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Searching for Stability in Alaska
After college, Miranda Weiss leaves the East Coast, following her boyfriend and his dream to Homer, Alaska. What seems like a typical girl-meets-world memoir quickly veers away from cliche.
The Indifferent Stars Above
The life of a young bride in the nineteenth century was far from today’s extravagant weddings and cushy, exotic honeymoons. In the 1840s, honeymoon referred to a period of presumed marital bliss following the nuptials.
Little Bee
The inside jacket reads “We don’t want to tell you what happens in this book. It is a truly special story and we don’t want to spoil it… The magic is in how the story unfolds.”
Keeping an Even Keel: A Solo Trip across the Ocean
People will only ask “Why?” if they are judging you. It’s a “subtle accusation that one is doing something wrong.”
One Woman’s Wanderlust, 200 Years Removed
Surviving records show that Elizabeth Marsh (1735-1785) was an anomaly for her time. She traveled more extensively than any of her contemporaries and documented her experiences in an anonymous book and intermittent diary entries.
Appreciating the Art of Fish and Rice
In Japan, sushi is a man’s world. Male chefs have defended the sacred space behind the sushi bar with claims that women don’t have the reflexes needed for knife work; that makeup, lotion and perfume ruin the flavor of fish and rice; that women’s warm hands cook the raw fish just by handling it.
When a Crocodile Eats the Sun
Few authors have the power of perspective to elevate a memoir’s relevance beyond their individual story. Peter Godwin is the exception.
The Lost Island of Tamarind
When 13-year old Maya sits brooding on the sailboat’s deck, craving a normal life on land with school and friends, she cannot anticipate how quickly the tedium of her seafaring life will change.
Down the Nile: Alone in a Fisherman’s Skiff
Getting out early on a powder day, just you and your iPod. Stepping foot on foreign soil, in a country where you don’t speak the language. Eking out one more trail ride before the trees shed their autumn leaves. Every day, we seek our own adventures.
The World Without Us
What if humans were no longer around to run the Hydraulics Emergency Response system in Manhattan would the 13 million gallons of water overpower the city’s subway tunnels?
Three Cups of Tea
When Three Cups of Tea was first published in hardcover, the subhead read: “One Man’s Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations…One School at a Time.” Against author Greg Mortenson’s wishes, the publisher insisted on the fear-based, sensational title.
Mining the Gems of Women’s Armchair Travel
Satisfying armchair travel not only transports you to another place, but it invites you as a companion on the journey: to witness the author’s excitement and curiosity, her embarrassing missteps and fears.
