Adventure genre books (306)
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Northbound : Four seasons of solitude on Te Araroa by Naomi Arnold EN
Country: Oceania / 
New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
Alone in the wilderness Award-winning journalist Naomi Arnold spends nearly nine months walking the length of New Zealand on Te Araroa, fulfilling a 20-year dream. On her own, she traverses mountains, rivers, cities and plains from summer to spring, walking on through days of thick mud, blazing sun and lightning storms, and into cold, starlit nights. Along the way she encounters colourful locals and travellers who delight and inspire her. An upbeat, fascinating and inspiring memoir of solitude, love and friendship, and the joys and pains to be found in the wilderness.
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O deserto dos tártaros by Dino Buzzati PT
ItalyDescription:
Giovanni Drogo, un sottotenente, viene mandato in una lontana fortezza. A nord della fortezza c'è il deserto da cui si attende un'invasione dei tartari. Ma l'invasione, sempre annunciata, non avviene e l'addestramento, i turni di guardia, l'organizzazione militare, appaiono cerimoniali senza senso. Quando Drogo torna in città per una promozione, si accorge di aver perso ogni contatto con il mondo e che ormai la sua unica ragione di vita è l'inutile attesa del nemico. Tornato alla fortezza, si ammala e proprio allora accade l'evento tanto i tartari avanzano dal deserto. Nell'emozione e nella co... continue
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O FANTASTICO MISTERIO DE FEIURINHA by PEDRO BANDEIRA, OSNEI ROCHA PT
Country: South America / 
Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Partindo do final de diversos contos de fadas, onde a princesa se casa com o príncipe e juntos vivem felizes para sempe, o autor Pedro Bandeira indaga o que significa 'felizes para sempre' e expõe, por meio deste conto, o que 'felizes para sempre' deveria significar.
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O pequeno príncipe by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry PT
FranceDescription:
Publicado pela primeira vez em 1942 nos Estados Unidos e, três anos mais tarde, na França, O pequeno príncipe tornou-se obra de apelo universal, um clássico moderno traduzido para mais de oitenta idiomas. Suas páginas abrigam valiosas lições sobre a solidão, a amizade, o tempo, a vida e a morte, compartilhadas conosco por meio do pequeno habitante do asteroide B 612. Apesar de escrito e narrado por um adulto, O pequeno príncipe se dirige, desde suas primeiras linhas, às crianças. É, na verdade, uma ode à infância, uma delicada viagem a esse planeta que aos poucos abandonamos, vivendo em prol d... continue
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Octopussy and the Living Daylights by Ian Fleming EN
EnglandDescription:
Octopussy and the Living Daylights has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.
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South Korea157.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service by Ian Fleming EN
Description:
British secret agent James Bond pursues the beautiful Tracy di Vicenzo, troubled daughter of a crime lord. On the hunt for Ernst Stavro Blofeld in his heavily fortified Alpine stronghold, 007 uncovers SPECTRE's latest plot to take over the world with biological warfare. Now Bond must put a stop to the plan and survive a personal act of vengeance.
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On Midnight Beach by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick EN
IrelandDescription:
Gripping, evocative and with a hugely engaging cast of characters, this is a stunning first young adult novel from a well-known Irish author/illustrator.
159.
On The Plain of Snakes by Paul Theroux EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
WINNER OF THE EDWARD STANFORD AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO TRAVEL WRITING 2020 The master of contemporary travel writing, Paul Theroux, immerses himself in the beautiful and troubled heart of modern Mexico Nogales is a border town caught between Mexico and the United States of America. A forty-foot steel fence runs through its centre, separating the prosperous US side from the impoverished Mexican side. It is a fascinating site of tension, now more than ever, as the town fills with hopeful border crossers and the deportees who have been caught and brought back. And it is here that Pau... continue
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Once Upon a Sunset by Tif Marcelo EN
Country: Asia / 
Philippines
Philippines
Description:
The author of The Key to Happily Ever After—“a true gem filled with heart, laughs, and a cast of delightful characters” (Nina Bocci, USA TODAY bestselling author)—returns with a heartwarming and charming novel about a woman who travels to the Philippines to reconnect with her long-lost family…and manages to find herself along the way. Diana Gallagher-Cary is at a tipping point. As a Washington, DC, OB/GYN at a prestigious hospital, she uses her career to distract herself from her grief over her granny’s death and her breakup from her long-term boyfriend after her free-spirited mother moves in ... continue