For centuries, colonial powers searched for a sea passage that would link the Arctic and Pacific Oceans. The route, known as the Northwest Passage,...

Tony Robinson-Smith, his wife Nadya, and ten Bhutanese college students set out to run 578 kilometres (360 miles) across the Kingdom of Bhutan in t...

This is a masterful blend of history, travel and poetic narrative, tracing the author's journeys to some of the most difficult destinations in the ...

Driving along the only road through the Llanthony Valley is a joy; the landscape never disappoints. But to experience the Valley properly, one must...

On December 20, 1954, the Fontainebleau changed the face of Miami Beach, transforming it to a travel hot spot with the grandest modern hotel of all...

Like young people today, Dave Quinton yearned to explore the world after finishing his university studies. In 1960, four years before becoming host...

Discover, through informative text and 120 vivid images, the interrelationships between commercial fishing, expanding gray seal populations, and gr...

From 30,000 feet the shore looks to be all the same—130 miles of a very thin and vulnerable line of sand—and Long Beach Island is the poster child....

There's never been a better time to live on this planet London - the Jolly Pilgrim sets off on a bicycle ride to Istanbul, planning a rendezvous wi...

Over the past 15 years, and since the publication of her first book, A Rocky Mountain Sketchbook, well-known art instructor Donna Jo Massie has bee...

Highway 97 winds its way from the high desert plains of northern California to the Yukon-British Columbia border, making it North America's longest...

Enter and explore the powerful, ancestral world of the whare whakairo, or Māori meeting house, with this engaging illustrated guide. Richly illustr...

Paris remains one of the most fascinating cities in the world. It provides a measure of excellence in many areas of culture, and it is itself const...

Celebrate the environmental restoration of the Meadowlands. For decades, New Jersey's Meadowlands have been known as mostly the home of the NFL's G...

Relive the experience of a meander down the Ocean City, New Jersey, boardwalk. Beautiful imagery from the past and present will take you on a tour ...

Long the main resource on this key American river, this book’s expanded second edition includes dozens of new photos and maps, updates, and six new...

Covering parts of six Pennsylvania countiesâ€Monroe, Pike, southern Wayne and Lackawanna, northeastern Carbon, and eastern Luzerne â€this book cele...

In 1984, David Reiter began a journey of discovery well above the Arctic Circle. Rather than an expedition requiring physical strength and enduranc...

Story Book Land, near Atlantic City, New Jersey, is a wonderful treasure youll want to share. It lives on as one of Americas few remaining family-o...

The American shoreline offers infinite beauty in countless forms, from curiously sculpted beaches to towering sea stacks, strewn seaweed, and crabs...

Setting out to visit his friends in Woodstock, New Brunswick, and with all intentions to return to the United States to attend Columbia University ...

In 1887, at the tender age of eighteen, Tappan Adney embarked on his first trip to New Brunswick. He had plans to enrol at Columbia University in t...

The life story of John Rice Irwin, a man of myriad interests who, somewhat by chance, started collecting memorabilia from his Southern Appalachian ...

Celia Cantú, a pediatrician in Havana, is trying to live a regular life in today's Cuba. She is engaged to her childhood friend Luis and lives with...

In over 180 vivid color photos, this beautiful book provides a photographic exploration of the lifestyles and landscape of Long Island's famed East...

Sometimes tragic, sometimes uproariously funny, this is a diverse collection of Canadian women writing about their experiences of travelling alone....

Life has changed in this beautiful seaside village on the elbow of Cape Cod since pioneers William and Anne Busby Nickerson bought it from the Mono...

Jeremy Kroeker is a Mennonite with a motorcycle. When his seemingly unflinching faith in a Christian worldview begins to shift, Kroeker hops on his...

This is a very personal book. It is the outcome of the author's own search for truth. In order to let the reader participate in his quest, Peter Gr...

Travel Vermont's rural landscape and covered bridges through 293 colored images. From Southern Vermont to the Northeast Kingdom †and everyplace i...

Who is today's American Jew? Joseph Rotenberg styles himself as a modern-day maggid (traditional Jewish storyteller), weaving tales from the everyd...

Why couldn't I occupy the world as those model-looking women did, with their flowing hair, pulling their tiny bright suitcases as if to say, I just...

This book travels the route from high school romance in the sixties to today's high-tech markets. With fascinating variety, the tales depict young ...

This is the inspirational, motivational story of climber Nick Allen, who went from wheelchair-bound with multiple sclerosis to life in the mountain...

Does street art exist in spotless Tokyo? Yes! But strict vandalism laws and conservative Japanese culture have suppressed the graffiti scene in Tok...