Kelly, Shannon

Presents a comprehensive travel guide to Costa Rica, and provides information on accommodations and restaurants, wildlife, historic sites and tours, and the history of the region.

Discusses the controversy surrounding reality television programs, including its origins, its negative effects on society, and its future.

Provides information about Lyme disease, discussing what it is, how people get it, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, the aftermath of infection, and prevention.

A region-by-region traveler's guide to Brazil that covers historic sites, cultural attractions, recreation, restaurants, and lodgings and provides maps, itineraries, alphabetized travel tips, and close-ups of special topics such as wine, the gaucho, and Carnival in Salvador.