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The Porcelain Thief: Searching the Middle Kingdom for Buried China
Huan Hsu · Crown
Format: Hardcover |
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A journalist travels throughout mainland China and Taiwan in search of his family's hidden treasure and comes to understand his ancestry as he never has before. In 1938, when the Japanese arrived in Huan Hsu's great-great-grandfather Liu's Yangtze River hometown of Xingang,... |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Jerusalem, Israel, Petra & Sinai
Dk Publishing. · Dk Publishing
Pages: 328
Format: Print book |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Jerusalem, Israel, Petra & Sinai will lead you straight to the best attractions the region has to offer.Experience this beautiful and sacred part of the world, from the green hills and sun-drenched coast of Galilee to the holy sites of Jerusalem's Old City,... |
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A Long Way Home: A Memoir
Saroo Brierley; Larry Buttrose · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: eBook : Document : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats |
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The miraculous and triumphant story of a young man who rediscovers not only his childhood life and homebut an identity long-since left behindAt only five years old Saroo Brierley got lost on a train in India Unable to read or write or recall the name of his hometown or even his own last... |
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Lonely planet vietnam.
Lonely Planet. · Lonely Planet Publications Pty. Ltd.
Pages: 518
Format: Print book |
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#1 best-selling guide to Vietnam Lonely Planet Vietnam is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Eat, drink and shop til you drop in beautiful, ancient Hoi An; kite surf in Mui Ne; or visit the impressive pagodas... |
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Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland
Dave Barry · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 229
Format: Print book |
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A brilliantly funny exploration of the Sunshine State from the man who knows it best: Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times-bestselling author Dave Barry. We never know what will happen next in Florida. We know only that, any minute now, something will. Every few months, Dave Barry... |
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Moon Denver, Boulder & Colorado Springs
Mindy Sink · Avalon Travel
Pages: 276
Format: Print book |
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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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Granada: A Pomegranate in the Hand of God
Steven Nightingale · Counterpoint
Format: Hardcover |
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Granada is one of the iconic cities of the world. It stands for the culture of Al-Andalus, composed of Moslems, Jews, and Christians, who lived together in the legendary convivencia of the Spanish Middle Ages. Al-Andalus gave rise to an intellectual vanguard whose achievements can be compared... |
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Explorer's Guide Finger Lakes
Katharine Delavan Dyson · Countryman Press
Pages: 256
Format: Print book |
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The only comprehensive guidebook dedicated to the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, this updated, revised edition is packed with all the information you need to know Upstate New York's Finger Lakes region is one of the most serene and beautiful vacation spots in America. From the region's... |
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Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders
Joshua Foer · Workman Publishing
Pages: 470
Format: Print book |
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It's time to get off the beaten path. Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, Atlas Obscura celebrates over 700 of the strangest and most curious places in the world. Talk about a bucket list: here are natural wonders the dazzling glowworm caves in New Zealand, or a baobob tree in South... |
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