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Jack London On Adventure

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 "The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time," writes Jack London, accurately proclaiming the very ingredients of his full, passionate lifestyle. Bearing a name that is now synonymous with adventure, London seemed to fear nothing, constantly stretching his comfortable limits - composing his classic short stories at one thousand words every morning, sailing across the Pacific Ocean on voyages both for pleasure and profit, horseback riding, continual entertaining at home in Glen Ellen, California, barroom socializing and debating, marrying twice, frequent lecturing, and operating a ranch - all with about four or five hours of sleep a night to make it possible. Rising from the low-income factory-worker community of West Oakland, California, London's romantic writings on adventure found at sea, or in Alaska, or in the fields and factories of California appealed to the everyman - millions of readers around the world. Here, in Jack London on Adventure, are excerpts from his well-loved works, which were the result of his restless quest for experience, combined with "his observations of unalterable facts," as editor Terry Mort writes in his introduction. Lose yourself in the sheer unending quietude of the North in "White Fang" and "The White Silence"; enter into the listless, worried mind of an elder in "The League of the Old Men"; prepare to sail around the world for seven years' time alongside the author-turned-captain, himself, in "The Cruise of the Snark," where the famed boat is built with each dollar earned from London's writings; and peek into the observations of seasoned sailors and the foolish passengers they carry in "The Sea Wolf." Mort ends with the statement, "A complex man and artist is hard to capture in a single image," but in terms of the unlikely and unknown, London's works here capture the thrill that burned in him so brightly.
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Theodore Roosevelt On Hunting

19,33€ + 10% CARD

 From the peaks and plains of the American West, to the vast and mysterious East African game fields and forests, Theodore Roosevelt shares his experiences and observations of the hunt in irresistible prose.
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Mark Twain On Travel

by Terry Mort

14,24€ + 10% CARD

 <DIV><DIV>Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known to most as Mark Twain, was a quintessential American writer who spent much of his life traveling the world. He encountered colorful characters, cultures, and a variety of adventures along the way, and Mark Twain on Travel is a timeless collection of his writings on the subject. Excerpts included are from classics such as: The Innocents Abroad; A Tramp Abroad; Life on the Mississippi; Roughing It; and Following the Equator. </DIV></DIV>
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On War

by George Bernard Shaw

10,80€ + 10% CARD
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Alexander - A Novel Of Utopia

11,58€

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Travels With My Chicken - A Man And His Companion Take To The Road

by Martin Gurdon

12,81€

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Dogs Of Dreamtime - A Story About Second Chances And The Power Of Love

by Karen Shanley

19,25€

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 Clearly besotted by her dogs, Shanley, managing partner of a marketing and communications firm, recounts her relationship with three of them.
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Patriot'S Act - Voices Of Dissent - An Oral History

by Bill Katovsky

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 Talks about dissent in America and what patriotism really means. This book presents a collection of interviews with federal whistleblowers, social activists, soldiers, politicians, journalists, and a former senior White House counter-terrorism advisor.
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Submarine Disasters

by Professor Of Sociology David (Department Of Social And Policy Sciences University Of Bath Uk) Miller

34,76€

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 An in-depth look at the worst submarine catastrophes of all time.
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Mark Twain On Travel

by Terry Mort

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Blood Atonement - A Dahlgren Wallace Mystery

by Jim Tenuto

21,83€

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My First Crush - Misadventures In Wine Country

by Linda Kaplan

23,11€

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 When Linda Kaplan's husband buys a vineyard all she can do is jump in and start crushing grapes
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Words That Changed America - Great Speeches That Inspired, Challenged, Healed, And Enlightened

by Alex Barnett

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 From George Washington to Martin Luther King to George W. Bush--inspiring speeches from American history.
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Theodore Roosevelt On Hunting

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 Tales from one of the greatest hunters of them all.

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