The effect of cats and dogs on the lives of humans is well documented. In some cases, pets become close friends; in others, animals save the lives of humans by warning them of danger, such as fire. In "Choosing to Be", author Kat Tansey... Read More

Because most introductions to Islam focus their attention on the religion’s history—with particular emphasis on the Prophet Muhammad and the sacred foundation of the Quran—readers seeking a broader examination of Islamic culture in... Read More

Naughty Paris: A Ladys Guide to the Sexy City (Fleur de Lire Press, 978-2-9531870-0-7) provided Heather Stimmler-Hall with the opportunity to walk the same streets as Henry Miller, Anaïs Nin, and Catherine Millet seeking out the... Read More

Weddings are a facet of every culture, however their purposes and their customs vary greatly between cultures. Gaining an understanding of various customs often leads to cultural respect, and thus award-winning author Yale Strom’s book... Read More

With its blood-red title and gothic print of the elderly Faust leafing through a heavy tome of incantations the cover of Faust: My Soul Be Damned for the World may be off-putting to some; but readers shouldn’t judge this book by its... Read More

The authors have transformed the catalog-of-climbs, accounts-of-accidents approach of Himalayan mountaineering history into one that captures history and change—from sixteenth-, seventeenth-, and eighteenth-century reports, through the... Read More

Nearly two hundred outdoor adventures are rated on physical strength required, psychological toughness necessary, and the complexity of skills needed in Ultimate Adventures: A Rough Guide to Adventure Travel (Rough Guides,... Read More

Twelve-year-old Mariatu Kamara often prayed for new clothes, for a good harvest, or for a nice man to marry when she got older. Then, one day in 1999, the Sierra Leone native prayed for something quite different: “Please let me die... Read More