Review | Under the Wave at Waimea
Set in Hawaii and with a champion surfer as its central character, “Under the Wave at Waimea” introduces us to the global geography of surfing.
Review | Lure of the Beach: A Global History
Robert C. Ritchie guides readers through a comprehensive history of mankind’s love affair with the beach.
Acequias in the U.S. Southwest
In New Mexico and other Southwestern states acequias are channels that are dug to divert water from snow runoff and rivers to irrigate fields.
These Cities are the Most Unaffordable Places to Buy a House in the World
Urban Reform Institute and Frontier Centre for Public Policy evaluated housing markets for 92 metropolitan areas in eight countries to see how affordable they area.
Review | We Are the Land: A History of Native California
We Are the Land: A History of Native California recounts the perspective of the California Indians.