Jenny Graham, who broke records when she circumnavigated the globe by bicycle, shares her story of courage and resilience in "Coffee First, Then the World". One of Graham’s strongest childhood memories is of learning to ride a bicycle... Read More

Jeff Biggers’s "In Sardinia" is a story about becoming enchanted by an Italian island—its history, customs, literature, art, ancient archaeological sites, and heroes and legends too. Biggers regards Sardinia as one of Italy’s most... Read More

At sixty and retired, Marianne Bohr and her husband felt fit and ready for adventure. Thus, they planned to hike the famed, daunting Grande Randonnée 20. "The Twenty" covers their 124-mile trek along the spine of Corsica, which... Read More

Jane Marshall’s remarkable memoir "Searching for Happy Valley" unveils just what it is that makes a place “happy,” showing why the answer is so important for humanity and the planet. Marshall—feeling a gap within herself, longing... Read More

"Beyond the Next Village" is a nurse’s memoir about her transformative, extraordinary experiences in Nepal. American nurse Mary Anne Mercer’s sensitive memoir "Beyond the Next Village" is about the challenges of her life-changing... Read More

Timothy Phillips visits strategic points along the former Soviet border in his travelogue "Retracing the Iron Curtain". The Iron Curtain was an ideological and physical barrier that cut Europe into East and West for decades. Though the... Read More

Josep Sucarrats’s radiant visual encyclopedia "Markets" introduces global markets and bazaars. A warm foreword by Spanish chef Ferran Adrià of El Bulli restaurant fame sets the stage for this encouraging exploration of markets around... Read More

"Travels in the Americas" is Albert Camus’s lively, intimate travel record, covering his encounters abroad as well as his inner world with Gallic flair. An astute observer of people and places and an avid participant in the life around... Read More