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The Seine: The River that Made Paris

Elaine Sciolino - W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

A vibrant, enchanting tour of the Seine from longtime New York Times foreign correspondent and best-selling author Elaine Sciolino.

Elaine Sciolino came to Paris as a young foreign correspondent and was seduced by a river. In The Seine, she tells the story of that river from its source...

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Route 66: Traveler's Guide and Roadside Companion

Tom Snyder - St. Martin's Griffin; Fourth Edition edition
Format: Print book

Fourth Edition --Fully revised and updated with new maps throughoutRight down Americas Main Street it rolled pausing at each town along the way then moving on carrying travelers in search of adventure romance or that rare chance for a new beginning Route knew many names the Mother Road...
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Moon USA National Parks: The Complete Guide to All 59 Parks

BECKY LOMAX - Moon Travel
Pages: 700
Format: Paperback

Moon Travel Guides: Find Your Adventure

They've been dubbed America's best idea for a reason: get inspired and get outdoors with Moon USA National Parks. Inside you'll find:
Coverage of all 59 national parks, from the misty mountains of the east and the redwoods of the west,...
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Meet Me in Venice: A Chinese Immigrant's Journey from the Far East to the Faraway West

Suzanne Ma - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

When Ye Pei dreamed of Venice as a girl, she imagined a magical floating city of canals and gondola rides. And she imagined her mother, successful in her new life and eager to embrace the daughter she had never forgotten. But when Ye Pei arrives in Italy, she learns her mother works on a farm...
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Flâneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice, and London

Lauren Elkin - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Amazon Best Books of the Month (March 2017)

The New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice

Financial Times, New Statesman and The Guardian Best Books of 2016

The flneur is the quintessentially masculine figure of privilege and leisure...

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Strange Harvests: The Hidden Histories of Seven Natural Objects

Edward Posnett - Viking
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

An original and magical map of our world and its riches, formed of the stories of the small-scale harvests of seven natural objects

In this beguiling book, Edward Posnett journeys to some of the most far-flung locales on the planet to bring us seven wonders of the natural world--eiderdown,...
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The Longest Line on the Map: The United States, the Pan-American Highway, and the Quest to Link the Americas

ERIC RUTKOW - Scribner
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

From the award-winning author of American Canopy, a dazzling account of the world's longest road, the Pan-American Highway, and the epic quest to link North and South America, a dramatic story of commerce, technology, politics, and the divergent fates of the Americas in the nineteenth...
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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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Frommers EasyGuide to San Antonio and Austin

Edie Jarolim
Format: Paperback

Your adventure in two of the most fascinating cities in the United States starts right here. Frommer's EasyGuide to San Antonio and Austin goes deep in the heart of Texas to give you clear, succinct, up-to-date, and honest advice for getting the most from Austin's quirky culture...

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100 Things to Do in Milwaukee Before You Die

Jennifer Posh - Reedy Press
Pages: 138
Format: Print book

Brew City, Cream City, the City of Festivals...whatever name you know it by, Milwaukee is a vibrant city where warm Midwestern charm meets a hearty industrial spirit. 100 Things to Do in Milwaukee Before You Die gives you the insider's perspective on everything from the city's most...
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