Viagens e Turismo

No verão de 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton parte a bordo do Endurance em direção ao Atlântico Sul. O objetivo de sua expedição era cruzar o continente antártico, passando pelo Pólo Sul. Mas, a apenas um dia do ponto de desembarque planejado, o Endurance fica aprisionado num banco de gelo no mar de Weddell e acaba sendo destruído. Através dos diários e entrevistas com alguns membros da expedição, Alfred Lansing reconstrói as dificuldades que a tripulação do Endurance enfrentou.

It was on the Silk Roads that East and West first encountered each other through trade and conquest, leading to the spread of ideas, cultures, and religions. From the rise and fall of empires to the spread of Buddhism and the advent of Christianity and Islam, right up to the great wars of the 20th century - this book shows how the fate of the West has always been inextricably linked to the East.

O navegador que atravessou o Atlântico num minúsculo barco a remo faz o relato de sua assombrosa façanha, dos preparativos cuidadosos até os embates com ondas gigantescas e a chegada triunfal ao litoral brasileiro.

Uno de los grandes clásicos de la narrativa de no ficción. El mejor libro sobre una de las historias más épicas del siglo XX. En diciembre de 1914, sir Ernest Shackleton y una tripulación de veintisiete hombres embarcaron en el Endurance rumbo al Polo Sur, con el objetivo de cruzar por tierra la Antártida, el último continente inexplorado. Un mes más tarde, el barco encallaba en el hielo del mar de Weddel sin poder tocar tierra, en las proximidades del Círculo Polar Antártico.

Out of Africa is a compilation of stories and experiences I had during this African leg of my travelthon journey. These stories and escapades about the lives and people of Africa will transport you to another time and space. Come hold my hand and take a dive into the plains and savannahs of this wondrous content.

Turkey's greatest living novelist guides us through the monuments and lost paradises, dilapidated Ottoman villas, back streets, and waterways of Istanbul - the city of his birth and the home of his imagination.

Wonder is around every corner, and on every plate. The curious minds behind Atlas Obscura now turn to the hidden curiosities of food, which becomes a gateway to fascinating stories about human history, science, art, and tradition—like the first book, all organized by country, lavishly illustrated, and full of surprises.

Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, Atlas Obscura is a phenomenon of a travel book that shot to the top of bestseller lists when it was first published and changed the way we think about the world, expanding our sense of how strange and marvelous it really is. This second edition takes listeners to even more curious and unusual destinations, with more than 100 new places.

No dia em que Anthony Doerr e a esposa voltam da maternidade com seus gêmeos recém-nascidos, ele descobre que recebeu um prêmio da Academia Americana de Artes e Letras, o Rome Prize, que inclui ajuda de custo, um apartamento e um estúdio para escrever na Itália. Quatro estações em Roma nasceu das memórias do ano que o autor passou na cidade com a esposa e os filhos.

Buckle up and get ready to embark on an adrenaline-fueled journey inside All In Adventure Stories. With heart-racing accounts of his past 25 years of pushing the limits of adventure in his hometown of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the iconic Grand Teton National Park, and across the globe, Tim Walther will leave you spellbound, empowered, and ready to seize life by the horns. From extreme skiing to high stakes rock climbing to blue water hunting to exploring the depths of ayahuasca in the Amazon, these eighteen adventure stories will take you on a journey of the human experience lived to the fullest.

Written as a series of vignettes, this rewarding book recounts the life and adventures of respected writer Mary Fisher. Decades of travel through America and Europe supply the fodder for these tales, with wonderful details of the people, places, foods, and thoughts that have flavored her journey.

At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Doubt is the true story of Theodore Roosevelt's harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth.

O diário de um mago é o relato da peregrinação feita por Paulo Coelho em 1986 pelo Caminho de Santiago. Motivada por sua profunda ambição espiritual e pelo desejo de se tornar escritor, a travessia se transforma em algo maior do que ele imaginava. Enquanto narra sua jornada mística e as duras lições que aprendeu com o guia Petrus, Paulo entende que o extraordinário não reside em rituais e segredos mágicos, mas na simplicidade e no cotidiano das pessoas comuns.

Anthony Bourdain conhecia o mundo como poucos. Suas viagens o levaram dos recônditos secretos de Nova York a casas comunais de tribos em Bornéu; da vida cosmopolita em Buenos Aires, Paris e Xangai aos cenários de beleza extraordinária da Tanzânia e de solidão deslumbrante do deserto de Rub’ al-Khali, no Omã. Em Volta ao mundo, esse vasto conjunto de experiências é apresentado em forma de um guia de viagens divertido, prático e objetivo, oferecendo um gostinho dos lugares selecionados pela memória afetiva de Bourdain.

In many ways, we’re more comfortable than ever before. But could our sheltered, temperature-controlled, overfed, underchallenged lives actually be the leading cause of many our most urgent physical and mental health issues? In this gripping investigation, award-winning journalist Michael Easter seeks out off-the-grid visionaries, disruptive genius researchers, and mind-body conditioning trailblazers who are unlocking the life-enhancing secrets of a counterintuitive solution: discomfort.