Mark Synnott’s “The Third Pole,” tracks an expedition to find the body of one Sandy Irvine, a member of the 1924, British attempt on Mt. Everest. Irvine, and his partner George Mallory, disappeared and were lost to history until the …
Read: The Girl Explorers
Jayne Zanglein’s “The Girl Explorers” shines a light on the accomplishments of intrepid female explorers, many of whom never received the credit they deserved. In fact, many are almost entirely lost to history. And before you go thinking “Ah ya, …
Creative: Young Rafa
Rafa Nadal just won his 21st grand slam tournament placing him first on the all-time list. This is a monumental achievement, especially since Nadal was considered a clay-court specialist, at least early in his career. Long hair, no sleeves, and …
Read: Life List
Olivia Gentile’s “Life List,” is the story of one woman’s insatiable quest for birds. This is a story that in some ways is difficult to believe because the lengths to which Phoebe Snetsinger went traveling the far reaches of the …
Read: On Assignment
James R. Larison’s “On Assignment” is a memoir of life as a National Geographic filmmaker. Many of us at some point in our photographic lives uttered, “Sure would love to work for Nat Geo.” I’ve been fortunate enough to be …
Read: Sea State
Tabitha Lasley’s memoir “Sea State” is described as a book about a woman seeking a world without men, but for me it was about one woman being honest. Honest about what? Name it. Her work life, living situation, relationships and …
Read: This Is How They Tell Me The World Ends
Nicole Perlroth’s “This Is How They Tell Me The World Ends” is a masterclass on the darkness and light of the “SIGINT” world, or to the layman, cyberwar. If you already know about Sandworm, Stuxnet, NotPetya then by all means …