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Backroads & Byways of Virginia: Drives, Day Trips, and Weekend Excursions

Bill Lohmann · The Countryman Press
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

With natives as your guides, Backroads & Byways leads you down the road less traveled Want to get to know Virginia, gateway to the South and a state steeped in history? In the revised and updated Backroads & Byways of Virginia, you'll find 19 itineraries for scenic drives, day trips,...
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Moon Montana

Judy Jewell , · Avalon Travel Publishing; Ninth Edition edition

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Moon Denver, Boulder & Colorado Springs

Mindy Sink · Avalon Travel
Pages: 276
Format: Print book

Journalist Mindy Sink has lived in Denver for more than 15 years, and she shares her insider's perspective on the Denver, Boulder, and Colorado Springs with interested travelers. Mindy covers the must-see sights, such as the Colorado State Capitol Building and Confluence Park, plus...
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Hidden Tuscany: Discovering Art, Culture, and Memories in a Well-Known Region's Unknown Places

John Keahey · Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover

In Hidden Tuscany, acclaimed author John Keahey takes the reader into a part of Tuscany beyond the usual tourist destinations of Chianti, Florence, and Siena. The often overlooked western portion of Tuscany is rich with history, cuisine, and scenery begging to be explored, and Keahey encourages...
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The Bronx: The Ultimate Guide to New York City's Beautiful Borough

Lloyd Ultan , · Rutgers University Press

Often overlooked by most tourists and locals alike, the Bronx—one of five boroughs that comprise the city of New York—is rich in cultural and historical attractions. From the Bronx Zoo the largest urban zoo in the United States to the New York Botanical Garden one of the most visited...
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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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Dirty Chick: Adventures of an Unlikely Farmer

Antonia Murphy · Gotham Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

"One month into our stay, we'd managed to dispatch most of our charges. We executed the chickens. One of the cats disappeared, clearly disgusted with our urban ways. And Lucky [the cow] was escaping almost daily. It seemed we didn't have much of a talent for farming. And we still had eleven...
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Uganda Be Kidding Me

Chelsea Handler · Grand Central Publishing

Wherever Chelsea Handler travels, one thing is certain: she always ends up in the land of the ridiculous. Now, in this uproarious collection, she sneaks her sharp wit through airport security and delivers her most absurd and hilarious stories ever. On safari in Africa, it's anyone's...
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Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America

John Waters · Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Pages: 322
Format: Hardcover

A cross-country hitchhiking journey with America's most beloved weirdoJohn Waters is putting his life on the line. Armed with wit, a pencil-thin mustache, and a cardboard sign that reads "I'm Not Psycho," he hitchhikes across America from Baltimore to San Francisco, braving...
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Archaeology Hotspot Egypt: Unearthing the Past for Armchair Archaeologists

Julian Heath · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

The Archaeology Hotspots series offers reader-friendly and engaging narratives of the archaeology in particular countries. Written by archaeological experts with a general reader in mind, each book in the series focuses on what has been found and by whom, what the controversies and scandals...
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