Artisan Creative Books

Books for the adventurous soul

  • The Spirit Dog

    This is the true story of the mysterious and magical dog Black, who adopted Steve Bonham and his companions as they walked the High Atlas Mountains to find the sands of the Sahara. A heartwarming and moving tale of adventure and friendship.

    For each book purchased a contribution will be made to Education for All (Morocco) for their brilliant work in enabling girls to get an education in High Alas Mountains.

    “A touching true story about friendship, love and how one dog united a group of travellers on a perilous adventure through the Altas mountains. A fantastic read.”

    - Maisie, aged 9

  • Stumbling Over Eden

    Stumbling over Eden is an account of the adventures of – in his own words – ‘a slightly overweight bloke from Derby with a dodgy knee’ who takes on a physically and emotionally challenging 540km trek ‘from the mountains to the desert’ across North Africa. A voyage of self-discovery as well as real discovery, it is a journey of serendipity, embracing the different and accepting the unexpected.

    What results is a fantastical tale involving a Krupp cannon, arrest, being tailed by the secret service, the lairs of old warlords, a spirit dog, a lost tribe of dwarfs and an amorous camel. But more than that, it is a story of resilience, companionship, independence, the strange weave of history and the true meaning of adventure

  • How to Survive and Thrive in an Impossible World (2025 edition)

    An Impossible World needs a new kind of survival guide.

    We’re not short of challenges - uncertainty, burnout, disconnection, a rising tide of noise and anxiety. But what if the answer isn’t only in trying to fix the world, but in reimagining how we live in it?

    In this revitalised edition of his much-loved book, psychologist, adventurer and vagabond philosopher Steve Bonham throws out the rulebook and offers something far more radical: a path to psychological rewilding, natural resilience, and a more liberated life.

    Through story, insight and a few well-aimed sparks of mischief, Steve explores how we can thrive in chaos - not by trying to control it, but by learning to dance with it.

    Alongside the original ideas such “Five Rules of the Road for liberated life”, the new book introduces fresh notions like the “Mindful Gap”, the “Mischief Zone”, the “Power of One” and the “Spirit of Abundance”., This is a book for anyone who suspects that the old ways no longer work - and is ready to step into something braver, kinder, and a little wilder.

  • American Wilderness Odyssey: The Companion

    A unique record of a unique journey.

    A guide to the journey, musical and literal, that lies behind American Wilderness Odyssey. Exploring the songs, the stories and the characters. Americana music revisited.

    ​The companion is our way of sharing the journey. The road trips, the treks, the stories behind the songs, the adventures in the studios and how it changed us.

    In a world where sleeve notes and album booklets have disappeared, this is a "new" old way of enjoying music.

    Includes FREE digital download of new music: 15-song album and free e-book copy... and more!

  • A Beautiful Broken Dream

    These days, it is easy to forget the compelling draw that the myth of America has had to peoples of the world – a myth that has shaped our cultures; our history and indeed, our dreams.

    In his own idiosyncratic style, Steve Bonham throws himself into the dust, the dirt, the moonshine and the madness of what really makes America great.

    A Beautiful Broken Dream is a ‘trail book’ of a journey mostly on foot through the great forests of the southern states of the US and then a trip along music road, from Ashville to Nashville and New Orleans Endeavouring to avoid irritable bears, rattlesnakes, agitated natives, over-exuberant creeks, and a whole variety of other challenges, this is a journey into the heart of Appalachia and the Southern States and the music that flows from it. What emerges is a wry, funny, provocative and highly personal view of this land and the ‘truth’ it holds for all of us.