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Meet Me in Atlantis: My Obsessive Quest to Find the Sunken City

Mark Adams · Dutton Books
Format: Hardcover

"Adventurous, inquisitive and mirthful, Mark Adams gamely sifts through the eons of rumor, science, and lore to find a place that, in the end, seems startlingly real indeed." -Hampton Sides "Infused with humor and pop culture references, Adams makes what could have been a tedious...
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Top 10 Puerto Rico

Christopher Baker · DK Eyewitness Travel
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Puerto Rico is your pocket guide to the very best of Puerto Rico.Year-round sun and fabulous beaches make Puerto Rico the perfect warm-weather getaway, but there's so much more to explore on this beautiful island. Wander off the beaten path to the misty...
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Journeys Home: Inspiring Stories, Plus Tips and Strategies to Find Your Family History

Andrew McCarthy · National Geographic
Format: Hardcover

Addressing the explosive growth in ancestral travel, this compelling narrative combines intriguing tales of discovery with tips on how to begin your own explorations. Actor and award-winning travel writer Andrew McCarthy's featured story recounts his recent quest to uncover his family's...
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Top 10 Rio de Janeiro

DK Publishing · DK Eyewitness Travel
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Newly revised, updated, and redesigned just in time for the 2016 Olympic Games.True to its name, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Rio de Janeiro covers all the city's major sights and attractions in easy-to-use "top 10" lists that help you plan the vacation that's right...
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: San Francisco & Northern California

DK Publishing · DK Eyewitness Travel
Format: Print book

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: San Francisco & Northern California is your in-depth guide to the very best of San Francisco and its surrounding area. Experience the greatest attractions the region has to offer, from strolling across the Golden Gate Bridge to sunning with sea lions on Pier...
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100 Places You Will Never Visit: The World's Most Secret Locations

Daniel Smith · Quercus
Format: Book

Ever wondered what it takes to get into Fort Knox? Fancied a peek inside the Coca-Cola Safety Deposit Box? Would you dare to visit Three Mile Island? The world is full of secret places that we either dont know about, or couldnt visit even if we wanted to. Now you can glimpse the Tora Bora...
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The Rough Guide to First-Time Europe

Rough Guides · Rough Guides
Format: Print book

The Rough Guide to First-Time Europe tells you everything you need to know before you go on your first trip to Europe, from information about visas and insurance to budgets and packing.This guidebook will help you plan the best possible trip to Europe, with tips on using your phone abroad...
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Family Guide Washington, DC

Dk Publishing. · Dk Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

A family-focused guidebook to Washington, D.C., for traveling with children ages 4 to 12.DK Eyewitness Travel: Family Guide Washington, D.C. gives parents with children ages 4 to 12 the specific, family-friendly information they need to plan a vacation to a city with an abundance of history,...
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Train: Riding the Rails That Created the Modern World-from the Trans-Siberian to the Southwest Chief

Tom Zoellner · Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Pages: 346
Format: Hardcover

A revelatory, entertaining account of the world's most indispensable mode of transportationTom Zoellner loves trains with a ferocious passion. In his new book he chronicles the innovation and sociological impact of the railway technology that changed the world, and could very well change...
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The Nile: A Journey Downriver Through Egypt's Past and Present

Toby Wilkinson · Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pages: 292
Format: Hardcover

A hypnotic journey in the company of one of the world's most acclaimed Egyptologists over the fabled river telling how the Nile continually brought life to an ancient civilization now dead and how it sustained its successors, now in tumult.Renowned Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson leads...
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Eat Dat New Orleans: A Guide to the Unique Food Culture of the Crescent City

Michael Murphy · Countryman Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

An entertaining guidebook celebrating the food and people of New Orleans, highlighting nearly 250 eating spots, from sno-cone stands and food carts to famous restaurants. When Mario Batali was asked his favorite food city, he responded, “New Orleans, hands down.” No city has as many...
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Explorer's Guide Sarasota, Sanibel Island, & Naples

Chelle Koster-Walton · W W Norton
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

The trusted guide to Florida's premier Gulf Coast destinations -- now with a brand-new look! Whether Charlotte Harbor's wild shorelines and preserved estuaries, or Sarasota's historic culture sweetened by sugar magnates, travelers have an in-depth look on the environment, history,...
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The Trigger: Hunting the Assassin Who Brought the World to War

Tim Butcher · Grove Press
Pages: 326
Format: Print book

On a summer morning in Sarajevo almost a hundred years ago, a teenager took a pistol out of his pocket and fired not just the opening rounds of the First World War but the starting gun for modern history. By killing Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Gavrilo...
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Alabama Off the Beaten Path®: A Guide to Unique Places

Jackie Sheckler Finch · Globe Pequot Press; Tenth Edition edition
Format: Book

Alabama Off the Beaten Path features the things travelers and locals want to see and experience--if only they knew about them. From the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits to hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales, Alabama Off the Beaten Path takes the reader...
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