Author : Gregory Newell Smith
Publisher : Seaworthy Publications Incorporated
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,33 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Seafaring life
ISBN : 9781892399229
A collection of 17 narrative essays that range from the light and humorous to the sobering and reflective even including a harrowing brush with death.
Author : Gregory Newell Smith
Publisher : Seaworthy Publications Incorporated
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,9 MB
Release : 2023
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781948494724
"Gregory Newell Smith draws on his 50,000 miles of blue water sailing, and a lifetime of world travels, to describe what it's really like to be out there--on your own, far away from family, friends, and the societal safety nets we have come to depend on. From a terrifying storm in the Tasman Sea, to the befuddlement of a Fijian kava ceremony, to the intimate relationship with the stars for sextant navigation, Smith tells would-be-adventurers how it feels to experience the pleasures and trials of extended travel. These days, with the Internet, sailing blogs, and GPS, cruising may seem less daunting, but the ocean--the Open Sea--still remains the greatest challenge of all"--
Author : August Strindberg
Publisher :
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 37,61 MB
Release : 1913
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Author : May Sarton
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 40,12 MB
Release : 2014-07-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1497646359
The author and poet’s graceful elegy about life, love, work, and growing older: “The most moving and the most thoughtful [of her] journal-memoirs” (The Plain Dealer, Cleveland). When May Sarton uprooted her life after fifteen years in the refurbished New Hampshire house with the garden she tended so lovingly, she relied solely on instinct. And something told her it was time to move on. Accompanied by her wild cat, Bramble, and Tamas, a Shetland shepherd puppy—the first dog she ever owned—Sarton embarked on the next chapter of her life. The house she chose by the sea in the Maine village of York is completely isolated except during the summer months. Surrounded by nothing but endless ocean, woods, and vast skies, Sarton experiences a rare sense of peace. She creates a new garden and fears that in this tranquil state, she may never write again. But in her solitude—with its occasional interruptions for trips away and visits from friends—she realizes that creativity is constantly renewing itself. This journal offers fascinating insight into a remarkable woman and the work and friendships that form the twin pillars of her life. This ebook features an extended biography of May Sarton.
Author : Paul B. Du Chaillu
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 25,48 MB
Release : 2021-11-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Chaillu was one of the first explorers to make contact with tribes in equatorial West Africa. There, he was greeted with warm hospitality by King Mombo. This non-fiction novel contains vivid descriptions of the African vegetation and ways of life of West Africans.
Author : Isaac Israel Hayes
Publisher : New York : Hurd and Houghton
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 36,76 MB
Release : 1867
Category : Arctic regions
ISBN :
Narrative of Hayes's expedition by way of Smith Sound 1860-61.
Author : Sarvananda
Publisher : Windhorse Publications
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 30,79 MB
Release : 2012-06-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1907314458
Referencing cultural touchstones such as Into The Wild, the art of Edward Hopper, and the work of Charlie Chaplin, Sarvananda considers what we think about being alone. Buddhism suggests that solitude can bring about positive emotion and change. Exploring this idea through personal experience, psychology and myth the author shows how facing our essential aloneness can lead us to better understand our essential relatedness.
Author : John Aldridge
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 34,45 MB
Release : 2017-05-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1602863296
The harrowing adventure-at-sea memoir recounting the heroic search-and-rescue mission for lost Montauk fisherman John Aldridge, which Daniel James Brown calls "A terrific read." I am floating in the middle of the night, and nobody in the world even knows I am missing. Nobody is looking for me. You can't get more alone than that. You can't be more lost. I've got too many people who love me. There's no way I'm dying like this. In the dead of night on July 24, 2013, John Aldridge was thrown off the back of the Anna Mary while his fishing partner, Anthony Sosinski, slept below. As desperate hours ticked by, Sosinski, the families, the local fishing community, and the U.S. Coast Guard in three states mobilized in an unprecedented search effort that culminated in a rare and exhilarating success. A tale of survival, perseverance, and community, A Speck in the Sea tells of one man's struggle to survive as friends and strangers work to bring him home. Aldridge's wrenching first-person account intertwines with the narrative of the massive, constantly evolving rescue operation designed to save him.
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Page : 642 pages
File Size : 19,93 MB
Release : 1861
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Author : Robbin Ramos
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 49,41 MB
Release : 2006-03-22
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 1469742896
Pulsating with the heartbeat of the city that doesn't sleep, Lost Wings: The True Story of a Disgraced NYPD Cop is an all-points bulletin-a revelation of life as it is lived day-by-day by the men and women in blue whose firmly held territory is your neighborhood precinct. Former officer Chris Ramos, who wanted only one thing-to be a New York City police officer-takes us along on his daily tour of duty: eight terror-soaked hours and thirty-five minutes in the "Alamo" war zone, where every second is ticked off in gunshots or the harsh discord of domestic violence. Robbin Christopher Ramos pulls no punches, and after reading Lost Wings, you will never look at a city policeman in the same way again.
