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Books > Fiction > True stories > Endurance & survival
If there's an adventure to be had, it's likely that David
Hempleman-Adams has been there first. Ranking alongside Ranulph
Fiennes and Chris Bonnington in the pantheon of British explorers,
he is the first person in history to achieve what is termed the
Adventurers' Grand Slam, by reaching the Geographic and Magnetic
North and South Poles as well as climbing the highest peaks on all
seven continents. The question Hempleman-Adams is most often asked
is, simply: what drives him on? Why risk frostbite pulling a sledge
to the North Pole? Why experience the Death Zone on Everest? Why
fly in the tiny basket of a precarious balloon across the Atlantic?
Is it simply the case that he likes to push himself to the limits,
or is there something more to it? No Such Thing as Failure answers
these questions and more, uncovering what drives arguably the
world's greatest adventurer.
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A Thin Place
(Paperback)
David Weiskircher; Edited by Marissa Waraksa; Cover design or artwork by Colt McMurry
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R635
Discovery Miles 6 350
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How to Survive
(Paperback)
Nicholas Soroka; Illustrated by Antonio Brandao, Sara Chupein-Soroka
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R437
R413
Discovery Miles 4 130
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Beyond These Eyes is the biography of one of the most inspiring,
courageous and incredible young men to be living on our planet at
this time in history. Professional surfer Derek Rabelo is fearless
in the ocean. The unique characteristic of this young man, though,
is that he is blind, having been born with congenital glaucoma. He
is famous for his big wave courage, riding life-threatening
monsters at Pipeline, Jaws and Mavericks in Northern California,
and most recently surfing 50 foot waves in Nazare, Portugal. This
is an unbelievable attempt for anyone, but a miracle if you are
blind. Beyond These Eyes takes you on an extraordinary journey of
Derek's life. From the time of his birth, the anguish and then
devotion and love of his family, to his time now as a married man
and his devotion to his wife, Madeline. His strong faith and love
for God has enabled him to achieve the miraculous. Derek tours the
world to speak to people of all ages to encourage and inspire them
to take the limitations off their thinking.
Annabel Beam is one of three sisters raised in the Texas
countryside by loving parents. But what should have been a happy,
carefree childhood was blighted when Annabel developed a painful
and seemingly incurable digestive disorder. Her parents spared no
expense in the search for a cure, but medical experts assured them
there was none. On a rare day when Annabel felt well enough to play
outside, she was climbing an old hollowed-out tree when a branch
snapped and she fell, head first, thirty feet down inside the tree.
Miraculously, she survived the fall but was knocked unconscious.
Rescued and later released from hospital, Annabel told her mother,
'you know I went to heaven when I was in that tree'. Annabel shared
with her mother her amazing experience of talking to God, who told
her that it wasn't her time and that she must go back. What
happened next was the greatest miracle of all. Annabel was
inexplicably cured of her illness and her doctors could offer no
explanation. Written by Annabel's mother Christy, Miracles from
Heaven is the story of a little girl's - and a family's - inspiring
journey. Deeply moving and heartwarming, the book recounts the
fateful day of the accident, Annabel's description of her time in
heaven and her miraculous recovery. This is the story of how one
family never gave up hope.
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