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A Journey back to Europe
Crossing the Atlantic By Freighter and Exploring Europe in 1960
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In 1960, Otto Schmalz and his wife, Gertrud, decided to take a four-month vacation to their native Europe, where they would tour parts of West Germany, Switzerland, Holland, and Italy, visiting family and friends, and seeing as much of the...
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Rattlesnakes, Airplanes and Gold
One family's wilderness journey in search of adventure and fortune
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This book begins with the story of how one American family found their own way into being part of the national pre-occupation with Soviet aggression during the 1950s. They acquired their own bomb-shelter in the form of a 1500-foot long...
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Canoe for Change
A Journey Across Canada
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Imagine taking on the challenge of a cross-Canada canoe adventure: to live outdoors for months at a time, to embark on your destination knowing you have 8,515 kilometres ahead of you to paddle. Canoe for Change is the story of husband-and-wife...
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For The Love of Nature
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For the Love of Nature is an intimate collection of essays written by a man whose love of nature dates back to his earliest days. These travel stories span a range of global ecosystems, with an emphasis on Alaska, a site of great delight for the...
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Rebel in Coveralls
A Collection of Short Stories
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Rebel in Coveralls is a blockbuster memoir that recounts the life of an adventurist. In a collection of derring-do short stories, follow along vicariously through the author’s real life adventures, and death defying experiences. Levi Nathom is a...
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Taking Chances
On a New Life in Canada
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In 1955, Otto Schmalz had been a single German immigrant in Canada for four years. It was time for him to go back to Europe and find a wife. In this, Schmalz’s fourth book of memoir, he takes us on an adventure that takes us from his return to...
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Spirited Oasis
Tales from a Tanzanian Village
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When two curious biologists seek a new home in a remote part of Tanzania called Mangola, they find adventures in abundance. They are greeted with dramatic scenery, red-dust whirlwinds, a lush oasis, bad roads, and a striking cast of colorful...
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Jambos With James
A Mother’s View of Loss — Blessed to Broken to Blessed Memoirs of a Young Adult Son through the Eyes of His Mom
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While on a weekend vacation to see their beloved LSU Tigers play, Jim and Mary T deBrueys get a call that would stop any parent’s heart. “We’re calling to let you know that a boat transporting your son, James, and others has gone missing.” From...
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Tales from the Trail
Adventure Stories
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A collection of non-fiction short stories, Tales from the Trail details Dawson Smith’s many hunting expeditions with hunting partner Bill Cash and others. Filled with close calls and lots of luck, these stories are cast upon the wild backdrop of...
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A Firefighter's Story
30 Years On The Front Lines
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A Firefighter’s Story is a powerful memoir of a man’s thirty-year career in a couple of exceptional and selfless professions. Richard A. Ehrlich spent three decades as a professional Firefighter and paramedic with the Philadelphia Fire...
