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  Hidden Mountains - Survival and...

  Michael Wejchert

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  The story of a climbing adventure gone wrong in a remote Alaskan mountain range, the impossible rescue attempt that followed, and the fraught cost of survival 
  In 2018, two couples set out on a climbing expedition to Alaska’s Hidden Mountains, one of the last wild ranges in North America. A rarity in modern climbing, the peaks were nearly unexplored and untouched, a place where few people had ever visited and granite spires still awaited first ascents. Inspired by generations of daring alpinists before them, the four climbers were now compelled to strike out into uncharted territory themselves. 
  This trip to the Hidden Mountains would be the culmination of years of climbing together, promising to test the foursome’s skill and dedication to the sport. But as the climbers would soon discover, no amount of preparation can account for the unknowns of true wilderness. As they neared the top of an unclimbed peak, rockfall grievously injured one of the climbers while he was out of sight, leaving him stranded and in critical condition. 
  Over the course of the next nine hours, the other three climbers worked to reach their companion. What followed was a pulse-pounding rescue attempt by Alaska’s elite Pararescuers in one of the most remote regions in the country—raising difficult questions about wilderness accessibility, technology’s role in outdoor adventure, and what it means to weigh risk against the siren song of the mountains. 
  With visceral prose, Michael Wejchert recounts the group’s rescue and traces the scars left in the wake of life-altering trauma. Weaving the history and evolution of rock and alpine climbing with outside tales of loss and survival in the mountains, Wejchert gives a full picture of the reward—and cost—of following your passions in the outdoors. 
  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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  Life on the Mississippi

  Mark Twain

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  A mighty river. A young dreamer. A lifetime of stories flowing between the two.
  Blending memoir, travel writing, and sharp social observation, Mark Twain recounts his days as a steamboat pilot and his later return to the great Mississippi River. Along its winding banks, he captures the humor, danger, and wonder of river life—while reflecting on how America and its people have changed with time.
  
  Praised as "one of Twain's most entertaining and personal works," this classic overflows with wit, nostalgia, and unforgettable characters. Twain's voice—warm, mischievous, and deeply human—turns the river into a living symbol of adventure and memory.
  
  If you love vivid storytelling, American history, and humor that feels timeless, this book will carry you effortlessly from page to page.
  
  Open the book—and let Mark Twain guide you down the river of a vanished America.

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  Learn French with Short Stories...

  Language Mastery

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  IMAGINE ORDERING WINE IN PARIS WITHOUT POINTING AT THE MENU LIKE A LOST TOURIST 
  You've dreamed about it. Strolling through Montmartre. Sipping café au lait at a sidewalk bistro. Actually understanding what the waiter just said. 
  But those nasal sounds feel impossible. French people speak so fast. And embarrassing yourself in front of native speakers? Terrifying. 
  Here's what changes everything: You don't need perfect grammar to sound beautiful in French. You need to hear how real French people actually talk. 
  "Learn French with Short Stories" by Language Mastery makes French feel natural through stories that stick—not grammar drills that don't. 
  Inside this audiobook: 
  ✓ Authentic French dialogues from cafés, markets, trains—real Parisian conversations 
  ✓ Engaging stories that make learning feel like entertainment, not homework 
  ✓ Natural pronunciation practice through repetition that trains your ear 
  ✓ Grammar that clicks in context—no memorizing conjugation charts 
  ✓ Progress checks so you know you're improving 
  Whether you're planning that Paris trip, exploring French cinema, or adding a sophisticated skill to your resume—this audiobook meets you where you are. 
  Even if you failed high school French. Even if pronunciation scares you. 
  Just press play during your commute or morning coffee. 
  French opens doors across all five continents with 300 million speakers—from ordering in restaurants to connecting with an entire culture. 
  Click "Buy Now" and start speaking French confidently today. 
  Paris is waiting. Your French doesn't have to.

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  Austria True Crime - Verified...

  Adrian Langenscheid, Yvonne...

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  Germany's award-winning true crime author Adrian Langenscheid kindles heart-pounding reading pleasure with his shocking short stories about true Austrian crimes.It is a breath-taking and deeply harrowing portrait of human abysses that arouses tremendous emotions precisely because of its cool, factually neutral depictions.Ice-cold serial killers, fatal family dramas, tragic kidnappings, vile torture, and unscrupulous abuse: fourteen shocking true-crime short stories about true crime cases from Austria await you on 300 pages.Captivated, stunned, amazed, and moved to tears. You will question everything you think you know about human nature. Life writes horrifying stories, and this book sums them up. Dive into the shocking world of true criminal cases and real crimes!"The tenth book by Adrian Langenscheid proves that things are also pretty bloody in beautiful Austria. As always, riveting to the last page! Franziska Singer (Podcast "Darf's ein bisserl Mord sein?")"Morbid, bizarre, sad...goosebumps!" Leonie-Rachel Soyel (Podcast Couchgeflüster)

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  As a Man Thinketh (version 2)

  James Allen

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  As a Man Thinketh is a literary essay of James Allen, published in 1902. The title is influenced by a verse in the Bible from the Book of Proverbs chapter 23 verse 7, “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.” The main concepts of this book as as follows:    * Men do not attract what they want, but what they are.    * A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.    * Cherish your visions. Cherish your ideals. Cherish the music that stirs in your heart, the beauty that forms in your mind, the loveliness that drapes your purest thoughts, for out of them will grow all delightful conditions, all heavenly environment, of these, if you but remain true to them your world will at last be built.    * The soul attracts that which it secretly harbors, that which it loves, and also that which it fears. It reaches the height of its cherished aspirations. It falls to the level of its unchastened desires - and circumstances are the means by which the soul receives its own.    * Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves, they therefore remain bound.    * Every action and feeling is preceded by a thought.    * Right thinking begins with the words we say to ourselves.    * Circumstance does not make the man, it reveals him to himself.    * You cannot travel within and stand still without.    * As the physically weak man can make himself strong by careful and patient training, so the man of weak thoughts, can make them strong by exercising himself in right thinking.(Introduction by Wikipedia)

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  Tracing Florida Journeys -...

  Leslie Kemp Poole

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  How has Florida's land changed across five centuries? What has stayed the same, and what remains only in memory? In Tracing Florida Journeys, Leslie Poole delves into the stories of well-known explorers and travelers who came to the peninsula and wrote about their experiences, looking at their words and the paths they took from the perspective of today. 
   
   
   
  In this book, John Muir and Harriet Beecher Stowe write about their visits to Florida, reflecting their expectations of a place that was touted to be "paradise." John James Audubon finds riches of bird life in the Keys. Zora Neale Hurston travels to turpentine camps and sawmills documenting the stories and music of workers and residents. Jonathan Dickinson and Stephen Crane recount shipwrecks along a sparsely populated coastline. 
   
   
   
  Using journals and articles by these and other authors that date back to the early European exploration of the region, Poole retraces their steps. The land they write about is often hard to imagine in today's Florida, a top destination for tourists filled with almost twenty-two million residents. These stories show the evolving history of the state and the richness of its natural resources. Poole's comparisons also point to the people who have been displaced and the ecosystems that have been dramatically altered by exploration and development.

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