Author: Michael D. Mosley
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1477111123
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 91
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This is a self-help book as well as book of Memoirs. This book tells the story of a middle aged high school counselor who began to travel the world, fell in love with travel and continued on for 20 more years. The book targets those who love to travel, as well as all those in the travel industry. The author has written the book in chronological order from his first trip planning in 1993, to his swan song trip to China in April of 2012. World Travelers are a group that will fully enjoy every mile. Baby-Boomers who are just now beginning their world journeys can gain much from the travel tips provided. The memoirs, shared by the author, makes the book personal and fun to read.
Author: Andrew Young
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781434317193
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 700
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Fate Undenied' Synopsis From a young age, Jonathan Fitzgerald was groomed to become his father William's successor to lead Fitzgerald International. As an only child, Jonathan was the heir to the highly successful company. On his flight to a business conference along with his best friend Maxwell Adams, their small plane was caught in a deadly snowstorm and the two men perished in the furious blizzard. When they found themselves in the afterlife, Maxwell happily embraced his new existence, but Jonathan was not ready to surrender his humanity just yet. Going against a warning given, he somehow is able to cross the dimension back into a limbo of physical existence. But he's no longer a human being and becoming one again seemed like an impossible undertaking. Undaunted, somehow he prevails and finds a way to come back, but the perception he had of his old life is forever changed by reality. After witnessing a crime being committed, he's marked for death by the hit men who want to silence him at any cost. As he finds himself fighting to stay alive, he's forced to run in a relentless pursuit that takes him from the United States, through Europe and Central America. But just as life seemed to fall into place, he finds himself a prisoner of his own making, unable to escape the choices of his past. He came to accept that his fate couldn't be denied; at best he could circumvent the intended path, but the final destination would still be the same.
Author: Norman Lewis
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1480433292
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 394
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The acclaimed travel writer recounts six decades of adventures around the globe, from conversations with Hemingway to his war service in North Africa. The consummate gentleman adventurer, writer Norman Lewis spent more than half a century exploring the globe and chronicling the amazing things he found. In The World, the World, with his usual literary deftness and narrative skill,Lewis recounts a life spent traveling. Beginning with a life-altering encounter on a train in 1937, Lewis takes us from his eclectic Gordon Street home in London to the far reaches of Indochina, Vietnam, Guatamala, India, and more. He also documents his time in the British Intelligence Corps, his encounters with the likes of Ernest Hemingway and Ian Fleming, and his publishing experiences with Jonathan Cape. At once witty, insightful, and poignant, The World, the World is an essential volume for established Lewis fans and new readers alike.
Author: Raj Haldar
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1728222060
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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A new chapter book series from bestselling author Raj Haldar that explores etymology and world cultures using an exciting, action-packed mystery story! Eddie and Molly-Jean are next door neighbors and best friends. One Saturday, Eddie's mom sends him up to the attic to get his great-grandpa's most prized possession (a book, of course). Eddie and Molly-Jean are suddenly transported to India where they must use their word knowledge to solve a mystery and help a new friend save his school. This new series will follow the two best friends as they discover the hidden stories behind common words. Using their Awesome Enchanted Book and a healthy dose of imagination, the daring duo transport themselves to exotic locales, always encountering new adventures and learning how different cultures have contributed to the English language along the way. Content is vetted for language and reading level by Alycia Zimmerman, a Princeton graduate who has written for Netflix's Magic Schoolbus, a contributing teacher for Scholastic, and former 3rd grade teacher in NYC.
Author: Doug Molitor
Publisher: Third Street Press
ISBN: 1948142147
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 325
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"You couldn't ask for a finer guide to the future -- or the past -- than Doug Molitor." -- Larry Gelbart (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, M*A*S*H, Tootsie) In this fast-paced, thrilling journey through time, archaeologist David Preston comes into possession of a baseball supposedly signed by the legendary Ty Cobb in 1908, thanks to Ariyl Moro and her mysterious companion, Jon Ludlo. Except the ball tests out to be an impossible paradox. It was signed with a ballpoint pen (not invented until 1938) using ink that's several centuries older. But then, Ariyl and Ludlo aren't who they claim to be either. Ariyl, a voluptuous 6-foot-3 beauty, turns out to be a tourist from a 22nd century paradise where time travel is the latest craze. Unbeknownst to her, however, her traveling companion, Ludlo, is a psychopath whose thefts are starting to alter history. In a world were even small changes in the timeline can cause catastrophic consequences, Ludlo's actions may completely destroy the future. To stop Ludlo, David and Ariyl must solve a mystery involving Bronze Age swordsmen, modern-day Nazis, a steampunk world, Albert Einstein, some highly skeptical Founding Fathers, and a Golden Age Hollywood where the murder of a beloved movie star will spell doom for civilization.
Author: Sarah White
Publisher: eBook Partnership
ISBN: 1912022230
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 97
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For every trip there's a story. Start writing yours. Write Your Travel Memoirs will help you get started and stay motivated. What's the secret to writing stories others will find compelling? After you read this book you'll know the answer. You'll also have an outline for your travel memoir and a solid plan for writing it. What's inside? Five how-to chapters, each with exercises to prepare you for writing your travel memoir. 1. The Outbound Journey: Why write, who for, and what to write about. 2. The Traveler and Companions: Bring people to life. 3. Settings; Where the Stories Live: Make places come alive like characters. 4. Staging the Action in Your Anecdotes: Give focus to your story and increase its drama. 5. Coming Home: Find the meaning in your travel memories. The book includes White's memoir example, 'Finding Our Place in Cinque Terre'.
Author: Franz Nopcsa
Publisher: Central European University Press
ISBN: 6155225818
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 250
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The Austro-Hungarian aristocrat of Transylvanian origin, Baron Franz Nopcsa (1877-1933), was one of the most adventuresome travelers and scholars of Southeast Europe in the early decades of the twentieth century. He was also a paleontologist of renown and a noted geologist of the Balkan Peninsula : many of his assumptions have been confirmed by science. The Memoirs of this fascinating figure deal mainly with his travels in the Balkans, and specifically in the remote and wild mountains of northern Albania, in the years from 1903 to 1914. They thus cover the period of Ottoman Rule, the Balkan Wars and the outbreak of the First World War. Nopcsa was a keen adventurer who hiked through regions of northern Albania. With time, he became a leading expert in Albanian studies. He was also deeply involved in the politics of the period. In 1913, Nopcsa even offered himself as a candidate for the vacant Albanian throne. The Introduction also tells of Nopcsa's tragic death: he shot his Albanian secretary and partner before killing himself. The memoirs themselves reveal some references to his homosexuality for those who can read between the lines.
Author: Mathew Anderson
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781530170838
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 242
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Memoir about an intrepid adventurer teaching English in China for the first time. This book contains all of the adventures, experiences, challenges, and triumphs when exploring a new culture and way of life. You will find many exciting, strange, and funny stories in the book as each city in China and its neighboring countries are explored!
Author: Mark Greenside
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416586873
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 259
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Author and teacher Mark Greenside recounts his struggles to fit into the life of a small Celtic village in Brittany.
Author: Don Feeney
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491734884
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 429
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Don Feeney has seen it all. As a diplomat working for the United States, he served in embassies and consulates around the world. As an air force officer, he had some daring exploits of varying levels of sanity and sophistication. Hes lived, worked, and played in more than fifty countries on five continents. In his memoir Gathering No Moss, Feeney recalls his three-decade trip down the wild, weird, and surprising journeys of his life. A somewhat reluctant traveler, he conveys the heavy burden of loneliness on the road while driven by the search for meaning, spirituality, and love. His life has been one of thought-provoking questions, highly charged emotional situations, and brushes with both greatness and tragedy. Hes been an airman, an officer, an instructor, a commander, an administrator, a trainer, a consular officer, a manager, and a diplomat. Hes sold paintings on a street corner, washed dishes, worked in a paper mill, flipped hamburgers, painted houses, and tended bar. He smoked pot, drank too much, and fell in (and out) of love (including four marriages). He went AWOL, was shot at three times, survived a brain aneurysm, and beat colon cancer. His mantraThe more you know, the more you dont know sh*t or TMYKTMYDKSreminds us all that the human mind will never let you understand the human mind.
