A snow-covered lake deep in the Alaskan bush rests dormant in the arctic twilight. For Hjalmar the Finn, another long day of trapping ends with a gruesome discovery. Frozen beneath the whiteness is his friend and partner, the Swede. An... Read More

Honestly, now, haven’t you mused at one time or another that the world would be a better place if only someone would invent a circular cycle with pedals for eight riders? Or a personal air purifier consisting of a helmet containing... Read More

Canoe and Kayak magazine contributing editor and paddling enthusiast Kuhne has amassed an impressive array of instruction and information for neophytes of the increasingly popular sport of kayak touring. Fledgling kayak tourists should... Read More

The cover page of this elegantly presented volume describes Michael Anania’s poetic territory as the Midwestern plains and the Chicago cityscape. The territory is, however, equally if not more about jazzmen and German expressionists,... Read More

There is infinitely more to birding—an activity indulged in by those with avid avian interests—than mere identification and a checking off on one’s life list of sightings. Field guides are must-haves for the neophyte as well as the... Read More

Anyone who can chuckle over similarities between the Dilbert comic and his or her own work environment can appreciate the truth in The Path. But don’t let the references to Dilbert give the impression that the author is not serious... Read More

“The womb is an animal that longs to generate children. When it remains barren too long after puberty, it is distressed and sorely disturbed, and straying about in the body … it … provokes all manner of diseases.” This statement... Read More

“The inventor is a man who looks around upon the world and is not contented with things as they are,” Alexander Graham Bell once said. MacLeod was not “contented” with an ordinary biography of this famous inventor for ages eight... Read More