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Lonely Planet. · Lonely Planet Pubns
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher For everyone who loves travel and trying the local delicacies, this beautifully illustrated hardback is the must-have handbook to a year's worth of perfect weekends around the world for food lovers. Featured trails include...
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Fodor's In Focus Charleston: with Hilton Head & the Lowcountry

Fodor's · Fodor's
Format: Print book

Fodor's correspondents highlight the best of Charleston, including historic downtown attractions, famed cuisine, lovely inns, and scenic nearby plantations. Our local experts vet every recommendation to ensure you make the most of your time, whether it's your first trip or your...
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White Eskimo: Knud Rasmussen's Fearless Journey into the Heart of the Arctic

Stephen R. Bown · Da Capo
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

Among the explorers made famous for revealing hitherto impenetrable cultures - T. E. Lawrence and Wilfred Thesiger in the Middle East, Richard Burton in Africa - Knud Rasmussen stands out not only for his physical bravery but also for the beauty of his writing. Part Danish, part Inuit,...
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Strange Stones: Dispatches from East and West

Peter Hessler · Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback

Full of unforgettable figures and an unrelenting spirit of adventure, Strange Stones is a far-ranging, thought-provoking collection of Peter Hessler’s best reportage—a dazzling display of the powerful storytelling, shrewd cultural insight, and warm sense of humor that are the trademarks...
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Embracing Cuba

Byron Motley · University Press of Florida
Pages: 210
Format: Print book

"Words alone do not do Cuba justice. They depict only fragments of her mystery and beauty, her strength and fragility, her spirit and song. And so I turn to my cameras . . ." - from the introduction, Embracing Cuba "Motley's images of Cuba's people, arts, design, and public...
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Driving Hungry: A Memoir

Layne Mosler · Pantheon Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A delicious memoir that takes us from Buenos Aires to New York to Berlin as the author, driven by wanderlust and an unrelenting appetite, finds purpose, passion, and unexpected flavor. After putting her dream of opening her own restaurant on hold, Layne Mosler moves to Buenos Aires to write...
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The Rose Hotel: A Memoir of Secrets, Loss, and Love From Iran to America

Rahimeh Andalibian · National Geographic
Format: Hardcover

A country in chaos, a clash of civilizations, and a family torn asunder. In this searing memoir, Rahimeh Andalibian struggles to make sense of two brutal crimes a rape, solved by her father, and a murder, of which her beloved oldest brother stands accused. She takes us first into her familys...
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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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Bulls Before Breakfast: Running with the Bulls and Celebrating Fiesta de San Fermín in Pamplona, Spain

Peter N. Milligan · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Ever since Ernest Hemingway popularized the fiesta de San Fermín with the publication of The Sun Also Rises in 1926, the world has been enthralled with the concept of running with the bulls. For millions, running with the bulls remains on their bucket list, and for Hemingway fans it is a lifelong...
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Barn Find Road Trip: 3 Guys, 14 Days and 1000 Lost Collector Cars Discovered

Tom Cotter · Motorbooks International
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Great collector cars are still out there--just waiting to be found!Sadly, there is very little reality in reality TV. That wouldn't be so bad except for the fact that these shows are the only TV shows for the barn-find collector car aficionado.Barn Find Road Trip is the antidote to all the manufactured...
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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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Wide-Open World: How Volunteering Around the Globe Changed One Family's Lives Forever

John Marshall · Ballantine Books; First Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

For readers of Three Cups of Tea; Eat, Pray, Love; and Wild comes the inspiring story of an ordinary American family that embarks on an extraordinary journey. Wide-Open World follows the Marshall family as they volunteer their way around the globe, living in a monkey sanctuary in Costa...
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Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

David Sedaris · Little, Brown and Company; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

A guy walks into a bar car and...From here the story could take many turns. When this guy is David Sedaris, the possibilities are endless, but the result is always the same: he will both delight you with twists of humor and intelligence and leave you deeply moved. Sedaris remembers his father's...
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Paris Letters

Janice MacLeod · Sourcebooks
Format: Paperback

A New York Times bestsellerFinding love and freedom in a pen, a paintbrush...and ParisHow much money does it take to quit your job?Exhausted and on the verge of burnout, Janice poses this questions to herself as she doodles on a notepad at her desk. Surprisingly, the answer isnt as daunting...
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Great Escapes: Enjoy the World at Your Leisure

Lonely Planet · Lonely Planet; 1 edition
Format: Print book

Beach paradises. Luxury hideaways. Cultural thrills. The perfect getaway. Great Escapes showcases the worlds most enjoyable escapes celebrates the sheer pleasure of travel. Take time out to indulge in romantic getaways, culinary adventures, musical journeys and family holidays. Or simply...
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