Travel

As a member of the renowned Flying Doctors Service, Dr. Anne Spoerry treated hundreds of thousands of people across rural Kenya over the span of fifty years, earning herself the cherished nickname "Mama Daktari"--"Mother Doctor." Yet few knew that what...

Meet Elaine Brautigam, a family doctor's wife from Upstate New York, USA. She's on a World Medical Missions trip to Kijabe, Kenya. There, her daily job will be to move from bed to bed in the Pediatric Ward of Bethany Kids Hospital. She'll pray for the...

The #1 New York Times Bestseller! With over 500 vibrant, full-color photos, Humans of New York: Stories is an insightful and inspiring collection of portraits of the lives of New Yorkers. Humans of New York: Stories is the culmination of five years of...

Although many bluesmen began leaving the Magnolia State in the early twentieth century to pursue fortune and fame up north, many others stayed home.These musicians remained rooted to the traditions of their land, which came to define a distinctive...

Hannah and Amy Go to Kenya chronicles the real life adventures of Hannah (8) and Amy (5) as they travel through Kenya with their family. Written from the perspective of these sisters, this book offers a child's view of the world while including some...

The most intimate and elaborately enhanced addition to the Hemingway Library series: Hemingway's memoir of his safari across the Serengeti--presented with archival material from the Hemingway Collection at the John F. Kennedy Library and with the...

The most intimate and elaborately enhanced addition to the Hemingway Library series: Hemingway's memoir of his safari across the Serengeti--presented with archival material from the Hemingway Collection at the John F. Kennedy Library, and with the...

Marvelously entertaining and frequently harrowing, Glory in a Camel's Eye recounts the American travel writer Jeffrey Tayler's dangerous three-month journey across the Moroccan Sahara in the company of Arab nomads. Glory in a Camel's Eye gives us an...

Don't just see the sights--get to know the people. Ghana is among the friendliest and safest countries in Africa. Visitors are warmly welcomed but are expected to be sympathetic to local customs and beliefs, and to follow certain codes of conduct...

When Guy Kennaway, 63, a white, middle class, overweight, English, Tory-voting writer met Hussein Sharif, 22, an African-born, inner city, Tory-hating Muslim, they assumed they had little in common. But newly related by marriage, they decided to go on a...

A detailed potrait of the Gabe, the "great dance" that is the most spectacular event in Fuyughean. Told by a man sent to convert the tribes to Christianity.

Festivals is a must-have guide to the world's best and most memorable music festivals - a list of all those you need to know and those you should experience. Discover the compelling stories behind the most significant and exciting events around the...

Don't just see the sights--get to know the people. Set in Africa, but not wholly African; an isolated nation, yet receptive to the outside world; hierarchical and conservative, yet innovative and desirous of modernity; conformist as a people, and...

An authentic collection of recipes celebrating Southern traditions. Southern cooking as most people think of it doesn't exist. After all, there are as many ways to make real corn bread, gumbo or fried chicken as there are cooks. Instead of dwelling on...

ENIGMATIC YEARS presents an assemblage of vignettes from teenage years at Aga Khan High School, Nairobi. The author's perspective of teenage characters is an honest, authentic and real portrayal of young people living as part of a small but close-knit...

From Wild West Kickin' Cheese Soup to Oklahoma Po' Boy Pudding, Oklahoma recipes will feed friends, family and cowboys deliciously. Native American Fry Bread, Indian Tacos and Chuck Wagon Sourdough Bread are Oklahoma favorites that are a must for any...