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

A dog with a blog and a wry sense of humor teaches a lesson about humane treatment of animals. Helen Kuusela writes from her toy poodle’s point of view in her short first novel, "Confessions of a Rescue Dog". She gives the dog human... Read More

This intelligent, resourceful globe-trotting Welshman really has had quite a ride. In many ways, R. A. Lang has lived an ordinary enough life, full of drinks with friends, business troubles and successes, and health and relationship... Read More

Does the world’s tallest bungee jump sound like adventure? How about drag racing in Los Angeles or swimming with sharks Down Under? Too crazy? Not crazy enough? Then imagine sand-boarding in Namibia, a wife-carrying race in Finland,... Read More

A vibrant account of homecoming and natural change, this story for young readers portrays the meeting of art and nature. After hearing signs of an early spring one February morning, an unnamed artist approaches a blank canvas. He... Read More

Harrowing, tension-filled action scenes initiate empathy for the main character, making for an exciting, page-turning read. In the tradition of Indiana Jones, an excursion into the Arabian Peninsula turns into a mystical encounter with... Read More

Expat recalls his life and times caught between many worlds. In "Expatriate Adventures", Fred Richardson chronicles his life as a child in China from 1926 to 1940, and then as an adult working as an insurance executive in Cuba,... Read More

Step aside, Jack London, and make room at the bar for George Cheever Hazelet. John Clark’s marvelous edit of the journals his great-grandfather penned during the Alaskan Gold Rush are every bit as exciting and authentic as what the... Read More