When Jay Martin’s husband accepted a three-year diplomatic post in Poland, she left her own thriving career to join him. Her memoir opens a fascinating window on what it’s like to adapt in a country halfway around the world. Humorous... Read More

David L. Bristow’s "Flight to the Top of the World" captures an era of wonder in which incredibly deadly endeavors pushed the boundaries of human possibility. The nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century adventures of Walter Wellman are... Read More

Norwegian journalists Eskil Engdal and Kjetil Sæter deliver a true story that reads like a spy novel, peppered with scary organized crime villains, charismatic environmental activists and Interpol agents, and enough tidbits about... Read More

A series of serendipitous events, a generous mentor, and lots of hard work made it possible for young Liz Clark to fulfill her childhood dream of sailing and surfing around the world. But sailing "Swell" out of San Diego and watching her... Read More

Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei earned international renown for being the first woman to climb Mount Everest and to complete the Seven Summits. People were always surprised when they met her; at five feet tall and weighing just over a... Read More

A young man happens upon Jane Goodall in this thoughtful, descriptive, and adventurous work of creative nonfiction. Gregg Chavaria’s descriptive and thoughtful adventure book, "My Journey to Meet Jane Goodall", is a brisk and scenic... Read More

Those enthralled by tales of Polar expeditions will find much to celebrate in this thrilling and well-paced biography. Unlike more famous Polar explorers like Robert Peary, Robert Falcon Scott, and Roald Amundsen, there’s been no... Read More

Gooley’s playful and relaxed tone imparts as steady a pace as one might expect on a stroll through the woods. How rare to find a book that is truly brilliant. The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs, by Tristan Gooley, is brilliant in... Read More