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Frommer's Hawaii 2013

Jeanette Foster · Frommers; 8 edition
Format: Paperback

Full color throughout.Free full-color, foldout map.Completely updated every year.Each of our candid hotel reviews is based on a detailed personal inspection. You'll find lavish beachfront resorts, intimate rain-forest B&Bs, family-friendly condos, and much, much more. Our dining...
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Rick Steves Best of Italy

Rick Steves · Avalon Travel
Pages: 576
Format: Print book

Experience the best of the best with Rick Steves Best of Italy. Rick Steves Best of Italy puts the very best of Italy in your hands, with Rick's straightforward, time-tested advice in an easily scannable format so you can quickly find what you need on the go. With Rick's strategic...
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On the Front Line: The Collected Journalism of Marie Colvin

Marie Colvin · HarperPress
Format: Paperback

Veteran Sunday Times war correspondent, Marie Colvin was killed in February 2012 when covering the uprising in Syria. Winner of the Orwell Special Prize ‘On the Front Line’ is a collection of her finest work, a portion of the proceeds from which will go to the Marie Colvin...
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Traveling in Place: A History of Armchair Travel

Bernd Stiegler · University Of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover

Armchair travel may seem like an oxymoron. Doesnt travel require us to leave the house? And yet, anyone who has lost herself for hours in the descriptive pages of a novel or the absorbing images of a film knows the very real feeling of having explored and experienced a different place or time...
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Frommer's EasyGuide to Paris 2014

Margie Rynn · FrommerMedia; Pap/Map edition
Format: Paperback

Selling for a lower price than any similar guidebook, and deliberately limited to a short 256 pages, this EasyGuide is an exercise in creating easily-absorbed travel information. It emphasizes the authentic experiences in each destination:the most important attractions, the classic method...
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Frommer's Walt Disney World and Orlando

Laura Lea Miller · Frommers; 14 edition
Format: Paperback

Insider advice on all the major theme parks in Orlando, from Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando’s Islands of Adventures. Our author, a longtime theme park aficionado and the mother of five, has done it all.Where to find the best...
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Savage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, and Michael Rockefeller's Tragic Quest for Primitive Art

Carl Hoffman · HarperCollins Publishers
Pages: 322
Format: Hardcover

The mysterious disappearance of Michael Rockefeller in New Guinea in 1961 has kept the world and his powerful, influential family guessing for years. Now, Carl Hoffman uncovers startling new evidence that finally tells the full, astonishing story.Despite exhaustive searches, no trace of Rockefeller...
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Frommer's EasyGuide to New York City 2014

Pauline Frommer · FrommerMedia; Pap/Map edition
Format: Paperback

Selling for a lower price than any similar guidebook, and deliberately limited to a short 256 pages, this EasyGuide is an exercise in creating easily-absorbed travel information. It emphasizes the authentic experiences in each destination:the most important attractions, the classic method...
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Birnbaum's 2016 Walt Disney World: The Official Guide

Birnbaum Guides · Disney Editions
Format: Print book

Birnbaum is the most respected and well-known name in Disney guides--and the only official guide. This updated edition of Birnbaum's Walt Disney World Resort takes readers through Disney's biggest resort with ease and flair and includes the most accurate, current information on prices and attractions.
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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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More Curious

Sean Wilsey · McSweeney's; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

In More Curious, Sean Wilsey travels across the U.S., from the launchpad at Cape Canaveral, to the isolated artists' enclave of Marfa, Texas, to the boardrooms and ballrooms of post–9/11 New York City. Wherever he is, Wilsey captures his surroundings with the precision of a photographer...
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Frommer's Spain

Patricia Harris · FrommerMedia; 20th Edition edition
Format: Print book

Written by outspoken, authoritative experts, Frommer’s Spain shows travelers how to experience the country the way the locals do. This classic Frommers series includes exact prices; candid reviews of the best restaurants, attractions and hotels in every price range (from hostels to glamorous...
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Perfect Phrases for ESL Everyday Situations: With 1,000 Phrases

Natalie Gast · McGraw Hill
Pages: 175
Format: Paperback

USE JUST THE RIGHT PHRASES AND NAVIGATE DAILY LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES LIKE A NATIVE SPEAKER OF ENGLISH How do you ask for directions? What questions should you ask a potential babysitter? How do you explain your allergies to a healthcare professional? This handy reference is your guide...
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