Author Rita Gelman will speak in Frisco, Colorado on Nov. 27th. Will her encouragement and advice be enough to motivate you to take on the role of nomad? Her books have had that effect on others…
I opened Susan Casey’s new book, The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean, and read a few chapters before bed. I woke at 2am drenched in sweat, convinced that a four-story wall of water had swallowed me whole. The Wave is that good.
Are you saving up for a new kayak, pinching pennies for a new pack, or scrimping in the hopes of buying new skis this winter? Don’t overlook the savings you can rack up in the grocery store.
In the late 1960s and 70s, the male-dominated climbing establishment shunned Arlene Blum.
As we come to the end of what’s been a challenging economic year, it’s worth taking a moment to shed the financial stress and dig down into what really makes us tick.
In light of media attention on the upcoming New Zealand expedition to retrieve Ernest Shackleton’s century-old Scotch whiskey trapped under the Antarctic ice, it seems only fitting to also honor the legendary adventurer for his starring role in a new book.
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 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.
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.”
People will only ask “Why?” if they are judging you. It’s a “subtle accusation that one is doing something wrong.”
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.
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.
Few authors have the power of perspective to elevate a memoir’s relevance beyond their individual story. Peter Godwin is the exception.
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