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Costa Brava Marco Polo Guide

Marco Polo · Marco Polo; Fol Pap/Ma edition

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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Eating Rome: Living the Good Life in the Eternal City

Elizabeth Minchilli · St. Martin's Griffin

Elizabeth Minchilli has been eating her way through Rome since she was 12 years old. Eating Rome, based on her popular blog Elizabeth Minchilli in Rome, is her homage to the city that feeds her, literally and figuratively. Her story is a personal, quirky and deliciously entertaining look...
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A Beginner's Guide to Paradise: 9 Steps to Giving Up Everything

Alex Sheshunoff · New American Library
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

So You Too Can: - Move to a South Pacific Island - Wear a Loincloth - Read a Hundred Books - Diaper a Baby Monkey - Build a Bungalow And Maybe, Just Maybe, Fall in Love! * * Individual results may vary.The true story of how a quarter-life crisis led to adventure, freedom, and love...
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Bulls Before Breakfast: Running with the Bulls and Celebrating Fiesta de San Fermín in Pamplona, Spain

Peter N. Milligan · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Ever since Ernest Hemingway popularized the fiesta de San Fermín with the publication of The Sun Also Rises in 1926, the world has been enthralled with the concept of running with the bulls. For millions, running with the bulls remains on their bucket list, and for Hemingway fans it is a lifelong...
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Swimming with Warlords: A Dozen-Year Journey Across the Afghan War

Kevin Sites · Harper Perennial; Original edition

In this electrifying first-person account, journalist and author Kevin Sites goes deep into the geopolitical morass of Afghanistan to emerge with critical insights into both a people and a war that few truly comprehend.As a journalist for NBC News, Kevin Sites made his first trip to Afghanistan...
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Lonely Planet USA's Best Trips

Christopher Pitts · Lonely Planet; 2 edition

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Whether exploring your own backyard or somewhere new, discover the freedom of USA's open roads with Lonely Planet's USA's Best Trips, your passport to unique experiences waiting along American highways. Featuring...
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Lonely Planet Japanese Phrasebook & Dictionary

Lonely Planet · Lonely Planet; 7 edition

Lonely Planet: The world's #1 phrasebook publisher* Lonely Planet Japanese Phrasebook & Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Japanese phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Get to know your sushi from your...
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The Bird Market of Paris: A Memoir

Nikki Moustaki · Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

This may be the most original cross-species love story Ive ever read. Part travelogue, part recovery memoir, and one hundred percent compelling. -Gwen Cooper, author of the New York Times bestselling Homers Odyssey A Fearless Feline Tale, or How I Learned About Love and Life with a Blind...
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