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Our Woman in Havana: Reporting Castro's Cuba
Sarah Rainsford · Oneworld Publications
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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It was only when I reread Our Man in Havana that I realised I shared a street with the hapless spy hero of Graham Greene's novel. My office was just a short distance from the fictional vacuum cleaner store run by Jim Wormold ... A piece of paper strapped to the swirling, rusted window... |
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The Footloose American: Following the Hunter S. Thompson Trail Across South America
Brian Kevin · Broadway Books
Format: Paperback
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An adventure-filled and thought-provoking travelogue along Hunter S. Thompson's forgotten route through South AmericaIn 1963, twenty-five-year-old Hunter S. Thompson completed a yearlong journey across South America, filing a series of dispatches for an upstart paper called the National... |
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Brazil
Michael Palin · Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover
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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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Frommer's Alaska Cruises and Ports of Call 2010
Fran Wenograd Golden · Frommers; 5 edition
Format: Paperback
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Completely updated every year, Frommer's Alaska Cruises & Ports of Call features photos of all the major ship classes that sail to Alaska. You'll also get up-to-the-minute coverage of all the lines servicing Alaska, as well as; in-depth ship coverage so you can choose the ship... |
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Frommer's EasyGuide to France 2015
Margie Rynn · FrommerMedia; Second Edition edition
Format: Print book
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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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Traveling in Place: A History of Armchair Travel
Bernd Stiegler · University Of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover
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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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Lonely Planet Italy's Best Trips
Lonely Planet · Lonely Planet; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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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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Frommer's Ireland 2011 (Frommer's Complete Guides)
Christi Daugherty · Frommers; 21 edition
Pages: 720
Format: Paperback
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Hundreds of color photosFree pocket map inside,plus easy-to-read maps throughoutExact prices, directions, opening hours,and other practical informationCandid reviews of hotels and restaurants,plus sights, shopping, and nightlifeItineraries, walking tours, and trip-planning ideasInsider... |
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Perfect Phrases for ESL Everyday Situations: With 1,000 Phrases
Natalie Gast · McGraw Hill
Pages: 175
Format: Paperback
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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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Footprints in New York: Tracing the Lives of Four Centuries of New Yorkers
James Nevius · Lyons Press; First edition
Format: Book
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New York City experts James and Michelle Nevius explore the lives of two dozen iconic New Yorkers, including Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, Central Park architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, business titan JP Morgan, and music legend Bob Dylan. Beginning with the oldest... |
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Cool Japan: A Guide to Tokyo, Kyoto, Tohoku and Japanese Culture Past and Present
Sumiko Kajiyama · Museyon
Format: Paperback
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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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Frommer's Italy 2012
Darwin Porter · Frommers; 7 edition
Format: Paperback
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Full-color throughoutFree full-color, foldout mapCompletely updated every yearInsider advice on avoiding the crowds as you explore some of Italy's greatest gems, from the Uffizi in Florence to the Vatican Museum in Rome, and from the ruins at Pompeii to Venice's St. Mark's basilica.... |
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Alexandria: The Last Nights of Cleopatra
Peter Stothard · Overlook Hardcover
Format: Hardcover
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When Peter Stothard editor of the Times Literary Supplement finds himself stranded in Alexandria in the winter of after his flight to South Africa has been cancelled he sets out to explore a nation on the brink of revolution Guided by two native Egyptians Stothard traces his own life-long... |
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