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Universal Orlando 2014: The Ultimate Guide to the Ultimate Theme Park Adventure

Kelly Monaghan - The Intrepid Traveler; 13rd Edition edition
Format: Print book

As Harry Potter fans continue to flock to Universal Orlando Resort, the only guide devoted exclusively to the home of Orlando's hottest attraction keeps pace with the magic. This edition updates details on the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Islands of Adventure and previews Harry's...
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Rick Steves Best of Italy

Rick Steves - Avalon Travel
Format: Print book

Experience the best of the best with Rick Steves Best of Italy. Rick Steves Best of Italy puts the very best of Italy in your hands, with Rick's straightforward, time-tested advice in an easily scannable format so you can quickly find what you need on the go. With Rick's strategic...
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Walking Washington, D.C. : the best of the city

National Geographic Society (U.S.) - National Geographic


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Frommer's EasyGuide to Washington, D.C. 2016

Elise Hartman Ford - FrommerMedia; Third Edition edition
Format: Print book

Coming off a year of commemorations of important anniversaries -- the end of the Civil War, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln -- our carefully-revised and up-to-date Easy Guide to the nation's capital tells of recent additions to the city's attractions that make it more compelling...
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Frommer's EasyGuide to Hawaii 2014

Jeanette Foster - FrommerMedia; Pap/Map edition
Format: Paperback

Selling for a lower price than any similar guidebook, and deliberately limited to a short 256 pages, this EasyGuide is an exercise in creating easily-absorbed travel information. It emphasizes the authentic experiences in each destination:the most important attractions, the classic method...
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The Holy Land: An Armchair Pilgrimage

Fr. Mitch Pacwa S.J. - Servant Books
Format: Book

What’s the next best thing to going on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land with Fr. Mitch Pacwa? Being able to travel with him from the comfort of your home as the holy sites come to life through the pages of this book. With stunning images and thoughtful commentary, The Holy Land: An Armchair...
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Lonely Planet's Where To Go When

Lonely Planet. - Lonely Planet Pubns
Format: Print book

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Where To Go When, the ultimate trip planner for every month of the year, is a beautifully illustrated book that is both practical and inspiring. For every month of the year it presents 30 recommendations of destinations...
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Another Great Day at Sea: Life Aboard the USS George H.W. Bush

Geoff Dyer - Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Format: Hardcover

From a writer "whose genre-jumping refusal to be pinned down [makes him] an exemplar of our era" (NPR), a new book that confirms his power to astound readers. As a child Geoff Dyer spent long hours making and blotchily painting model fighter planes. So the adult Dyer jumped at the chance...
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Fodor's Germany 2011

Fodor's - Fodor's
Format: Paperback

• Exceptional restaurants, hotels, and sights selected to help you make the best choices.• Simple pleasures. Embrace the local culture as you sip beer in a leafy Biergarten, buy a wood carving in a half-timber town on market day, or cruise past castles on the Rhine. •...
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Train: Riding the Rails That Created the Modern World--from the Trans-Siberian to the Southwest Chief

Tom Zoellner - Penguin Books
Format: Paperback

An epic and revelatory narrative of the most important transportation technology of the modern worldIn his wide-ranging and entertaining new book, Tom Zoellner - coauthor of the New York Times-bestselling An Ordinary Man - travels the globe to tell the story of the sociological and economic...
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The World's Best Spicy Food: Where to Find it & How to Make it

Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher*The follow up to the successful The World's Best Street Food, this title presents 100 spicy dishes with historical and cultural information, as well as instructions on how to make it at home. Smart and evocative photography...
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Southern Living Off the Eaten Path: Second Helpings: Tasty eats and delicious stories from the South's less-traveled trails

Morgan Murphy - Oxmoor House
Format: Print book

Off the Eaten Path: Second Helpings takes you on the ultimate road trip and into some of the South's most tucked-away diners, drive-ins and dives with food critic and travel writer Morgan Murphy as he cruises the roads less traveled in 16 Southern states. More than a cookbook, Second...
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Art on Sight: The Best Art Walks In and Near New York City

Lucy D. Rosenfeld - Countryman Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

The complete art-lovers guide to all the known and unknown art in New York City. Art on Sight The Best Outings In and Near New York City invites readers to see public art in a wide variety of venues and applications. Covering the five boroughs of New York City and nearby sites close to the city,...
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Finding Utopia: Another Journey into Lost Ohio

Randy McNutt - Kent State Univ
Format: Paperback

A fascinating journey through Ohio's forgotten pastIn Finding Utopia, Randy McNutt sets off again to explore Ohio s forgotten nooks and byways. He begins where his last journey ended on roads less traveled finding more ghost towns, battlefields-turned-cornfields, and old memories that...
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111 Places in Chicago That You Must Not Miss

Amy Bizzarri - Emons Publishers
Format: Paperback

* The ultimate insider's guide to Chicago, fully illustrated with 111 full-page color photographs* Features interesting and unusual places not found in traditional travel guides * Part of the international 111 Places/111 Shops series with over 170 titles and 1 million copies in print...
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Frommer's EasyGuide to Rome, Florence and Venice 2015

Stephen Keeling - FrommerMedia; Second Edition edition
Format: Print book

A strong best-seller in its 2014 edition, this is a thoroughly revised and up-to-date guide to one of travel's most popular places. Its authors have won awards for their earlier treatment of Tuscany (in a smaller volume) and here devote their talents to the three broader areas that...
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Ultimate Journeys for Two: Extraordinary Destinations on Every Continent

MIKE HOWARD - National Geographic
Format: Paperback

Written by the founders of HoneyTrek.com, this inspiring book reveals hidden-gem destinations and insider tips for unforgettable couples travel.In these informative pages, Mike and Anne Howard - officially the World's Longest Honeymooners and founders of the acclaimed travel blog HoneyTrek...
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Endurance: Shackleton?s Incredible Voyage

Alfred Lansing
Format: Print book

Bound for Antarctica, where polar explorer Ernest Shackleton planned to cross on foot the last uncharted continent, the Endurance set sail from England in August 1914. In January 1915, after battling its way for six weeks through a thousand miles of pack ice and now only a day's...
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Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America

John Waters - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Paperback

Carsick is the New York Times bestselling chronicle of a cross-country hitchhiking journey with Americas most beloved weirdo.John Waters is putting his life on the line. Armed with wit, a pencil-thin mustache, and a cardboard sign that reads "Im Not Psycho," he hitchhikes across...
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Eating Across America: A Foodie's Guide to Food Trucks, Street Food and the Best Dish in Each State

DAYMON PATTERSON - Mango
Format: Hardcover

Best Daym TakeoutDrive-ins, diners and dives: Daymon Patterson, author of Eating Across America, is better known as Daym Drops, an American food critic, YouTube celebrity, and television presenter. He initially gained popularity on YouTube for his video review of a Five Guys takeoutmeal,...
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Naked and Marooned: One Man. One Island.

Ed Stafford - Plume

What do you do after you walk the Amazon? Ed Stafford - adventurer extraordinaire and Guinness World Record holder for walking the length of the Amazon River - likes a challenge. Casting about for an adventure that would top the extraordinary feat he recounts in Walking the Amazon, Stafford...
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50 States, 5,000 Ideas: Where to Go, When to Go, What to See, What to Do

Joseph R Yogerst - National Geographic
Format: Paperback

This richly illustrated book from the travel experts at National Geographic showcases the best travel experiences in every state, from the obvious to the unexpected. Sites include national parks, beaches, hotels, Civil War battlefields, dude ranches, out-of-the-way museums, and more. You'll...
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Frommer's New York City day by day

PAULINE FROMMER - FROMMERMEDIA LLC
Format: Print book

Map your own adventure. New York City Day by Day is the perfect answer for travelers determined to know the top places to visit and the best way to see the Big Apple. It's written by award-winning travel journalist and nationally-syndicated radio talk show host Pauline Frommer.Packed...
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Dear Bob and Sue

Matt Smith - Matt Smith
Format: Paperback

Dear Bob and Sue is the story of Matt and Karen Smith's journey to all 59 U.S. National Parks. Written in a series of emails to their friends, Bob and Sue, they describe their sense of awe in exploring our national parks, and share humorous and quirky observations. The writing style...
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Roadfood: The Coast-to-Coast Guide to 900 of the Best Barbecue Joints, Lobster Shacks, Ice Cream Parlors, Highway Diners, and Much, Much More, now in its 9th edition

Jane Stern - Clarkson Potter; 9 edition
Format: Paperback

“The bible for motorists seeking mouthwatering barbecue or homemade pie.” —USA TodayFor the road warriors and armchair epicures, the updated ninth edition of Roadfood is your indispensable guide to more than 900 of America's best local eateries—now with more...
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Your Guide to the National Parks: The Complete Guide to all 59 National Parks

Michael Joseph Oswald - Stone Road Pr
Format: Print book

"Your Guide to the National Parks"provides step-by-step itineraries, kid-friendly activities, and the most popular ranger programs to help plan your family vacation. Thousands of hotels, restaurants, and attractions beyond the parks and 11 suggested road trips make it the ultimate...
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K-POP Now!: The Korean Music Revolution

Mark James Russell - Ch?ruzu?tatorushuppan
Format: Paperback

"K-Pop Now! [...] features one hundred and twenty-eight glossy pages of Korean pop eye-candy." - KpopStarz.comK-Pop Now! takes a fun look at Korea's high-energy pop music, and is written for its growing legions of fans. It features all the famous groups and singers, and takes...
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Frommer's EasyGuide to Walt Disney World, Universal Studios & Orlando

- Frommer Media LLC

Limited to a short 252 pages, this EasyGuide is an exercise in creating easily-absorbed travel information. It emphasizes the authentic experiences in each destination: the most important attractions, the classic method of approaching a particular destination; the best choices for accommodations...
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Adventures Around Cincinnati: A Parent's Guide to Unique and Memorable Places to Explore with your Kids

Laura Hoevener - Hourglass Press; Second edition
Format: Print book

This updated and expanded bestselling travel guide is packed with detailed listings on over 120 unique destinations to discover with your family. It contains the tools you need to start a new tradition of Adventures and give your kids the gift of memories by exploring Greater Cincinnati...
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Uganda Be Kidding Me

Chelsea Handler - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Wherever Chelsea Handler travels, one thing is certain: she always ends up in the land of the ridiculous. Now, in this uproarious collection, she sneaks her sharp wit through airport security and delivers her most absurd and hilarious stories ever. On safari in Africa, it's anyone's...
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The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country in the World

Lonely Planet. - Lonely Planet Pubns
Format: Print book

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Take a journey through every country in the world. 850 images. 230 countries. One complete picture. With details of every United Nations-approved country in the world, and a few more principalities and dependencies besides, Lonely...
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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
Format: Hardcover

Follow Jared on a 37,000-mile trip around the world as he...* Dances with Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn* Discovers the 330-year-old home of Brother Lawrence* Burns his clothes at the end of the Camino de Santiago* Attends the world's largest church in Seoul* Visits Westboro Baptist Church* Tries...
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How to Be the World's Smartest Traveler

Christopher Elliott - National Geographic,
Format: Print book

Leading travel expert and USA Today columnist Christopher Elliott shares the smartest ways to travel in this tip-filled guide from National Geographic. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience as a consumer travel advocate, Elliott gives you the inside scoop on how to navigate the often...
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A Photographer's Guide to Ohio

Ian Adams - Ohio University Press
Format: Paperback

In A Photographer's Guide to Ohio Ian Adams, Ohio's leading landscape photographer, guides readers to some of the most photogenic sites in the Buckeye State. Natural beauty and historic architecture are prime subjects for photographers, and in a state that boasts 3,600 buildings...
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Walking the Steps Of Cincinnati

Mary Anna Dusablon - Ohio University Press; Second Edition, Revised Edition edition
Format: Book

Walking the Steps of Cincinnati: A Guide to the Queen City’s Scenic and Historic Secrets is a revised and updated version of Mary Anna DuSablon’s original guidebook, first published in 1998. This new edition describes and maps thirty-four walks of varying lengths and levels...
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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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Secrets of the National Parks - The Experts Guide to the Best Experiences Beyond the Tourist Trail

National Geographic Society . Book Division. - National Geographic Society
Format: Paperback

Identifies hidden treasures and lesser-known points of interest in each of America's national parks.
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Fodor's Walt Disney World 2016: With Universal & the Best of Orlando

Fodor's - Fodor's Travel Publications
Format: Paperback

For generations, Americans have come to play and dream in Orlando. Whether visitors want to wander the halls of Hogwarts or dine with Cinderella, Fodor's Walt Disney World provides everything they need to know. Color photos and features highlight the best of the theme parks, area hotels...
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The Rough Guide to the USA

Rough Guides. - Rough Guides
Format: Print book

This in-depth coverage of the United States's attractions, sites, museums, and more takes you to the most rewarding spots - from the Grand Canyon to the Brooklyn Bridge to the Space Needle - and stunning color photography brings the land to life on the pages.Discover the US's biggest...
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The Brooklyn Nobody Knows: An Urban Walking Guide

William B Helmreich - Princeton University Press
Format: Print book

Bill Helmreich walked every block of New York City--6,000 miles in all--to write the award-winning The New York Nobody Knows. Now he has re-walked Brooklyn--some 816 miles--to write this one-of-a-kind walking guide to the city's hottest borough. Drawing on hundreds of conversations...
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The Bucket List: 1000 Adventures Big & Small

Kath Stathers - Universe
Format: Print book

With 1,000 adventures for all ages, it's never too soon or too late to begin the things you've only dreamed of doing. We all have things we'd like to do - one day - but work, family, school, money, and responsibilities get in the way. This invaluable guide to fun, fantastic,...
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United States of LEGO®: A Brick Tour of America

Jeff Friesen - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Book

United States of LEGO takes readers on a journey across America that has never been seen before. Photographer Jeff Friesen composes artful LEGO brick dioramas, each revealing a scene with a witty caption that celebrates what makes every American state unique, incorporating toy-scale monuments,...
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American Dreamer: My Story of Survival, Adventure, and Success

Robert Halmi Sr. - Lyons Press
Format: Hardcover

On July 30, 2014, shortly after completing this autobiography, Robert Halmi, the prolific producer of television movies and miniseries, died at the age of 90. Hailed by Variety as A Gulliver Among TV Movie Producers, he had a hand in more than 200 long-form narrative television projects...
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