SHOP CATEGORIES
::Books
Green & Eco Friendly
Hiking & Travel
Magazines
Raw Food Resources
For more selection, check the amazon site
, and if you are looking for green products, be sure to visit the Amazon Green Store
::Books
Green & Eco Friendly
Hiking & Travel
Magazines
Raw Food Resources
For more selection, check the amazon site
, and if you are looking for green products, be sure to visit the Amazon Green Store
My favorite types of books are travel and adventure books. From time to time I read pop fiction. And more often recently I find myself reading books that inspire, motivate, and promote self awareness.
Currently reading: (Open to suggestions, contact me!)
Recently read: (Most books I read come highly recommended, so they are usually good. If they're not, I'll tell you. :) )
Currently reading: (Open to suggestions, contact me!)
A rich and insightful book whose itinerary is Africa, from Cairo to Cape Town: down the Nile, through Sudan and Ethiopia, to Kenya, Uganda, and ultimately to the tip of South... more
Africa. Going by train, dugout canoe, "chicken bus," and cattle truck, Theroux passes through some of the most beautiful — and often life-threatening — landscapes on earth.
The delightful and often humorous story of an around-the-world bicycle trip taken by a young couple, Barbara and Larry Savage, which... more
took them two years and and to 25 countries. Along the way, these neophyte cyclists encountered warm-hearted strangers, bicycle-hating drivers, rock-throwing Egyptians, over-protective Thai policemen, and great personal joys.
Recently read: (Most books I read come highly recommended, so they are usually good. If they're not, I'll tell you. :) )
Ekhart Tolle's message is simple: living in the now is the truest path to happiness and enlightenment. And while this message may not seem stunningly original or fresh, Tolle's clear... more
writing, supportive voice, and enthusiasm make this an excellent manual for anyone who's ever wondered what exactly "living in the now" means.
A brilliant memoir-investigation, boasting an exhaustively-argued account of one man-child's decade-long struggle with vegetarianism. On the eve of becoming a father, Foer takes all the arguments for... more
and against vegetarianism a neurotic step beyond and, to decide how to feed his coming baby, investigates everything from the intelligence level of our most popular meat providers - cattle, pigs, and poultry - to the specious self-justifications for eating some meat products and not others. Foer offers a lighthearted counterpoint to his investigation in doting portraits of his loving grandmother, and her meat-and-potatoes comfort food, leaving him to wrestle with the comparative weight of food's socio-cultural significance and its economic-moral-political meaning. Without pulling any punches - factory farming is given the full expose treatment - Foer combines an array of facts, astutely-written anecdotes, and his furious, inward-spinning energy to make a personal, highly entertaining take on an increasingly visible (and book-selling) moral question; call it, perhaps, An Omnivore's Dilemma.
I'll be honest on this one, I only checked it out because the library didn't have "The Beach". It was a quick read, about 2 hours, and though I liked it enough to keep reading, it's not great. If you want... more
to be mildly entertained for two hours, go for it, but if you're looking for a great book I'd say pass on this one.
A first collection of short stories from the famously hidden Salman Rushdie
This is a must read for anyone who even might think of considering themself a runner. It will change how you view running. And it will make you want to run ... more
more. Explores barefoot running, the Tarahumara Indians of Mexico, and some of the world's best ultra runners.
Scott Stoll's spiritual quest around the world on a bicycle. "If you could do anything, what would you do?" In one week, he lost his job, his best friend, his girlfriend and his... more
confidence. Disillusioned with society, full of angst, a lost and wandering soul with nothing left to lose, Stoll asked himself a question: "If I only have one life, one chance, if I could do anything, what would I do?" His answer resulted in a journey around the world by bicycle seeking answers to the great mysteries of life, vowing to find happiness or die trying.
A riveting account of Rory Stewart's trek through Afghanistan in the footsteps of the 15th-century emperor Babur, only a few months after the Taliban were deposed.
This is an amazing book for anyone who may be going through a tough time and looking for direction or support. Funny, witty, serious, inspiring, it really kept me more
interested. Briefly, it is a biographical book about the author who documents her travels over the course of a year. This year is following several difficult years prior, in which she went through a difficult divorce, another failed relationship, and the hardships faced in coming to terms with being a newly single 30-something woman in New York. As the title indicates, the book describes her four months in Italy eating, four months in India praying, and four months in Indonesia loving.
Amazing book. That says it all. If you love adventure and travel and want a glimpse into how crazy life can be in India, read this book. It's a novel, but is based loosely more
on the the life of the author who in real life escapes prison in Australia and ends up in India for 10 years prior to his recapture.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Pillars of Hercules - Paul Theroux
Dharma Bums - Jack Kerouac
The Dharma Bums was published one ... more
year after On the Road made Jack Kerouac a celebrity and a spokesperson for the Beat Generation. Sparked by his contagious zest for life, the novel relates the adventures of an ebullient group of Beatnik seekers in a freewheeling exploration of Buddhism and the search for Truth.
Breakfast of Champions - Kurt Vonnegut
Running With Scissors - Augusten Burroughs
Half Asleep In Frog Pajamas - Tom Robbins
Gwen, an endangered stockbroker, is involved ...more
with strait-laced Belford and his born-again monkey. When she is attracted to Larry-who has cancer and is currently between trips to Timbuktu-she must choose among the American dream, the Timbuktu alternate, and something else. The book is a whirlwind of mad incidents, semiprofound observations, and an endless supply of great lines.
Neither Here Nor There - Bill Bryson
Animal Farm - George Orwell
Perhaps the most famous satirical allegory of ...more
totalitarianism. Published in 1945, the book reflects events leading up to and during the Stalin era before World War II.
Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
Siddhartha - Hermann Hesse
Life of Pi - Yann Martel
The precocious son of a zookeeper, 16-year-old Pi Patel is raised in ...more
Pondicherry, India, where he tries on various faiths for size, attracting "religions the way a dog attracts fleas." Planning a move to Canada, his father packs up the family and their menagerie and they hitch a ride on an enormous freighter. After a harrowing shipwreck, Pi finds himself adrift in the Pacific Ocean, trapped on a 26-foot lifeboat with a wounded zebra, a spotted hyena, a seasick orangutan, and a 450-pound Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.
1984 - George Orwell
A Walk In The Woods - Bill Bryson
On The Road - Jack Kerouac
Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates - Tom Robbins
The Sun Also Rises
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway
Bill Bryson's African Diary
Bryson visits Kenya at the invitation of CARE International, the charity dedicated to eradicating poverty
A Farewell To Arms - Ernest Hemingway