Minner

Have you been to Morocco or famous cities like Pekin, Shanghai and Wuhan in China? What about Luray Caverns, Marine Aquarium and Disneyland in Florida? What about Hawaii and its islands?Then this book is a must-read for you!This travelogue is filled with rare and unknown information about many interesting places and their history.

In the mid-1880s, Johnny Lind, a teenager from Pond Mills, Ontario, struck out for adventure and wealth. After a decade working as a railroader in the United States, Johnny headed north, to Yukon and Alaska, and he was mining gold nearby when the Klondike Gold Rush began.As a "sourdough," albeit an unsung one-the nickname for miners who had survived an entire winter in the North-Lind's story goes largely unrecognized in the lore of the era, his understated demeanor overshadowed by the larger-than-life characters that dominate the history books. But he kept journals recording his adventures in the Klondike, and these form an invaluable personal record. His stories shed light on the people and events of the gold rush, from the perspective of an everyman who wound up striking it rich.Here, Johnny Lind's grandson Phil Lind shares his grandfather's fascinating story, along with his love of the Klondike, the history of the gold rush, the colourful players in that famed period, and the peoples and land affected by the legendary stampede for wealth.

Alexis de Tocqueville famously wrote about democracy in America, but he also lauded Catholic society in Quebec, feared the nationalism he saw in Germany, and controversially defended French colonization of Algeria. Jeremy Jennings traces Tocqueville's lesser-known travels, recovering the wider insights of one of history's great political thinkers.

An essay collection/memoir about a young woman moving to Kyoto and experiencing an intense friendship.

A collection of stories celebrating the lives and adventures of post-menopausal women, a mix of adventure, feminist, auto-biographical, well-being and self-help writing filled with an inspiring zest for life. Debut book from a distinguished education and health professional.

"The history of an unusual house built on a rocky outcrop on the Sardinian coast, designed by the author's mother in the 1960s. Through this history the author presents a text that is in part memoir but also in part advocacy for a closer relationship between architecture and landscape"--

Memories of Hugh Leach - Arabist, explorer, and author of the acclaimed Seen in the Yemen. A circus owner, photographer, and scholar, Leach was a man of many parts. Just Hugh is a testament to his work and legacy.

First published in 1933, Brazilian Adventure is Peter Fleming's account of his expeditionary search for the lost Colonel. Peter Fleming was the brother of Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond series and was literary editor of The Times.

Weldon was mapping the deserts of Egypt when war broke out. Working from out of a steam yacht based on Port Said or Famagusta, he ran a network of spies and confidential agents onto the Levant coast behind Turkish lines. He was a fluent Arabic speaker and could conduct personal interviews on the shore, as well as landing and taking off agents - all