Dugard, Martin

The author offers humor, instruction, and reflections from his lifetime of running on six continents. Discusses the many ways that running has fulfilled his life, and made him a better person.

Chronicles the lives and experiences of New York journalist Henry Morton Stanley and Scottish medical missionary David Livingstone, describing the circumstances of their 1871 encounter in Africa and the events that led to and stemmed from it.

A biography of Captain James Cook, the eighteenth-century British sailor whose explorations included a three-year journey throughout the Pacific and a return voyage in search of the Southern Continent, and led to his violent death.

The true story behind the legenday explorer, Dr. David Livingstone, and Henry Morton Stanley, the journalist who set off to look for Livingstone when he went missing in Africa.

Provides advice on every aspect of in-line skating for beginners and experienced skaters, discussing types of skates, protective gear, basic and advanced techniques, fitness training, and skating with children.

True stories of athletes who have faced harsh conditions and emerged triumphant, including a rock climber, a kayaker, an endurance team, and a blind sailor.

The author, a freelance journalist, describes his experiences as a reporter and participant in the Raid Gauloises, an annual eight- to twelve-day race designed to test the limits of human endurance.

The author chronicles the details involving the last known voyage of explorer Christopher Columbus in 1500 and his attempts to regain his credibility after he had fallen into disgrace.