Travel

Brexit, Friday-night binge drinking, NHS waiting lists, corrupt politicians - oh and the climate. There are seemingly endless things that make us despair of life in modern Britain. But in Aren't We a Funny Lot? Richard Walters takes an altogether...

Under the Tuscan Sun meets the wide-open sea . . . An Embarrassment of Mangoes is a delicious chronicle of leaving the type-A lifestyle behind -- and discovering the seductive secrets of life in the Caribbean. Who hasn't fantasized about chucking the...

The COVID19 virus has crippled the world. It has done untold damage to our physical health, our mental health and our financial heaalth. But, here on Isla Bonita, the damage is almost beyond measure.Ambergris Caye's only industry is tourism. With the...

On May 31, 2020 while the world was locked down by the Covid-19 pandemic, protesters across the United States took to the streets. The recent death of George Floyd, a black man, while white police officers restrained and allegedly suffocated him,...

Early African Americans in Sumner County, both slaves and free, left a legacy not only of beautiful brick buildings and sturdy stone fences, but also a social history as rich and varied as the many tribes they represented. This exciting book is an...

An African safari is arguably one of the most alluring and easily understood dreams of our time. Just the thought of an African safari evokes thoughts of adventure, a journey through nature's greatest spectacle, a glimpse of the earth before man. African...

The story of Roosevelt's trip to collect specimens for the Smithsonian in 1908.

In 1909, the Smithsonian Institution commissioned ex-President Theodore Roosevelt to collect specimens of African wildlife for the National Museum. Roosevelt went to Africa with his son Kermit, several prominent naturalists, and many journalists, thereby...

Twists & turns in the world's roads to oil and golf .... This book takes you there! * World cultures; people and places tourists do not typically see *Oil business risk and wildcat wells *Rebels, jungle, desert and offshore *Golf in strange places; even...

This is a nostalgic poetry style reflection of a childhood in various provinces in South Africa, It may be of particular interest to expats.

In 2004, the United States will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. As our country begins a national retrospective of the civil rights movement, here is the perfect book to help explore the long struggle toward racial equality...

One couple's inspiring memoir of healing a Rwandan village, raising a family near the old killing fields, and building a restaurant named Heaven. Newlyweds Josh and Alissa were at a party and received a challenge that shook them to the core: do you think...

""Here's a job for you, Rob. The American School of Tangier is seeking an Athletics Director."" This had been the start of it. Rob, being pushed by his parents to find some meaningful employment after all his years of 'studying', i.e. playing football...

""Here's a job for you, Rob. The American School of Tangier is seeking an Athletics Director."" This had been the start of it. Rob, being pushed by his parents to find some meaningful employment after all his years of 'studying', i.e. playing football...

Enjoy three accessible walking tours and a bonus driving tour through places relevant to the rich and varied contributions of black Charlestonians.Author Alphonso Brown, owner and operator of Gullah Tours, Inc., guides you through the

When Harriet Tubman crossed the line to freedom in Pennsylvania, she left behind her home in Maryland, along with a life of enslavement. Her native land made Tubman the person she became to history: Underground Railroad conductor, Civil War scout and...