The Well at the World's End
The Epic True Story of One Man's Search for the Secret to Eternal Youth
No se pudo agregar al carrito
Add to Cart failed.
Error al Agregar a Lista de Deseos.
Error al eliminar de la lista de deseos.
Error al añadir a tu biblioteca
Error al seguir el podcast
Error al dejar de seguir el podcast
The Well at the World's End
Compra ahora por $24.95
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrado por:
-
Steve West
-
De:
-
A. J. Mackinnon
Acerca de esta escucha
An old-fashioned quest by a modern-day adventurer. When A. J. Mackinnon quits his job in Australia, he knows only that he longs to travel to the well at the world’s end, a mysterious pool on a remote Scottish island whose waters, legend has it, hold the secret to eternal youth. Determined not to fly—he claims it would feel as though he were cheating—he sets out with a backpack, some fireworks, and a map of the world and trusts that chance will take care of the rest.
Traveling by land and sea, train, truck, horse, and yacht, Mackinnon travels across the world, getting caught up in a series of hilarious, sometimes surreal, adventures. He survives a near-fatal bus crash in Australia, accidentally marries a Laotian princess, is attacked by a Komodo dragon, and does time in a sketchy Chinese jail, among many other mishaps and misadventures along the way. Each new continent and each new mode of transport brings the possibility of a near-miss or happy accident, all on the quest for eternal youth. This is the astonishing true story of a remarkable voyage.
©2011 A. J. Mackinnon (P)2013 Audible, Inc.Los oyentes también disfrutaron...
-
Clanlands in New Zealand
- Kiwis, Kilts, and an Adventure Down Under
- De: Sam Heughan, Graham McTavish, Peter Jackson - foreword
- Narrado por: Graham McTavish, Sam Heughan
- Duración: 8 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 220
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 207
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 207
In this follow-up to Clanlands Sam & Graham document their journey across New Zealand, a country Graham calls home and that Sam has longed to visit since learning it was a popular destination for Scottish immigrants to settle back in the 19th century. Follow the 'outlandish' pair as they explore the Scottish influence of New Zealand: connecting with the rich culture and Scottish heritage, sampling world-class food & drink, and being humbled by incredible landscapes and pulse-raising activities.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Two authors each reading the story
- De jonea en 04-11-25
De: Sam Heughan, y otros
-
Miss Benson's Beetle
- A Novel
- De: Rachel Joyce
- Narrado por: Juliet Stevenson
- Duración: 12 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,182
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2,822
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,808
It is 1950. London is still reeling from World War II, and Margery Benson, a schoolteacher and spinster, is trying to get through life, surviving on scraps. One day, she reaches her breaking point, abandoning her job and small existence to set out on an expedition to the other side of the world in search of her childhood obsession: an insect that may or may not exist - the golden beetle of New Caledonia. When she advertises for an assistant to accompany her, the woman she ends up with is the last person she had in mind.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
A well-written panorama of human tragedy
- De Film Fan en 07-03-21
De: Rachel Joyce
-
Going the Wrong Way
- De: Chris Donaldson
- Narrado por: Ben Watt-Doak
- Duración: 11 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 24
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 24
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 24
Driven by a desire to break free from his mediocre, middle-class existence and escape the Belfast (IRA) “Troubles” of the 70’s, Chris Donaldson strikes out on his café racing Moto Guzzi on a cross-country roadtrip of self-discovery. But when the Iranian revolution stops the planned motorcycle trip to Australia, he switches gears and begins a 33-country, 50,000-mile odyssey across Europe, Asia, and the Americas including 10,000 miles on an ocean-going racing yacht.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Fantastic!!
- De Demon Dameon en 05-27-21
De: Chris Donaldson
-
Blue Lagoon
- Booktrack Edition
- De: H. De Vere Stacpoole
- Narrado por: Adrian Praetzellis
- Duración: 7 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 31
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 28
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 28
Listen to Blue Lagoon with a movie-style soundtrack and amplify your audiobook experience. Two shipwrecked children grow up on a South Pacific island. This beautiful story of adventure and innocent love was H.D. Stacpoole’s most popular work.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
love it
- De Angel K en 04-18-24
-
Bedtime Adventure Stories for Grown Ups
- De: Anna McNuff
- Narrado por: Anna McNuff
- Duración: 3 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 39
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 37
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 36
Have you ever wanted to kayak down a gorge in New Zealand? Or run night-time marathons through the Californian desert? How about rollerblading 100 miles around Amsterdam? You have? Then pour yourself a cup of cocoa, get those jim-jams on, and prepare to escape into a world of adventure with this collection of life-affirming short stories from award-winning adventurer Anna McNuff.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Well written, fun, and inspiring.
- De lb buyher en 03-07-25
De: Anna McNuff
-
Passage to Inis Mór
- Could a Legend Save a Life?
- De: Brian O'Raleigh
- Narrado por: Terry Fahy
- Duración: 8 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 159
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 144
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 145
When 38-year-old Conner O’Rourke returns to Ireland, he’s running from his past. His advertising agency in Sydney is going broke, the bank is foreclosing on his mortgage, and he’s hearing voices in his mind urging him to return to Inis Mór. His grandmother, whom he hasn’t seen in years, has contacted him saying she's critically ill and must speak with him, but when he arrives on Inis Mór, a wild, windswept, rocky little island some 30 miles off the West Coast of Ireland, she’s already passed, leaving him a cottage and a dilapidated sailing boat.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Intriguing Story, a little repetitive
- De SFM en 02-08-25
De: Brian O'Raleigh
-
Clanlands in New Zealand
- Kiwis, Kilts, and an Adventure Down Under
- De: Sam Heughan, Graham McTavish, Peter Jackson - foreword
- Narrado por: Graham McTavish, Sam Heughan
- Duración: 8 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 220
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 207
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 207
In this follow-up to Clanlands Sam & Graham document their journey across New Zealand, a country Graham calls home and that Sam has longed to visit since learning it was a popular destination for Scottish immigrants to settle back in the 19th century. Follow the 'outlandish' pair as they explore the Scottish influence of New Zealand: connecting with the rich culture and Scottish heritage, sampling world-class food & drink, and being humbled by incredible landscapes and pulse-raising activities.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Two authors each reading the story
- De jonea en 04-11-25
De: Sam Heughan, y otros
-
Miss Benson's Beetle
- A Novel
- De: Rachel Joyce
- Narrado por: Juliet Stevenson
- Duración: 12 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,182
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2,822
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,808
It is 1950. London is still reeling from World War II, and Margery Benson, a schoolteacher and spinster, is trying to get through life, surviving on scraps. One day, she reaches her breaking point, abandoning her job and small existence to set out on an expedition to the other side of the world in search of her childhood obsession: an insect that may or may not exist - the golden beetle of New Caledonia. When she advertises for an assistant to accompany her, the woman she ends up with is the last person she had in mind.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
A well-written panorama of human tragedy
- De Film Fan en 07-03-21
De: Rachel Joyce
-
Going the Wrong Way
- De: Chris Donaldson
- Narrado por: Ben Watt-Doak
- Duración: 11 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 24
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 24
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 24
Driven by a desire to break free from his mediocre, middle-class existence and escape the Belfast (IRA) “Troubles” of the 70’s, Chris Donaldson strikes out on his café racing Moto Guzzi on a cross-country roadtrip of self-discovery. But when the Iranian revolution stops the planned motorcycle trip to Australia, he switches gears and begins a 33-country, 50,000-mile odyssey across Europe, Asia, and the Americas including 10,000 miles on an ocean-going racing yacht.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Fantastic!!
- De Demon Dameon en 05-27-21
De: Chris Donaldson
-
Blue Lagoon
- Booktrack Edition
- De: H. De Vere Stacpoole
- Narrado por: Adrian Praetzellis
- Duración: 7 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 31
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 28
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 28
Listen to Blue Lagoon with a movie-style soundtrack and amplify your audiobook experience. Two shipwrecked children grow up on a South Pacific island. This beautiful story of adventure and innocent love was H.D. Stacpoole’s most popular work.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
love it
- De Angel K en 04-18-24
-
Bedtime Adventure Stories for Grown Ups
- De: Anna McNuff
- Narrado por: Anna McNuff
- Duración: 3 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 39
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 37
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 36
Have you ever wanted to kayak down a gorge in New Zealand? Or run night-time marathons through the Californian desert? How about rollerblading 100 miles around Amsterdam? You have? Then pour yourself a cup of cocoa, get those jim-jams on, and prepare to escape into a world of adventure with this collection of life-affirming short stories from award-winning adventurer Anna McNuff.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Well written, fun, and inspiring.
- De lb buyher en 03-07-25
De: Anna McNuff
-
Passage to Inis Mór
- Could a Legend Save a Life?
- De: Brian O'Raleigh
- Narrado por: Terry Fahy
- Duración: 8 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 159
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 144
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 145
When 38-year-old Conner O’Rourke returns to Ireland, he’s running from his past. His advertising agency in Sydney is going broke, the bank is foreclosing on his mortgage, and he’s hearing voices in his mind urging him to return to Inis Mór. His grandmother, whom he hasn’t seen in years, has contacted him saying she's critically ill and must speak with him, but when he arrives on Inis Mór, a wild, windswept, rocky little island some 30 miles off the West Coast of Ireland, she’s already passed, leaving him a cottage and a dilapidated sailing boat.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Intriguing Story, a little repetitive
- De SFM en 02-08-25
De: Brian O'Raleigh
-
A Sailor of Austria
- The Otto Prohaska Novels, Book 1
- De: John Biggins
- Narrado por: Nigel Patterson
- Duración: 13 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 75
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 71
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 71
In the spring of 1915, a young Austro-Czech naval lieutenant Ottokar Prohaska finds himself posted to the minuscule Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian Submarine Service in the Adriatic port of Pola. In some trepidation at first, because he has no experience whatever of submarines, his fears are soon set at rest when he discovers that nobody else has either: least of all his superiors.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
CNO Reading List -- GREAT Choice
- De MasonicReading~EdK en 08-17-17
De: John Biggins
-
Through Sand & Snow
- A Man, a Bicycle, and a 43,000-Mile Journey to Adulthood via the Ends of the Earth
- De: Charlie Walker
- Narrado por: Charlie Walker
- Duración: 6 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 187
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 162
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 161
At age 22, Charlie Walker left home in search of adventure. Fleeing the boredom that comes with comfort, he set off on a secondhand bicycle. The aim was simple: to pedal to the furthest point in each of Europe, Asia, and Africa. He didn’t train or plan. He just started. The journey was an escape from an unremarkable existence, a pursuit of hardship, and a chance to shed the complacency of middle England. From the brutality of winter on the Tibetan plateau, to the claustrophobia of the Southeast Asian jungle, the quest provided Charlie with ample opportunity to test his mettle.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Loved this tale of adventure!
- De Harry Santa-Olalla en 04-09-19
De: Charlie Walker
-
Doctor Dolittle: The Complete Collection, Vol. 1
- The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle; The Story of Doctor Dolittle; Doctor Dolittle's Post Office
- De: Hugh Lofting
- Narrado por: James Langton
- Duración: 15 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 288
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 220
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 218
Rediscover the children’s literature classic with three novels from the beloved series: The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, The Story of Doctor Dolittle, and Doctor Dolittle’s Post Office!
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A wonderful bedtime story!
- De Holly Masri en 05-02-20
De: Hugh Lofting
-
Around the World on 50 Bucks
- How I Left with Nothing and Returned a Rich Man
- De: Christopher Schacht
- Narrado por: Jakob Lewis
- Duración: 7 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 52
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 42
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 42
Christopher Schacht was only 19 years old and had just finished school when he put a dream into motion. With only 50 euros in savings, he traveled around the world, relying only on his friendliness, flexibility, charm, and willingness to work for his shelter and food. Christopher traveled for four years, visiting 45 countries and traversing 100,000 kilometers on foot, hitchhiking, and on sailboats.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Great story, life lessons, entertaining, but....
- De Angelina Kim en 10-07-19
-
Dreaming of Jupiter
- De: Ted Simon
- Narrado por: Rupert Degas
- Duración: 16 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 134
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 119
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 116
When Ted Simon rode 64,000 miles round the world on his 500c Triumph Tiger, he inspired thousands of motorcyclists to begin their own adventures, including Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, who chronicled their travels in Long Way Round. Nearly 30 years later, Ted Simon took to the road again to retrace the epic journey he made in his 40s. He meets up with old friends and acquaintances, revisits old landmarks and locations, and rediscovers himself, as well as the world, along the way.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Amazing book, Amazing Man
- De Roxanna en 08-16-18
De: Ted Simon
-
Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days
- De: Michael Palin
- Narrado por: Michael Palin
- Duración: 7 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 227
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 202
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 200
In the autumn of 1988, Michael Palin set out from the Reform Club with an ambitious plan: to circumnavigate the world, following the route taken by Jules Verne's fictional hero Phileas Fogg 115 years earlier. The rules were simple. He had to make the journey in 80 days using only forms of transport that would have been available to Fogg.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
music incredibly distracting and annoying
- De LJ en 05-18-19
De: Michael Palin
-
Dark, Salt, Clear
- Life in a Cornish Fishing Town
- De: Lamorna Ash
- Narrado por: Lamorna Ash
- Duración: 10 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 32
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 31
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 29
There is the Cornwall Lamorna Ash knew as a child – the idyllic, folklore-rich place where she spent her summer holidays. Then there is the Cornwall she discovers when, feeling increasingly dislocated in London, she moves to Newlyn, a fishing town near Land’s End. This Cornwall is messier and harder; it doesn’t seem like a place that would welcome strangers. Before long, however, Lamorna finds herself on a week-long trawler trip with a crew of local fishermen, afforded a rare glimpse into their world, their warmth and their humour.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Brilliant Writers Should Not Narrate
- De Kindle Customer en 11-09-20
De: Lamorna Ash
-
No Sharks in the Med and Other Stories
- De: Brian Lumley
- Narrado por: Joshua Saxon
- Duración: 12 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 66
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 64
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 64
With his multiple-award-winning literary career now spanning over four decades, Lumley continues to write his superior fictions, examples of which from each of those decades can be found in this current collection, where weird tales itself is represented by no less than five stories! And so, to complete a trilogy of volumes begun with the Lovecraft-inspired The Taint and Other Novellas, and followed by Haggopian and Other Stories, Subterranean Press is now proud to offer No Sharks in the Med and Other Stories, a handpicked collection of Brian Lumley s best macabre tales.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
another outstanding collection & great narrator
- De latasha en 12-09-19
De: Brian Lumley
-
The Moon-Spinners
- De: Mary Stewart
- Narrado por: Daphne Kouma
- Duración: 9 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 369
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 322
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 323
While on a walking holiday through the beautiful, deserted hills of Crete, Nicola Ferris stumbles across a critically injured Englishman, guarded by a fierce Greek. Nicola cannot abandon them and so sets off on a perilous search for their lost companion - all the while being pursued by someone who wants to make sure none of them leave the island....
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Classic thriller, but wish narrator was literate
- De VirginiaMom en 09-04-19
De: Mary Stewart
-
Travels with Myself and Another
- A Memoir
- De: Martha Gellhorn
- Narrado por: Rebecca Lowman, Harry Nangle
- Duración: 13 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 61
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 50
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 50
"Martha Gellhorn was so fearless in a male way, and yet utterly capable of making men melt," writes New Yorker literary editor Bill Buford. As a journalist, Gellhorn covered every military conflict from the Spanish Civil War to Vietnam and Nicaragua. She also bewitched Eleanor Roosevelt's secret love and enraptured Ernest Hemingway with her courage as they dodged shell fire together.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Annoying but actually very honest
- De CB en 11-23-21
De: Martha Gellhorn
-
Across Islands and Oceans
- A Journey Alone Around the World By Sail and By Foot
- De: James Baldwin
- Narrado por: Spencer King
- Duración: 13 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 203
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 184
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 183
Across Islands and Oceans is the memoir of 25 year-old James Baldwin and his epic two-year, solo circumnavigation in Atom, his trusty but aging 28-foot sailboat.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Amazing Adventures
- De Jon en 05-03-19
De: James Baldwin
-
A Salty Piece of Land
- De: Jimmy Buffett
- Narrado por: James Fouhey
- Duración: 14 h y 39 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 109
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 98
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 97
It's not on any chart, but the tropical island of Cayo Loco is the perfect place to run away from all your problems. Waking from a ganja buzz on the beach in Tulum, Tully can't believe his eyes when a 142-foot schooner emerges out of the ocean mist. At its helm is Cleopatra Highbourne, the eccentric 101-year-old sea captain who will take him to a lighthouse on a salty piece of land that will change his life forever.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
What a gift Jimmy Buffett was to the world!
- De Nicole Vadnais en 04-13-24
De: Jimmy Buffett
Reseñas editoriales
The Well at the World's End is a part of a rich tradition of picaresque travel writing; the only difference here is that A. J. Mackinnon's coming of age tale is a true story! Mackinnon's modern-day journey is filled with twists and turns as he attempts to complete his worldwide quest to discover a legendary Scottish pool believed to hold the secrets to eternal youth. His travels are only complicated by his refusal to travel by airplane! Listeners will especially appreciate Steve West's lively performance. His unique voice-acting abilities mesh perfectly with Machinnon's harrowing and often hilarious writing.
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Well at the World's End
Calificaciones medias de los clientesReseñas - Selecciona las pestañas a continuación para cambiar el origen de las reseñas.
-
Total4 out of 5 stars
-
Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars
- Rainer
- 04-08-25
If I had words for this they would be good
Though I don't really care for the protagonists choices in life, this is, for a lack of a better way of describing it, good literature. The author interlaces enough literary referencis that I couldn't catch them all. I'll be reading more books just because of this one. I think anyone could enjoy this.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Total5 out of 5 stars
-
Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars
- ColinBeth
- 01-25-25
Word smithy
The lyrical expressions and laugh out loud moments made this book for me and my family.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Total2 out of 5 stars
-
Ejecución3 out of 5 stars
-
Historia3 out of 5 stars
- Sandy
- 02-26-13
Wish I had my point back
What disappointed you about The Well at the World's End?
I just found in to be boring and it just dragged out to much for me.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
esto le resultó útil a 3 personas