Frank SchaefferSome kids told lies to be special. Calvin told lies to be normal. The son of a missionary family, he looks forward all year to summer vacation in Portofino...

Ivan VladislavicThis dazzling portrait of Johannesburg is one of the most haunting, poetic pieces of reportage about a metropolis since Suketu Mehta’s Maximum City. Through precisely crafted snapshots, Ivan Vladislavic...

Ma Jian On very rare occasions, a book can be so fresh, vivid and sincere that its integrity will be apparent almost before you have begun reading it. This brilliant...

Joe QueenanRed Lobster, White Trash, & the Blue Lagoon: Joe Queenan's AmericaThe author of "The Unkindest Cut", whose popular column appears weekly in "TV Guide", sets off in search of...

Reinventing the Automobile: Personal Urban Mobility for the 21st CenturyWilliam J MitchellChristopher E Borroni-BirdLawrence D BurnsThis book provides a long-overdue vision for a new automobile era. The cars we drive...

Ruth GruberRescue is the moving account of the lives, struggles and persecutions of the isolated black Jews of Ethiopa--and of their valiant journey across the country to their long-awaited rescue...

Corinne Hofmannourteen years after fleeing Kenya with her baby daughter, Corinne returned in the summer of 2004 to meet Lketinga and his family again in their village, Barsaloi. Nervous as...

Paul TherouxPaul Theroux left Victoria Station on a rainy Saturday in April thinking that taking eight trains across Europe, Eastern Europe, the USSR and Mongolia would be the easy way...

Laurence Oliphant Cologne (Koln) Konemann Travel Classic, 1998. 4.75" x 7" tall; The Russian Shores of the Black Sea - 304pp; A Journey to Katmandu 160pp. January 1, 1998 by...

Sara NicklesWhere there's an ocean, there are always adventure tales to be told. In the good old-fashioned tradition of story-telling, S.O.S. collects 19 intriguing tales--both fictional and true, classic and...

Sam AppleSchlepping Through the Alps: My Search for Austria's Jewish Past with Its Last Wandering ShepherdIn the tradition of Confederates in the Attic comes a hilarious account of a journey...

Gale Straub A collection of stories that inspires unforgettable adventure.Beautiful, empowering and exhilarating: She Explores is a spirited celebration of female bravery and courage, and an inspirational companion for any woman who...