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Fodor's Florida 2015

Fodor's · Fodor's; Fol Pap/Ma edition
Format: Print book

Fodor's correspondents highlight the best of Florida, including Miami's Art Deco District, Orlando's theme parks, and the Gulf Coast's tempting beaches. Our local experts vet every recommendation to ensure you make the most of your time, whether it's your first trip...
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The World is a Carpet: Four Seasons in an Afghan Village

Anna Badkhen · Riverhead Books; First edition
Format: Hardcover

An unforgettable portrait of a place and a people shaped by centuries of art, trade, and war.In the middle of the salt-frosted Afghan desert, in a village so remote that Google cant find it, a woman squats on top of a loom, making flowers bloom in the thousand threads she knots by hand....
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The Robber of Memories: A River Journey Through Colombia

Michael Jacobs · Counterpoint; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Magdalena, a river that courses through the heart of Columbia, connects a violent past with the countrys uncertain present. British writer Michael Jacobs struggles to reconcile his love for the land and its people with the dangers that both still present. Determined to eliminate modern...
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Alone in Antarctica: The First Woman To Ski Solo Across The Southern Ice

Felicity Aston · Counterpoint
Format: Hardcover

In the whirling noise of our advancing technological age, we are seemingly never alone, never out-of-touch with the barrage of electronic data and information.Felicity Aston, physicist and meteorologist, took two months off from all human contact as she became the first woman -- and only...
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: New York City

DK Publishing · DK Travel; Fol Lam Pa edition
Format: Paperback

Newly revised, updated, and redesigned for 2014. Experience the best of New York City with DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: New York City. This newly updated travel guide for New York City will lead you straight to the best attractions Manhattan has to offer, from unearthing archaeological treasures...
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Lonely Planet Southwest USA

Amy C Balfour · Lonely Planet; 6 edition
Format: Paperback

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Southwest USA 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. Hike two billion years into the past at the Grand Canyon, soak up the beauty...
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Canada

DK Publishing · DK Eyewitness Travel; Rep Rev edition
Format: Print book

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Canada will lead you straight to the best attractions this country has to offer. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floor plans, and reconstructions of the must-see sights, plus street-by-street maps of Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and other historic...
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Argentina - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

Robert Hamwee · Kuperard; Rev Upd edition
Format: Print book

The second-largest country in South America, Argentina has been through great changes in recent years. Its journey from dictatorship to democracy has left many scars, but these are largely eclipsed by the pride and resilience of the Argentinian people, who have developed a style, a language,...
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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

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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Around the world in 50 years : my adventure to every country on earth

Albert Podell · Thomas Dunne Books, 2015.
Pages: 354
Format: Print book

"This is the inspiring story of an ordinary guy who achieved two great goals that others had told him were impossible - first by setting a record for the longest automobile journey ever made around the world -- in the course of which he blasted his way out of minefields, survived a breakdown...
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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 mansions,...
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A Year of Living Prayerfully: How A Curious Traveler Met the Pope, Walked on Coals, Danced with Rabbis, and Revived His Prayer Life

Jared Brock
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

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Parks Directory of the United States

Rich's Business Directories · Omnigraphics Inc; 6 edition
Format: Hardcover

From Books Back Cover: Parks Directory of the United States. Rich's Parks Directory of the United States is a one-stop guide to our national and state park systems, national forests and grasslands, national wildlife refuges, and national marine sanctuaries, covering all 51 states and U.S....
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Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

David Sedaris · Little, Brown and Company; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

A guy walks into a bar car and...From here the story could take many turns. When this guy is David Sedaris, the possibilities are endless, but the result is always the same: he will both delight you with twists of humor and intelligence and leave you deeply moved. Sedaris remembers his father's...
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The Kindness Diaries: One Man's Quest to Ignite Goodwill and Transform Lives Around the World

Leon Logothetis · Readers Digest
Format: Hardcover

The incredible journey of one man who sets out to circumnavigate the globe on a vintage motorbike fueled by kindness.Follow the inspirational journey of a former stockbroker who leaves his unfulfilling desk job in search of a meaningful life. He sets out from Los Angeles on a vintage motorbike,...
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