Bill Bryson had imagined Australia as a kind of alternative southern California. Of course, what greeted him was something rather different. Australia is the world's sixth largest country and the only island that is also a...
Voyages and travels
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Auteur:Darby, TomSommaire:Before something becomes history, there are infinite possibilities. Adopting this life philosophy forever changes Professor Hamilton West’s life. The year is 1989, the year everything unexpected happened: the fatwa against Salman...
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Auteur:Brouwer, SigmundSommaire:Webb's abusive stepfather has made it impossible for him to live at home, so Webb survives on the streets by busking with his guitar and working as a dishwasher. When Webb's grandfather dies, his will stipulates that his grandsons...
- Auteur:Wood, R.J.Sommaire:
A boy searching for his long-missing parents is transported by flying sailboat to the other side of the galaxy only to find himself in the center of a conflict between good and evil. Twelve-year-old Jake Flynn’s parents disappeared when...
- Auteur:Sanderson, BrandonSommaire:
From Brandon Sanderson—author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive and its fourth massive installment, Rhythm of War—comes a new hefty novella, Dawnshard. Taking place between Oathbringer and Rhythm of War, this...
- Auteur:Sanderson, BrandonSommaire:
From Brandon Sanderson—author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive and its fourth massive installment, Rhythm of War—comes a new hefty novella, Dawnshard. Taking place between Oathbringer and Rhythm of War, this tale...
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Auteur:Morgan, AnnaSommaire:An adventure story based on true events, real characters and legends. This historical-fiction novel features two girls, separated in time by thousands of years, who are forced to leave their homes and make a dangerous journey to an...
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Auteur:Garcia, KamiSommaire:The #1 New York Times bestselling Beautiful Creatures series continues in this brand-new digital-exclusive story.Catch up with Ethan, Lena, and Link as they finally graduate from high school and get ready to leave the small Southern...
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Auteur:Krensky, StephenSommaire:In 1778, ten-year-old Johnny Adams and his father make a dangerous mid-winter voyage from Massachusetts to Paris in hopes of gaining support for the colonies during the American Revolution.
- Auteur:Lilwall, Rob.Sommaire:
The gripping adventure story of one man's epic journey back from Siberia to England by bike. An inspirational spiritual journey reflecting on the state of the world today.
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Auteur:Hobbs, WillSommaire:Fifteen-year-old Victor Flores journeys north in a desperate attempt to cross the Arizona border and find work in the United States to support his family in central Mexico.
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Auteur:AviSommaire:Branded as traitors by the king's authorities, Crispin and his guardian, Bear, flee to coastal towns in fourteenth-century England, where they perform a musical juggling act and bond as a family after befriending a disfigured girl.
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Auteur:AviSommaire:As Crispin tries to fulfill Bear's dream of moving to Iceland, he must leave Troth behind at a convent that needs a healer but, after falling in with thieves posing as musicians, he makes a new friend, Owen, and together they continue...
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Auteur:Murakami, HarukiSommaire:Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage is the long-awaited new novel'a book that sold more than a million copies the first week it went on sale in Japan'from the award-winning, internationally best-selling author...
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Auteur:McClintock, NorahSommaire:No one is more surprised than Rennie to hear that his late grandfather, whom he hardly knew, has left a mission for him to fulfill. Rennie is to fly to Iceland and deliver a message from beyond the grave, but when he gets there, nothing...
- Auteur:Erdrich, LouiseSommaire:
In 1866, Omakayas's son Chickadee is kidnapped by two ne'er-do-well brothers from his own tribe and must make a daring escape, forge unlikely friendships, and set out on an exciting and dangerous journey to get back home.
- Auteur:PLAYFORD, PhillipSommaire:
Contents include an introduction to the ship, a description of its voyages and connection to the Dutch East India Company, the fate of the survivors and activities since 1971.
- Auteur:Kawatski, Deanna BarnhardtSommaire:
“Burning Man, Slaying Dragon is an exciting, high stakes, spiritual adventure that spans decades, continents, cultures and generations. As a young, headstrong hippie, Deanna Barnhardt Kawatski leaves her home at her beloved Shuswap Lake...
- Auteur:MAYLE, PeterSommaire:
On a business trip to Paris at the age of 19, Peter Mayle began an enduring fascination with the French and their love affair with food and wine. He brings to life the charm and taste of France's culinary calendar; its fairs,...
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Auteur:Blackcrane, Gerelchimeg, Holmwood, AnnaSommaire:Award-winning author Gerelchimeg Blackcrane has written a compelling novel, set in Tibet, Mongolia and China, about the adventures of a fiercely powerful yet lovable Tibetan mastiff that is sure to join the ranks of other much-read...
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