigs in Clover, this is the story of what happens when he suddenly realises that his life is changing all over again. He's not quite the spring chicken that he used to be: he is, horror of horrors, getting older.

When James Cracknell and Ben Fogle decided to compete in the Atlantic Rowing Race, they thought they knew what awaited them: nearly 3,000 miles of empty ocean, stormy weather, and colossal physical stress. But their epic journey would become, at times, even more challenging, a living hell that tested every fibre of their being. Forty-seven days later, however, James and Ben were the first to cross the finishing line, becoming the first British pair ever to win the race.

For 13 years, 22 series and 175 shows, Richard Porter was script editor of Top Gear, from the first faltering pilot episode in 2002 until the very last show presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May in 2015. Along the way they destroyed cars, sparked diplomatic incidents, set fire to caravans, almost killed one of the presenters, and somehow transformed Top Gear from a shabby BBC Two motoring show into an Emmy-winning, record-breaking, planet-straddling behemoth.

Kidnapped as a child into slavery, Equiano spent the rest of his life fighting for his freedom. After years of slavery, working on ships that carried him across empire and into battle during the Seven Years War, he eventually managed to purchase his own freedom, and went on to become a leading figure in the early abolition movement. Published to coincide with the first attempt to abolish the slave trade in 1789, Equiano's remarkable autobiography became a sensation and turned its author into the most famous Black person in Georgian Britain.

The Tales of Oscar the Mouse is a heartwarming children's audiobook that follows the adventures of Oscar, a curious little mouse with a big imagination. Filled with gentle life lessons, whimsical storytelling, and family charm, this delightful tale is perfect for bedtime listening and young listeners who love magical adventures.

Calla Tuolemi ha conseguido lo imposible. Ha logrado ganar los sangrientos juegos de San-Er y ha acabado con el rey Kasa, el tirano que dominaba Talin. Ahora se ha convertido en la consejera real del hijo adoptivo de Kasa, August Shenzhi, que es quien ocupa el trono. Pero Calla sabe que no es realmente August. Anton Makusa aún está furioso con Calla por su traición durante los juegos. Ahora que posee el cuerpo de August, no está dispuesto a renunciar a su recién adquirido poder. 

Jede Adlige würde lügen, betrügen oder stehlen, um eine Chance zu haben, als Partnerin aller vier mächtigen, magiebegabten Prinzen des Reiches auserwählt zu werden. Weder Ablehnung oder (schlimmer noch!) ein Platz auf der Never List – einer königlichen Einberufung mit einem fast sicheren Todesurteil – können sie aufhalten. Einmal jährlich veranstalten die Prinzen, die Legenden des Chaos, daher ein rauschendes Fest: einen Maskenball voller Magie und Geheimnisse, auf dem sie jene Eine suchen, die stark genug ist, ihre vereinten Kräfte zu bändigen.

Following on from The Memoir of a Schizophrenic, this is a raw and honest second memoir by Karl Lorenz Willett, which continues to explore life managing schizophrenia while growing older. In a unique style that reflects Karl’s thoughts, A Good Life concentrates on his mental illness, personal struggles, and how faith in a higher power has influenced his journey.

Drei Jahre ist es her, seit Lachlan, Eishockeystar am Fairview College, in einer Nacht alles verloren hat - seine Karriere, seine Zukunft und das Einzige, was er jemals geliebt hat: Lyla. Neben dem Wunsch, sich an ihr für den Schmerz der letzten Jahre zu rächen, plagen Lachlan alte Gefühle, die neu in ihm zu erwachen scheinen. Noch immer wird Lyla von einem düsteren Schatten aus ihrer Vergangenheit verfolgt, der sich holen will, was ihm zusteht: Lylas Körper und ihre Seele.

Initially published in 1775, A Journey to the Western Isles recounts a three-month trip to upper Scotland that Samuel Johnson undertook with James Boswell a couple of years previously. During their adventure, they discover a novel culture, stunning landscapes and welcoming locals – all described in Johnson's captivating prose.

Hace seis meses escapé de un monstruo en plena noche con mi hija de cinco años dormida entre mis brazos. Desesperada y casi sin dinero, mi suerte cambió al fin cuando conseguí un trabajo de camarera en una discoteca de moda de Los Ángeles. El propietario es difícil, tiene mal carácter y está obsesionado con que todo sea perfecto, pero el trabajo duro no es lo que me asusta, sino el deseo arrollador que me con- sume cada vez que nuestras miradas se cruzan a través de la abarrotada pista de baile.

Als erster Mensch gelang es dem Neuseeländer Edmund Hillary zusammen mit Sherpa Tenzing Norgay 1953 den Gipfel des höchsten Berges der Welt zu besteigen: "Wir hatten nicht das Gefühl, den Everest bezwungen zu haben, wir hatten das Gefühl, der Everest habe nachgegeben" Noch heute scheitern unzählige Bergsteiger bei dem Versuch, das 8848 m hohe "Dach der Welt" zu erklimmen. Im Interview würdigt der Südtiroler Extrembergsteiger Reinhold Messner Hillary als "die Schlüsselfigur für den Mount Everest".

We adapt words from other languages, from slang, from developments in science, literature and art. Learn the advantages of having your own signature word; why the lifts in the House of Commons have posh accents; and discover the discreet art of the loophemism. Do you know your geek-speak from your geek-chic? Ever wanted to put Humpty Dumpty together again? Can you distinguish Spanglish from Chinglish?

One morning in February 1952, a journalist called Ian Fleming sat down at his desk and set about creating a fictional secret agent. James Bond was born and would go on to become one of the most successful, enduring and lucrative creations in literature. But Bond's world of glamour and romance, gadgets and cocktails, espionage and villainy wasn't entirely drawn from imagination: Fleming's background and his experiences as an intelligence officer during the Second World War were all formative parts in the creation of the world's most famous spy.

'An exquisite book that reminds us our minds aren't soloists but symphony players: we are wired for connection.'."-David Eagleman, PhD, author of Incognito and Livewired 'A must-read for anyone who wants to feel better and live longer, one conversation at a time!' - Dr. Karan Rajan, author of...

Das FINALE der BROKEN BLACKNESS Reihe. Mit jedem Tag schwindet die HOFFNUNG. Bald scheint der Kampf verloren. Der vielleicht LETZTE KAMPF! Während sich Tjark immer noch nicht an die vergangenen Monate erinnern kann, kommt Divina sehr bald an ihre Grenzen und glaubt nicht mehr daran, dass seine Erinnerungen zurückkehren. Sie bemüht sich wirklich sehr, um Tjark wieder näher zu kommen und ihn an sich heranzulassen, aber wird trotzdem von finsteren Erinnerungen gequält. Damit sich beide wieder aufeinander einlassen, hat sich Nojus einen Plan ausgedacht.