Author: Edward Taylor
Publisher: S. French
Keywords: misadventure, murder
Number of Pages: 109
Published: 1992
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 057369351X
ISBN-13: 9780573693519

Author: Nicholas Howe
Publisher: Appalachian Mountain Club Books
Keywords: new, hampshire, range, presidential, years, misadventure, peril
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2001-04-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1929173067
ISBN-13: 9781929173068

The Presidential Range of New Hampshire is like few places in the world. Located only 150 miles north of a major city, the range is home to beautiful alpine gardens, stunning vistas, and a carefully maintained network of hiking trails. But these same mountains can offer some of the world’s worst weather. While the valleys below are bathed in warm sunshine, the exposed summits may be lashed by hurricane-force winds, blinding snows, and numbing cold. Into this potentially deadly environment come hikers, skiers, and climbers by the thousands, drawn by the beauty, accessibility, and

Author: Tim Cahill
Publisher: Travelers’ Tales
Keywords: travelers, tales, misadventure, humor, happened, travel, funny
Number of Pages: 207
Published: 2000-11-30
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 1885211554
ISBN-13: 9781885211552

Some of the best adventure stories come from misadventures - the pratfalls, faux pas, and cringing embarrassments that accompany life on the road. These tales share those moments when the best of plans fall by the wayside - replaced by the unforeseen, leavened by the saving grace of a sense of humor. Tim Cahill is joined by such beloved authors as Dave Barry, Anne Lamott, David Sedaris, and Adair Lara.

Author: Jeroen Van Bergeijk
Publisher: Broadway
Keywords: misadventure, across, sahara, auto, ouagadougou, sale, amsterdam, mercedes
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2008-07-15
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 0767928695
ISBN-13: 9780767928694

“Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz?”—Janis JoplinA journalist’s intrepid endeavor to sell his used car abroad results in a high-spirited and revealing look at West Africa.“Look, there’s my car,” I say, pointing at my Mercedes in the parking lot. “Where?” a fellow desert traveler asks.“There, that Mercedes,” I say.He looks at me, questioning. “You want to drive that through the Sahara?” Jeroen van Bergeijk came up with what seemed like a great scheme for making a quick profit: buy a clunker of a car in his native Amsterdam and resell it in the Third World, w