What does it take to run a six-day race through the world’s harshest deserts? Or 100 miles in a single day at altitudes that would leave you breathless just walking? More than that, though: what is it like to win these races? South Africa’s ultra-trail-running superstar Ryan Sandes has done just that. Since bursting onto the international trail-running scene by winning the first multistage race he ever entered – the brutal Gobi March – Ryan has gone on to win various other multistage and s...

As a follow-up to his hugely popular 2016 autobiography Trailblazer, Ryan Sandes’ new book explores the gripping and often life-threatening adventures this extraordinary ultra-trail runner has experienced around the globe since then. Not only have these projects tested the very edge of human endurance, but on several occasions, Ryan literally had to run for his life.Along with a 1 500-kilometre Himalayan adventure, read about his attempt at completing the first 700-kilomet...

Max is a traveling veterinarian running from his past and turning to the comforting distortion of alcohol and prescription tranquilizers. When the charred remains of a rare sea turtle are found on one of the last untouched barrier islands of the Carolina coast, rent-a-vet Max is just sober enough to question the sheriffs explanation and begin a deeper investigation of his own.As the convergencea celestial alignment that occurs only once every seven yearsand its freak tides and stra...

Unmasking the killer is Heather's specialty, even when her own identity remains unknown.Heather is forging a new life on Cape Cod after a mysterious car accident left her with no memory and burning questions about her ex-convict traveling companion, who perished in the crash.Eager to remember her past, she’s thrown into a murder when her newly adopted puppy – named Artie, because being an artist is all she knows about herself – discovers the lifeless body o...

"Small Talk" is a short guide on how to engage strangers in conversation. With a five-part outline of how to actually do it, the booklet also addresses several issues to improve on the speaker's weaknesses, like being heard in a group, identifying common topics that make for good small talk, and suggestions about expanding the speaker's knowledge base in order to create engaging conversation.

They call them the Serpents.Knox, Mason, Silas.These sick, twisted psychos are the untouchable elites at Cinderhart Academy.I'd never get involved with such dangerous guys despite how gorgeous, rich, and influential they are.But after I witness them committing a sadistic crime, I'm dragged kicking and screaming into their dark, depraved world.If they plan to break me, they're late to the party.Nim Winters isn't the same girl who stumbled onto...

They took everything from me. Time to return the favor.A few months ago, I was just a regular nineteen-year-old girl.Now I'm trapped at a remote college and held at the mercy of three savage bullies.No one can see through the Serpents' Adonis-like disguises.Except me.I've never felt this alone before. This terrified. This...furious.These three murderers stole everything from me.They think the humiliation, the degradation, the sufferin...

It's time to put on my high heels and slow dance with the devil.Three of them, to be exact.What do you do when your worst enemies go down on their knees and invite you to the prom?I said yes because I'm still naïve enough to think that savages can be tamed.It's going to take a lot of groveling before I can forgive the Serpents for what they've done to me.I'm hoping this dance is their way of calling a truce.More likely, it's a trap. A school ...

Sun-drenched Florida beaches. A Fair Trade jewelry shop owner. A missing woman with a mysterious past.Connie Petretta is excited for the grand opening of Just Jewelry, her new store featuring Fair Trade jewelry, as well as her own handmade creations. But while setting up shop, she discovers evidence that the previous tenant, Natasha, who disappeared a year ago, may not have run away as many assumed. Connie’s belief that Natasha would not abandon her young daughter impels C...

"An enthusiastically written book for readers from YA to armchair adventure lovers who dream of being archaeologists or Egyptologists." — Library JournalA real-life "Indiana Jones," Donald P. Ryan, Ph.D., offers a breathtaking personal account of his adventures in archaeology in Beneath the Sands of Egypt. Fans of The Lost City of Z will thrill to the exploits of this "unconventional archaeologist" as he retrieves the remains of Egypt's pa...

In "Under The Red Crescent, Plevna 1877," readers are transported to the heart of one of the most pivotal moments in European history. Set against the backdrop of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, this gripping narrative chronicles the epic struggle for the Bulgarian town of Plevna.As the Russian Empire seeks to expand its influence in the Balkans and challenge Ottoman dominance, the small garrison town of Plevna becomes the focal point of a fierce and relentless battle. Led by th...

In 'Under the Red Crescent,' readers are invited into a tapestry of narratives and reflections that traverse the complex intersections of culture, history, and identity under the influence of the Ottoman Empire. This anthology showcases a rich range of literary styles, from evocative prose to poignant poetry, weaving together diverse perspectives that illuminate the nuanced tapestry of life in the Ottoman lands. The collection is notable for its breadth, offering stand-out pieces that delv...