Everest, Inc., The Renegades and Rogues who Built an Industry at the Top of the World is a fascinating and detailed look at the history of climbing on Mt. Everest. But it is simultaneously a modern take, updating readers on the current state of climbing the world’s tallest mountain. Did you know that today 90 percent of those on the mountain are clients of guiding companies. And that guiding companies have transitioned from all western owned to now also being Nepali owned. This book features unparalleled research into the personalities […]

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Silenced Whispers is a fictionalized and riveting account of individuals living in Iran from the years 1905 through 1916. For reference, the Constitutional Revolution in the country began in 1905 and ended in 1925 with the ascent of Reza Khan, the founder of the Pahlavi dynasty. This novel is the story of Gohar, a young girl living in a small desert town. At the age of 14 she marries a 55 year old politician; their marriage was arranged by the powerful and respected nobleman Saleh Mirza. A subsequent move to […]

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This powerful historical fiction is one of our best reads in 2025. The man is real; the story highlights the important points in his life with the author taking some creative liberty to fictionalize some of the minor and unimportant points. This is a gripping novel based on the 26 letters Patrick O’Donnell wrote to Victor Hugo during his last days in the Newgate Prison in London between December 5th and December 17th. O’Donnell was in prison for the murder of James Carey, one of the killers involved in the […]

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Some vacations do not turn out as expected. Some vacations turn out completely opposite. This is one of those stories. Septuagenarian, Lori Brill travels from her home in Arizona to London to spend time with her granddaughter, Cate. Her plans are derailed almost immediately when she randomly bumps into Josh, a lothario and an old flame from high school. They enjoy a blazing night of passion in bed in a hotel room. In the morning, Lori leaves Josh sleeping in bed to shower. She returns to bed and then is […]

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This novel is takes place in Aspen, CO and is centered around a life of a high profile model who professionally is seemingly at the peak of her career. However, her life is filled with secrets, drama, drugs, and a deep unhappiness with her own life. And complicating matters are those surrounding her are motivated by greed at her expense. A childhood prodigy of the world’s most famous living composer, Michelle Seko eventually fled his suffocating clutches, but for a career that has no freedom. Relationships with men have been […]

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Who Will Accompany You? is a a look at two separate international trips simultaneously told through the eyes of Meg (the mother) and her daughters Kate and Gale. Thoughtfully written, this journey follows Meg and Kate to the Himalayas where Kate spends her time meditating at a monastery while Meg hikes in the mountains. The second part of the book is about a trip to Colombia where Meg follows Gale who is part of an organization helping provide safety to villagers during dangerous times. This book is not only a […]

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This is a frightening and true story of an incredible rescue of a prisoner by a family member from Dachau (Germany’s first atrocity camp) in the middle of the night in late 1938. Third Reich official Max Immanuel has already secured the proper documents to legally leave Germany but when a family member calls and requests his help in trying to rescue another family member, he has to make a potentially life threatening decision. He faces down his own fears, the enemy and makes the journey from Munich to Dachau […]

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If all first dates went the way of this one, there would never be any second dates. Ever. Period. A suicidal jump off a bridge in the dead of winter at night led to a second jump. Both individuals survived, their drifting in the icy waters stopped by an anchored barge. The jump remarkably left them physically not much worse for the wear. More than 200 pages covers a span of time from the jump late at night until early the next morning, a period of only about 8 hours. […]

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This book follows the author as she leaves Paris in the Spring of 2020 to visit her grandmother and large extended family in the Western Sahara. What was supposed to be a two week vacation turns into a much longer adventure due to closed borders and difficulties of travel that year. She returns to the Saharawi society and refuge camps from where she was born. This story is one of the cultural differences between her home in France and her extended family homes in the Saraha. But it is also […]

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At its core, Where to Nest by Kristen Van Nest is a book about self-discovery and finding a sense of place and purpose. And this searching is built around international experiences through most of Kristen’s twenties while living abroad. She moved to Luxembourg on a Fulbright Scholarship, followed by three years in China working for a wine importer and spending time in Thailand during a government coup and in Greece during a banking crisis. This book details her experiences of working with colleagues and roommates (note: it was not all […]

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A love affair extraordinaire with one of the greatest cities on the planet, author Frangipane takes us on on a journey of several decades of his own life focusing on his time living and visiting Paris. He moved to the city as a young adult, living with a Swiss woman who he met through work in the U.S. She invites him to Paris and proposes they live together. He takes her up on her offer and they soon share a tiny apartment together; the space is so small that the […]

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This book is a non-fiction account of the author’s life on a remote island on the Tanzania side of Lake Victoria. It is a story of daily life yet at the same time dives into how the Nile Perch released into its waters in the 1950s has changed the course of the lakes balance eventually bringing the native cichlids to near-extinction. And how the changes in the lakes‘ ecosystem directly affected millions of people including the crippling effects of bilharzia. He explores the effects on local communities and the response […]

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The Hunt for Mount Everest by Craig Storti is an in depth and very detailed look at the history the led to eventually reaching the summit of the world’s highest mountain. It is obvious from page one that the author has spent significant time researching the mountain’s related history revealing new insights and setting the stage for its eventual summit expeditions. This book details the man whose last name was given to the world’s tallest mountain and early European history as it led up to eventual mountaineering expeditions in the […]

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Gil’s father recently passed and Gil was recently fired from his job. His father’s best friend Syd, who is fighting leukemia decides to hike the 220 mile John Muir Trail in the high Sierra Nevada mountains. Gil’s mother asks him to join Syd and Gil agrees despite nurturing a strong dislike of camping, being overweight and very inadequately prepared to take on a physical challenge of this magnitude. This is a story of how their relationship develops on the trail, challenges overcome, the friends they meet, including a possible romantic […]

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This book is a juxtaposition between Gary’s personal life and experiences and his efforts and challenges of operating Clif Bar, a company he confounded in 1992 including details centered around an offer to sell the company for 120 million in 2000. Chapters are sprinkled with real life experiences including traveling to go mountain climbing, designing bike saddles, racing bikes and playing jazz music. Gary’s active lifestyle ties in perfectly with Clif Bar – a product that is enjoyable by those on the go. It is a book of life lessons […]

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