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Tocqueville's Discovery of America
Leo Damrosch - Farrar, Straus and Giroux Format: Paperback
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Alexis de Tocqueville is more quoted than read; commentators across the political spectrum invoke him as an oracle who defined America and its democracy for all times. But in fact his masterpiece, Democracy in America, was the product of a young man's open-minded experience of America... |
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Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America
John Waters - Farrar, Straus and Giroux Format: Paperback
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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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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: London
DK Publishing - DK Travel; Fol Pap/Ma edition Format: Paperback
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Newly revised, updated, and redesigned for 2014. Experience the best of London with DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: London. This newly updated travel guide for London will lead you straight to the best attractions this city has to offer, whether you are looking for the "real" London... |
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Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey into the Heart of America
JAMES FALLOWS - Pantheon Format: Hardcover
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A unique, revelatory portrait of the civic and economic renewal already taking place across America, town by town and generally out of view of the national media. A surprisingly hopeful view of the country between its coasts.For the last five years, James and Deborah Fallows have been traveling... |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Budapest
DK Publishing - DK Travel; Fol Pap/Ma edition Format: Print book
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Budapest will lead you straight to the best attractions this city has to offer. The guide includes unique illustrated cutaways, floor plans, and reconstructions of Budapests stunning architecture, along with 3-D aerial views of the key districts to explore on foot.... |
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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
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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 cafs, designer boutiques, and political protests and crackdowns in Moscow, the real Russia exists.Midnight in Siberia chronicles... |
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Bella Figura: How to Live, Love, and Eat the Italian Way
Kamin Mohammadi - Knopf Format: Hardcover
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"She walks down the street with a swing in her step and a lift to her head. She radiates allure as if followed by a personal spotlight. She may be tall or short, slim or pneumatically curvaceous, dressed discreetly or ostentatiously - it matters not. Her gait, her composure, the very... |
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Journeys Home: Inspiring Stories, Plus Tips and Strategies to Find Your Family History
Andrew McCarthy - National Geographic Format: Hardcover
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Addressing the explosive growth in ancestral travel, this compelling narrative combines intriguing tales of discovery with tips on how to begin your own explorations. Actor and award-winning travel writer Andrew McCarthy's featured story recounts his recent quest to uncover his family's... |
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A Fifty-Year Silence: Love, War, and a Ruined House in France
Miranda Richmond Mouillot - Crown Format: Hardcover
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A young woman moves across an ocean to uncover the truth about her grandparents' mysterious estrangement and pieces together the extraordinary story of their wartime experiences In 1948, after surviving World War II by escaping Nazi-occupied France for refugee camps in Switzerland,... |
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Discovering Black Vermont: African American Farmers in Hinesburgh, 1790-1890
Elise A. Guyette - Vermont; 1 edition Format: Paperback
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An impressive work of historical recovery, Discovering Black Vermont tells the story of three generations of free blacks trying to build a life and community in northern Vermont in the years following statehood. By piecing together fragments of the history of free blacks in Vermont—tax... |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Italian Riviera
DK Publishing - DK Eyewitness Travel; Reprint edition Format: Paperback
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Italian Riviera uses unparalleled photography, 3-D illustrated maps, and specially commissioned cutaway illustrations of major architectural sights to help you uncover the secrets of this beautiful region. Detailed street views of all the key areas to visit give... |
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Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye: A Journey
Marie Mutsuki Mockett - W.W. Norton & Company Format: Print book
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How does one cope with overwhelming grief?Marie Mutsuki Mockett's family owns a Buddhist temple 25 miles from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. In March 2011, after the earthquake and tsunami, radiation levels prohibited the burial of her Japanese grandfather's bones. As Japan... |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Sweden
DK Publishing - DK Travel; Rev Rep edition Format: Paperback
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Sweden is your expert guide to this breathtaking country. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floor plans, and reconstructions of the must-see sights, plus street-by-street maps of all cities and towns. DKs insider travel tips and essential local... |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Italy
Ros Belford - Dk Publishing Format: Paperback
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The DK Eyewitness Italy Travel Guide is your indispensable guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the must-see sites, plus street-by-street maps of all the fascinating cities and towns. The new-look... |
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In Cold Blood
Truman Capote - Vintage Format: Paperback
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The most famous true crime novel of all time and one of the first non-fiction novels ever written; In Cold Blood is the bestseller that haunted its author long after he finished writing it. On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family... |
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101 Places Not to See Before You Die
Catherine Price - Harper Perennial; 1 edition Format: Paperback
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“I had no idea so many god-awful places exist in this world….Catherine Price is a hilarious guide to all that is sucky.” —Novella Carpenter, author of Farm City: the Education of an Urban Farmer Irreverent and compulsively readable, 101 Places Not to See Before... |
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Lonely Planet Pocket Washington, DC
LONELY PLANET. - Lonely Planet Format: Paperback
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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Pocket Washington, DC is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Climb the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, tour the White House and learn... |
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Following Atticus - Forty-Eight Peaks, One Little Dog and an Extraordinary Friendship
Tom Ryan - William Morrow Format: Hardcover
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Following Atticus - Forty-Eight Peaks, One Little Dog and an Extraordinary Friendship is about a middle-aged, overweight, and acrophobic newspaper editor Tom Ryan and a little dog, Atticus M. Finch, are an unlikely pair of mountaineers, but after a close friend dies of cancer, the two pay tribute... |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Sicily
DK Publishing - DK Eyewitness Travel Format: Print book
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guides: the most maps, photography, and illustrations of any guide. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Sicily is your in-depth guide to the very best of Sicily. From the best shops and markets to spectacular areas of natural beauty, make the most of your trip to Sicily with... |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Seville & Andalusia
DK Publishing - DK Eyewitness Travel; Rep Rev edition Format: Paperback
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Seville and Andalusia is a must-have guidebook for traveling to this beautiful region of Spain. The guide includes unique cutaways, floor plans and reconstructions of the Seville's major architectural sights, plus a pull-out city map marked with attractions... |
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Buildings of Vermont
Glenn M. Andres - University of Virginia Press; 1St Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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Most picture Vermont with handsome barns overlooking rolling pastures, white country churches punctuating hillsides of blazing maples, and small villages clustered around gracious greens. While not inaccurate, this image does little justice to the architectural richness of a state that... |
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The Emperor Far Away: Travels at the Edge of China
David Eimer - Bloomsbury USA Format: Hardcover
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In 1949, Mao Zedong announced the birth of the People’s Republic of China, a proclamation to the world that, after centuries of war and social conflict, China had emerged as one nation. Since then, this idea has been propagated by broadcasts of marches and mass demonstrations of unity,... |
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In Search of the Perfect Loaf: A Home Baker's Odyssey
Samuel Fromartz - Viking Format: Hardcover
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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST FOOD BOOKS OF 2014 BY THE ATLANTIC AND NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICIf you love great bread, you will love this book! From Paris, to Berlin, to Marienthal, Kansas, we follow Sam on his quest as he shares his love for bread and the baking secrets he learned along the way.Daniel... |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Brussels, Bruges, Ghent & Antwerp
DK Publishing - DK Travel; Rep Rev edition Format: Paperback
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Brussels, Bruges, Ghent & Antwerp is your indispensable guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floor plans and reconstructions of the must-see sights, plus street-by-street maps. The also is packed with... |
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In Manchuria: A Village Called Wasteland and the Transformation of Rural China
Michael Meyer - Bloomsbury Press Format: Hardcover
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In the tradition of In Patagonia and Great Plains, Michael Meyers In Manchuria is a scintillating combination of memoir, contemporary reporting, and historical research, presenting a unique profile of Chinas legendary northeast territory. For three years, Meyer rented a home in the rice-farming... |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Australia
Jan Duffy Helen Kloeden Paul Le Plaistrier Jacinta Collectif Bowen - Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd Format: Print book
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The DK Eyewitness Australia Travel Guide is your indispensable guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the must-see sites, plus street-by-street maps of all the fascinating cities and towns. The new-look... |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Italy
INC DORLING KINDERSLEY - DK Eyewitness Travel Format: Paperback
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From touching the stones of the Colosseum in Rome to gazing up at Michelangelo's David in Florence to savoring a gelato along the canals of Venice, experience the rich cultural treasures this beautiful country has to offer. Discover DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Italy. - Hotel and restaurant... |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Australia
DK Publishing - DK Eyewitness Travel; Rev Rep edition Format: Paperback
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Australia is packed with color photographs, illustrations, and detailed maps that will help you discover Australia region-by-region, from the aboriginal sights of the Northern Territory to the wilderness of Tasmania. This fully updated guide includes 3-D illustrated... |
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The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2015
Bob Sehlinger - Unofficial Guides Format: Book
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If you purchase The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World in ebook format, receive free monthly updates via your device so youll be in the know about important changes, making your vacation planning better than ever! Compiled and written by a team of experienced researchers whose work has been... |
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The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
David Grann - Random House Audio Format: Audiobook
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A grand mystery reaching back centuries. A sensational disappearance that made headlines around the world. A quest for truth that leads to death, madness or disappearance for those who seek to solve it. The Lost City of Z is a blockbuster adventure narrative about what lies beneath the impenetrable... |
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Rhythm of the Wild: A Life Inspired by Alaska's Denali National Park
Kim Heacox - Lyons Press Format: Hardcover
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From Kim Heacox, the acclaimed author of The Only Kayak and John Muir and the Ice That Started a Fire, comes Rhythm of the Wild, an Alaska memoir focused on Denali National Park. Music runs through every page of this book, as do stories, rivers and wolves. At its heart, Rhythm of the Wild... |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: New England
DK Publishing - DK Eyewitness Travel; Revised edition Format: Book
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide New England will lead you straight to the best attractions this breathtaking region has to offer. Packed with stunning photography, illustrations, and detailed maps, this fully updated guide will help you discover the Northeast state by state, from rocky coast... |
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