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A Passion for Paris: Romanticism and Romance in the City of Light

David Downie · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

"A top-notch walking tour of Paris. . . . The author's encyclopedic knowledge of the city and its artists grants him a mystical gift of access: doors left ajar and carriage gates left open foster his search for the city's magical story. Anyone who loves Paris will adore this joyful...
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1,000 Foods To Eat Before You Die: A Food Lover's Life List

Mimi Sheraton · Workman Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover

The ultimate gift for the food lover. In the same way that 1,000 Places to See Before You Die reinvented the travel book, 1,000 Foods to Eat Before You Die is a joyous, informative, dazzling, mouthwatering life list of the worlds best food. The long-awaited new book in the phenomenal 1,000...
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Lassoing the Sun: A Year in America's National Parks

Mark Woods · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

Many childhood summers, Mark Woods piled into a station wagon with his parents and two sisters and headed to America's national parks. Mark's most vivid childhood memories are set against a backdrop of mountains, woods, and fireflies in places like Redwood, Yosemite, and Grand Canyon national...
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Lonely Planet New England's Best Trips

Lonely Planet. · Lonely Planet Pubns
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Discover the freedom of open roads with Lonely Planet New England's Best Trips, your passport to uniquely encountering New England by car. Featuring 32 amazing road trips, plus up-to-date advice on the destinations you'll visit along...
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25 Places in Canada Every Family Should Visit

Jody Robbins · TouchWood Editions
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback

Canada's 150th birthday is the perfect opportunity to start exploring this country with your kids while finally experiencing the spectacular Canadian destinations you've been dreaming about.Planning a family getaway can be overwhelming, but award-winning freelance travel writer...
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Wild America: A Personal Celebration of the National Parks

David Muench · Rucksack Readers USA
Pages: 100
Format: Print book

Published on John Muir Day (April 21st) and timed to coincide with the centennial of the us national park service.Wild America brings together David Muench, the eminent wilderness photographer, with Roly Smith, the respected outdoor writer. This book celebrates their personal selection...
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How to Travel without Seeing: Dispatches from the New Latin America

Andrs Neuman
Format: Print book

A kaleidoscopic, fast-paced tour of Latin America from one of the Spanish-speaking world's most outstanding writers.Lamenting not having more time to get to know each of the nineteen countries he visits after winning the prestigious Premio Alfaguara, Andrés Neuman b
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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Official Guides to the Appalachian Trail)

Bill Bryson · Broadway; 1ST edition
Pages: 304
Format: Audiobook

A CLASSIC FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ONE SUMMER Back in America after twenty years in Britain, Bill Bryson decided to reacquaint himself with his native country by walking the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine. The AT offers an astonishing...
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Meet Me in Atlantis: My Obsessive Quest to Find the Sunken City

Mark Adams · Dutton Books
Format: Hardcover

"Adventurous, inquisitive and mirthful, Mark Adams gamely sifts through the eons of rumor, science, and lore to find a place that, in the end, seems startlingly real indeed." -Hampton Sides "Infused with humor and pop culture references, Adams makes what could have been a tedious...
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Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland

Dave Barry · G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 229
Format: Print book

A brilliantly funny exploration of the Sunshine State from the man who knows it best: Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times-bestselling author Dave Barry. We never know what will happen next in Florida. We know only that, any minute now, something will. Every few months, Dave Barry...
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111 Places in San Francisco that you must not miss

Floriana Petersen · Emons Verlag
Pages: 240
Format: NOOK Book

San Francisco: the home of hills and valleys, of dreamers and trailblazers, of hippies and hipsters. From the gold rush to the Golden Gate, the City by the Bay has always basked in the glow of its colorful and celebrated history and world-renowned landmarks. But for those who live and love...
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Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North

Blair Braverman · Ecco
Pages: 274
Format: Print book

"A revelatory memoir of the author's efforts to develop the strength and resilience to survive in the demanding landscapes of Norway and Alaska describes her physically exhausting survival endeavors on a ruthless arctic tundra marked by violent natural and human threats."--NoveList.
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The New York Times: 36 Hours, Los Angeles & Beyond

Barbara Ireland · Taschen
Pages: 77
Format: Print book

Pacific windsDestination Los AngelesLos Angeles, America's Pacific megacity, sparkles in the sunshine and hums with creativity. The art, food, and fashion scenes are abuzz, and you bump into Hollywood celebrities at the farmers' market. To get a handle on all this energy can be dizzying,...
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Worth Fighting For: An Army Ranger's Journey Out of the Military and Across America

Rory Fanning · Haymarket Books
Format: Print book

Rory Fannings odyssey is more than a walk across America. It is a gripping story of one young mans intellectual journey from eager soldier to skeptical radical, a look at not only the physical immenseness of the country, its small towns, and highways, but into the enormity of its past,...
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