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Covert Cows and Chick-fil-A: How Faith, Cows, and Chicken Built an Iconic Brand

Steve Robinson · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

The longtime chief marketing officer for Chick-fil-A tells the inside story of how the company turned prevailing theories of fast-food marketing upside down and built one of the most successful and beloved brands in America.During his thirty-four-year tenure at Chick-fil-A, Steve Robinson...
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The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China

Frank Langfitt · PublicAffairs
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

As any traveler knows, some of the best and most honest conversations take place during car rides. So, when a long-time NPR correspondent wanted to learn more about the real China, he started driving a cab--and discovered a country amid seismic political and economic change. China--America's...
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Hiking New York: A Guide To The State's Best Hiking Adventures

Rhonda and George Ostertag · Falcon Guides
Pages: 312
Format: Paperback

This updated guidebook features seventy-five of the best trails the Empire State has to offer - from the 4,000-foot peaks of the Adirondacks and the lore of Rip Van Winkle's Catskills, to the glacier-gouged landscape of the Finger Lakes region.Each featured hike includes detailed hike...
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Paddling Virginia and West Virginia: A Guide to the Area's Greatest Paddling Adventures

Johnny Molloy · Falcon Guides
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

A comprehensive guide to Virginia and West Virginia's best paddling trips with routes for every type of paddler, including access points, difficulty ratings, special points of interest, history and more.
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Underland: A Deep Time Journey

Robert Macfarlane · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

From the best-selling, award-winning author of Landmarks and The Old Ways, a haunting voyage into the planet's past and future.Hailed as "the great nature writer of this generation" (Wall Street Journal) , Robert Macfarlane is the celebrated author of books about the intersections...
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The Plaza: The Secret Life of America's Most Famous Hotel

Julie Satow · Twelve
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

Journalist Julie Satow's thrilling, unforgettable history of how one illustrious hotel has defined our understanding of money and glamour, from the Gilded Age to the Go-Go Eighties to today's Billionaire Row. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial} p.p2 {margin:...
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Birding New England: A Field Guide to the Birds of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont

Randi Minetor · Falcon Guides
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback

Please note: We are aware of the error on page 146. Download a corrected page at minetor.com/data/documents/Birding-New-England-corrected-page-146.pdf. Birdwatching is for everyone. No other outdoor pursuit yields so much knowledge of nature's ways with so little effort--if one knows...
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Hiking Waterfalls New York: A Guide To The State's Best Waterfall Hikes

Randi Minetor · Falcon Guides
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

From the top of the Adirondack Northway to the precipitous drop that creates Niagara Falls, Hiking Waterfalls in New York State provides all of the information readers need to find their way to waterfalls hidden in the crevices of the Catskill Mountains, high on the faces of the High Peaks,...
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Hiking Waterfalls Kentucky: A Guide to the State's Best Waterfall Hikes

Johnny Molloy · Falcon Guides
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback

Hiking Waterfalls in Kentucky includes detailed hike descriptions, maps, and color photos for some of the state's most scenic waterfall hikes. Hike descriptions include history, local trivia, and GPS coordinates. Hiking Waterfalls in Kentucky will take you through state and national...
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Best Easy Day Hikes Washington, D.C.

Louise Baxter · Falcon Guides
Pages: 104
Format: Paperback

This updated and revised edition of BestEasy Day Hikes Washington, D.C. includes concise descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy-to-follow hikes in and near the nation's capital. Discover Theodore Roosevelt Island; monuments and memorials, museums, gardens, and Rock Creek Park;...
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