A Rock and a Hard Place is a memoir chronicling the experiences of author George Zelt as a geologist in mostly Southern Africa in the 1970s. The title plays on several different facets of its meaning. For academic purposes, he turns over a fair amount...

A Version of You by April Fields is a memoir that beautifully blends travel and adventure and with vivid clarity captures the experiences of a young woman who allows herself to be transformed by the experience of the road and contact with new cultures. It...

A Wilderness Adventure by William Monger, whose title perhaps implies more drama than is actually supplied, and whose contents include a premature suggestion of possibly dangerous bear and moose encounters, is nonetheless a comforting and evocative retelling of four adventurous fishermen’s foray into the wilds...

A Life Redesigned by Gary Hawkins is the A to Z Travel Bible that travelers have been searching for perhaps all their lives. This in-depth book covers a range of topics from how to prepare your house when leaving for a length of time, to...

A Year on the Tump by Daniel P. T. Thomas begins with exultation, the author introducing the reader to a move that will change life as they knew it. The excitement comes across strongly in the narrative voice as the author recounts the move from...

A Year Under Sharia Law: Memoir of an American Couple Living and Working in Saudi Arabia by Alex and Elizabeth Fletcher is a memoir that documents the life of a couple as they navigate the challenging, somewhat dangerous landscape of Saudi Arabia under Sharia law....

Anne Frank House Amsterdam by Marko Kassenaar is a terrific guide book for any visitor to the Anne Frank House and Museum. For myself, having been to this historic site, this book enhances the experience. While other guide books give general highlights on this iconic...

Amsterdam Exposed: An American’s Journey into the Red Light District by David Wienir takes readers into the heart of the red light district to witness powerful encounters and meet the women who work there. Entering his third year of law school at Berkeley and about...

An American Family in Italy: Living La Dolce Vita without Permission by Paul R. Spadoni is an absorbing and charming story of a family that moves to Italy for a year after leaving a comfortable life back home. The book is about the family’s struggle...

A Great Move: Surviving and Thriving in Your Expat Assignment is a nonfiction occupational resource book written by Katia Vlachos. Vlachos describes herself as a “seasoned expat” who has lived in a number of cities, countries and continents around the world over the last thirty...