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The World's Great Wonders: How They Were Made & Why They Are Amazing

Lonely Planet · Lonely Planet
Pages: 255
Format: Paperback

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher*Go beyond the visual spectacle of the world's 50 greatest wonders, and discover what makes them such amazing places. With stunning images and expert illustrations, experience and appreciate the most famous sights on earth...
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Mud Season: How One Woman's Dream of Moving to Vermont, Raising Children, Chickens and Sheep, and Running the Old Country Store Pretty Much Led to One Calamity After Another

Ellen Stimson · Countryman Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

After a getaway in gorgeous rural Vermont―its mountains ablaze in autumnal glory, its Main Streets quaint and welcoming―Ellen Stimson and her family make up their minds even before they get back to St. Louis: “We’re moving to Vermont!” The reality, they...
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Fodor's Walt Disney World with Kids 2013: with Universal Orlando, SeaWorld & Aquatica

Kim Wright Wiley · Fodor's; 23 edition
Format: Paperback

For generations, Americans have come to play and dream in Orlando. Whether you want to wander the halls of Hogwarts or dine with Cinderella, Fodors Walt Disney World provides everything you need to know. Color photos and features highlight the best of the theme parks, area hotels and restaurants,...
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Fodor's Pacific Northwest: with Oregon, Washington, and Vancouver

Fodor's · Fodor's

With the growing interest in adventure travel, national parks, and wine and micro-breweries, the Pacific Northwest attracts a huge number of visitors every year. This dramatic region, which stretches from British Columbia to Oregon, provides pristine wilderness areas to explore—from coastlines...
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Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration

David Roberts · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

His two companions dead, food and supplies vanished in a crevasse, Douglas Mawson was still one hundred miles from camp. On January 17, 1913, alone and near starvation, Douglas Mawson, leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, was hauling a sledge to get back to base camp. The dogs...
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Fodor's New England: with the Best Fall Foliage Drives & Scenic Road Trips

Fodor'S. · Fodor's Travel Publications
Pages: 784
Format: Paperback

Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for 80 years.

Fodor's New England highlights the best this classic American destination has to offer: Boston's Revolutionary-era sites, Connecticut's antiques, Rhode Island's...

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Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman

Alice Steinbach · Random House Trade Paperbacks; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

"In many ways, I was an independent woman," writes Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Alice Steinbach. “For years I’d made my own choices, paid my own bills, shoveled my own snow.” But somehow she had become dependent in quite another way. “I had fallen...
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Frommer's EasyGuide to Germany

Donald Olson · FrommerMedia
Format: Book

Quick to read, light to carry with expert advice in all price ranges, Frommer's EasyGuide to Germany is the complete up-to-date reference for travelers who want to maximize their stay in the smartest, most efficient way. With Frommer's trademark candid and accessible expertise,...
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Cool Japan: A Guide to Tokyo, Kyoto, Tohoku and Japanese Culture Past and Present

Sumiko Kajiyama · Museyon
Format: Paperback

Written by local expert Sumiko Kajiyama, Cool Japan is a three-part travel guide that explores the heart of Japanese culture and must-see places from a uniquely Japanese perspective. First, visit Kyoto, where you will discover 1,000 years of history from the ancient love story the Tale...
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Meet Me in Atlantis: My Obsessive Quest to Find the Sunken City

Mark Adams · Dutton Books
Format: Hardcover

"Adventurous, inquisitive and mirthful, Mark Adams gamely sifts through the eons of rumor, science, and lore to find a place that, in the end, seems startlingly real indeed." -Hampton Sides "Infused with humor and pop culture references, Adams makes what could have been a tedious...
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Follow the Money: A Month in the Life of a Ten-Dollar Bill

Steve Boggan · Aurum Press Ltd; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

What do you do if you want to really understand a country, to understand its people and feel its heartbeat? You can follow the rest of the tourists, or you can take the advice of Watergate reporter Bob Woodward's source, 'Deep Throat', and 'follow the money.'Starting...
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National Geographic Traveler: Rome, 4th Edition

Sari Gilbert · National Geographic; 4 edition
Format: Paperback

From the beautiful Spanish Steps to the heights of Palatine Hill, Rome experts Sari Gilbert and Michael Brouse guide you through this historic and vibrant city. Illustrated with more than 120 vivid photographs and more than 20 detailed, full-color maps, the 4th edition of National Geographic...
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Travels with Lizbeth: Three Years on the Road and on the Streets

Lars Eighner · St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Paperback

Lars Eighner is the Thoreau of the Dumpsters. Comparisons to Defoes Robinson Crusoe and Hamsuns Hunger leap to mind. A classic of down-and-out literature. --Phillip LopateWhen Travels with Lizbeth was first published in 1993, it was proclaimed an instant classic. Lars Eighners account of his descent...
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Only in Spain: A Foot-Stomping, Firecracker of a Memoir about Food, Flamenco, and Falling in Love

Nellie Bennett · Sourcebooks
Format: Print book

Why dont you...run away with the gypsies?Ten-hour shifts in a high-end department store and catering to snooty customers...Nellie Bennetts life wasnt supposed to turn out this way. But maybe all she needs to do is infuse a little passion into her routine—through flamenco dance lessons,...
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One Hundred & One Beautiful Small Towns in Italy

Paolo Lazzarin · Rizzoli
Format: Hardcover

The perfect guide for those who can't resist succumbing to Italy's charms again and again, now in a popular pocket-sized format. Who hasn't dreamt of being whisked away to a sweet little Italian town buried deep in the countryside? The small towns sprinkled throughout this...
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