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Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey into the Heart of America

JAMES FALLOWS · Pantheon
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

A unique, revelatory portrait of the civic and economic renewal already taking place across America, town by town and generally out of view of the national media. A surprisingly hopeful view of the country between its coasts.For the last five years, James and Deborah Fallows have been traveling...
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Bella Figura: How to Live, Love, and Eat the Italian Way

Kamin Mohammadi · Knopf
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

One woman's story of finding beauty, and herself--and a practical guide to living a better life, the Italian way!Kamin Mohammadi, a magazine editor in London, should have been on top of the world. But after heartbreak and loneliness, the stress of her "dream life" was ruining...
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Fodor's Rome

FODOR'S TRAVEL GUIDES. · Fodor's
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback

Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for more than 80 years. Packed with landmark sights, world-renowned museums, awe-inspiring churches, fabulous trattorias, and, of course, the Vatican, Rome is a city that's worth...
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Germany: A Literary Anthology

Brian Melican · Interlink Pub Group
Format: Book

xx, 240 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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National Geographic Guide to Scenic Highways & Byways - The 300 BEST Drives in the United States

National Geographic · National Geographic
Pages: 495
Format: Paperback

Describes the scenery, history, and points of interest along three hundred scenic routes across the United States.
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In a Rocket Made of Ice: Among the Children of Wat Opot

Gail Gutradt · Alfred A Knopf
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

A beautifully told, inspiring true story of one woman's volunteer experiences at an orphanage in rural Cambodia - a book that embodies the belief that love, compassion, and generosity of spirit can overcome even the most fearsome of obstacles. Gail Gutradt was at a crossroads in her life...
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City Squares: Eighteen Writers on the Spirit and Significance of Squares Around the World

Catie Marron · Harpercollins, 2016.
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

In this important collection, eighteen renowned writers, including David Remnick, Zadie Smith, Rebecca Skloot, Rory Stewart, and Adam Gopnik evoke the spirit and history of some of the world's most recognized and significant city squares, accompanied by illustrations from equally distinguished...
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Travels with Henry James

Henry James · Nation Books
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

"To travel with James in these pages is to take an unhurried vacation with a thoroughly seasoned, supremely cultivated, acutely intelligent companion. Our guide is a curious, engaged observer not only of landscapes and streets and cathedrals but also of paintings and plays and the characteristics...
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Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2015: The Best Trends, Destinations, Journeys & Experiences for the Year Ahead

James Bainbridge · Lonely Planet
Pages: 206
Format: Paperback

The best places to go and things to do all around the world in 2015! Drawing on the knowledge, passion and miles travelled by Lonely Planet's staff, authors and online community, we present a year's worth of travel inspiration to take you out of the ordinary and into some unforgettable...
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Follow the Money: A Month in the Life of a Ten-Dollar Bill

Steve Boggan · Aurum Press Ltd; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

What do you do if you want to really understand a country, to understand its people and feel its heartbeat? You can follow the rest of the tourists, or you can take the advice of Watergate reporter Bob Woodward's source, 'Deep Throat', and 'follow the money.'Starting...
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Rhythm of the Wild: A Life Inspired by Alaska's Denali National Park

Kim Heacox · Lyons Press
Format: Hardcover

From Kim Heacox, the acclaimed author of The Only Kayak and John Muir and the Ice That Started a Fire, comes Rhythm of the Wild, an Alaska memoir focused on Denali National Park. Music runs through every page of this book, as do stories, rivers and wolves. At its heart, Rhythm of the Wild...
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Hallowed Ground: A Walk at Gettysburg

James McPherson · Zenith Press
Format: Hardcover

Enjoy this fully illustrated edition of Hallowed Ground by James M McPherson one of todays greatest Civil War historiansJames M McPherson the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom and arguably the finest Civil War historian in the world walks readers through the Gettysburg...
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Eat St.: Recipes from the Tastiest, Messiest, and Most Irresistible Food Trucks

James Cunningham · Pintail
Format: Paperback

Eat St. is a lip-smacking celebration of North America’s tastiest, messiest, and most irresistible street food. Join James Cunningham on the ultimate cross-country culinary road trip to find the most daring, delicious, and inventive street food across the country. And now you can make...
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Stringer: A Reporter's Journey in the Congo

Anjan Sundaram · Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

In the powerful travel-writing tradition of Ryszard Kapuscinski and V.S. Naipaul, a haunting memoir of a dangerous and disorienting year of self-discovery in one of the world's unhappiest countries.
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