In her memoir, cofounder of the National Organization for Women (NOW) Muriel Fox celebrates thirty crusaders in the women’s movement whom history shouldn’t forget. Fox shares perspective on the movement in which she played a key... Read More

In his memoir "Ode to Travel", Patrick Trefz combines intriguing photographs with recipes and stories, reflecting on his multilayered, global experiences. Trefz is an acclaimed photographer, filmmaker, surfer, and chef who champions the... Read More

Peter W. Fong’s "Rowing to Baikal" covers his rowing trip down the Selenge River, from its headwaters in Mongolia to Lake Baikal in Russia. Along the way, he assesses the health of the river’s ecosystem and the potential impact of... Read More

A layered scholar’s memoir, Susan J. Godwin’s "Rain Dodging" details and personalizes her research into the late seventeenth-century Stuart court of Queen Mary of Modena, consort to James II. While studying at Oxford, Godwin became... Read More

Wickliffe W. Walker’s "Torrents as Yet Unknown" shares the awe and thrill of exploring remote canyons via the pioneers who’ve run their rapids. Walker is a champion whitewater paddler who’s led expeditions in Bhutan, Pakistan,... Read More

In his memoir "A Fine Line", Graham Zimmerman reflects on the dangers and demands that mountaineering exerts on those who feel its lure. By his mid-thirties, Zimmerman had already been named New Zealand Alpinist of the Year and awarded... Read More

Aaron Sachs’s "Stay Cool" proposes a lighthearted means of tackling the serious subject of climate change. Declaring that the sanctimonious tones of environmentalists have a demotivating impact, this book muses on how humor might be... Read More

This is the inspiring nineteenth-century account of a gritty, determined man whose Alaskan adventures epitomized the “can-do” attitude that transformed a nation. Edited by his great-grandson John Clark, Hazelet’s Journal is an... Read More