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Lonely Planet Italy's Best Trips

Lonely Planet · Lonely Planet; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisherDiscover the freedom of the open road while touring Italy with Lonely Planet's Italy's Best Trips, your passport to the most up-to-date advice on unique Italian experiences that await you along Italy's roadways. This...
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Under Magnolia: A Southern Memoir

Frances Mayes · Crown; First Edition first Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

A lyrical and evocative memoir from Frances Mayes, the Bard of Tuscany, about coming of age in the Deep South and the region's powerful influence on her life.The author of three beloved books about her life in Italy, including Under the Tuscan Sun and Every Day in Tuscany, Frances Mayes...
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The Nile: A Journey Downriver Through Egypt's Past and Present

Toby Wilkinson · Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pages: 292
Format: Hardcover

A hypnotic journey in the company of one of the world's most acclaimed Egyptologists over the fabled river telling how the Nile continually brought life to an ancient civilization now dead and how it sustained its successors, now in tumult.Renowned Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson leads...
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Frommer's EasyGuide to France 2015

Margie Rynn · FrommerMedia; Second Edition edition
Format: Print book

Five long-time residents of France have here combined their talents to compress the highlights of that nation into one, 256-page volume: Paris, Normandy, The Loire Valley, Provence and the French Riviera. Since most visitors confine their trips to three-or-so of these five areas, and rarely...
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Headhunters on My Doorstep: A True Treasure Island Ghost Story

J. Maarten Troost · Gotham
Format: Hardcover

The bestselling author of The Sex Lives of Cannibals recounts his latest hilarious misadventures in the South Pacific, following in the footsteps of his unlikely idol, Robert Louis Stevenson  Readers and critics alike adore J. Maarten Troost for his signature wry and witty take on the adventure...
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Lonely Planet Ireland's Best Trips

Oda O'Carroll · Lonely Planet; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Discover the freedom of open roads while touring Ireland with Lonely Planet's Ireland's Best Trips, your passport to up-to-date advice on unique experiences that await you along Ireland's roadways. Featuring 34 amazing...
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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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Brazil

Michael Palin · Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover

Michael Palin has traveled around the world, exploring countless countries for the BBC. Now, Palin treks Brazil for the first time for a new BBC series, which went on the air in October 2012, and discovers the incredible diversity of this nation, one of four new global superpowers. From...
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Mastering the Art of French Eating: Lessons in Food and Love from a Year in Paris

Ann Mah · Pamela Dorman Books
Format: Hardcover

The memoir of a young diplomat’s wife who must reinvent her dream of living in Paris—one dish at a timeWhen journalist Ann Mah’s diplomat husband is given a three-year assignment in Paris, Ann is overjoyed. A lifelong foodie and Francophile, she immediately begins plotting...
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Cool Japan: A Guide to Tokyo, Kyoto, Tohoku and Japanese Culture Past and Present

Sumiko Kajiyama · Museyon
Format: Paperback

Written by local expert Sumiko Kajiyama, Cool Japan is a three-part travel guide that explores the heart of Japanese culture and must-see places from a uniquely Japanese perspective. First, visit Kyoto, where you will discover 1,000 years of history from the ancient love story the Tale...
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Only in Spain: A Foot-Stomping, Firecracker of a Memoir about Food, Flamenco, and Falling in Love

Nellie Bennett · Sourcebooks
Format: Print book

Why dont you...run away with the gypsies?Ten-hour shifts in a high-end department store and catering to snooty customers...Nellie Bennetts life wasnt supposed to turn out this way. But maybe all she needs to do is infuse a little passion into her routine—through flamenco dance lessons,...
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