Limitless
‘Inspirational’ Ben Fogle ‘Incredible’ Bear Grylls ‘Extraordinary’ Bill Bailey 13,000KM. 240 days. A journey no one thought possible. What are you capable of when you stop believing your own limits? When Mitch Hutchcraft set out to swim, cycle, run, and climb from the English Channel to the summit of Everest, he made history. Over 240 days, he crossed two continents...PaperbackSold Out
Backpack, Jacket, Surfboard
In 1980, Graham Broyd did something outrageous—he sold his scholarship ticket to Washington, DC, bought a one-way flight to Los Angeles, and set off to hitchhike across America. Armed with a red backpack, a surfboard, and a knack for finding himself in both incredible and ridiculous situations, he bummed rides, crashed on beaches, and stumbled into experiences that would shape...PaperbackSold Out
Free Ride
The Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller By the YouTube sensation with more than two million followers, this is the inspiring account of a woman in her thirties who, in a moment of personal crisis, embarked on an epic, transcontinental motorcycle ride and along the way found a new sense of purpose. Noraly Schoenmaker was a thirty-something geologist living...PaperbackSold Out
The Untold Railway Stories
A compendium of fascinating and evocative new writing on railway travel and history. Telling of little-known journeys and uncovered histories on railway routes around the world—from the UK, Europe and Africa to North America, the Middle East and Asia. From Myanmar's highlands to the British Pennines, from slow travel between coffee plantations in Borneo to a cross-continent odyssey on African...HardbackSold Out
Leonardo Da Vinci
The #1 New York Times Bestseller `Walter Isaacson is not an art historian, he’s simply a lover of Leonardo, who manages to communicate the sheer joy of this remarkable man’Books of the Year - The Times `Walter Isaacson keeps the mortal man to the fore. For all his supernatural gifts as an artist and natural scientist. Leonardo was resolutely human...PaperbackSold Out
Touched by the Presence
A memoir of magic, rock and roll, and becoming who you are• Traces the author’s journey from bassist and founding member of Blondie to writer on consciousness and the esoteric tradition• Explores his involvement in Gurdjieff’s Fourth Way, Crowley’s Thelema, and his relationship with the bestselling author Colin Wilson• Reveals how an early love of comic books, science fiction, and...HardbackSold Out
The Drowned Places
From Ancient Greece to Port Royal, Damian Le Bas embarks on a cultural exploration of diving, investigating sunken human ruins around the world and the marine life that thrives there now. Literary and learned. It goes deep — AMY LIPTROT The most compelling and evocative of underwater odysseys — KATE HUMBLE The most captivating book on diving that I have...PaperbackSold Out
Scarcity Brain
The New York Times Bestseller As featured on The Joe Rogan Experience and Diary of a CEO Are we hardwired to crave more? From food and possessions to information and influence, why can't we ever get enough? Michael Easter, author of The Comfort Crisis and one of the world's leading experts on behaviour change, suggests that the problem isn't you....PaperbackSold Out
Antarctica
This stunning and powerfully relevant book tells the history of Antarctica through 100 varied and fascinating objects drawn from collections around the world. Retracing the history of Antarctica through 100 varied and fascinating objects drawn from collections across the world, this beautiful and absorbing book is published to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the first crossing into the Antarctic...HardbackSold Out
The Last American Man
'It is almost impossible not to fall under the spell of Eustace Conway ... his accomplishments, his joy and vigour, seem almost miraculous' - New York Times Review of Books 'Gilbert takes a bright-eyed bead on Eustace, hitting him square with a witty modernist appraisal of folkloric American masculinity' - The Times 'Conversational, enthusiastic, funny and sharp, the energy of...PaperbackSold Out-
The Bathysphere Book
'Holds up a mirror to a pioneering explorer of the deep seas' Financial Times Exquisite . . . full of fascinating technology, novel marine discoveries - and unusual scientists' New Scientist 'An exhilarating read and one of the best things I've read in years' Martin MacInnes ____________ 11 June, 1930. On a ship floating near Nonsuch Island, a curious steel...PaperbackSold Out 
Mountain Guru
Doug Scott was a legend among mountaineers. His expeditions, undertaken over a period of five decades, are unparalleled achievements. This book describes the extraordinary drama of them all, from the Himalaya to New Zealand, Patagonia, Yosemite, and Alaska. It includes his famous 'epic' on The Ogre, one of the hardest peaks in the world to climb, his ascent of Kangchenjunga...HardbackSold Out
Instead
A compelling memoir about opting for adventure instead of motherhood, and the lifelong outcomes of that choice. Instead captures Maria Coffey's adventurous life through her biggest decisions along the way, including the decision not to have children. It's a vivid travelogue, a love story, and a personal commentary on the risks and rewards of choosing unconventional paths. After two traumatic...PaperbackSold Out
Endurance
100 of the most astonishing stories of human survival, adventure and exploration, chosen by Levison Wood. We are always captivated by tales of courage and bravery, of world-firsts and death-defying experiences. In this anthology, explorer and bestselling author Levison Wood has gathered 100 of the most fascinating accounts of human endurance throughout history. From the heroism of Antarctic explorers to...HardbackSold Out-
Lucky
‘What a story and what an inspirational human. Ed is a total legend.’ Joe Wicks ‘A life-affirming story … inspirational’ Tim Peake The Sunday Times Bestseller Now a major motion picture – The Mountain Within Me. From tragedy to triumph, one step at a time – an inspirational story of triumph over adversity against the odds. At just 28 years...PaperbackSold Out 
Captain James Cook
In Cook's relatively short but adventurous life (1728-79), he voyaged to the eastern and western seaboards of North America, the North and South Pacific, and the Arctic and Antarctic, bringing about a new comprehension of the world's geography and its peoples. He was a linking figure between the grey speculation of the early 18th century and the industrial age of...PaperbackSold Out
Courting India
WINNER OF THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE A profound and ground-breaking new history of one of the most important encounters in the history of colonialism: the British arrival in India in the early seventeenth century. ‘A triumph of writing and scholarship. It is hard to imagine anyone ever bettering Das's account of this part of the story’ - William Dalrymple,...PaperbackSold Out
Always Matt
On the night of October 6, 1998, in Laramie, Wyoming, Matthew Wayne Shepard (1976-1998) was brutally killed solely because he was gay. It was a shocking murder that was nationally covered in the media, and it became a rallying cry for the LGBTQ+ rights movement. In 2009, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act was signed...HardbackSold Out
My Encyclopedia of Very Important Adventures
A charming book for little learners that's bursting with facts about inspiring explorers, adventurers, daredevils, and pioneers. An exciting introduction to the awesome adventures of the eager explorers, dynamic daredevils, imaginative inventors, and other pioneers who shaped the world. Take a dive into the great unknown and go on a daring journey across land, sea, and sky as you explore...HardbackSold Out
Weaven Words
With the assistance of Garry’s partner, Angela Emslie, The Shannon Company has compiled a selection of papers, speeches, poems, and even a few songs penned by Garry Weaven over the course of his 40-year connection to the superannuation industry. Combined with a few photographs and some enlightening press clippings, this collection tells a story written, as it were, between the...PaperbackSold Out
The Weight of Beautiful
Jackie Goldschneider, star of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, bravely chronicles her decades-long battle with anorexia and public journey to recovery in this “courageously candid” (Kirkus Reviews) memoir. All Jackie Goldschneider ever wanted was to be thin. As a child, she’d stand in front of the mirror, sucking in her stomach and arching her back to feel her ribs,...HardbackSold Out
Sisters in Captivity
The incredible account of Sister Betty Jeffrey OAM and the Australian war nurses who survived the bombing of evacuation ship SS Vyner Brooke in February 1942, and subsequently spent three years in Japanese prison camps in Sumatra. During those perilous years surviving in squalid conditions, Sister Jeffrey kept a secret diary of day-to-day events which, after the war, was turned...PaperbackSold Out
Never Had a Dad
Fatherless, friendly 31yoF looking for intrepid M50s-70s who wants to try being a father figure (not sugar daddy). Never Had a Dad by Georgie Codd tells the story of a woman, Georgie, who never had a father. She never thought this would change until a stranger's practical joke sparked the idea that she might find one. Her quest for a...HardbackSold Out-
Freefall
At the age of 22, Brad, a notoriously outgoing and gregarious person, was celebrating a belated birthday present: a thrill-seeking tandem skydive. In what can only be described as a ‘freak accident’, Brad and his instructor’s parachute failed to open properly. Not once … but twice. The reserve chute got tangled in the first. With both parachutes failing, they circled...PaperbackSold Out 
Flinders
The extraordinary life, loves and voyages of the man who put Australia on the map In 1810, Matthew Flinders made his final voyage home to his beloved wife, Ann, his body ravaged by the deprivations of years of imprisonment by the French. Four years later, at the age of just 40, he would be dead - a premature, tragic end...HardbackSold Out
Cold-Water Eden
An immersive memoir about a groundbreaking surfing career, and a stunning portrait of Ireland as one of the world’s most captivating big-wave surfing destinations. “A brilliant story” – Ray D’Arcy Born and raised in Bundoran, with the waves of the west coast of Ireland breaking at his doorstep, Richie Fitzgerald was moulded by his environment – from his initiation to...PaperbackSold Out-
Cold-Water Eden
An immersive memoir about a groundbreaking surfing career, and a stunning portrait of Ireland as one of the world's most captivating big-wave surfing destinations. Born and raised in Bundoran, with the waves of the west coast of Ireland breaking at his doorstep, Richie Fitzgerald was moulded by his environment – from his initiation to surfing at the age of 9...PaperbackSold Out 
Becoming Forrest
The remarkable true story of an unrivalled journey to recreate the greatest run in film history: 15,621 miles, five-times across the United States. ‘Rob Pope has made his name revelling in challenges that range from the unconventional to the extraordinary.’ BBC News Becoming Forrest is the incredible story of Englishman Rob Pope, a veterinarian who left his job in pursuit...PaperbackSold Out
The Earl and the Pharaoh
Enter a world of ancient secrets, old money, new ambitions and the discovery of priceless treasure in this revelatory new biography. Between November 1922 and spring 1923, a door to the ancient Egyptian world was opened. The discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun would be the most astonishing archaeological find of the century, revealing not only the boy pharaoh’s preserved...PaperbackSold Out
Without Ever Reaching the Summit
International bestseller Paolo Cognetti, author of The Eight Mountains, explores the quiet joys of not racing straight to the snowy peak. An awestruck love letter to one of the most spectacular places on earth, from the author of the international bestseller The Eight Mountains. Paolo Cognetti marked his 40th birthday with a journey he had always wanted to make—to Dolpo,...PaperbackSold Out
White Line Fever
Lemmy’s name was synonymous with notorious excess. His blood would have killed another human being. This is the up-to-date story of the heaviest drinking, oversexed speedfreak in the music business who tragically passed away earlier this year. Lemmy had quickly outgrown his local bands in Wales, and tripped through his early career with the Rocking Vicars, backstage touring with Jimi...PaperbackSold Out
Say More
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Former White House Press Secretary and current MSNBC host Jen Psaki shares the surprising lessons she's learned on her path to success and offers unique yet universal advice about how to be a more effective communicator in any situation. Not many White House Press Secretaries capture the nation’s interest the way Jen Psaki did. Refreshingly...HardbackSold Out
The Darkest White
From Eric Blehm, the bestselling author of The Last Season and Fearless, comes an extraordinary new book in the vein of Into the Wild, the story of the legendary snowboarder Craig Kelly and his death in the 2003 Durrand Glacier Avalanche—a devastating and controversial tragedy that claimed the lives of seven people. On January 20, 2003, a thunderous crack rang...HardbackSold Out-
Showing Up
Get comfortable with being uncomfortable – the story of a 23-year-old tradie who put his body ‘through hell and back 10 times’ to prove that anything is possible when you break past your own barriers. Longlisted for the Indie Book Awards 2024 Showing Up by Nedd Brockmann chronicles a journey of ambition and resilience. Fresh after running fifty marathons in...PaperbackSold Out 
Wavewalker
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A TIMES BEST MEMOIR OF 2023 ‘Grippingly vivid and pacey’ THE TIMES ‘A seven-year old girl on a seventy-foot yacht, for ten years, over fifty thousand miles of sailing’ - SIMON WINCHESTER 'An astonishing almost day-by-day account of [a] hazardous journey and its legacy’ - TELEGRAPH ‘This is a story of an epic childhood journey, so exciting...PaperbackSold Out
The Trial of the Cannibal Dog: Captain Cook in the South Seas
In this rich and stylish description by New Zealand scholar Salmond, Cook's voyages take on a peculiar, dreamlike quality. Salmond's claim is that Cook was far more affected by his exposure to the Polynesian world than historians have thought. The Trial of the Cannibal Dog: Captain Cook in the South Seas is fascinating as an incomparable travelogue filled with amazing...PaperbackSold Out
The Explorers Club
Discover the extraordinary history and thrilling frontiers of exploration with this gorgeously illustrated guide from The Explorers Club, the esteemed home of the world's most prominent explorers. The discovery of the North and South Poles, the summiting of Everest, the moon landing, and the (largely unknown) birth of climate change science are just some of the stories from The Explorers...HardbackSold Out-
The Log from the Sea of Cortez
In 1940, John Steinbeck sailed in a sardine boat with his friend, the biologist Edward F. Ricketts, to collect marine invertebrates from the beaches of the Gulf of California. The day-to-day story of the trip is given in the log, which combines science, philosophy, and high-spirited adventure. This edition also includes Steinbeck’s profile of his fellow traveller.PaperbackSold Out -
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘The creature’s teeth were buried in the gunwale, and it lifted the whole thing out of the water like a lion can a roebuck…’ Scientist Pierre Aronnax, together with his faithful servant Conseil and the whaler Ned Land, is invited to join a hazardous voyage to the Pacific Ocean...PaperbackSold Out 
Barrow's Boys
The atlas of 1816 was a document riddled with uncertainties and white spaces, symbolising the vast unknowns of the world. What was the nature of the North Pole? Did a North-West Passage exist? What lay at the uncharted heart of Africa? And was Antarctica a myth or reality? Driven by these pressing questions, John Barrow, the Second Secretary to the...PaperbackSold Out
Maurice and Maralyn
An extraordinary true tale of love, shipwreck, and survival, beautifully told. Maurice and Maralyn's escape from 1970s England and its oil crisis, strikes, and inflation is also a story for our times. A Guardian, Observer & Waterstones Nonfiction Book of 2024 A Financial Times BEST SUMMER READ 'One of those very special books that makes you put everything on hold...HardbackSold Out-
The Wide Wide Sea
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides comes an epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration - the fateful final journey of Captain James Cook In July 1776, Captain James Cook began his third voyage in HMS Resolution. Two-and-a-half years later, in Hawaii, Cook was killed - stabbed by the indigenous population. What brought...PaperbackSold Out
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