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Arctic Homestead

The True Story of One Family's Survival and Courage in the Alaskan Wilds

de Norma Cobb, Charles W. Sasser ...

"A memoir as wild, engaging, stubborn, and authentic as that distant valley where [Cobb's] family staked out the last plot in America." —John Balzar, author of Yukon AloneIn 1973, Norma Cobb, her husband Lester and their five children—the oldest of whom was nine years old and the youngest, twins, barely one—pulled up stakes in the lower 48 and headed north to Alaska to follow a pioneer dream of ... Leer más

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"A memoir as wild, engaging, stubborn, and authentic as that distant valley where [Cobb's] family staked out the last plot in America." —John Balzar, author of Yukon AloneIn 1973, Norma Cobb, her husband Lester and their five children—the oldest of whom was nine years old and the youngest, twins, barely one—pulled up stakes in the lower 48 and headed north to Alaska to follow a pioneer dream of
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Arctic Homestead

The True Story of One Family's Survival and Courage in the Alaskan Wilds

de Norma Cobb, Charles W. Sasser ...

Narrado por Emily Beresford ...

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8 hora 44 minutos

In 1973, Norma Cobb, her husband Lester, and their five children pulled up stakes in the Lower Forty-Eight and headed north to Alaska to follow a pioneer dream of claiming land under the Homestead Act. The only land available lay north of Fairbanks near the Arctic Circle where grizzlies outnumbered humans twenty to one. In addition to fierce winters and predatory animals, the Alaskan frontier drew ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

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In 1973, Norma Cobb, her husband Lester, and their five children pulled up stakes in the Lower Forty-Eight and headed north to Alaska to follow a pioneer dream of claiming land under the Homestead Act. The only land available lay north of Fairbanks near the Arctic Circle where grizzlies outnumbered humans twenty to one. In addition to fierce winters and predatory animals, the Alaskan frontier drew
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Wild Men, Wild Alaska

Finding What Lies Beyond the Limits

de Rocky McElveen ...

Narrado por Stephen Bel Davies ...

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6 hora 39 minutos

In Wild Men, Wild Alaska professional hunting and fishing guide and outfitter Rocky McElveen tells the stories of his own adventures as well as those of some of his well-known clients. The book takes listeners directly into the Alaskan bush, and shares the intense challenges of a majestic wilderness that pushes a man to his limits. ... Leer más

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In Wild Men, Wild Alaska professional hunting and fishing guide and outfitter Rocky McElveen tells the stories of his own adventures as well as those of some of his well-known clients. The book takes listeners directly into the Alaskan bush, and shares the intense challenges of a majestic wilderness that pushes a man to his limits.
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North by Northwestern

A Seafaring Family on Deadly Alaskan Waters

de Sig Hansen, Mark Sundeen ...

Narrado por Rick Adamson ...

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6 hora 19 minutos

In the tradition of Sebastian Junger and Linda Greenlaw comes Captain Sig Hansen's rags-to-riches epic of his immigrant family's struggle against deadly Alaskan seas, freezing shipwrecks, and dangerously brutal conditions to achieve the American DreamSig Hansen has been a star of the Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch from the pilot to the present. Seen in over 150 countries, the show attracts ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

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In the tradition of Sebastian Junger and Linda Greenlaw comes Captain Sig Hansen's rags-to-riches epic of his immigrant family's struggle against deadly Alaskan seas, freezing shipwrecks, and dangerously brutal conditions to achieve the American DreamSig Hansen has been a star of the Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch from the pilot to the present. Seen in over 150 countries, the show attracts
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Alone Against the North

An Expedition into the Unknown

de Adam Shoalts ...

Narrado por Adam Shoalts ...

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8 hora 14 minutos

**Winner of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario's 2016 Young Authors AwardWinner of the 2017 Louise de Kiriline Award for NonfictionThe age of exploration is not over.**When Adam Shoalts ventured into the largest unexplored wilderness on the planet, he hoped to set foot where no one had ever gone before. What he discovered surprised even him.Shoalts was no stranger to the wilderness. He had hacked ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

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**Winner of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario's 2016 Young Authors AwardWinner of the 2017 Louise de Kiriline Award for NonfictionThe age of exploration is not over.**When Adam Shoalts ventured into the largest unexplored wilderness on the planet, he hoped to set foot where no one had ever gone before. What he discovered surprised even him.Shoalts was no stranger to the wilderness. He had hacked
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Frozen in Time

An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II

de Mitchell Zuckoff ...

Narrado por Mitchell Zuckoff ...

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8 hora 58 minutos

#1 New York Times bestseller!Frozen in Time is a gripping true story of survival, bravery, and honor in the vast Arctic wilderness during World War II, from the author of New York Times bestseller Lost in Shangri-La.On November 5, 1942, a US cargo plane slammed into the Greenland Ice Cap. Four days later, the B-17 assigned to the search-and-rescue mission became lost in a blinding storm and also ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

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#1 New York Times bestseller!Frozen in Time is a gripping true story of survival, bravery, and honor in the vast Arctic wilderness during World War II, from the author of New York Times bestseller Lost in Shangri-La.On November 5, 1942, a US cargo plane slammed into the Greenland Ice Cap. Four days later, the B-17 assigned to the search-and-rescue mission became lost in a blinding storm and also
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Looking for Miss America

A Pageant's 100-Year Quest to Define Womanhood

de Margot Mifflin ...

Narrado por Nancy Peterson ...

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From an author praised for writing “delicious social history” (Dwight Garner, The New York Times) comes a lively account of memorable Miss America contestants, protests, and scandals―and how the pageant, nearing its one hundredth anniversary, serves as an unintended indicator of feminist progressLooking for Miss America is a fast-paced narrative history of a curious and contradictory institution. ... Leer más

$35.99 USD

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From an author praised for writing “delicious social history” (Dwight Garner, The New York Times) comes a lively account of memorable Miss America contestants, protests, and scandals―and how the pageant, nearing its one hundredth anniversary, serves as an unintended indicator of feminist progressLooking for Miss America is a fast-paced narrative history of a curious and contradictory institution.
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The Confidante

The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America

de Christopher C. Gorham ...

Narrado por Ann Richardson ...

Completo

14 hora 18 minutos

Though Anna Rosenberg emerged from modest immigrant beginnings, equipped with only a high school education, she was the real power behind national policies critical to America winning the war and prospering afterwards. Astonishingly, her story remains largely forgotten.With a disarming mix of charm and Tammany-hewn toughness, Rosenberg began her career in public relations in 1920s Manhattan. As ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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Though Anna Rosenberg emerged from modest immigrant beginnings, equipped with only a high school education, she was the real power behind national policies critical to America winning the war and prospering afterwards. Astonishingly, her story remains largely forgotten.With a disarming mix of charm and Tammany-hewn toughness, Rosenberg began her career in public relations in 1920s Manhattan. As
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The Twenty-Ninth Day

Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra

de Alex Messenger ...

Narrado por Alex Messenger ...

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7 hora 43 minutos

A six-hundred-mile canoe trip in the Canadian wilderness is a seventeen-year-old’s dream adventure, but after he is mauled by a grizzly bear, it’s all about staying alive.This true-life wilderness survival epic recounts seventeen-year-old Alex Messenger’s near-lethal encounter with a grizzly bear during a canoe trip in the Canadian tundra. The story follows Alex and his five companions as they ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

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A six-hundred-mile canoe trip in the Canadian wilderness is a seventeen-year-old’s dream adventure, but after he is mauled by a grizzly bear, it’s all about staying alive.This true-life wilderness survival epic recounts seventeen-year-old Alex Messenger’s near-lethal encounter with a grizzly bear during a canoe trip in the Canadian tundra. The story follows Alex and his five companions as they
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Skeletons on the Zahara

A True Story of Survival

de Dean King ...

Narrado por Michael Prichard ...

Completo

12 hora 58 minutos

This expansive book chronicles the true story of twelve American sailors who were shipwrecked off the coast of Africa in 1815, captured by desert nomads, sold into slavery, and subjected to a hellish two-month journey through the perilous heart of the Sahara.The western Sahara is a baking hot and desolate place, home only to nomads and their camels, and to locusts, snails and thorny scrub—and its ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

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This expansive book chronicles the true story of twelve American sailors who were shipwrecked off the coast of Africa in 1815, captured by desert nomads, sold into slavery, and subjected to a hellish two-month journey through the perilous heart of the Sahara.The western Sahara is a baking hot and desolate place, home only to nomads and their camels, and to locusts, snails and thorny scrub—and its
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You'll Forget This Ever Happened

Secrets, Shame, and Adoption in the 1960s

de Laura L. Engel ...

Mississippi, 1967. It’s the Summer of Love, yet unwed mothers’ maternity homes are flourishing, secret closed adoptions are routine, and many young women still have no voice.In You’ll Forget This Ever Happened, Laura Engel takes us back to the Deep South during the turbulent 1960s to explore the oppression of young women who have committed the socially unacceptable crime of becoming pregnant ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

Mississippi, 1967. It’s the Summer of Love, yet unwed mothers’ maternity homes are flourishing, secret closed adoptions are routine, and many young women still have no voice.In You’ll Forget This Ever Happened, Laura Engel takes us back to the Deep South during the turbulent 1960s to explore the oppression of young women who have committed the socially unacceptable crime of becoming pregnant
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The Confidante

The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America

de Christopher C. Gorham ...

**Perfect for readers of A Woman of No Importance, Three Ordinary Girls, and Eleanor: A Life comes the first-ever biography of Anna Marie Rosenberg, the Hungarian Jewish immigrant who became FDR’s closest advisor during World War II and, according to Life, “the most important official woman in the world”—a woman of many firsts, whose story, forgotten for too long, is extraordinary, inspiring, and ... Leer más

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**Perfect for readers of A Woman of No Importance, Three Ordinary Girls, and Eleanor: A Life comes the first-ever biography of Anna Marie Rosenberg, the Hungarian Jewish immigrant who became FDR’s closest advisor during World War II and, according to Life, “the most important official woman in the world”—a woman of many firsts, whose story, forgotten for too long, is extraordinary, inspiring, and
... Leer más

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