Polar Adventures

New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides returns with a white-knuckle tale of polar exploration and survival in the Gilded Age In the late nineteenth century, people were obsessed by one of the last unmapped areas of the globe: the North Pole. No one knew what existed beyond the fortress...

When American covert operative Chase Fulton and his team suppress a mass shooting attempt in the tiny coastal town he calls home, the realization of how deadly his life has become sends him on a journey to separate himself from that violence and save his relationship with the woman he loves. The laidback holiday promises to rekindle the relationship and heal old wounds, until a brutal attack leaves a beloved friend fighting for her life. Chase has no choice but to put his experience, training, and lethal skill set back into action to find and eliminate the threat.

Books 9–16 of the New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series! These eight titles are the perfect gift for a Magic Tree House fan or any child who loves a good adventure. Parents, teachers, and librarians hail the chapter-book series as a tool to promote reading, as even the most...

Born in the late 1880s to a gritty mining magnate who made his millions in the California gold rush and a well-bred mother descended from one of New York’s distinguished families, society beauty Louise Arner Boyd was raised during a glittering era. After inheriting a staggering family fortune, she began leading a double life. She fell under the spell of the north in the late 1920s after a sailing excursion to the Arctic Ocean. Over the next three decades, she achieved international notoriety as a rugged and audacious polar explorer while maintaining her lifestyle as a society woman.

Wildlife biologist Alex Carter is back, fighting for endangered species in the Canadian Arctic and battling for her life in this action-packed follow-up to A Solitude of Wolverines, “a true stunner of a thriller debut” (James Rollins) and “a great read” (Nevada Barr). Fresh off her...

She charts the truth. He commands the lie. And the ice does not care whose authority is at stake. Freya Lindqvist has checked her readings three times, and the pressure ridge ahead of HMS Meridian is two miles closer than the Admiralty survey claims. At the speed the ship is making through the pack, that discrepancy will matter inside fourteen hours. Commander Ashworth hears her out with the pleasant, unhurried courtesy of a man whose decision was made before she finished speaking, because the survey she is correcting belongs to a serving officer of the Crown, and she is a contracted ...

In January of 1934, Admiral Richard E. Byrd began an Antarctic expedition that would change his life forever. Already a celebrated explorer, Byrd's expeditions were media sensations on radio and film. On this trip, Byrd had an audacious undertaking in mind: manning a weather station alone, miles from the American base along the coast, through the harsh Antarctic winter.

NARRATED BY LIAM NEESON! The perfect book for all those—of any age—who believe, come Christmas Eve, that they too will hear the sweet sound of a reindeer’s silver bell. A young boy, lying awake one Christmas Eve, is welcomed aboard a magical train to the North Pole . . . Through dark...

Wildlife biologist Alex Carter jumps at the chance to work with hawksbill turtles in Hawaii, only to face an unthinkable threat that endangers countless lives in the captivating latest entry of the acclaimed series by Alice Henderson. Alex Carter is thrilled to be in lush, tropical Hawaii for...

Two teens join an epic battle to save a distant world and its dragon prince. Whitney and Edward are ordinary teenagers, but their lives are about to take an extraordinary turn. As they approach their 13th and 14th birthdays, a mysterious force beckons to them, awakening a sense of wonder and curiosity within. Little do they know, they possess incredible powers that are entwined with the fate of a hidden world they never knew existed.

Now an AMC+ original miniseries event starring Colin Farrell and Jack O'Connell! A nineteenth-century whaling ship sets sail for the Arctic with a killer aboard in this dark, sharp, and highly original tale that grips like a thriller One of The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the...

The most exciting NUMA(r) Files novel yet. Unabridged CD - 12 CDs, 13...

The most exciting NUMA(r) Files novel yet. Abridged CD - 5 CDs, 6...

"...Damron's able narration carries listeners through this arduous journey with a steady tone that lightens at moments of joy and becomes grave at times of deep sadness and loss. While the tale has all of the trappings of a great adventure novel, neither the author nor Damron let listeners...

Flora's a die-hard dreamer. She's never left the farm, but she knows she was born for adventure. She's determined to become a sled pig! A harrowing voyage to Antarctica, a bacon-loving cook, and a shipwreck in deadly conditions stand between Flora and her dream. What will happen to Flora, whose companions see her as more of a meal than an adventurer?

The shifter community is scattered from Hawaii to Alaska in this saga of family and friends. Polar bears, brown bears, and even eagles are shifters in this suspenseful romance drama. You'll get the complete boxed set of small town romance with some opposites attract and insta-love things going on. True love does prevail. Summer Enchantment A loner shifter meets a bubbly college student. One is sure being together is a mistake. The other is sure being together is the only option. Attraction and confusion plague the pair as his time on the island dwindles. He wants her. She wants him. Both ...

"You seriously mean to tell me that the ship is doomed?" asked Frank Worsley, commander of the Endurance, stuck impassably in Antarctic ice packs. "What the ice gets," replied Sir Ernest Shackleton, the expedition's unflappable leader, "the ice keeps." It did not, however, get the ship's twenty-five crew members, all of whom survived an eight-hundred-mile voyage across sea, land, and ice to South Georgia, the nearest inhabited island.

This tale is included in the collection "Willful Women", recommended by The Midwest Book Review. Polar Opposites introduces us to two young, strong-willed women, polar opposites where good and bad are concerned. They meet in a Sarasota motorcycle club while each is masquerading as someone else. Should they be the best of friends or the worst of enemies? Conflicts and emotions abound as the story unfolds, taking them into the political arena, with interesting plot twists along the way. Excerpts: #1 - “You may be thinking that I’m just Jax’s plaything and that he pulls my strings and I ...

Wildlife biologist Alex Carter leads a hike through the mountains of Wyoming, where treacherous landscapes, majestic wolves, and a staggering discovery await—only for the hikers to reveal deadly motivations and shifting loyalties. When Alex Carter hears that a parcel of private land outside of...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Edgar Allan Poe left the mystery unsolved. Jules Verne dared to finish it. In 1838, Poe published The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym—a haunting tale of Antarctic exploration that ended abruptly with Pym's boat rushing toward a massive white figure at...