NONFICTION
Released: June 11, 2013
"Brechneff leavens his account of adventure, simple pleasures and hard work in a magical landscape with interludes from his life in Europe and America. Yet, happily, the author seldom strays far from his beloved island refuge, even when its enduring entreaty begins to wane."
Artist and author Brechneff (
Homage: Encounters with the East, 2007) chronicles his 30-year courtship with the Aegean isle of Sifnos, recalling his passages of self-discovery, development as a painter and ambivalence over his island identity.
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NONFICTION
Released: June 11, 2013
"A moving account of how one woman's willpower saved her home and her family."
NONFICTION
Released: June 10, 2013
"Enchanting travels with the good-natured Parks."
English-born expat novelist Parks (
The Server, 2012, etc.) pokes affectionate fun at his fellow train travelers and surveys a rapidly changing Italian landscape.
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NONFICTION
Released: June 10, 2013
"A serviceably written yet inspired exploration of the meaning of commitment."
A celebrated long-distance hiker's account of how she captured the Appalachian Trail speed-hiking record.
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NONFICTION
Released: June 6, 2013
"The author's vision and knowledge substantiate his clearly expressed concerns."
Fagan (Emeritus, Anthropology; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara;
Beyond the Blue Horizon: How the Earliest Mariners Unlocked the Secrets of the Oceans, 2012, etc.) provides his assessment of rising sea levels.
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NONFICTION
Released: June 4, 2013
"An inspiring and refreshingly optimistic reminder about the untapped possibilities that exist in the relationships between humans and dogs."
NONFICTION
Released: June 4, 2013
"A therapeutic analysis of global crises and enthusiastic ideas on how to implement changes."
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Released: June 3, 2013
"An intriguing addition to a centuries-long geopolitical adventure story."
Day (Research Fellow/La Trobe Univ., Melbourne;
Conquest: How Societies Overwhelm Others, 2008, etc.) examines the strange history of Antarctica, "a continent of many claimants and no owners."
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NONFICTION
Released: June 3, 2013
"Pleasant enough beach reading for romantics and believers in fate but probably not for fans of Larry David."
NONFICTION
Released: June 1, 2013
"A cute memoir of living in India with some advice for expatriates as well."
NONFICTION
Released: May 21, 2013
"A worthy addition to the canon of extreme-survival nonfiction."
White-knuckle account of a terrifying 1984 plane crash in the Canadian wilderness and its improbable reverberations in the lives of four survivors.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 20, 2013
"O'Brian's fans and armchair travelers will naturally gravitate to this eclectic work."
A curiously engrossing collection of travel writings from the 17th and 18th centuries, collected by the deceased author of the Aubrey/Maturin series.
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