An old nautical joke notes that the two happiest days of a man’s life are the day he buys his boat and the day he sells it. In his delightful, insightful, and adventurous memoir, "Sailing with Rhyme and Reason", Robert E. Jack explains... Read More

Remember your friend from high school who cleared his throat loudly every ten seconds? You may have thought he was doing it on purpose; maybe it seemed like he was looking for attention. Chances are that his endless coughing was... Read More

For many Americans, a soldier’s homecoming is a time for celebration. But for the returning soldiers, being home doesn’t necessarily mean that they are finished with their service. Many are still on duty for their country. This is... Read More

Someone is killing women in Tilton, Virginia, and Detective Zack Townes is determined to put a stop to it. With the assistance of his new partner, Kim Patterson, Zack follows trails from the seediest parts of town to the swankiest as he... Read More

“We need a universal language … A universal language cannot be made by spreading one of the current languages … It can properly be established with only a new language, unconnected with any particular nation.” Tan Kheng Yeang has... Read More

El Capitan, Half Dome, giant sequoias, the legacy of naturalist John Muir, and the smartest bears in the world. Meet the staff at Yosemite National Park, plus its creatures, plants, and hikes. Discussions of camping supplies, climbing... Read More

When under duress, the mind wanders, traveling with little logic and searching for something to anchor itself upon. Such is the journey related in the English translation of "The Red Meadows", originally published in 1945 in Denmark.... Read More

The inattentive browser may pass on You’re Married to Her?, mistaking it for a self-help guide about the romantic pursuit of married men—or a chick-lit novel with a plucky heroine. But she would be missing out: This slim collection... Read More