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  Virgin on Insanity - Coming of...

  Steve Bell

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  Outwardly, 'Britain's most experienced teenage Alpinist' is a brave young mountaineer. But he's not experienced at all, at least not in the way he really wants to be. Behind his death-defying climbs there lurks a great deal of fear – fear of the opposite sex, fear of failure, fear of not being 'man enough'.
  He seeks manhood in the mountains, yet he believes he will only truly gain it by losing something. Harrowing escapades in Scotland, the Alps and Alaska are interspersed by excruciating sexual encounters and unsettling hitch-hiking rides. When the mountains fail him, he seeks meaning with a religious cult in Colorado. Eventually he succeeds in his quest, only to find that he's lost more than he bargained for.
  Virgin on Insanity by Steve Bell is a coming-of-age story of high adventure, youthful insecurity and immature love. The situations might be extreme, but the deeper issues will be familiar to many.

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  Walking the Nile

  Levison Wood

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  The explorer and author of Walking the Americas and Walking the Himalayas delivers “a bold travelogue, illuminating great swathes of modern Africa” (Kirkus Reviews). 
   
   
  Starting in November 2013 in a forest in Rwanda—where a modest spring spouts a trickle of clear, cold water—writer, photographer, and explorer Levison Wood set forth on foot, aiming to become the first person to walk the entire length of the fabled river. He followed the Nile for nine months, over 4,000 miles, through six nations—Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, the Republic of Sudan, and Egypt—to the Mediterranean coast. 
   
  Like his predecessors, Wood camped in the wild, foraged for food, and trudged through rainforest, swamp, savannah, and desert, enduring life-threatening conditions at every turn. He traversed sandstorms, flash floods, minefields, and more, becoming a local celebrity in Uganda, where a popular rap song was written about him, and a potential enemy of the state in South Sudan, where he found himself caught in a civil war and detained by the secret police. As well as recounting his triumphs, like escaping a charging hippo and staving off wild crocodiles, Wood’s gripping account recalls the loss of Matthew Power, a journalist who died suddenly from heat exhaustion during their trek. As Wood walks on, often joined by local guides who help him to navigate foreign languages and customs, Walking the Nile maps out African history and contemporary life. 
   
  “Woods emerges as a dutiful and brave guide.”—Los Angeles Times 
   
  “Many have attempted this holy grail of an expedition—so I admire Lev’s determination and courage to pull this off.”—Bear Grylls 
   
  “A brilliant book.”—Financial Times

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  Historic Kirtland - Latter-day...

  Damon Bahr, Thomas Aardema

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  Walk in the footsteps of the first Latter-day Saints with this spiritual guide to Church historical sites. This immersive guide draws from first-hand accounts and the expertise of leading Church historians to guide you through the rich history of significant locations of the Restoration. For these sacred sites, authors Damon Bahr and Thomas Aardema provide the background knowledge behind each site, the importance each property has in Church history, and a short devotional that prompts reflection and invites the Spirit. With this guide you canexperience the sacrifices of the Saints in building the Kirkland Temple.understand the significance of the temple to early Church members.learn of divine directions that produced much of the Church organization we enjoy today.experience places where Joseph and Emma lived and received revelation. 
  Immerse yourself in the spiritual history of the Restoration. You've never traveled like this before!

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  Portuguese Short Stories for...

  Learn Like A Native

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  WANT TO LEARN BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE THE EASIEST AND MOST EXCITING WAY POSSIBLE? YOU CAME TO THE RIGHT PLACE!Learning a second language is a great mental exercise if you want to create new neural pathways in your brain, so you can stay quick and sharp. Plus, learning a widely spoken language – Brazilian Portuguese in particular – can open up a myriad of new opportunities for you in both life and work.“Portuguese Short Stories for Beginners” harnesses the power of a great tale in fast-tracking your learning process. It has several uniquely structured Portuguese-to-English short stories that are saturated with over 100 simple, easy-to-digest dialogues and daily used phrases, so you can seamlessly learn the language, even as you drive towards work!In the stories within, you will see people speaking to each other, going through daily life situations, and using the most common, helpful words and phrases in Brazilian Portuguese.WITH THIS GUIDE, BEGINNERS LIKE YOU WILL:o	Effortlessly learn basic Portuguese with the help of cleverly structured short stories for beginnerso	Quickly absorb Portuguese terms for possessing common everyday objectso	Cleverly incorporate prepositions and common present tense verbs for any situationo	Easily relay your emotions, questions, likes, and dislikes in Portuguese anytime, anywhereo	And so much more!Forget about boring lectures on grammar and endless vocabulary lists. With the help of this book, English speakers like you can easily learn Brazilian Portuguese and immerse themselves in it without having to leave the country!SCROLL UP, ADD THIS AUDIOBOOK TO YOUR LIBRARY, AND START LEARNING PORTUGUESE TODAY!P.S. Get the first ebook of the series FOR FREE at LearnLikeNatives.com

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  Blues for Cannibals - The Notes...

  Charles Bowden

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  The author of Murder City and Down by the River reflects on the destructive nature of American culture.Cultivated from the fierce ideas seeded in Blood Orchid, Blues for Cannibals is an elegiac reflection on death, pain, and a wavering confidence in humanity’s own abilities for self-preservation. After years of reporting on border violence, sex crimes, and the devastation of the land, Bowden struggles to make sense of the many ways in which we destroy ourselves and whether there is any way to survive. Here he confronts a murderer facing execution, sex offenders of the most heinous crimes, a suicidal artist, a prisoner obsessed with painting portraits of presidents, and other people and places that constitute our worst impulses and our worst truths. Painful, heartbreaking, and forewarning, Bowden at once tears us apart and yearns for us to find ourselves back together again.“A thrillingly good writer whose grandness of vision is only heightened by the bleak originality of his voice.” —Ron Hansen, The New York Times Book Review “A major literary work of profound social consciousness . . . [Bowden] writes with the intensity of Joan Didion, the voracious hunger of Henry Miller, the feral intelligence and irony of Hunter Thompson, and the wit and outrage of Edward Abbey . . . This is gutsy, soulful, pyrotechnic, significant. And transformative writing.” —Donna Seaman, Chicago Tribune “A vivid, lyrical journey through the American Southwest . . . [but] this book is no travelogue. Rather, it is a visceral exploration of a much darker landscape, that of the human psyche.” —Debra Ginsberg, The San Diego Union-Tribune“A book of absolutely furious beauty . . . At the height of [Bowden’s] rapturous indignation, with majestic lamentations stretching out almost to the snapping point, he sounds like Walt Whitman in a very bad mood . . . Sweet bloody Jerusalem, when he’s cooking, who can touch him?” —David Kipen, San Francisco Chronicle

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  101 Amazing Facts about the...

  Jack Goldstein

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  Are you interested in learning more about the Vatican City, the world’s smallest state and home to the Pope? This walled enclave is one of the world’s top tourist destinations, attracting millions of people each year with its stunning architecture and incredible works of art.  
  In this fascinating audiobook, narrator Lawrence Keefe talks us through over 100 amazing facts about the sovereign state, covering subjects such as the Sistine Chapel, other well-known landmarks, the Swiss Guards and much more—including information about some rather interesting individuals who have held the exalted position of Pope. So whether you’re looking to visit or are just interested to learn more about this amazing enclave, this is the perfect audiobook for you.

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