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And Then There Were Nuns: Adventures in a Cloistered Life

Jane Christmas · Greystone Books
Format: Print book

With humor and opinions aplenty a woman embarks on an unconventional quest to see if she is meant to be a nunJust as Jane Christmas decides to enter a convent in mid-life to find out whether she is nun material her long-term partner Colin suddenly springs a marriage proposal on her Determined...
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Lonely Planet South America on a shoestring

Regis St Louis · Lonely Planet; 12 edition
Format: Paperback

#1 best-selling guide to South America* Lonely Planet South America on a shoestring is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, what hidden discoveries await you, and how to optimize your budget for an extended continental trip. Trek the Inca...
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Switzerland Marco Polo Guide

Marco Polo · Marco Polo; Fol Pap/Ma edition
Format: Paperback

Most travellers want to have fun and feel relaxed from the moment they arrive at their holiday destination - that's what Marco Polo Guides are all about. This new series will appeal to all types of travellers, including those who haven't bought a travel guide in the past! Marco...
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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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Lonely Planet Discover USA's Best National Parks

Danny Palmerlee · Lonely Planet; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Discover USA's Best National Parks is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Catch the country's 'first sunrise' from...
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Lonely planet western usa.

Lonely Planet. · Lonely Planet Pbns
Pages: 480
Format:  Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats

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The Ministry of Guidance Invites You to Not Stay: An American Family in Iran

Hooman Majd · Doubleday; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

With U.S.Iran relations at a thirty-year low, Iranian-American writer Hooman Majd dared to take his young family on a year-long sojourn in Tehran. The Ministry of Guidance Invites You to Not Stay traces their domestic adventures and closely tracks the political drama of a terrible year...
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Lonely Planet New England's Best Trips

Lonely Planet · Lonely Planet; 2 edition
Format: Paperback

Lonely Planet The worlds leading travel guide publisher Whether exploring your own back yard or somewhere new, discover the freedom of open roads with Lonely Planets New Englands Best Trips, your passport to unique experiences that await you along New Englands highways. Featuring 32 amazing...
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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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Midnight in Siberia: A Train Journey into the Heart of Russia

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

Travels with NPR host David Greene along the Trans-Siberian Railroad capture an overlooked, idiosyncratic Russia in the age of Putin.Far away from the trendy cafés, designer boutiques, and political protests and crackdowns in Moscow, the real Russia exists.Midnight in Siberia chronicles...
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Chasing Shackleton: Re-creating the World's Greatest Journey of Survival

Tim Jarvis · HarperCollins
Pages: 264
Format: Hardcover

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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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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Lonely Planet Chicago

Lonely Planet · Lonely Planet; 7 edition
Format: Paperback

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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The Rough Guide to Jamaica

Robert Coates
Pages: 312
Format: Print book

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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