Joanne knew Karen would win because she held the record for the fiftymeter free style at their old school . As the dim underwater figures returned to their starting point , Joanne noticed that Karen hadn't come up for air since the turn ...
From the #1 travel magazine in the country, a collection of travel tales from some of today's finest writers Travel writing maintains its seemingly endless popularity, and this volume offers a particularly transporting body of work, pairing ...
This photography autobiography not only reveals Arthur Meyerson's approach to photography but also presents images from his commercial work as well as many of his iconic images and the stories behind them.
When a Chinese monk broke into a hidden cave in 1900, he uncovered one of the world’s great literary secrets: a time capsule from the ancient Silk Road.
With original fiction from Scott Lynch, Saladin Ahmed, Trudi Canavan, K J Parker, Kate Elliott, Jeffrey Ford, Robert V S Redick, Ellen Klages, Glen Cook, Elizabeth Bear, Ellen Kushner, Ysabeau S. Wilce and Daniel Abraham, Fearsome Journeys ...
We sang Leonard Cohen's “Hallelujah” in two-part harmony. Mid-verse our ursine audience turned his massive head, gave us a long look, and then slowly ambled away. But this was his “house,” not ours. THE ANGORA FIRE started in late June.
Written by women for women, this book includes daily meditations for an entire year, facilitating daily spiritual discipline by offering daily readings and questions as a starting point for reflection, prayer, and journaling.
This is a collection of family lore, some that has been passed down through generations, and some that is being created right now. Journeys captures the quintessential idea of the American dream.
Worst Journeys combines reportage, fiction and poetry in an anthology that features many of the best-known writers of our times. ‘It is always good to discover new excuses to stay at home, particularly when the excuses are as enjoyable ...
Ofi' Tohbi', the white dog from the Chickasaws' ancient migration story, serves as a guide for children on this expedition through activities that teach Chickasaw history, language, and culture.
The depot was deserted, but they saw letters cut into a Coolibah tree: DIG 3FT. N.W. APR. 21 1861 They found the supplies and the 'pleasing information' that Brahe and his party had left that very morning for Menindee.