In Roy Taylor's The Road to Courage, Andrew Taylor, his wife, Louela, and their young children, James and Roy, relocated from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Valdez, Alaska, in the early 1950s. Andrew pursued a noble goal: constructing a log church for a new Free Methodist congregation...

Brenda Smith's Becoming Fearless tells the true story of a young explorer, Brenda, who is saddled with the daunting responsibility of leading an expedition in the rugged landscapes of Africa. Brenda's resilience is greatly tested by harsh circumstances and an unforgiving terrain. In the beginning,...

The American and the Bus Driver by Paummi Sarrazin is about the beauty of love, travel, and culture. It all started with a ten-day school trip to France and a meeting that seemed orchestrated by fate. Paummi, who lived near Paris as a child, was...

A Sometimes Paradise: Reflections on Life in a Wyoming Ranch Family is a work of non-fiction in the memoir, autobiographical writing, and coming-of-age genres. It is suitable for the general adult reading audience. Penned by author Mark E. Miller, this charming work encapsulates the poignant...

Adventures of a Footloose Hippie by George M. Eberhart is an inspirational memoir about traveling around the world in a time when everything seemed easier and more laid back, and the social aspect of human interaction was more valued than in today's fast world of...

As Jacqueline Lambert points out in Building the Beast, there is a fine line between admiration and condemnation for those leading the nomadic life. How many of us would even consider selling up, leaving home, and traveling the world in a van? There are countless...

Born in the early 1970s, five-year-old Bridey enjoyed a relatively peaceful life until she didn’t. Bridey’s mom told her the man she always knew as her father was not her parent. Her mom moved her from one city to another and changed schools more times...

Ryan is not content with the quality of his life. He refuses to continue pretending that he is successful. His career in pharmaceutical marketing starts to suffocate him. His marriage ends in divorce. Ryan becomes desperate and battles dark thoughts. Then, he decides to change...

Margie has been dreaming for many years of taking her beloved twin granddaughters, Emily and Kate, to Italy. Finally, her dream comes true. Margie, Emily, and Kate go on a much-anticipated vacation from Florida to Rome, Italy. Besides Rome, their trip includes Sorrento and Venice,...

Mimi, a young medical student from New York, is enamored with the highest mountains on earth, the Himalayas. She accepts the invitation to participate in an Everest expedition as a medical officer. Mimi is the only woman on the team. The climbers, Robert, Ed, Stephen,...