My husband teases that he lives vicariously through me because like author M.G. Edwards, I was on the verge of a midlife crisis in my 40’s and yearned for adventure, trekking off to Kenya, Russia, and dozens of other places. “Kilimanjaro: One Man’s Quest to...

Hands of Gold: One Man’s Quest to Find The Silver Lining In Misfortune by Roni Robbins is a gem. The novel follows the story of Shimshon “Samuel” Fox and how he chased the silver lining even when his life was filled with desperate times that...

Shagoon by Victoria Ventris Shea is a sweeping historical novel of life in an Alaskan Tlingit village in the eighteenth century just as the scourge of indigenous people, the colonizers and priests, were first arriving in their lands to change their way of life forever...

To all chocolate lovers, this is a travel book that you will not want to overlook. Doreen Pendgracs’ Chocolatour: A Quest for the World's Best Chocolate takes readers around the globe in the hunt for the best chocolate, chocolatiers, chocolate makers, events and attractions from...

Yogi and author Kelli Kristine Hastings presents Rotten Minerva: Be an Unruly Warrior and Embark on a Spiritual Quest. It is part memoir and part spirituality guide that presents recollections of events and circumstances that occurred in the past along with her perspectives, infused with...

We often live our lives as secondary characters, not as the main characters and directors that we are. This is largely because we often fail to look inward, into ourselves. We blame our family, friends, and even ourselves for everything. So we just go through...

Hoot is a cute brown owl who wishes to be more than an owl. One bright morning, Hoot sets off on a daunting mission to be “a brand new someone else.” He tries to be a cockerel but is unable to let out a proper...

Brothers, Bullies and Bad Guys by N.D. Richman is an adventure story of two brothers who set out to find their parents who have been kidnapped. Christopher and Michael unite together in this quest. They embark on this mission and end up finding out that...

Far Haven by Aleksandra Layland is the third book in the Windflower Saga, a splendid blend of epic fantasy with incessant action, romance, and adventure. Loris Kennet has been dealt the heaviest and cruelest blow of his life, losing his elite position in the Royal...

I like The Windflower Saga. It shows the development of a family and a people in the advance toward a planetary civilization. I like the style that Aleksandra Layland uses to portray this development. It is somewhat unique and centers around the family. Far Haven:...

Second Chance: A Mother’s Quest for a Natural Birth after a Cesarean by Thais Nye Derich is the beautiful journey of the author whose first birth experience in hospital culminated in an unplanned cesarean. The author shares her difficulties of healing and recovery after a...

How to Get Your Kids to Beg for Veggies by Leann Forst is a valuable and informative recipe cookbook for parents of young children. The author starts by explaining the benefits of a healthy, REAL food diet for children and exactly how much of each...

Nepal One Day at a Time is a nonfiction travel memoir written by Patti Shales Lefkos. She and her husband had always been travelers and adventurers and had explored out-of-the-way places all over the world. Then her husband had critical health issues while they were...

Return to Pamplona: A Lover’s Quest in Post-War Spain by Peter J. Meehan is a deeply moving narrative set in the politically charged landscape of Spain in the late 1940s. It follows the journey of Terese Burguera, a spirited Spanish Basque medical student, and her...

"Seeing Red: A Woman’s Quest for Truth, Power, and the Sacred" is a moving memoir of Lone Mørch’s journey to self discovery, freedom, self love, and the power that everyone has within them. Lone is from Denmark, but she makes her home in many other...

Heart Medicine by E. Bast is a powerful memoir that explores love, addiction, and healing. The heart of the message of this book is captured in the sub-title: A True Love Story - One Couple's Quest for the Sacred Iboga Medicine & the Cure for...

Misery, You Don't Get My Company by Valerie Silveira asks is happiness really a choice, and how can we navigate through life’s difficulties without succumbing to the beast of negative behaviour? Follow Valerie Silveira's own journey as she copes with the devastating death of her...

Prayer Flag: A Life Of Guilt, A Quest For Forgiveness is a work of literary fiction with plenty of cultural and interpersonal drama and was penned by author Peter Prinsloo. The central character is Richard Low, a lawyer who finds himself faced with a challenge...

Many of the well-informed take it for granted that history’s deep thinkers concern themselves with the meaning of life and existence, but these are no longer direct concerns of philosophers. In Being Human Being: The Philosophy of Existence, Ralph B. Bacchus takes readers into investigating...

Anneliese Möwis’s story, captured in A Living Nightmare, is both haunting and profoundly moving. This memoir chronicles her harrowing experiences as a child displaced by the chaos and devastation of World War II. Ghislaine Raymond, Laurette Leblond, and Anneliese Pitt have woven a powerful narrative...