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Rick Steves' German Phrase Book & Dictionary

Rick Steves · Avalon Travel Publishing; Seventh Edition edition
Format: Print book

Guten Tag! From ordering bratwurst in Munich to making new friends in the Rhine Valley, it helps to speak some of the native tongue. Rick Steves, bestselling author of travel guides to Europe, offers well-tested phrases and key words to cover every situation a traveler is likely to encounter....
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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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Uganda Be Kidding Me

Chelsea Handler · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Wherever Chelsea Handler travels, one thing is certain: she always ends up in the land of the ridiculous. Now, in this uproarious collection, she sneaks her sharp wit through airport security and delivers her most absurd and hilarious stories ever. On safari in Africa, it's anyone's...
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Rand Mcnally 2015 Road Atlas

Rand McNally · Rand McNally; SPI edition
Format: Book

The Rand McNally Road Atlas is the most trusted and best-selling US atlas on the market. This updated North American atlas contains maps of every U.S. state and Canadian province, an overview map of Mexico, and detailed inset maps of over 350 cities and 20 U.S. national parks. Road construction...
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Frommer's EasyGuide to Madrid and Barcelona 2014

Patricia Harris · FrommerMedia
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 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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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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Footprints in New York: Tracing the Lives of Four Centuries of New Yorkers

James Nevius · Lyons Press; First edition
Format: Book

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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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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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 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 the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy

Frances Mayes · Broadway Books; First edition. edition
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

Frances Mayes—widely published poet, gourmet cook, and travel writer—opens the door to a wondrous new world when she buys and restores an abandoned villa in the spectacular Tuscan countryside. In evocative language, she brings the reader along as she discovers the beauty and simplicity...
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Alexandria: The Last Nights of Cleopatra

Peter Stothard · Overlook Hardcover
Format: Hardcover

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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