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Frommer's EasyGuide to London 2014

Jason Cochran · FrommerMedia; Pap/Map edition
Format: Print book

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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Mud Season: How One Woman's Dream of Moving to Vermont, Raising Children, Chickens and Sheep, and Running the Old Country Store Pretty Much Led to One Calamity After Another

Ellen Stimson · Countryman Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

After a getaway in gorgeous rural Vermont―its mountains ablaze in autumnal glory, its Main Streets quaint and welcoming―Ellen Stimson and her family make up their minds even before they get back to St. Louis: “We’re moving to Vermont!” The reality, they...
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Birnbaum's Walt Disney World 2014

Birnbaum Travel Guides · Disney Editions
Format: Paperback

Birnbaum's Walt Disney World, the most respected and well-known name in travel guides, takes readers to the world's most popular tourist attraction. Since ours is the only guidebook that's official, this book includes the most accurate information on prices, changes, and new attractions...
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Frommer's Costa Rica 2015

Eliot Greenspan · FrommerMedia; Eighth Edition edition

Written by an outspoken, long-time resident, Frommer’s Costa Rica 2015 shows travelers how to plan and execute the adventure of a lifetime in this vibrant country. This classic Frommer’s series includes exact prices; extraordinarily candid reviews of the best nature sights,...
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Lonely Planet France's Best Trips (Travel Guide)

Oliver Berry · Lonely Planet; 1 edition
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback

Discover the freedom of the open road. Loire Valley: Bring history to life with a tour of the region’s castlesProvence: Discover the finest cuisine and a different pace of lifeThe Alps: Incredible mountain roads and lush valleys39 amazing road trips inside…Inspirational Trip...
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Frommer's Rome

Darwin Porter · Frommers; 20 edition
Format: Paperback

Free full-color, foldout map Insider advice on avoiding the crowds as you explore some of Rome's greatest gems, from the Trevi Fountain to the Vatican. Plus tips for navigating the Eternal City's lovely but less-traveled neighboring towns, like Tivoli and Ostia. Where to find the absolute...
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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 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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Rand McNally 2016 Gift Road Atlas

Rand McNally · Rand McNally; Gift edition
Format: Map

A durable see-through cover enhances the classic Road Atlas, making it travel-ready with added protection against constant use, spills and exposure to the elements. The Rand McNally Road Atlas is the most trusted and best-selling US atlas on the market. This updated North American atlas...
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Frommer's Italy 2015

Eleonora Baldwin · FrommerMedia; Ninth Edition edition
Format: Book

Written by outspoken, authoritative experts, Frommer's Italy 2015 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...
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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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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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Another Great Day at Sea: Life Aboard the USS George H.W. Bush

Geoff Dyer · Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

From a writer "whose genre-jumping refusal to be pinned down [makes him] an exemplar of our era" (NPR), a new book that confirms his power to astound readers. As a child Geoff Dyer spent long hours making and blotchily painting model fighter planes. So the adult Dyer jumped at the chance...
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