Books

Full Cycle$15.95

This compelling memoir shows how two parents, their 17-year-old son and 16-year old daughter pulled together as they cycled 1,000 kilometers from east to west across Spain. Parents will love this heartwarming success story, and mountain bikers will drool over the gorgeous descriptions of the trail the family rode through mountains, plains, plateaus and plazas.

Alive in the Killing Fields$15.95

This powerful title from National Geographic tells the tragic yet inspiring story of Nawuth Keat, a child in war-torn Cambodia. He lost most of his family, but his cleverness, courage, and love of life helped him to endure. Martha Kendall met Nawuth when he enrolled in her World Literature class at San Jose City College. In his rough English, he described the ordeals of his childhood. Marty offered to write his story down for him--and now here it is. Recommended for readers age 12 and up.

The Erie Canal$18.95

People said, “You can’t make water run uphill.” They thought it would be impossible to build a canal across mountains and through wilderness. Thomas Jefferson said it couldn’t be done. James Madison said it couldn’t be done. But DeWitt Clinton proved them wrong. Thanks to him, the eighth wonder of the world was created. It was called the Erie Canal, and it changed America forever.