Adventure genre books (306)
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The Age of Magic : A Novel by Ben Okri EN
NigeriaDescription:
In this enchanting novel from the Booker Prize–winning author, a group of world-weary travelers discover the meaning of life in a mysterious Swiss mountain village. The Age of Magic has begun. Unveil your eyes. Eight weary filmmakers, traveling from Paris to Basel, arrive at a small Swiss hotel on the shores of a luminous lake. Above them, strewn with lights that twinkle in the darkness, looms the towering Rigi mountain. Over the course of three days and two nights, the travelers will find themselves drawn into the mystery of the mountain reflected in the lake. One by one, they will be disturb... continue
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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho EN
Country: South America / 
Brazil
Brazil
Description:
"My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer," the boy told the alchemist one night as they looked up at the moonless sky." Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams." Every few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers forever. The Alchemist is such a book. With over a million and a half copies sold around the world, The Alchemist has already established itself as a modern classic, universally admired. Paulo Coelho's charming fable, now available in English ... continue
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The Art Thief by Michael Finkel EN
Country: Europe / 
Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century • “The Art Thief, like its title character, has confidence, élan, and a great sense of timing."—The New Yorker A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Lit Hub "Enthralling." —The Wall Street Journal Stéphane Bréitwieser is the most prolific art thief of all time. He pulled off more than 200 heists, often in crowded museums in broad daylight. His girlfriend served as his accomplice. His collection was worth an estimated $2 billion. He never sold a piece, displaying h... continue
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The Backyard Adventurer by Beau Miles EN
AustraliaDescription:
After years of adventuring around the globe - running, kayaking, hitchhiking, exploring - Beau Miles came back to his block in country Victoria. Staying put for the first time in years, Beau developed a new kind of lifestyle as the Backyard Adventurer. Whether it was walking 90km to work with no provisions, building a canoe paddle out of scavenged scrap or running a disused railway line through properties, blackberry thickets and past inquiring police officers, Beau has been finding ways to satisfy his adventurous spirit close to home. This book is about conscious experimentation with adventur... continue
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The Bears’ Famous Invasion of Sicily by Dino Buzzati EN
ItalyDescription:
A wonderful story for children and an allegory for adults about the absurdity of war, presented here with an introduction and guide to the text by Lemony Snicket. Starving after a harsh winter, the bears descend from the mountains in search of food and invade the valley below, where they face fierce opposition from the army of the Grand Duke of Sicily. After many battles, scrapes and dangers, the bears' reign is established over the land, but their victory comes at a price.
196.
The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
The land of Prydain is threatened by the evil Arawn and his band of invincible warriors.
197.
The Blizzard by Vladimir Sorokin EN
RussiaDescription:
A darkly comic dystopian odyssey, from one of Russia's leading contemporary novelists Garin, a country doctor, is desperately trying to reach the village of Dolgoye, where a mysterious epidemic is transforming the villagers into zombies. He has with him a vaccine which will prevent the spread of this epidemic, but a terrible blizzard turns his journey into the stuff of nightmare. A trip that should take hours turns into a metaphysical odyssey, in which he encounters strange beasts, apparitions, hallucinations and dangerous fellow men. Trapped in this existential storm, Sorokin's characters fig... continue
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The Blue Lagoon by Henry de Vere Stacpoole EN
IrelandDescription:
The Blue Lagoon is the story of two children shipwrecked on a tropical island in the South Pacific. They grow up there, in sun-drenched paradise, living in a hut on the beach and spending their days fishing, swimming, diving for pearls, and exploring the island. Innocent of the real world, they survive on their resourcefulness and the bounty of nature. Over time, friendship blossoms into love.
199.
The Book of Lost Tales: Part One by J.R.R. Tolkien EN
Country: Africa / 
South Africa
South Africa
Description:
The extraordinary history of Middle-earth, edited by Christopher Tolkien The Book of Lost Tales stands at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor. Embedded in English legend and English association, they were set in the narrative frame of a great westward voyage over the Ocean by a mariner named Eriol (or Ælfwine) to Tol Eressëa, the Lonely Isle, where Elves dwelt; from them he learned their true history, the Lost Tales of Elfinesse. In the Tales are found the earliest accounts and original ideas of Gods and Elves; Dwarves and Orcs; the Silmarils and the Two Trees of... continue
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The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
The fantasy adventures of a young pig-keeper who wants to become a hero.