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Epic Hikes of the Americas 1

LONELY PLANET. - ‎Lonely Planet
Format: Hardcover

Lace up your hiking boots for the next in Lonely Planet's highly successful Epic Hikes series, this time exploring 50 of the Americas' most rewarding treks and trails. From Canada's longest hut-to-hut hike, the Sunshine Coast Trail, to a descent through Havasu Canyon in the USA,...
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Forest Walking: Discovering the Trees and Woodlands of North America

Peter Wohlleben - ‎Greystone Books
Format: Paperback

Awaken your senses and learn how to be a forest detective - with Peter Wohlleben, New York Times-bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees."This book will fast-track you into the joys of spending time amongst the trees." - Tristan Gooley, author of The Lost Art of Reading...
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Mosses of the Northern Forest: A Photographic Guide (The Northern Forest Atlas Guides)

Jerry Jenkins - Comstock Publishing Associates
Format: Paperback

The Northern Forest Region lies between the oak forests of the eastern United States and the boreal forests of eastern Canada. It is, collectively, one of the largest and most continuous temperate forests left in the world and, like much of the biosphere, it is at risk. This guide is an essential...
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Landscaping For Dummies

Teri Chace - For Dummies
Format: Paperback

Create an eye-catching outdoor oasis with this no-nonsense guide to landscaping As families spend more time at home, they're expanding their living space to their yards, decks, and patios. When you're ready to upgrade the look of your landscape, Landscaping For Dummies offers advice...
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The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think

Jennifer Ackerman - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

"There is the mammal way and there is the bird way." But the bird way is much more than a unique pattern of brain wiring, and lately, scientists have taken a new look at bird behaviors they have, for years, dismissed as anomalies or mysteries -- What they are finding is upending...
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Everything Left to Remember: My Mother, Our Memories, and a Journey Through the Rocky Mountains

Steph Jagger - ‎Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover

BETWEEN TWO KINGDOMS meets WILD. In this heart wrenching and inspirational memoir a woman and her mother, who is suffering from Alzheimer's, embark on a road trip through national parks, revisiting the memories, and the mountains, that made them who they are.Steph Jagger lost her mother...
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In Pursuit of Jefferson: Traveling through Europe with the Most Perplexing Founding Father

Derek Baxter - ‎Sourcebooks
Format: Hardcover

A debut that combines historical nonfiction with travel books, for fans of Bill Bryson and Tony Horwitz, In Pursuit of Jefferson is the story of an American on a journey through Europe, following the epic trail of Thomas Jefferson.A controversial founding father. A man ready for a change....
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French Phrases for Beginners: A Foolproof Guide to Everyday Terms Every Traveler Needs to Know (Pocket Guides)

Gail Stein - Alpha
Format: Paperback

Sound like a native in no time!You've decided to cross off a bucket list item by visiting France or one of the many countries where French is spoken - but you don't know much more than a few words en français. With everything you need to pack for your trip, you won't want to lug around...
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French in 3 Months with Free Audio App: Your Essential Guide to Understanding and Speaking French

Ronald Overy - ‎DK
Format: Paperback

Learn to speak French in as little as 3 months, and impress with your new language skills!This educational fact-filled French language guide has a fresh new look and an accompanying audio app to get you speaking, reading and writing in French quickly and effortlessly. Inside this exciting...
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A Brief History of Thailand: Monarchy, War and Resilience: The Fascinating Story of the Gilded Kingdom at the Heart of Asia

Richard A. Ruth - ‎Tuttle Publishing
Format: Paperback‏

A Brief History of Thailand offers an engaging look at the country's last 250 years - from coups and violent massacres to the invention of Pad Thai in the 1930's. Readers will learn the vibrant story of Thailand's emergence as a prosperous Buddhist state, its transformation...
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