Daniel MacLeod’s The Ultimate Preparedness Framework is a refreshing guide for families who want to be ready for the unexpected without blowing their budget on a mountain of survival gear. He walks you through a logical system: studying your local geography, identifying actual risks like...

Can a camera (and thus photography) change your life? This is the theme that Alix Lee explores in The Way of the Shoestring Outdoor Photographer. In this book, the author recounts his travel experiences visiting Hong Kong in the 1900s and the Isle of Man...

Tamaren by David Elkins explores human interaction, sensory experiences, and the complex relationship between geometry, mechanics, and the environment. Elkins provides a unique perspective on how individuals and groups engage with their surroundings, creating shapes, patterns, and connections that reflect the complexity of social and...

The Talking Forest by Kay Broome explores trees and their link to human spirituality, history, and divination. This book presents readers with a unique system of runes inspired by North American trees, providing a fresh view on divination and the natural world. Divided into three...

The Green Wave: Embracing Renewable Energy in Maritime Shipping by Mustafa Nejem argues the importance of the maritime industry’s transition away from fossil fuel dependence toward cleaner, renewable energy. Nejem talks about the sector’s environmental footprint and the regulatory, technological, and financial factors shaping its...

The Climate Is Changing, Can Humans? by David L. Hawk is a groundbreaking, comprehensive, and urgent exploration of the profound threats posed by climate change, rooted in human behaviors, cultural myths, and systemic management failures. Hawk traces the origins of the planetary crisis back to...

The Canyon by Robert Savino Oventile is a poetic exploration of Eaton Canyon, a natural area in Southern California, brought to life through vivid imagery and lyrical prose. The book is a collection of meditative reflections on the flora, fauna, geology, and human history of...

Tectonics As Seen By An Engineer: Accelerations by Tomasz Głowacki offers a unique, engineering-oriented perspective on the complex mechanics of Earth’s lithospheric movement. But rather than focusing solely on the widely accepted theories of plate tectonics, Głowacki presents a book that investigates the overlooked and...

Train: A Dog’s Journey from ‘Unwanted’ to Conservation Hero by Karen E. DeMatteo is the true story of Train, a Chesapeake Bay Retriever, who was initially abandoned but later trained by the Washington State Police for drug detection. After failing multiple courses, he was selected...

From earthquakes to nuclear war, humankind is faced with threats to its survival from multiple sources, both natural and manmade. Michel Bruneau examines this sobering theme in detail in The Blessings of Disaster: The Lessons that Catastrophes Teach Us and Why Our Future Depends On...