Spirit of the Wind: A Woman's View of Sailing Across the Ocean by Bunny Throckmorton is an adventurous journey taken by a group of five people who knew nothing about sailing across the Pacific Ocean, from Guam to San Francisco. The author chronicles her funny,...

Dancing With Death is billed as ‘An Epic and Inspiring Travel Adventure.’ It is most certainly that. The dancing with death element, however, seems to be due in equal parts to the bold adventurism of its co-authors, Jean-Philippe Soulé and Luke Shullenberger, and their often...

Rufus: James Agee in Tennessee is a biographical work put together by Paul F. Brown. Focusing on American writer James Rufus Agee, most famous for penning the classic novel A Death In The Family and the screenplay for The African Queen, Brown chooses to home...

Born for Life: Midwife in Africa is a work of non fiction written as a memoir by author and midwife Julie Watson. Following her original collection, Born for Life: A Midwife’s Story, this new selection of memories tells the tale of Julie’s experiences as a...

The Bones of Pleiku: Send ‘em home or send me back is a real life memoir as recalled by author John Michael Hanzlik. As the author is a veteran of the Vietnam war, this semi-historical account actually takes place mostly in the nineties when John...

Moving Meditations: Paintings by Barbi Leifert is a beautiful collection of paintings which expresses the meditative quality of dancing. The visual depiction of the smooth and repetitive movements of dancing are well expressed through the paintings, giving a soothing feeling to the reader. Every painting...

If some people are born with their traveling shoes on, Crystal Y. Brown-Battle is surely one of them. If Passports Could Talk chronicles her expeditions to over sixty countries and all seven continents over a period of thirty-two years. Inspired by her grandmother, begun in...

Backpacking My Style: How to See the World on a Budget by Cristina Grau is a fabulous book that will take readers on a fascinating journey with the author to the sixteen countries she visited on a budget without many expenses. As readers go to...

Echoes From Catawba, Volume 1: Growing Up In Catawba Valley, Appalachia is a nonfiction cultural/memoir written by Ted Carroll. Carroll’s grandparents had 17 children; his mother was the baby of a family who made such a tremendous impact on the small community of Catawba, Virginia....

Demystifying the French: How to Love Them, and Make Them Love You by Janet Hulstrand is an engaging book that discusses how to do a better job of dealing with the French. The first part of the book gives five essential tips that are necessary...