Adventure Bookshelf

Whatever can go wrong will go wrong.
-Murphy’s Law
Be Prepared.
-Boy Scout Motto
It can be a dangerous world out there for those who dare to adventure past their front doors. Who knows what you might encounter in your travels - Runaway trains, runaway camels, volcanoes, piranha-infested rivers, corrupt officials, plummeting elevators, scam artists or pickpockets [...]

Science fiction and fantasy books are by their very nature filled with adventure - distant lands, mysterious universes, heroic quests, fantastic characters…
The Sword and Laser is a new online bookclub for fans of these genres to read and discuss these titles. Started by online and computer industry personalities Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont (who [...]

“September 30, 1659. I , poor miserable Robinson Crusoe, being shipwrecked, during a dreadful storm, in the offing, came on shore on this dismal unfortunate island, which I called the Island of Despair, all the rest of the ship’s company being drowned, and myself almost dead.”
Just eleven years [...]

“But it’s not just learning things that’s important. It’s learning what to do with what you learn and learning why you learn things at all that matters.”

Milo is a bored little boy with nothing much to do or reason to do it. Till one day arriving home from school he unexpectedly finds a miniature tollbooth [...]

Reader Beware: Because of this book men and women have been known to leave their jobs and take to the road. Over the years it has changed many lives. It could change yours.
In 1973 Ted Simon left England on his Triumph motorcycle. Beginning a four year - 78,000 mile journey around the world. In the [...]