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The Art of Pilgrimage: The Seeker's Guide to Making Travel Sacred

Phil Cousineau - Conari Press; Illustrated edition
Format: Paperback

On Literature, New Places, and the SacredThe classic guide to making travel meaningful. First published in 1998 and updated with a new preface by the author, The Art of Pilgrimage is a travel guide full of inspiration for the spiritual traveler.Not just for pilgrims. We are descendants...
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Atlas Obscura, 2nd Edition: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders

Joshua Foer - Workman Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover

"A wanderlust-whetting cabinet of curiosities on paper." - New York Times Praised as the "bestest travel guide ever" (Mary Roach) and "a joy to read and reread" (Neil Gaiman) , Atlas Obscura...
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National Geographic Atlas of Wild America

Jon Waterman - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover

From the deep forests of the Canadian Northwest to the red-rock deserts of the American Southwest, North America offers a myriad of opportunities for hiking, camping, trekking, and simply enjoying the abundance of the natural world. This opulent volume highlights 41 of those wilderness...
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Knit

Sara J. Wolf - Cooperative Press
Format: Paperback

All knitters like to acquire new and different kinds of yarn, especially during their travels. It's easy to find a local yarn shop, find a traditional knitted item to buy as a souvenir, and go home satisfied that you've made a connection to a new place. For author Sara Wolf, that...
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For the Love of Cupidity: A Valentine's Day Novella (Heart Hassle)

Raven Kennedy - Independently published
Format: Paperback

First comes love, then comes mating, then comes the baby and some cupid training. Cupidville is overrun with new cupid recruits, and it's up to me to train them in time for Valentine's Day. Too bad I have four mates who keep insisting that it's time for me to take a break.Juggling...
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Touring Hot Springs Washington and Oregon: The States' Best Resorts and Rustic Soaks

Jeff Birkby
Format: Paperback(3rd Edition)

Scattered from the rainforests of the Olympic Peninsula to the dry desert lakebeds of the Alvord Desert, the hot springs of Washington and Oregon provide some of the most unique vacation opportunities in the western United States. This guide describes 40 of the region's best soaks,...
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Roadside Geology of Montana

Don Hyndman - Mountain Press; Second edition
Format: Paperback

The Roadside Geology series originated in 1972 with Roadside Geology of the Northern Rockies. Fourteen years later, the Big Sky portion of that book was updated to become Roadside Geology of Montana, a bright-yellow field guide that soon graced bookshelves across the state. Now, nearly...
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On the Plain of Snakes: A Mexican Journey

Paul Theroux - Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

Legendary travel writer Paul Theroux drives the entire length of the US-Mexico border, then goes deep into the hinterland, on the back roads of Chiapas and Oaxaca, to uncover the rich, layered world behind today's brutal headlines.Paul Theroux has spent his life crisscrossing the globe...
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Claudia Roden's Mediterranean: Treasured Recipes from a Lifetime of Travel

Claudia Roden - Ten Speed Press
Format: Hardcover

Join world-renowned food writer Claudia Roden on a culinary journey across the Mediterranean, all from the comfort of your own dinner table. Widely credited with revolutionizing Western attitudes to Middle Eastern and Mediterranean food, Claudia is a living legend. Though best known for her deep...
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Delicious Disney: Walt Disney World: Recipes & Stories from The Most Magical Place on Earth

Pam Brandon - Disney Editions
Format: Hardcover

Walt Disney World honors its fiftieth anniversary with "The World's Most Magical Celebration," an incredible 18-month event that begins October 1, 2021. As part of the festivities, Delicious Disney: Walt Disney World is a holistic look at the Florida resort's culinary...
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