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Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen

Mary Norris · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

The beloved Comma Queen returns with a buoyant and charming book about language, love, and the wine-dark sea.In her New York Times best-selling Between You & Me, Mary Norris delighted readers with her irreverent tales of pencils, punctuation, and punctiliousness over three decades in The New Yorker's...
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Lonely Planet Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Lonely Planet · Lonely Planet
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Lonely Planet: The world's number one travel guide publisher* Lonely Planet's Great Smoky Mountains National Park is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Hike on the mother of all footpaths, the Appalachian...
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The Sun Is a Compass: A 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds

Caroline Van Hemert · Little, Brown Spark
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

For fans of Hope Jahren, Helen MacDonald, and Cheryl Strayed, the gripping story of a biologist's journey from Washington State to high above the Arctic Circle -- traveling across remote and rugged terrain solely by human power -- to rediscover birds, the natural world, and her own love...
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The Impossible Climb: Alex Honnold, El Capitan, and the Climbing Life

Mark Synnott · Dutton
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

"One of the most compelling accounts of a climb and the climbing ethos that I've ever read." --Sebastian JungerThe Impossible Climb climaxes with Alex Honnold's unprecedented, almost unimaginable feat: a 3,000-foot vertical climb up El Capitan in Yosemite, without a rope....
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100 Dives of a Lifetime: The World's Ultimate Underwater Destinations

Carrie Miller · National Geographic
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

Explore 100 breathtaking scuba diving sites around the world--from the cenotes of Mexico to the best wreck in Micronesia--through stunning National Geographic photography, expert tips, and cutting-edge travel advice.Filled with more than 350 images from National Geographic, 100 Dives of a Lifetime...
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Gumbo Life: Tales from the Roux Bayou

Ken Wells · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

A sprightly, deeply personal narrative about how gumbo -- for 250 years a Cajun and Creole secret -- has become one of the world's most beloved dishes.Ask any self-respecting Louisianan who makes the best gumbo and the answer is universal: "Momma." The product of a melting...
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A Year in Paris: Season by Season in the City of Light

John Baxter · Harper Perennial
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

A Paperback OriginalFrom the incomparable John Baxter, the bestselling author of The Most Beautiful Walk in the World, a sumptuous and definitive portrait of Paris through the seasons, highlighting the unique tastes, sights, and changing personality of the city in spring, summer, fall,...
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An Arabian Journey: One Man's Quest Through the Heart of the Middle East

Levison Wood · Atlantic Monthly Press
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

Following in the footsteps of famed explorers such as Lawrence of Arabia and Wilfred Thesiger, British explorer Levison Wood brings us along on his most complex expedition yet: a circumnavigation of the Arabian Peninsula.Starting in September 2017 in a city in Northern Syria, a stone's...
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100 Parks, 5,000 Ideas: Where to Go, When to Go, What to See, What to Do

Joe Yogerst · National Geographic
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback

Filled with helpful travel tips and beautiful National Geographic photography, this expert guide showcases the best experiences in the top national, state, and city parks throughout North America.In the sequel to the best-selling 50 States, 5,000 ideas, National Geographic turns to the United...
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