In 2040, eleven-year-old Tom follows his grandfather through the Wall and into the forbidden Wild, where they seek to find his grandfather's boyhood home.

Carolyn Cassady's story of her life at the center of the Beat generation.

Tom goes to St. Jean Pied de Port, France, to collect the remains of his adult son, who was killed in the Pyrenees in a storm while walking the Camino de Santiago. Rather than return home, Tom decides to embark on the historical pilgrimage to honor his son's desire to finish the journey. What Tom doesn't plan on is the profound impact the journey will have on him as he begins to learn the difference between the life one lives and the life one chooses. "It's...

Each year thousands of men and women from more than sixty countries journey by foot and bicycle across northern Spain, following the medieval pilgrimage road known as the Camino de Santiago. Their destination is Santiago de Compostela, where the remains of the apostle James are said to be buried. These modern-day pilgrims and the role of the pilgrimage in their lives are the subject of Nancy Louise Frey's fascinating book.
Unlike the religiously-oriented...

"Leonard Bernstein reeked of cheap cologne and obviously hadn't showered, shaved, or slept in a while. Was he drunk to boot? He greeted his new assistant with, "What are you drinking?" Yes, he was drunk. Charlie Harmon was hired to manage the day-to-day parts of Bernstein's life. There was one additional responsibility- make sure Bernstein met the deadline for an opera commission. But things kept getting in the way- the centenary of Igor Stravinsky,...

Trixie walked over to her friend and grabbed her by the shoulders. "What is it, Honey?" she asked. "What happened?" "Oh, Trixie," Honey wailed, "I just got the most horrible phone call. H-He said I should call off the bikeathon. He--he said if I didn't--if the bikeathon went on as scheduled next Saturday--that something awful would happen. 'You can be sure of it, ' he said ... "

"Meet the off-road rescue team as they search rough mountain terrain for missing cyclists, winding through narrow dirt roads and trails in their ATVs ..."

Tucked away among Maine's blue highways are stretches of road that are scenic, beautiful, and a joy to discover. In this fully updated edition of Maine's Most Scenic Roads you'll find trips that are close by, or just far enough away to fit whatever kind of escape you're looking for. Tune up the car, pump the bicycle tires, or roll out your motorcycle, and head directly for 25 of Maine's most scenic and pleasurable drives. In Maine's Most Scenic Roads...