Women Explorers

Empty is a story of passion, neglect, betrayal, growth, and love. After enduring great loss, Elizabeth Carter struggled to find herself amid great adversity. Her life was one long drama with many twists, turns, and near-death experiences that left her working hard to prove her worth to the people around her. Yet, with no validation, she was left empty.

A thoughtful and eloquent meditation that invites us to treat life like a grand exploration and illuminates the possibilities that await us when we do—from “a philosophical adventurer—or perhaps an adventurous philosopher” (The New York Times). Erling Kagge is one of the world’s most...

Raised in chaos and violence, I carried my wounds into early motherhood, young, overwhelmed, and repeating the very patterns I swore I’d never pass on. I screamed. I hit. I walked away when they needed me most. And eventually, I gave up custody of the children I loved more than anything. This is not a redemption story with a neat bow. It’s a raw, unflinching memoir about what it takes to break generational cycles from the inside out. About failing -deeply- and still choosing to come back. About learning how to parent with intention after years of surviving on instinct.

This book is an assembly of countless wild adventures experienced during my transition during being a young adult to adulthood while integrating to a new country with an American father and a French mother. It's about bravery, dreams, the power of optimism and healing your wounds: A series of melancholic drama, lovely encounters, wild trips, weird coincidences, loss, love and in between.

Descubre porque Luisa tenia miedo y como lo pudo superar. Esta es una historia de perdon y de esperanza para todos aquellos que esten atravezando por una situacion dificil en la vida. Luisa le dijo adios a su amor mas grande y siguio viviendo no sin antes sobrepasar un sin numero de obstaculos. Ella nos contara como descubrio el poder mas grande del mundo.

Most Americans experienced the attacks on September 11, 2001 on American soil surrounded by friends, family, and coworkers. For one American working in the Asir region of Saudi Arabia, the experience would take her on a terrifying journey and change her life forever.

Mary Merrill is not an ordinary woman. Don’t be surprised if she is sweeping at your front porch one morning. She is a great entertainer who values bonds and “En”. That’s who Mary J. Merrill is. My family and I are honored to be in a small part of her extraordinary life.

Brimming with insider knowledge, helpful tips, and recommendations to off-the-beaten path attractions, this travel guide helps you discern the good from the bad and the worthy from the overrated. From sightseeing to shopping, clubbing, and of course, feasting like a true local, let the author guide you through the overwhelming maze of options this magical city has to offer.

Brimming with insider knowledge, helpful tips, and recommendations to off-the-beaten path attractions, this travel guide helps you discern the good from the bad and the worthy from the overrated. From sightseeing to shopping, clubbing, and, of course, feasting like a true local, let the author guide you through the overwhelming maze of options this magical city has to offer.

Brimming with insider knowledge, helpful tips, and recommendations to off-the-beaten path attractions, this travel guide helps you discern the good from the bad and the worthy from the overrated. From sightseeing to shopping, clubbing, and, of course, feasting like a true local, let the author guide you through the overwhelming maze of options this magical city has to offer.

In this lyrical and soul-stirring memoir, Angela Perry traces three generations of emotional inheritance—from her grandfather, a celebrated ambassador, to her father, a man shattered by childhood trauma, to herself, a daughter raised in the aftermath. With poetic clarity and unflinching honesty, Perry explores the cost of unspoken pain, the long shadow of familial silence, and the quiet, radical beauty of breaking the cycle.

"Queen Of All She Surveys" is an essay written by author and mountaineering pioneer Maureen O'Neill chronicling alpine climbing with fellow women in the Pacific Northwest, and the dangers that accompany those who ascend these gorgeous, but unforgiving, mountains.

"From HOE to CEO! Never Out the Game..The Game Just Changes!" is a raw, gripping, and unfiltered account of survival, reinvention, and triumph. In this book, Dr. Audra stance doesn't tell her story--she dares you to feel it. From the dark corners of the streets to the bright lights of boardrooms, her life is a testimony that rock bottom can be the launchpad to your destiny.

Always On the Way: Travel Stories of a Semi-Young Black Woman's Life Overseas While Trying to Maintain Her Sanity recounts the trials and triumphs of a youngish Texan living, working, and traveling in the far East. In 2014, Stacy Thomas decided to fulfill one of her childhood dreams by moving to South Korea. In this book, she related the challenges she encountered while teaching English as a second language to Korean school children in grades one-six, during which she felt a kind of rage that was similar to that of the Incredible Hulk on a daily basis.

The New York Times best-selling author of Jumanji and The Polar Express, Chris Van Allsburg has garnered the National Book Award, multiple Caldecott Medals, and the Regina Medal for lifetime achievement in children’s literature. Queen of the Falls highlights the death-defying attempt of 62-year-old former charm school teacher Annie Edson Taylor to be the first woman to survive the perilous plunge over Niagara Falls.