Adventure

Adventure by Jack London.

Action and Adventure Cinema

Addressing areas such as genre, film history and style, action and spectacle, stars and bodies, action auteurs and the film industry, the reader covers both Hollywood and also European and Asian action cinema.

Shameless Exploitation in Pursuit of the Common Good: The Madcap Business Adventure by the Truly Oddest Couple

“There are three rules for running a business; fortunately, we don’t know any of them.”In 1978, Paul Newman and A. E. Hotchner decided that rather than just distribute Paul’s own salad dressing at Christmas to neighbors, they would offer it to a few local stores.

Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of theLast Mysteries of World War II

In the tradition of Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air and Sebastian Junger’s The Perfect Storm comes a true tale of riveting adventure in which two weekend scuba divers risk everything to solve a great historical mystery–and make history themselves.

Sailing Alone Around the World: The Classic Circumnavigation Adventure

Already a seasoned old salt when he undertook the challenge, Slocum became the first person to sail around the world alone. In 1895 he left Boston in the 37' Spray, returning in 1898. This is the quintessential around-the-world sailing book that everyone turns to when they decide to do it, including Jack London. Courage, daring, self-reliance, wit -- Slocum had them all.

In Search of Adventure

These short travel essays from around the globe get to the heart of what the words travel and adventure really mean. From warm and inviting to raw and shocking, these nonfiction travel pieces present disparate viewpoints on the diverse world in which we live and leave no emotion untouched.