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February 21, 2015 – 07:44 pm
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February 17, 2015 – 07:23 pm
It sold 1.5 million copies and has been widely credited with introducing a generation of young couch potatoes to the joys of conkers, outdoor games and tree houses, complete with bumped heads and scraped knees. Now The Dangerous Book for Boys is to make its debut on large and small screens. A new factual series based on the book, featuring celebrity fathers and their sons, is to appear on TV screens later this year. The six-part weekly series being …
February 15, 2015 – 07:01 pm
GENRE KRYPTONITE is a regular feature about genres we have an inexplicable weak spot for. Check out . This is a guest post by Jeremy Anderberg. Jeremy lives in Denver with his wife. During the day he is an editor and writer over at The Art of Manliness. At all other times,he can be found with either a hot cup of coffee,a tall glass of craft beer,or a good book. Often a combination of the three. Follow him on Twitter @jeremyanderberg. It’s all Jon …
February 11, 2015 – 06:21 pm
Hello I am on the second draft of my book. It is a story set in ancient Egypt 2185 BC. It s a fantasy, comedy, adventure. I need help from someone who enjoys reading and especially, the genre I am working on. I need your notes on the story, the writing style, the flow. Please send a message if you interested. Mention what books about Egypt or fantasy, you have read in the past and what you liked about it. How fast do you read? If you are not interested …
February 9, 2015 – 06:08 pm
A list we had hoped our readers would enjoy turned out to be one of the most popular features in Adventure s five-year history. You asked for itrepeatedlynow you got it: the 100 Greatest in all their glory. 1. The Worst Journey in the World, by Apsley Cherry-Garrard (1922) As War and Peace is to novels,so is The Worst Journey in the World to the literature of polar travel: the one to beat. The author volunteered as a young man to go to the Antarctic …
February 4, 2015 – 05:14 pm
< Back to Readers Resources Short Definition of the Adventure and Thriller Genres The pure adventure, a story involving a hero (or heroine) taking risks and overcoming dangers to complete a journey or task, is a form on its own - and in fact, it is probably the oldest recorded genre in existence. The Epic of Gilgamesh, first chronicled on clay tablets in the third millennium B.C., tells of the adventures of Gilgamesh, the king of Uric, a …
January 16, 2015 – 02:30 pm
By Candice Gaukel Andrews When I was growing up, my family never went away on vacation like my friends families did. I place the blame for that fact squarely on the shoulders of World War II. As a young man, my dad was sent -- compliments of the U.S. Army -- to France in the bottom of a transport ship to take part in the D-Day Invasion. It was the first time he d ever been abroad. From then on, traveling just didn t have a positive association …
January 14, 2015 – 02:27 pm
This is our collection of exciting adventure books and action books, all of which are available to obooko members for instant free download. Action and adventure for all! If you enjoy reading this genre then this is definitely the category for you: packed ebooks full of suspense, danger, exotic locations, tough challenges and twists and turns. These are well-crafted action and adventure books to keep you entertained wherever ever you are; on your …
January 12, 2015 – 01:37 pm
If you can’t be out there having a good time, the next best thing is to enjoy a good adventure book. Here is a list of some of our favorites and links to purchase them if you so desire. Don’t worry – no spoilers here! The Man Who Walked Through Time By Colin Fletcher Colin Fletcher is a man who loves to walk. On a brief visit to the Grand Canyon he decides to be the first man to walk it end to end. The book describes his two month journey through …
January 4, 2015 – 11:48 am
“I bet you both are familiar with the purpose of a blast door and what it does to laser rounds? If I fire a laser round in here on an angle and then close this door that sucker is going to bounce around in there with you. Might even go through you a few times, make some holes. It’s called fire-boarding by pirates and slavers, they use it to torture their victims. Sometimes they actually bet on how long a man will survive. I heard rumor the longest …