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Crossing California: A Cultural Topography of a Land of Wonder and Weirdness
SAM MCMANIS · Craven Street Books Pages: 296 Format: Paperback
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Sacramento Bee journalist Sam McManis spent five years on the road trying to find the real California. He discovered that there is more than one California, but every different California is equally weird and wonderful. Worlds collide and commingle: the neo-hippies with the rednecked farmers;... |
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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
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"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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Vagabonds in France
Michael A Barry · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Pages: 264 Format: Paperback
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"Vagabonds in France" is a lighthearted book about an unexpected travel adventure to France. Find out how life threw a lemon at us with losing our home, and our attempt to make lemonade. Putting all our furniture in storage, we left everything behind to experience an adventure... |
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Marking the Sparrow's Fall: Wallace Stegner's American West (A John Macrae Book)
Page Stegner · Henry Holt & Co; 1st edition Pages: 359 Format: Hardcover
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Winner of three O. Henry Awards, the Commonwealth Gold Medal, the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Kirsch Award for Lifetime Literary Achievement, and recipient of both the P.E.N. Center USA West and the California Arts Council award for his body of work, Wallace Stegner is a literary... |
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Girl Hunter: Revolutionizing the Way We Eat, One Hunt at a Time
Georgia Pellegrini · Da Capo Lifelong Books; First Edition, 1st Printing edition Format: Hardcover
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What happens when a classically-trained New York chef and fearless omnivore heads out of the city and into the wild to track down the ingredients for her meals After abandoning Wall Street to embrace her lifelong love of cooking Georgia Pellegrini comes face to face with her first kill... |
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Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
David Sedaris · Little, Brown and Company; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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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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Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads
Paul Theroux · Mariner Books Pages: 480 Format: Print book
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"Theroux's eye for landscape remains as sharp as ever . . . It's Theroux's remarkable gift for getting strangers to reveal themselves that makes going along for this ride worthwhile." - New York Times Book Review Paul Theroux has spent the past fifty years roaming... |
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Lonely Planet Korea
Lonely Planet · Lonely Planet Pages: 424 Format: Print book
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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Korea is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Walk along Cheong-gye-cheon's long-buried stream, hike around Jeju-do's volcanic landscape,... |
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Gelato Sisterhood on the Amalfi Shore
Chantal Kelly · Fenicia Press Pages: 338 Format: Paperback
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Warmed by the brilliant Campania sun and the lemon-scented breeze off shimmering Mediterranean waters, the Amalfi Coast has been seducing travelers since Roman times. Lush terraced mountainsides brimming with grape vines and olive groves tumble down to meet the sea. Sun-washed pastel buildings... |
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Home Sweet Anywhere: How We Sold Our House, Created a New Life, and Saw the World
Lynne Martin · Sourcebooks Pages: 304 Format: Print book
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"Nearly every page has some crack piece of travel wisdom ... an accessible, inspiring journey." -KirkusThe Sell-Your-House, See-the-World Life!Reunited after thirty-five years and wrestling a serious case of wanderlust, Lynne and Tim Martin decided to sell their house and possessions... |
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Equator: A Journey
Thurston Clarke · William Morrow & Co Pages: 463 Format: Hardcover
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Thurston Clarke needed twelve visas to travel along the equator and this book is the culmination of the journey. The countries he travelled through include Borneo, Sumatra, Singapore, Nairobi, Quito, Somalia, tha Maldives and Galapagos and Kenya. It is a mixture of humourous anecdotes and political... |
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Sextant: A Voyage Guided by the Stars and the Men Who Mapped the World's Oceans
David Barrie · Harper Collins Promotion Pages: 348 Format: Hardcover
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In the tradition of Dava Sobel's Longitude comes sailing expert David Barrie's compelling and dramatic tale of invention and discovery - an eloquent elegy to one of the most important navigational instruments ever created, and the daring mariners who used it to explore, conquer, and map the world.Since... |
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Instant Expert: A Visual Guide to the Skills You've Always Wanted
Lonely Planet · Lonely Planet; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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The follow-up to Lonely Planet's hit The Book of Everything, Instant Expert contains all that a world traveller needs to know. It's witty and full of brilliant illustrations of all types by noted infographics illustrator Nigel Holmes. Want to know how to dive for pearls, cure toothache,... |
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