Travel Mania: Stories of Wanderlust by Karen Gershowitz embarks on a personal and enchanting journey through over ninety countries. Karen left home at seventeen and has explored the world in both her career and personal life. Her various travels have been driven by her desire...

Stories of ex-pats are popular themes in romantic films and novels. What makes Sara Verrall’s Dream It, Do It ... Why Not? special is that it is a real-life account. This makes it even more interesting than merely romantic. Following your heart often starts with...

What is it like to see active service in the army? What is it like to see duty in Iraq? What is it like to return home without a plan for the future? How do you feel when you consider suicide? What is it like...

Weathered: Finding Strength on the John Muir Trail by Christy Teglo is a fascinating memoir that follows the author’s one-of-a-kind hike along the John Muir Trail. What is even more amazing is the fact that it is her first time on such an adventure. No...

Real-life paranormal events are always fascinating, and author June Raleigh shares some of the things she has seen, including UFOs and ghosts. She has had premonitions, but June realizes most people are not in tune with the beyond, and so she has authored The Beyond...

‘Solly’ Mr. Len is a nonfiction work in the travel, culture, and humor subgenres, and was penned by author Len Wilson. As the title suggests, the work takes a tongue-in-cheek look at many different cultures worldwide as the author delivers anecdotes and stories from his...

An Elephant Ate My Arm: More True Stories from a Curious Traveler by Laurie McAndish King is a compilation of 21 stories from all over the globe, divided into sections titled The Flavors of Love; Eyes, Wings and Tongues; Body Works; Into the Kaleidoscope; and...

Dear Mr. Len! by Len Wilson, who “is widely acknowledged as a great storyteller according to his friends”, is an entertaining and educational collection of the author’s travel stories. This book takes the reader across Africa, Europe, Asia, South America, Australia, and New Zealand. His...

Out and Back: Essays on a Family in Motion by Elizabeth Templeman is a memoir that was a perfect read for me. As a father of four and a man who has been on the road all too often, the message of this book resonated...

Cruising Interrupted by Paul C. Thornton is a follow-up to The Joy of Cruising. It is a book that will appeal to fans of travel and adventure and is a well-written work that features stories at sea about people who enjoy sea travel. In this...