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Mountain to Mountain: A Journey of Adventure and Activism for the Women of Afghanistan

Shannon Galpin · St. Martin's Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Being inspired to act can take many forms. For some it's taking a weekend to volunteer, but for Shannon Galpin, it meant leaving her career, selling her house, launching a nonprofit and committing her life to advancing education and opportunity for women and girls. Focusing on the war-torn...
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Michigan Off the Beaten Path®: A Guide To Unique Places

Jim Dufresne · Globe Pequot Press
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

Michigan 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, Michigan Off the Beaten Path takes...
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Andy Steves' Europe: City-Hopping on a Budget

Andy Steves · Avalon Travel
Pages: 374
Format: Print book

Pick a Weekend, Pick a City, and Go This book picks up where crowdsourcing leaves off, covering the flashpacker skills you need for spur-of-the-moment trips to Europe s top destinations. Master digital tools. Book cheap flights online, find rooms at AirBnB, and catch a ride with Uber. Connect...
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Backroads of Ontario

Ron Brown · Firefly Books
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Backroads of Ontario gives travelers the information and maps they need to explore Ontario in a new and creative way. It invites them to exit the noisy busy highways and take a trip through Ontario's countryside and its history: silent ghost towns, charming villages, century-old mills...
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60 Hikes Within 60 Miles : Cleveland

Diane Stresing · Menasha Ridge Press

Focusing on hikes close to the metropolitan area, 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Cleveland by Diane Stresing provides the information needed to choose the perfect day hike, along with maps, directions, driving times, and a wealth of trail details. Residents and visitors-in-the-know appreciate...
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Pacific Northwest

Dk Publishing. · Dk Publishing
Pages: 344
Format: Print book

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Pacific Northwest will lead you straight to the best attractions this beautiful region has to offer.This newly updated guide covers all the major cities, from Portland, Oregon, to Seattle, Washington, to Vancouver, British Columbia, and provides all the insider...
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Rick Steves Great Britain

Rick Steves · Avalon Travel, 2016.
Pages: 1070
Format: Print book

You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Great Britain.With this guide, you'll explore the misty isle of Great Britain, from lively London to the lush green fields of Wales and the craggy beauty of the Scottish Highlands. Wander the sheep-dotted...
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International Night: A Father and Daughter Cook Their Way Around the World *Including More than 250 Recipes*

Mark Kurlansky · Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover

Once a week in the Kurlansky home, Mark spins a globe and wherever his daughters finger lands becomes the theme of that Friday nights dinner. Their tradition of International Night has afforded Mark an opportunity to share with his daughter, Talia--and now the readers of International...
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The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America's National Parks

Terry Tempest Williams · Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar
Pages: 416
Format: eBook

America's national parks are breathing spaces in a world in which such spaces are steadily disappearing, which is why more than 300 million people visit the parks each year. Now Terry Tempest Williams, the author of the environmental classic Refuge and the beloved memoir WhenWomen...

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The humorless ladies of border control : touring the punk underground from Belgrade to Ulaanbaatar

Franz Nicolay · New Press
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

In 2009, musician Franz Nicolay left his job in the Hold Steady, aka "the world's greatest bar band." Over the next five years, he crossed the world with a guitar in one hand, a banjo in the other, and an accordion on his back, playing the anarcho-leftist squats and DIY spaces...
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Make The Most Of Your Time On Earth 3

Rough Guides · Rough Guides
Format: Print book

1,000 travel adventures across all seven continents, gorgeous full-bleed images throughout, and short summaries of each adventure: With more than 500,000 copies sold, Make the Most of Your Time on Earth is truly the ultimate inspirational guide for world travelers and those who dream of hitting...
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Historic Michigan travel guide

Larry J Wagenaar · The Historical Society of Michigan
Pages: 216
Format: Print book

This guide provides opportunities for cultural tourism throughout the beautiful state of Michigan. With over 500 historical museums, sites, and attractions, the reader is exposed to Michigan's rich and diverse cultural history - which is much more than the automobile. The book also lists...
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