Isak Dinesen's Africa: Images of the Wild Continent from the Writer's Life and WordsIsak DinesenIn her memoir, Out of Africa, and in short stories, Danish-born writer Dinesen evoked a timeless...

Nigel Barley Many men dream of running away to a tropical island and living surrounded by beauty and exotic exuberance. Walter Spies did more than dream. He actually did it....

Aviva Bar-Am and Yisrael Shalem Israel's Southern Landscapes is the first comprehensive, English language travel guide devoted entirely to the Negev, Israel's extraordinary southern region. There are over 300 pages...

James HerriotJames Herriot lived and worked in North Yorkshire, England, for over fifty years, first and foremost as a vet, but in his later years as one of the world's...

Aviva Bar-Am Welcome to Jerusalem EasyWalks, the fifth in a delightful series of guides to Israel written by former Jerusalem Post correspondent Aviva Bar-Am. Brimming with history and studded with...

Danny Wallace How could you refuse the polite invitation of begoggled Danny Wallace in Join Me ? You don't know what you could be missing out on. It's all about...

James Bowsell According to "James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (October 29, 1740 - May 19, 1795) was a lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland; he is best...

Jose Saramago From the misty mountains of the north to the southern seascape of the Algarve, the travels of Nobel Laureate Jose Saramago are a passionate rediscovery of his own...

Andrew Tisch and Mary Skafidas Every family has a story of how they arrived in America, whether it was a few months, years, decades, or centuries ago. An American Story...

Gayle FormanWhen sheltered American good girl Allyson first encounters laid-back Dutch actor Willem at an underground performance of Twelfth Night, there’s an undeniable spark. So when fate brings them together...

Gayle FormanJust One Day. Just One Year. Just One Read.Before you find out how their story ends, remember how it began....When he opens his eyes, Willem doesn’t know where in...

Annie CaulfieldAnnie Caulfield's honest and humorous account of her relationship with a Bedouin man unravels some western myths about Jordan and the Arab world.