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Buddy Levy

    Buddy Levy crafts compelling narratives centered on human resilience and exploration. His writing delves into the heart of adventure, examining the limits of human potential against formidable odds. With a keen eye for detail and narrative power, Levy brings historical figures and events to life, offering readers an immersive experience. His works evoke the atmosphere of raw wilderness and the complexities of the human spirit.

    Buddy Levy
    Labyrint z ledu
    No Barriers
    Conquistador
    River of Darkness
    Empire of Ice and Stone
    Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition
    • Based on extensive research, this account reveals the incredible true story of the Greely Expedition, one of the most harrowing adventures in polar exploration. In July 1881, Lt. A.W. Greely and 24 scientists set out for the last uncharted region on global maps, aiming for Farthest North. They faced numerous challenges, including vicious wolves, sub-zero temperatures, and months of darkness while exploring one of the planet's most remote environments. In May 1882, they broke a 300-year-old record and returned to camp, eagerly awaiting a resupply ship expected at the year's end. However, a wall of ice 250 miles south blocked any rescue. As provisions dwindled and a second winter arrived, Greely's wife fought against government resistance to organize a rescue mission. After months of waiting, Greely made a drastic decision: he and his men loaded their remaining supplies onto five small boats and ventured into treacherous waters. Two weeks later, they faced new dangers, including insanity, mutiny, and cannibalism. As food ran low and the men weakened, Greely's expedition clung desperately to life. This narrative captures the heroic lives and deaths of these voyagers, driven by the pursuit of fame and fortune, and how their journey ultimately changed the world.

      Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition
    • Empire of Ice and Stone

      • 432 pages
      • 16 hours of reading
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      The true, harrowing story of the ill-fated 1913 Canadian Arctic Expedition and the two men who came to define it.

      Empire of Ice and Stone
    • River of Darkness

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
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      The acclaimed author of Conquistador and Labyrinth of Ice charts one of history's greatest expeditions, a legendary 16th-century adventurer's death- defying navigation of the Amazon River.

      River of Darkness
    • Conquistador

      • 429 pages
      • 16 hours of reading
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      In this astonishing work of scholarship that reads like an edge-of-your-seat adventure thriller, acclaimed historian Buddy Levy records the last days of the Aztec empire and the two men at the center of an epic clash of cultures perhaps unequaled to this day. It was a moment unique in human history, the face-to-face meeting between two men from civilizations a world apart. In 1519, Hernán Cortés arrived on the shores of Mexico, determined not only to expand the Spanish empire but to convert the natives to Catholicism and carry off a fortune in gold. That he saw nothing paradoxical in carrying out his intentions by virtually annihilating a proud and accomplished native people is one of the most remarkable and tragic aspects of this unforgettable story. In Tenochtitlán Cortés met his Aztec counterpart, Montezuma: king, divinity, commander of the most powerful military machine in the Americas and ruler of a city whose splendor equaled anything in Europe. Yet in less than two years, Cortés defeated the entire Aztec nation in one of the most astounding battles ever waged. The story of a lost kingdom, a relentless conqueror, and a doomed warrior, Conquistador is history at its most riveting.

      Conquistador
    • No Barriers

      • 480 pages
      • 17 hours of reading
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      No Barriers is about my journey since coming down from Everest 15 years ago, and the path to where I am today. It is the story of my own life - the ups and downs both personal and professional but also the many people I've encountered who possess what I call a No Barriers mindset, who live a No Barriers life.

      No Barriers
    • Labyrint z ledu

      Triumf i tragédie polární výpravy A. W. Greelyho

      • 472 pages
      • 17 hours of reading
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      Autor sugestivně líčí neuvěřitelný, přesto pravdivý příběh americké polární výpravy plukovníka Greelyho, jedné z nejdrsnějších v historii. V 19. století se uskutečnila řada velkých polárních výprav, jejichž záměrem byl průzkum dosud neprobádaných území. Jednou z nich byla i Expedice do zálivu Lady Franklinové vedená poručíkem A. W. Greelym. Skupina 25 mužů vyplula v červenci 1881 s cílem probádat na mapě dosud nevyznačená území a meteorologické podmínky života v Arktidě. Následovala strastiplná cesta plná neobyčejných a často drsných zkušeností. Členové výpravy zřídili výzkumnou stanici v odlehlém zálivu v severovýchodní části Kanady. Během výzkumného pobytu museli čelit snad všem útrapám, které je mohly potkat... V květnu 1882 se jim podařilo překonat rekord v dosažení nejsevernějšího místa, kam do té doby lidská noha vkročila. Tou dobou již očekávali příjezd zásobovací lodi. Ta však nepřiplula a stejně tomu bylo i další rok. Rozsáhlé bariéry mořského ledu se žádné z lodí nepodařilo překonat. Po měsících čekání vydal Greely rozkaz k opuštění výzkumné stanice. Muži se nalodili na pět menších plavidel, která měli, a vydali se do zrádných vod rozbouřeného ledového moře. Jaký osud je čeká v zajetí ledových ker? Záleží na schopnostech, nebo na štěstí? Může vůbec někdo přežít? Příběh vychází ze skutečné události a opírá se o autorův podrobný výzkum.

      Labyrint z ledu