The essays here are reflections on personal and unique people and ideas from around the world. Some of the people, I've met in far off places, and some were family, ranging from a humble Cambodian doctor to my Swiss ancestors. The places described are varied in their impact on people, from toxic silver mines to the front lines of war.

• Mrs. Doctor

• Once Upon a Glacier

• Great Lake, Uyuni

• Potosi Silver Mine

• Cambodia-Sex and Politics

• John Ammon Remembered

• John Ammon Photo Gallery

• From Switzerland

• The Ultimate Voyage-Space

• Love, Sex and Religion--Murder in Muslim Morocco

• A Bridge and Memory Over The River Kwai