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The Big Book of Adventure Stories

Author : Otto Penzler

Publisher : Vintage

Page : 898 pages

File Size : 47,62 MB

Release : 2011-05-31

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 030747450X

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Book Description

A hair-raising collection of adventure stories that's so big and enthralling if you open it you may never be seen again: enter at your own risk. Everyone loves adventure, and Otto Penzler has collected the best adventure stories of all time into one mammoth volume. With stories by Jack London, O. Henry, H. Rider Haggard, Alastair MacLean, Talbot Mundy, Cornell Woolrich, and many others, this wide-reaching and fascinating volume contains some of the best characters from the most thrilling adventure tales, including The Cisco Kid; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Bulldog Drummond; Tarzan; The Scarlet Pimpernel; Conan the Barbarian; Hopalong Cassidy; King Kong; Zorro; and The Spider. Divided into sections that embody the greatest themes of the genre—Sword & Sorcery, Megalomania Rules, Man vs. Nature, Island Paradise, Sand and Sun, Something Feels Funny, Go West Young Man, Future Shock, I Spy, Yellow Peril, In Darkest Africa—it is destined to be the greatest collection of adventure stories ever compiled. Featuring: Lawless open seas Ferocious army ants Deadeyed gunmen Exotic desert islands Feverish jungle adventures Including: The story that introduced The Cisco Kid The complete novel of Tarzan the Terrible



The Treasure of Pirate Frank

Author : Mal Peet

Publisher : Candlewick Press

Page : 33 pages

File Size : 17,47 MB

Release : 2018

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0763696447

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Book Description

A boy and his dog set sail in search of treasure, braving stormy seas, snowy mountains, and other challenging obstacles, before finally reaching the end of their quest: the treasure of Pirate Frank.



Write Your Own Adventure Stories

Author : Paul Dowswell

Publisher : Write Your Own

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 43,53 MB

Release : 2015-06

Category :

ISBN : 9781409586821

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A write-in book which will allow children to pen their very own adventure story. With lots of hints and tips on how to create characters, plan plots, write dialogue and stage all-important action scenes, this book will start budding writers off with simple exercises, and build them up until they are racing through their own short stories.



Endurance

Author : Alfred Lansing

Publisher : Basic Books

Page : 412 pages

File Size : 37,9 MB

Release : 2014-04-29

Category : History

ISBN : 0465058795

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Experience “one of the best adventure books ever written” (Wall Street Journal) in this New York Times bestseller: the harrowing tale of British explorer Ernest Shackleton's 1914 attempt to reach the South Pole. In August 1914, polar explorer Ernest Shackleton boarded the Endurance and set sail for Antarctica, where he planned to cross the last uncharted continent on foot. In January 1915, after battling its way through a thousand miles of pack ice and only a day's sail short of its destination, the Endurance became locked in an island of ice. Thus began the legendary ordeal of Shackleton and his crew of twenty-seven men. When their ship was finally crushed between two ice floes, they attempted a near-impossible journey over 850 miles of the South Atlantic's heaviest seas to the closest outpost of civilization. In Endurance, the definitive account of Ernest Shackleton's fateful trip, Alfred Lansing brilliantly narrates the harrowing and miraculous voyage that has defined heroism for the modern age.



A Salty Piece of Land

Author : Jimmy Buffett

Publisher : Little, Brown

Page : 419 pages

File Size : 13,92 MB

Release : 2004-11-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0759512922

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Wander to "where the song of the ocean / Meets the salty piece of land" with Tully Mars, washed up from Margaritaville and in the mood for monkeyshines, in a shimmering Caribbean epic by the late king of tropical rock, Jimmy Buffett. It's not on any chart, but the tropical island of Cayo Loco is the perfect place to run away from all your problems. Waking from a ganja buzz on the beach in Tulum, Tully can't believe his eyes when a 142-foot schooner emerges out of the ocean mist. At its helm is Cleopatra Highbourne, the eccentric 101-year-old sea captain who will take him to a lighthouse on a salty piece of land that will change his life forever. From a lovely sunset sail in Punta Margarita to a wild spring-break foam party in San Pedro, Tully encounters an assortment of treasure hunters, rock stars, sailors, seaplane pilots, pirates, and even a ghost or two.



Stories Behind the Images

Author : Corey Rich

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 43,72 MB

Release : 2019

Category : PHOTOGRAPHY

ISBN : 9781680512649

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From his early days working out of his dorm room and shooting on film to becoming a Nikon ambassador and official photographer of the historic Dawn Wall ascent, Corey Rich has been capturing iconic shots of adventure superstars for more than two decades. Now Corey tells how he got some of his favorite images of climbers, adventurers, skiers, performance artists, and more. He shares insights into the business of photography, photography tips, outdoor lessons, and what he has learned about human nature along the way. Featured outdoor athletes include: Tommy Caldwell Project Bandaloop Beth Rodden Lynn Hill Ashima Shiraishi Kelly Slater Bear Grylls Alex Honnold Fred Beckey and many more



One Little Mouse

Author : Dori Chaconas

Publisher : Pearson Scott Foresman

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 49,24 MB

Release : 2005-03-18

Category : Education

ISBN : 9780328147113

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Book Description

Woodland animals, from two moles to ten opossums, offer to share their homes with a little mouse who is dissatisfied with his own.



Where Is Joe Merchant?

Author : Jimmy Buffett

Publisher : Harvest Books

Page : 459 pages

File Size : 22,35 MB

Release : 2003-09-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9780156026994

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Book Description

Trevor Kane, the hemorrhoid-ointment heiress, South Seas psychic Desdemona, tabloid journalist Rudy Breno, and renegade seaplane pilot search for the whereabouts of presumed-dead-but-often-sighted rock star Joe Merchant. By the author of Tales from Margaritaville. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.



Bear's Adventure

Author : Benedict Blathwayt

Publisher :

Page : 32 pages

File Size : 10,68 MB

Release : 1998

Category : Ocean bottom

ISBN : 9780744554878

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Book Description

Bear is one of the family. He goes everywhere with his young companions. Then one day, somehow, Bear is left behind at the seaside. As the sun goes down, the tide comes in, and Bear begins his great adventure.



Bedtime Stories for Kids: Adventurous Short Tales Packed With Life Lessons Designed to Build Character and Stimulate Young (Beautifully Illustrated Short Bedtime Stories for Kids)

Author : Terry Marson

Publisher : Terry Marson

Page : 131 pages

File Size : 20,9 MB

Release : 101-01-01

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN :

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This collection boasts adventure stories for kids, blending the thrill of exploration with the gentle touch needed for bedtime. Each narrative is thoughtfully created to encourage a quick drift into dreamland, making them superb for reading aloud with friends and family. Guardians seeking to nurture a love for reading in their children, offering bedtime stories for babies and young readers alike. It's perfect for fostering imagination and instilling a sense of adventure at bedtime. This book is great if your kids have to deal with…. · Self-doubt and fear · Lack of confidence · Fitting in and making friends · Setbacks Set course through mystical seas alongside daring pirates, soar with dragons that whisper the wind's secrets, and wander enchanted forests where ancient trees recount legends of old. This collection brings together fearless heroes and heroines, whimsical creatures, and articulate animals as your guides on thrilling quests for treasure and exploits in lands only visited in dreams.