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Berlitz River Cruising in Europe
Douglas Ward · Berlitz Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
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A river cruise is undoubtedly the most civilized way to see the best of Europe; you can relax in the comfort of a small vessel as you glide through beautiful towns and spec tacular scenery. But how do you choose which cruise company, which kind of rivership, and where to go? The Berlitz... |
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Mastering the Art of French Eating: Lessons in Food and Love from a Year in Paris
Ann Mah · Pamela Dorman Books
Format: Hardcover
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The memoir of a young diplomat’s wife who must reinvent her dream of living in Paris—one dish at a timeWhen journalist Ann Mah’s diplomat husband is given a three-year assignment in Paris, Ann is overjoyed. A lifelong foodie and Francophile, she immediately begins plotting... |
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Italian Ways: On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo
Tim Parks · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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The best-selling author of Italian Neighbors returns with a wry and revealing portrait of Italian life—by riding its trains. Tim Parks’s books on Italy have been hailed as "so vivid, so packed with delectable details, [they] serve as a more than decent substitute for the real... |
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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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Chasing Shackleton: Re-creating the World's Greatest Journey of Survival
Tim Jarvis · HarperCollins
Pages: 264
Format: Hardcover
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In this extraordinary adventure memoir and tie-in to the PBS documentary, Tim Jarvis, one of the world's leading explorers, describes his modern-day journey to retrace, for the first time ever - and in period clothing and gear - the legendary 1914 expedition of Sir Ernest Shackleton.In... |
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The Rough Guide to Jamaica
Robert Coates
Pages: 312
Format: Print book
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The Rough Guide to Jamaica is the ultimate travel guide to the most captivating of the Caribbean islands. From dining by the sea to dancing under the stars, we've picked out the best of Jamaica, with full-colour pictures offering a taste of what to expect. Detailed practical advice... |
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A Long Way Home: A Memoir
Saroo Brierley · G.P. Putnam's Sons; Reprint edition
Format: Hardcover
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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 behind.At 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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Fodor's Spain 2014
Fodor's · Fodor's; Fol Pap/Ma edition
Format: Paperback
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Spain remains one of the world's most popular tourist destinations for its cutting-edge cuisine and superior wine, festivals like the running of the bulls in Pamplona, world-class museums like the Museo del Prado, amazing architecture, and more. In stunning full color, Fodor's Spain... |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: California
Dk Publishing. · Dk Publishing
Pages: 632
Format: Print book
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: California will lead you straight to the best attractions this state has to offer.Discover all the major cities and sights, from Los Angeles, Southern California, and the national parks to San Francisco and the Bay Area to wine country, the north, and more. Experience... |
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1,000 Foods To Eat Before You Die: A Food Lover's Life List
Mimi Sheraton · Workman Publishing Company
Format: Paperback
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The ultimate gift for the food lover. In the same way that 1,000 Places to See Before You Die reinvented the travel book, 1,000 Foods to Eat Before You Die is a joyous, informative, dazzling, mouthwatering life list of the worlds best food. The long-awaited new book in the phenomenal 1,000... |
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The Czech Reader: History, Culture, Politics
Jan Ba?ant · Duke University Press Books
Format: Hardcover
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The Czech Reader brings together more than 150 primary texts and illustrations to convey the dramatic history of the Czechs, from the emergence of the Czech state in the tenth century, through the creation of Czechoslovakia in 1918 and the Czech Republic in 1993, into the twenty-first century.... |
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The Secrets of Italy: People, Places, and Hidden Histories
Corrado Augias · Rizzoli Ex Libris
Pages: 220
Format: Print book
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One of Italy's best-known writers takes a Grand Tour through her cities, history, and literature in search of the true character of this contradictory nation. There is Michelangelo, but also the mafia. Pavarotti, but also Berlusconi. The debonair Milanese, but also the infamous captain... |
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The Rose Hotel: A Memoir of Secrets, Loss, and Love From Iran to America
Rahimeh Andalibian · National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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A country in chaos, a clash of civilizations, and a family torn asunder. In this searing memoir, Rahimeh Andalibian struggles to make sense of two brutal crimes a rape, solved by her father, and a murder, of which her beloved oldest brother stands accused. She takes us first into her familys... |
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Lonely Planet Chicago
Lonely Planet · Lonely Planet; 7 edition
Format: Paperback
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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Chicago is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Gaze out over the city from the heights of the Willis Tower, chow down... |
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