Here's a true life story, written by Piers Paul Read who interviewed the survivors of the crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 in October of 1972. Read more...

A seeming nobody professor, Charles Frazier, from North Carolina State University sat down and began writing his first novel in the early 1990's.  By 1997, he had a major bestseller that would soon become a major motion picture starring Nicole Kidman, Jude Law and Renee Zellwegger.  To make matter Read more...

Long live Alexander Supertramp!  Here's a book that may look like a boring mountain hiking tale or a story about “nature” but take a second look.  Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer is a bestselling non-fiction book about the true life adventures of Christopher McCandless who did the unimaginable. Read more...

Type ‘wedding diet’ into an internet search and you’ll find a zillion diets for brides to be. All designed to get you looking like a model in your wedding gown. Read more...

Here's a book that doesn't look like much when you glance at the cover and read the summary. I was lucky enough to have a friend who insisted I read it because, he said, “You are going to feel great about your life when you are done.” Read more...

Society often hides from the ugliest issues because we wish they would just go away. For this we pretend they don’t exist rather than looking them in the face and searching for a solution. Read more...

'Winter break' in New Zealand does not have to been a quick trip to Fiji. Within our own country, there are countless lovely spots for a wintry break -- think mulled wine, hot chocolate, and maybe a smattering of snow. Shotover Retreat-Queenstown Read more...

Those of us living in cities and towns often run the risk of overlooking  the natural and unspoilt scenery which New Zealand can offer. Our country is unique for the variety of mountains, beaches, lakes, bush walks and snow dusted areas we have at our doorstep. Read more...

Of all films in history, none have been so carefully labored over as Terrence Mallick’s The Thin Red Line.  Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography and Best in Film Editing, it won the top prize at the 1999 Berlin Inte Read more...

The Road Less Traveled is a book that can literally change your life. Published in 1978, this book was written by a psychiatrist M. Scott Peck who had finally come to recognize what people needed in order to be happy. Read more...