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The New York Times: Footsteps: From Ferrante's Naples to Hammett's San Francisco, Literary Pilgrimages Around the World

New York Times · Three Rivers Press
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

A curated collection of the New York Times' travel column, "Footsteps," exploring iconic authors' relationships to landmarks and cities around the world Before Nick Carraway was drawn into Daisy and Gatsby's sparkling, champagne-fueled world in The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald...
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The Broken Road: From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos

Patrick Leigh Fermor · Random House Inc
Pages: 362
Format: Hardcover

In the winter of 1933, eighteen-year-old Patrick ("Paddy") Leigh Fermor set out on a walk across Europe, starting in Holland and ending in Constantinople, a trip that took him almost a year. Decades later, Leigh Fermor told the story of that life-changing journey in A Time of Gifts...
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The Trigger: Hunting the Assassin Who Brought the World to War

Tim Butcher · Grove Press
Pages: 326
Format: Print book

On a summer morning in Sarajevo almost a hundred years ago, a teenager took a pistol out of his pocket and fired not just the opening rounds of the First World War but the starting gun for modern history. By killing Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Gavrilo...
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Hidden Mickeys: A Field Guide to Walt Disney World's Best Kept Secrets

Steven M. Barrett · SMBBooks
Pages: 343
Format: Paperback

"Hidden Mickey Guy" Steven Barrett searches all through the theme parks and resort hotels and everywhere else on Walt Disney World property for camouflaged images of Mickey Mouse to bring his Field Guide to Walt Disney World's Hidden Mickeys up-to-date with his latest findings....
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World's Best Cities: Celebrating 220 Great Destinations

National Geographic · National Geographic Soc
Format: Hardcover

Delving into the heart and soul of more than 225 cities around the globe, World's Best Cities is a glossy, glorious tribute to cosmopolitan life. In photos and words, this irresistible volume showcases long-established great cities like Paris, Rome, New York, London, and Tokyo, as well...
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The Streets of Paris: A Guide to the City of Light Following in the Footsteps of Famous Parisians Throughout History

SUSAN CAHILL · St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

From the author of Hidden Gardens of Paris, The Streets of Paris is Susan Cahill's wonderfully unique guide to present-day Paris following in the footsteps of famous Parisians through the last 800 years.For hundreds of years, the City of Light has set the stage for larger-than-life characters...
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Epic Drives of the World

LONELY PLANET. · Lonely Planet
Pages: 328
Format: Hardcover

Buckle up for the next installment of Lonely Planet's Epic series: Epic Drives of the World. This beautifully illustrated hardcover features 50 classic road trips across the world, with 150 additional suggestions for both long and short drives. Each trip includes a first-hand description,...
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Good sam rv travel & savings guide 2017

Good Sam Enterprises. · Good Sam Pub
Pages: 1736
Format: Print book

With over 12, 500 locations listed across the United States and Canada, the new Good Sam RV Travel & Savings Guide is the only print edition of RV parks and campgrounds in North America. Ever popular with RVing and traveling consumers, the 2017 Good Sam RV Travel & Savings Guide edition...
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The Outer Beach: A Thousand-Mile Walk on Cape Cod's Atlantic Shore

Robert Finch · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

A poignant, candid chronicle of a beloved nature writer's fifty-year relationship with an iconic American landscape.Those who have encountered Cape Cod -- or merely dipped into an account of its rich history -- know that it is a singular place. Robert Finch writes of its beaches: "No...
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That's Not English: Britishisms, Americanisms, and What Our English Says About Us

Erin Moore · Gotham
Format: Hardcover

An expats witty and insightful exploration of English and American cultural differences through the lens of language that will leave readers gobsmackedIn Thats Not English, the seemingly superficial differences between British and American English open the door to a deeper exploration...
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Quixotic Key West & the Lower Keys Travel Guide

Karuna Eberl · Quixotic Travel Guides
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

Winner Best Travel Book - American Book Fest Finalist Best Interior Graphic Design The peculiar tropical paradise at the end of the road draws millions of visitors, but many miss out on its true spirit and hidden places. Now, you won t endure such a fate. This 288-page, full-color guide...
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My First Summer in the Sierra

John Muir · Houghton Mifflin
Pages: 271
Format: Book

Muir kept this Journal on his first extended trip to Yosemite in 1869. Here he faithfully recorded his impressions of the dazzling animal and plant life he encountered in the magnificant Sierra.
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Explorer's Guide Buffalo & Niagara Falls

CHRISTINE A SMYCZYNSKI · Countryman Press
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

An all- new guide to the famous vacation destinationThe Empire State is home to some of the nation's most astounding natural and cultural wonders. From beautiful Lake Erie to the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains mountains to historically rich Buffalo, this region has the makings for a world-class...
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Women's London: A Tour Guide to Great Lives

Rachel Kolsky · IMM Lifestyle
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback

Discover the women who shaped London through the centuries and the legacy they left behind.The only guidebook focused on the women who have shaped London through the centuriesOriginal self-guided walking tours take you to historic areas where important women lived, worked, and are commemoratedDiscover...
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