"Lost on Purpose" is the non-fiction adventure narrative of a former technology executive who reinvented himself as a 21st century mountain man. In October/November 2013, Patrick Taylor crossed the Rocky Mountains alone on foot. He passed through one of the largest wilderness areas in the Lower 48 to reach and retrace the route of Lewis & Clark in the winter. The sacrifices - vocationally, financially, emotionally - are measured against the benefits by the author in a refreshingly honest, humorous, and inspirational fashion. If you liked "Wild" (and who didn't), you will love this wilderness adventure.

Lost on Purpose is a universe of portals, a poetry collection that offers the rare invitation to be both observer and intimate, taking in the reverie of landscape and lover, travel and art. Head's poems open irresistible doors-reminding each of us to echo the affirmation, "where I'm from / will not dictate where I am going."

In nine linked nonfiction essays and eight codas, the author seeks to understand the meaning of being lost and the importance of not knowing in an era of instantaneous and ubiquitous information. Through extensive interviews, research, and memoir, the author seeks out those who choose to live lost in order to understand his own penchant for escape. Framed by the mystery of antique maps, these essays find the author in several different locations, from Tasmania to Siberia to Utah. In each, the author meets and spends time with an ambassador of each place before finally attempting to become lost himself.

A new collection of stories about women living in the city includes tales of first love in Beijiing and trouble on the Mexican-American border near San Diego, with stories by Elizabeth Graver, Tara Ison, Ariel Gore, and others. Original.

Non-fiction adventure narrative of a former technology executive who took leave of the real world to reinvent himself as a 21st century mountain man.

How would you cope if you lost everything you owned and everyone you loved through tragic circumstances? Vanished on Purpose is the story of two women who live separate lives, yet both have experienced just that. Molly is so grief-stricken that all she wants to do is get lost and vanish on purpose. Young Alison finds herself totally alone, afraid, and struggling to survive. Will Molly and Alison survive a house fire and human traffickers?

All beings need a purpose, even young Faeries who live in ancient realms beyond the pale of mortal understanding. Pilwenny is one such Faerie who with her friend and assigned chronicler Brigon, sets out on a quest to find her unique path and purpose.Purpose Quests are not so unusual in the Faerie Realm but Pilwenny soon finds danger, chaos and life and death decisions. Not only has she and Brigon discovered a portal to the mortal realm, Satan has decided to seek revenge against an old adversary. His weapon of choice? The imaginations of human children. Is Pilwenny's purpose to save the realms? Or will she be forced to watch everything destroyed by Lucifer's evil scheme?

The Lost Generation: The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald, Death of a Hero by Richard Aldington, Under Fire: The Story of a Squad by Henri Barbusse. After the First World War, special people returned to their home towns from the front. When the war began, they were still boys, but duty forced them to defend the homeland. "Lost Generation" - as they were called. This concept is used today when we talk about writers who worked during the breaks between the First and Second World Wars, which became a test for all of humanity and were almost all beaten out of their usual, peaceful rut. One of the themes that commonly appears in the authors' works is decadence and the frivolous lifestyle of the wealthy. Writers of the lost generation raise in their works the problem of young people who returned from the war and did not find their home, their relatives. Questions about how to live, how to remain human, how to learn to enjoy life again - this is what is paramount in this literary movement. Table of Contents: 1. Ernest Hemingway: A Farewell to Arms 2. Ernest Hemingway: The Sun Also Rises 3. Francis Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby 4. Richard Aldington: Death of a Hero 5. Henri Barbusse: Under Fire: The Story of a Squad

When Harry is captured by natives along the Amazon, Ned leads the ship's crew on a rescue mission.