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Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey into the Heart of America
JAMES FALLOWS · Pantheon Pages: 432 Format: Hardcover
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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
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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
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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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In a Rocket Made of Ice: Among the Children of Wat Opot
Gail Gutradt · Alfred A Knopf Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover
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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
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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
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"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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Follow the Money: A Month in the Life of a Ten-Dollar Bill
Steve Boggan · Aurum Press Ltd; Reprint edition Format: Paperback
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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