Africa Survival

Have you ever wondered what you would do if you found yourself lost and stranded in the middle of the wilderness on your next hunting trip? The Most Incredible Hunting Stories Ever Told details the intense struggles and the incredible determination to survive of more than ten hunters across the world who found themselves in the kinds of harrowing situations that all hunters fear and dread will never happen to them. You’ll read about: Jeremy Dickson, who was brutally attacked and mauled by a Grizzly Bear while elk hunting in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming. Dan, a duck hunter who was ...

Ya'll, let me tell you my story!Glad you could find your way here, and I welcome you to the Sellers Plantation here in the deep south of Mobile, Alabama. I'm anxious to get started with my story tellin,' so, I'm sharin' a little bout the story that I be tellin' to ya'll down below. When I wuz born, I be given the name Gertrude Ida Rollins, but as I be growin' folks just be callin' me Ms. Gertie. I wuz born in Mobile, Alabama in the year eighteen and eighty-eight. Yes, that be a long time ago for most of ya'll, but I thinks it be good to be learnin' bout the history that be comin' before you...

Beryl Markham, the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic from east to west, describes her childhood on a farm in Kenya, her apprenticeship as a horse trainer, and her later career as a pioneer aviator who piloted passengers and supplies in a small plane to remote corners of Africa.

Renowned Native American expert Thomas Mails was chosen by the last surviving elders to reveal to the outside world the sacred Hopi prophecy and instructions at precisely the time in history when they are most urgently needed. The Hopi Survival Kit is the first full revelation of traditional Hopi prophecy. Many of its predictions have already been realized, but the most shattering apocalyptic events are still to occur. And though this may be a sobering realization, it is also our best defense.

In a world that seems so troubled, how do we hold on to hope? This program is read by the authors and includes a bonus PDF. Looking at the headlines—the worsening climate crisis, a global pandemic, loss of biodiversity, political upheaval—it can be hard to feel optimistic. And yet hope has...

Please note: This is a revised addition. with extra material for ebook and audiobook formats. The Rhodesian SAS was a highly secretive and specialised unit which carried out some of the most spectacular Special Forces missions of the 1970s. Their reputation was second to none and their abilities the envy of similar units the world over. Now, Andy Ryan, author of ‘Bravo Ten’ and ‘The Rhodesian SAS: Their Most Daring Missions’ lifts the lid on the operational techniques of these elite troops. Sections include personal preparation, insertion & extraction, evasion, survival and much ...

One girl. One journey. A fight for freedom against impossible odds. Virginia, 1858. Torn from one plantation to the next, young Venus endures cruelty at every turn — yet discovers glimmers of unexpected kindness and courage. As she struggles to survive in a world ruled by greed and violence, her path collides with fellow slaves yearning for freedom and abolitionists willing to risk their lives along the Underground Railroad. With every step, Venus must choose between fear and defiance, despair and hope. Her choices will shape not only her future, but the lives of all who walk beside her. ...

In 1985 southern Sudan is ravaged by war. Rebels and government forces battle for control, with ordinary people…people like the boy, Salva Dut…caught in the middle. When Salva's village is attacked, he must embark on a harrowing journey that will propel him through horror and heartbreak, across a harsh desert, and into a strange new life. Years later, in contemporary South Sudan, a girl named Nya must walk eight hours a day to fetch water. The walk is grueling, but there is unexpected hope.

For more than two centuries, the story of the Zulu kingdom has captured the world’s imagination—its warriors, its kings, its endurance. But behind the legend lies a deeper, more human saga of ambition, ingenuity, betrayal, and survival. Empire of the Zulu is a sweeping narrative history that traces the rise of one of Africa’s most remarkable civilizations—from the boy Shaka, born under a shadow of shame, to the modern monarchs who inherited his legacy under the glare of colonial rule and beyond. Blending vivid storytelling with meticulous research, Temba Khumalo brings to life the ...

Author's Note: This book was previously published under the title The Taste of Fear. Given that the story takes place deep in the Congo jungle, a truly terrifying place, I decided it would be a good fit with the World's Scariest Places series. In the jungle, no one can hear you scream. American movie star Scarlett Cox and her husband, hotel tycoon Salvador Brazza, head to Africa to get away and resuscitate their ailing marriage. When robbed of their money and passports, they seek help from the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam on the very day Al Qaeda chooses to bomb it. In an eyeblink they are...

Black American History explores the remarkable and dangerous journey of African Americans in their fight for survival. No other group on Earth has suffered such atrocities as assassinations, drug attacks, chemical and biological attacks, hundreds of years of slavery, and much more. This masterpiece traces the history of Black Americans from the earliest days to the present, with thorough research and vivid details.

In the tradition of The Lost City of Z and Skeletons in the Zahara, Astoria is the thrilling, true-adventure tale of the 1810 Astor Expedition, an epic, now forgotten, three-year journey to forge an American empire on the Pacific Coast. Peter Stark offers a harrowing saga in which a band of...

An ancient giant has awakened—one whose existence could rewrite the story of mankind. To keep the Nephilim from being captured, exploited, or unleashed upon the world, Heather and her team must escort the colossal being from the mist-shrouded mountains of Uganda to a hidden refuge in Tajikistan. But earning the trust of something that belongs more to legend than to history is no small task—and protecting it is even harder. Dustin “Cowboy” McCord holds the team together as bullets, exhaustion, and fear push them to the breaking point. Every step of their journey is shadowed by the ...

When loss, betrayal, and power collide, love becomes the most dangerous gamble of all. Samantha’s world is torn apart, leaving her trapped between survival and the dark pull of a man she should fear. Oscar Bonanno is powerful, relentless, and bound by a past soaked in blood, but when fate ties them together, neither can escape the fire they ignite. Secrets, passion, and danger intertwine in a story where trust is deadly, loyalty is fragile, and love is the most unpredictable weapon of all. A steamy mafia romance with a protective alpha boss, a strong heroine, betrayal, and heart-pounding ...

"I had never planned to become a savanna baboon when I grew up; instead, I had always assumed I would become a mountain gorilla," writes Robert Sapolsky in this witty and riveting chronicle of a scientist's coming-of-age in remote Africa. An exhilarating account of Sapolsky's twenty-one-year study of a troop of rambunctious baboons in Kenya, A Primate's Memoir interweaves serious scientific observations with wry commentary about the challenges and pleasures of living in the wilds of the Serengeti-for man and beast alike.

From Jeffrey Gettleman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist, comes a passionate, revealing story about finding love and finding a calling, set against one of the most turbulent regions in the world. A seasoned war correspondent, Jeffrey Gettleman has covered every major conflict...

Skeletons on the Zahara chronicles the true story of twelve American sailors who were shipwrecked off the coast of Africa in 1815, captured by desert nomads, sold into slavery, and subjected to a hellish two-month journey through the perilous heart of the Sahara. The western Sahara is a baking...

The space between the human world and the wild has collapsed. This gripping non-fiction collection chronicles the terrifying, true accounts of when the ancient covenant is broken and predators begin to hunt people. Spanning the continent of Africa, from the outskirts of Nairobi to the remote highlands of Ethiopia and the crowded IDP camps of Tigray , this book details a chilling new war. Read the harrowing stories of: A university student killed just yards from his campus in Kenya . The terrifying rampage of rabid "Terror Beasts" in Malawi, leaving dozens dead or maimed. Dedicated mothers ...

The extraordinary story of an unjustly forgotten group of Black men in Pittsburgh who became the first paramedics in America, saving lives and changing the course of emergency medicine around the world Until the 1970s, if you suffered a medical crisis, your chances of survival were minimal. A...

Ebo's sister left months ago. Now his brother has disappeared, too, and Ebo knows that to see them again, he must follow in their footsteps and make the hazardous voyage from Ghana to a safe haven in Europe. So the 12-year-old sets off on an epic journey that takes him across the Sahara Desert to the dangerous streets of Tripoli and finally out to the merciless sea. Powerful and timely, this novel brings to life Ebo's unquenchable hope for a new life in the face of daunting and perilous obstacles.