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Archaeology from Space: How the Future Shapes Our Past
Sarah Parcak - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover
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Winner of Archaeological Institute of Americas Felicia A. Holton Book Award * Winner of the Phi Beta Kappa Prize for Science * An Amazon Best Science Book of 2019 * A Science Friday Best Science Book of 2019 * A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2019 * A Science News Best Book... |
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Journeys of a Lifetime, Second Edition: 500 of the World's Greatest Trips
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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Featuring 120 new destinations, this best-selling inspirational travel guide reveals 500 celebrated and lesser-known destinations around the globe, from ocean cruises in Antarctica to horse treks in the Andes. Completely revised and updated for its 10th anniversary.Compiled from the favorite... |
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Bookshops: A Reader's History
Jorge Carrión - Biblioasis
Format: Hardcover
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"Bookshops is the best kind of biblio-mystery, in which a cultivated and civilized detective guides us through the labyrinth of the world's stores, stopping to talk for a while, before plunging off on the next fascinating diversion. Jorge Carrion brings page-turning excitement... |
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The Complete Guidebook to Yosemite National Park
STEVEN P MEDLEY - Yosemite Conservancy
Format: Paperback
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In addition to things to see and do in the major regions of Yosemite, this guidebook also provides reservation information and dining options, suggests hikes and excursions at any level of desired activity, promotes safe enjoyment of the park, and covers major and little-known natural features.... |
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Living the RV Life: Your Ultimate Guide to Life on the Road
Marc Bennett - Adams Media
Format: Paperback
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Whether you're downsizing or thrill-seeking - or anything in between - find out if the RV lifestyle is right for you, and learn how to transition from a life of traditional home-ownership to one on the road. Do you love traveling? Meeting new people and seeing new places? Are you craving... |
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Off the Rails: A Train Trip Through Life
Beppe Severgnini - Berkley
Format: Hardcover
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In this witty and entertaining collection of travel tales, an acclaimed journalist explores his obsession with trains--and what his rail journeys have taught him about culture and identity."I've gone around the world in installments. Every trip has been a revelation. I've watched regions,... |
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Compass American Guides: Yosemite and Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks
FODOR'S TRAVEL GUIDES. - Fodor's Travel
Format: Paperback
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Written by locals, Fodor's Compass American Guides: Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks is the perfect guidebook for those looking for insider tips to make the most out their visit to Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon. Complete with detailed maps and concise descriptions,... |
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Best Ever Travel Tips
LONELY PLANET. - Lonely Planet
Format: Flexibound
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Lonely Planet's pocket-sized bestseller is back, packed with great ideas, insider advice, tricks and trade secrets to help you win at travel, from scoring that elusive upgrade to staying safe on the road. We've spoken to dozens of seriously clued-up travel gurus including industry experts,... |
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Lonely Planet's Ultimate Eats
LONELY PLANET. - Lonely Planet Food
Format: Hardcover
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The world's top 500 food experiences - ranked! We asked the planet's top chefs, food writers and our food-obsessed authors to name their favorite, most authentic gastronomic encounters. The result is a journey to Mozambique for piri-piri chicken, Japan for bullet train bento boxes, San Sebastian... |
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Historic New England: A Tour of the Region's Top 100 National Landmarks
Patricia Harris - Globe Pequot Press
Format: Paperback
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National Historic Landmarks are touchstones of our collective past that still resonate with our present. The six New England states have nearly 400 such places. However, important doesn't always translate into interesting ans so we have Historic New England: A Tour of the Region's Top 100 National... |
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Michelin Green Guide Italy
MICHELIN. - Michelin
Format: Paperback
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The updated Green Guide Italy offers travelers the inspiration to create a memorable journey, with Italy's Must See cities, its historic cathedrals, castles and Roman ruins, its wine regions and gourmet destinations, its outdoor activities and natural settings, or Michelin's many driving... |
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A Year in Paris: Season by Season in the City of Light
John Baxter - Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback
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A Paperback OriginalFrom the incomparable John Baxter, the bestselling author of The Most Beautiful Walk in the World, a sumptuous and definitive portrait of Paris through the seasons, highlighting the unique tastes, sights, and changing personality of the city in spring, summer, fall,... |
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The Rhine: Following Europe's Greatest River from Amsterdam to the Alps
Ben Coates - Nicholas Brealey
Format: Paperback
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The Rhine is one of the world's greatest rivers. Once forming the outer frontier of the Roman Empire, it flows 800 miles from the social democratic playground of the Netherlands, through the industrial and political powerhouses of Germany and France, to the wealthy mountain fortresses of Switzerland... |
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All Over the Map: A Cartographic Odyssey
Betsy Mason - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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Created for map lovers by map lovers, this rich book explores the intriguing stories behind maps across history and illuminates how the art of cartography thrives today. In this visually stunning book, award-winning journalists Betsy Mason and Greg Miller--authors of the National Geographic... |
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Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways
Jamie Jensen - Moon Travel
Format: Paperback
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The Road Awaits! Criss-cross the country on America's classic two-lane highways with Road Trip USA!Inside Road Trip USA you'll find:A flexible network of route combinations color-coded and extensively cross-referenced to allow for hundreds of possible itinerariesMile-by-mile highlights... |
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Travel with Purpose: A Field Guide to Voluntourism
Jeff Blumenfeld - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Paperback
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Imagine yourself in a schoolroom in one of the most remote regions of one of the most hard-to-reach countries on earth. Nepal. The Lower Mustang region to be exact. To reach it takes a 14-hour flight from New York to Doha, Qatar. Then four hours by air to Kathmandu. Transfer at one of the world's... |
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Ultimate Smokies: Discovering Great Smoky Mountains National Park
ANDREW KYLE SAUCIER - Globe Pequot Press
Format: Hardcover
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A spectacular visual tour of one of the country's most popular and accessible national parks--Great Smoky Mountains.Visiting Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a beloved past time for families and fans of outdoor recreation like hiking, camping, and fishing. These 814 square miles... |
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Lost Children Archive: A novel
Valeria Luiselli - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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From the two-time NBCC Finalist, a fiercely imaginative novel about a family's summer road trip across America--a journey that, with breathtaking imagery, spare lyricism, and profound humanity, probes the nature of justice and equality in America today.A mother and father set out with their... |
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Underland: A Deep Time Journey
Robert Macfarlane - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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From the best-selling, award-winning author of Landmarks and The Old Ways, a haunting voyage into the planet's past and future.Hailed as "the great nature writer of this generation" (Wall Street Journal) , Robert Macfarlane is the celebrated author of books about the intersections... |
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Rediscovering Travel: A Guide for the Globally Curious
SETH KUGEL - Liveright
Format: Hardcover
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An indispensable companion for rookie and veteran travelers alike that promises to revolutionize both how and why we vacation. By captivating millions during his six-year, fifty-country tenure as the New York Times's "Frugal Traveler," Seth Kugel has become one of our most internationally... |
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Hazards of Time Travel: A Novel
JOYCE CAROL OATES - Ecco
Format: Hardcover
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An ingenious, dystopian novel of one young woman's resistance against the constraints of an oppressive society, from the inventive imagination of Joyce Carol Oates "Time travel" - and its hazards - are made literal in this astonishing new novel in which a recklessly idealistic... |
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The Cook: A Novel
Maylis de Kerangal - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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Maylis de Kerangal follows up her acclaimed novel The Heart with a dissection of the world of a young Parisian chefMore like a poetic biographical essay on a fictional person than a novel, The Cook is a coming-of-age journey centered on Mauro, a young self-taught cook. The story is told... |
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A Year Off: A story about traveling the world - and how to make it happen for you
Alexandra Brown - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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Wait for me... Who knew these three words said to a near stranger would start an international travel adventure?A Year Off is one part travel guide, one part travel essays and photos, and one part memoir documenting the story of Alexandra and David Brown, a couple who decided to take a year... |
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Presidents, Battles, and Must-See Civil War Destinations: Exploring a Kentucky Divided
Cameron M. Ludwick - Indiana University Press
Format: Paperback
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As a border state and strategic territory, Kentucky was fiercely contested by the Union and the Confederacy and had ties to both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. Kentucky natives and adventure aficionados Cameron M. Ludwick and Blair Thomas Hess plot the course for a fun-filled road... |
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The Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide for the World's Most Adventurous Kid
DYLAN THURAS - Workman Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover
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The team behind the #1 bestselling Atlas Obscura presents a kid's illustrated guide to 100 of the world's most mesmerizing and mysterious wonders, both natural and manmade, in 47 countries and on every continent on earth. Travel the world through common points of interest, from sacred... |
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Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
Jared Diamond - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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A brilliant new theory of how and why some nations recover from trauma and others don't, by the author of the landmark bestsellers Guns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse. In his earlier bestsellers Guns, Germs and Steel and Collapse, Jared Diamond transformed our understanding... |
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NYC Walks: Guide to New Architecture
John Hill - Prestel
Format: Paperback
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The first-ever walking tour guide of New York City's stunning contemporary architecture showcases the most intriguing new buildings in the city.It can be hard to keep up with New York City's surge of cutting-edge architecture since the turn of the millennium. This portable, easy-to-use... |
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How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
RYAN NORTH - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover
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Get ready to make history. . . better.What would you do if a time machine hurled you thousands of years into the past . . . and then broke? How would you survive? Could you improve on humanity's original timeline? And how hard would it be to domesticate a giant wombat?Don't worry:... |
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The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West
David McCullough - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important and dramatic chapter in the American story - the settling of the Northwest Territory by dauntless pioneers who overcame incredible hardships to build a community based on ideals... |
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Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas 2019
BOB SEHLINGER - Unofficial Guides
Format: Paperback
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Your guide on how to have fun and understand the crazy environment that is today's Las Vegas With insightful writing, up-to-date reviews of major attractions, and a lot of "local" knowledge, The Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas 2019 has it all. Compiled and written by a team... |
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Staying Healthy Abroad: A Global Traveler's Guide
Christopher Sanford M.D. - University of Washington Press
Format: Paperback
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Whether planning a long weekend in Mexico or an African safari, travelers need current and practical information on protecting their health in foreign countries. Staying Healthy Abroad gives straightforward and easy-to-follow recommendations for those traveling for pleasure, study, business,... |
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Anthony Bourdain Remembered
CNN - Ecco
Format: Hardcover
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A moving and insightful collection of quotes, memories, and images celebrating the life of Anthony Bourdain When Anthony Bourdain died in June 2018, the outpouring of love from his fans around the world was momentous. The tributes spoke to his legacy: That the world is much smaller than... |
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Time Pieces: A Dublin Memoir
JOHN BANVILLE - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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From the internationally acclaimed and Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea and the Benjamin Black mysteries--a vividly evocative memoir that unfolds around the author's recollections, experience, and imaginings of Dublin.As much about the life of the city as it is about a life... |
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Out There: A Scientific Guide to Alien Life, Antimatter, and Human Space Travel
Michael Wall - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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We've all asked ourselves the question. It's impossible to look up at the stars and NOT think about it: Are we alone in the universe? Books, movies and television shows proliferate that attempt to answer this question and explore it. In OUT THERE Space.com senior writer Dr. Michael Wall... |
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Rick Steves Germany 2018
RICK STEVES - Rick Steves
Format: Paperback
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You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Germany.This guidebook takes you from fairy-tale castles, alpine forests, and quaint villages to the energetic Germany of today. Get the details on cruising the romantic Rhine or summiting the Zugspitze.... |
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See You in the Piazza: New Places to Discover in Italy
Frances Mayes - Crown
Format: Hardcover
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Bestselling and beloved author Frances Mayes discovers the hidden pleasures of Italy in a sumptuous travel narrative that crisscrosses the country, with inventive new recipes celebrating Italian cuisineThe Roman Forum, the Leaning Tower, the Piazza San Marco: these are the sights synonymous... |
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The Road Home
Richard Paul Evans - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Richard Paul Evans, the dramatic conclusion in the riveting Broken Road trilogy - a powerful redemption story about finding happiness on a pilgrimage across iconic Route 66.Chicago celebrity and pitchman Charles James is supposed to be dead.... |
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Amazing Train Journeys
Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet
Format: Hardcover
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Experience 60 of the world's greatest and most unforgettable train journeys, from classic long-distance trips like Western Canada's Rocky Mountaineer and Darwin to Adelaide's The Ghan, to little-known gems on regular commuting lines. We've always had a soft spot for trains. We know the moment... |
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Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race
Lara Prior-Palmer - Catapult
Format: Hardcover
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One of Entertainment Weekly's Most Anticipated Books of 2019 "Lara's searingly honest account of her astonishing rise from hopeless underdog to Mongol Derby Champion leaves grit in your teeth and dust in your hair. I laughed, I cried and I felt every bruise. I was riveted til the last... |
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Bella Figura: How to Live, Love, and Eat the Italian Way
Kamin Mohammadi - Knopf
Format: eBook
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One woman's story of finding beauty, and herself--and a practical guide to living a better life, the Italian way!Kamin Mohammadi, a magazine editor in London, should have been on top of the world. But after heartbreak and loneliness, the stress of her "dream life" was ruining... |
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On the Ganges: Encounters with Saints and Sinners on India's Mythic River
GEORGE BLACK - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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Journey along one of the world's greatest rivers and catch a glimpse into the lives and cultures of the people who live along its banksThe Ganges flows through northern India and Bangladesh for more than 1,500 miles before emptying into the Bay of Bengal. It is sacred to Hindus who worship... |
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Search for the Shamir
Eric A Kimmel - Kar-Ben Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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A close encounter with Grandma Mina's time-traveling carpet sends Scarlett and Sam to ancient Jerusalem, where some very important people need their help. The twins meet the prophet Nathan, the warrior Benayahu ben Yehoiada, and even King Solomon himself, the wisest ruler of all time.... |
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The Jersey Shore: The Past, Present & Future of a National Treasure
Dominick A Mazzagetti - Rutgers University Press
Format: Hardcover
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In The Jersey Shore, Dominick Mazzagetti provides a modern re-telling of the history, culture, and landscapes of this famous region, from the 1600s to the present. The Shore, from Sandy Hook to Cape May, became a national resort in the late 1800s and contributes enormously to New Jersey's... |
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Lake of the Ozarks: My Surreal Summers in a Vanishing America
Bill Geist - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Before there was "tourism" and souvenir ashtrays became "kitsch," the Lake of the Ozarks was a Shangri-La for middle-class Midwestern families on vacation, complete with man-made beaches, Hillbilly Mini Golf, and feathered rubber tomahawks. It was there that author... |
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Devil's Mile: The Rich, Gritty History of the Bowery
ALICE SPARBERG ALEXIOU - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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Kevin Baker, author of The Big Crowd: "Devil's Mile is a terrific read. Alice Sparberg Alexiou knows her history, and she brings it all brimming to life here in the story of the Bowery, the most notorious street in America."A fascinating cultural history of New York... |
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The Road to Walden
Kevin Dann - Center Point Pub
Format: Large Print
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When Henry David Thoreau launched his experiment in living at Walden Pond, he began by walking beyond the narrow limits of his neighbors, simply by putting himself at a mile remove from Concord's bourgeois epicenter -- and a thousand-mile remove from stasis, complacency, and conformity. |
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Sicily: Land Of Love And Strife
Mark Spano - Dreamscape Media
Format: DVD
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Little has been produced about the cultural or historic relevance of Sicily. The most invaded place on the planet, the three-sided island rivals Greece and Egypt as a primary source for Western ideas. Sicily: Land of Love and Strife takes the viewer to a place more fascinating and more... |
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Spying on the South: An Odyssey Across the American Divide
Tony Horwitz - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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Beloved best-selling author Tony Horwitz retraces Frederick Law Olmsted's epic journey across the American South in the 1850s, as he too searches for common ground in a dangerously riven nation.On the eve of the Civil War, an up-and-coming newspaper, the New York Times, sent a young... |
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Tasting Italy: A Culinary Journey
America's Test Kitchen (Firm) - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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The experts at America's Test Kitchen and National Geographic bring Italy's magnificent cuisine, culture, and landscapes--and 100 authentic regional recipes--right to your kitchen.Featuring 100 innovative, kitchen-tested recipes, 300 gorgeous color photographs, and 30 maps, this illustrated... |
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Volunteer: A Traveller's Guide to Making a Difference Around the World
LONELY PLANET. - Lonely Planet
Format: Paperback
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Are you looking for a more meaningful travel experience? Do you want to give back to the communities you visit, make a genuine connection with locals, meet like-minded travellers and build your skills? International volunteering opens up all these opportunities and this book has all the advice... |
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Iceland: A Visual Tour
Tony Sweet
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Immerse yourself in the breathtaking natural landscape of Iceland with over 150 evocative photos from one of the industry's leading photographic artists. Author Tony Sweet shares his stunning images of Iceland's most scenic vistas, including Mt. Kirkjufell, Glacial Lagoon, Sneffle |
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The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London
Christopher Skaife - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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The first behind-the-scenes account of life with the legendary ravens at the world's eeriest monumentThe ravens at the Tower of London are of mighty importance: rumor has it that if a raven from the Tower should ever leave, the city will fall. The title of Ravenmaster, therefore, is a serious... |
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Explorer's Guide Adirondacks
ANNIE STOLTIE - Countryman Press
Format: Paperback
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The essential companion to the Adirondacks and beyond Returning in its eighth edition, this fully updated guide provides details of Adirondack Park's history and geography, as well as the cultural, lodging, dining, and recreational opportunities that abound here and in its gateway cities... |
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The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah: Fear and Love in the Modern Middle East
Adam Valen Levinson - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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Chronically questioning, funny, and bold, a young American explores the majority-Muslim lands that scare him most.Armed only with college Arabic and restless curiosity, Adam Valen Levinson sets out to "learn about the world 9/11 made us fear." From a base in globalized and sterilized... |
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The Plaza: The Secret Life of America's Most Famous Hotel
Julie Satow - Twelve
Format: Hardcover
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Journalist Julie Satow's thrilling, unforgettable history of how one illustrious hotel has defined our understanding of money and glamour, from the Gilded Age to the Go-Go Eighties to today's Billionaire Row. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px... |
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I Might Regret This: Essays, Drawings, Vulnerabilities, and Other Stuff
ABBI JACOBSON - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times BestsellerFrom the co-creator and co-star of the hit series Broad City, a "poignant, funny, and beautifully unabashed" (Cheryl Strayed) bestselling essay collection about love, loss, work, comedy, and figuring out who you really are when... |
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Work Your Way Around the World: The globetrotters bible
SUSAN GRIFFITH - Crimson Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Travelling the world is something everyone should do. But a trip of a lifetime does come at a cost, and if you don't want to wait years saving, then Work your Way Around the World is the book for you.For summer jobs, volunteering or jobs abroad, Work Your Way Around the World is the number... |
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Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country
Pam Houston - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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"How do we become who we are in the world? We ask the world to teach us."On her 120-acre homestead high in the Colorado Rockies, beloved writer Pam Houston learns what it means to care for a piece of land and the creatures on it. Elk calves and bluebirds mark the changing seasons,... |
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Secret New York: An Unusual Guide
T M RIVES - Jonglez Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Discover Secret Gardens, decipher ancient riddles on tombstones, visit a disturbed Indian burial ground, observe the stars and planets through a university telescope, frown at a bronze statue of Lenin, harvest mastodon food in Central Park, enjoy the aroma of a roomful of dirt, find a Venetian... |
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Lonely Planet Blue Ridge Parkway Road Trips
Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet
Format: Paperback
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Lonely Planet: The world's number one travel guide publisher* Lonely Planet's Blue Ridge Parkway Road Trips is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Cross a mile-high suspension bridge for a parkway... |
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Visions of France
Roy A Hammond - PBS
Format: DVD
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Two popular travel destinations in France unfold from a bird's eye view. See the beauty of southeastern France from a spectacular vantage point. Shot in high-definition from a helicopter-mounted camera, these two programs afford dazzling views of historic Provence, and the world-famous... |
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Northland: A 4,000-Mile Journey Along America's Forgotten Border
Porter Fox - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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A quest to rediscover America's other border -- the fascinating but little-known northern one.America's northern border is the world's longest international boundary, yet it remains obscure even to Americans. The northern border was America's primary border for centuries -- much of the early... |
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Berlitz Cruising and Cruise Ships 2019
BERLITZ. - Berlitz Travel
Format: Paperback
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If you want a holiday that's hassle-free, virtually pre-paid, and that lets you see lots of places while only needing to pack and unpack once, then you should try a cruise. This best-selling book is the cruise industry bible: it gives you all the information you need to choose the right... |
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Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2019
Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet
Format: Hardcover
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This annual bestseller ranks the hottest, must-visit countries, regions, cities and best-value destinations for 2019. Drawing on the knowledge and passion of Lonely Planet's staff, authors and online community, we present a year's worth of inspiration to take you out of the ordinary... |
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Underground: A Human History of the Worlds Beneath Our Feet
Will Hunt - Spiegel & Grau
Format: Hardcover
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An exploration of the history, science, architecture, and mythology of the subterranean landscape and our relationship with the worlds beneath our feet--for fans of quirky, obsessive narrative histories, such as Confederates in the Attic and How Things Work.Will Hunt is an urban... |
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Ed Helms
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The Best Hits on Route 66: 100 Essential Stops on the Mother Road
Amy Bizzarri - Globe Pequot Press
Format: Paperback
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Inspiring, practical, and entertaining, this is the premier guide to all the off-the-radar stops along America's Mother Road that you simply must not miss. Author Amy Bizzarri, a Route 66 expert and enthusiast, provides a comprehensive list of 100 unique stops that you'll want to take... |
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The Writer's Map: An Atlas of Imaginary Lands
Huw Lewis-Jones - University of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover
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It's one of the first things we discover as children, reading and drawing: Maps have a unique power to transport us to distant lands on wondrous travels. Put a map at the start of a book, and we know an adventure is going to follow. Displaying this truth with beautiful full-color illustrations,... |
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SILA and the Gatekeepers of the Arctic
Inuit Villagers - Films2C
Format: DVD
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In the striking frozen landscape of Greenland, the once-thriving Inuit culture and traditional life is threatened by the impact of global warming and the melting of the Arctic ice. The concept of SILA, a term that encompasses weather, balance, consciousness, frames a story in the world... |
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Homeplace: A Southern Town, a Country Legend, and the Last Days of a Mountaintop Honky-Tonk
John Lingan - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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An intimate account of country music, social change, and a vanishing way of life as a Shenandoah town collides with the twenty-first century Winchester, Virginia is an emblematic American town. When John Lingan first traveled there, it was to seek out Jim McCoy: local honky-tonk owner and the DJ who first... |
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Europe by Eurail 2019: Touring Europe by Train
Laverne Ferguson-Kosinski
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Europe by Eurail has been the train traveler's one-stop source for visiting Europe's cities and countries by rail for more than forty years. This comprehensive guide provides the latest information on fares, schedules, and pass options, as well as detailed information on more than |
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100 Dives of a Lifetime: The World's Ultimate Underwater Destinations
Carrie Miller - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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Explore 100 breathtaking scuba diving sites around the world--from the cenotes of Mexico to the best wreck in Micronesia--through stunning National Geographic photography, expert tips, and cutting-edge travel advice.Filled with more than 350 images from National Geographic, 100 Dives... |
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A Spotter's Guide to Amazing Architecture
LONELY PLANET.
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The next in our Spotter's Guide series reveals 120 of the world's great human constructions and where to find them, from cloud-piercing skyscrapers and ancient sites to classic buildings and contemporary designs. Packed with facts, maps and photos, it's a fun and fascinating in |
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The Camper Book: A Celebration of a Moveable American Dream
Dave Hoekstra - Chicago Review Press
Format: Paperback
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The Camper Book will captivate all those who dream of waving good-bye to the rat race from the window of their own moveable home, be it a camper, RV, travel trailer, camper van, or tiny camper. Not just for placid retirees anymore, camper culture has sprung up among simplicity-seeking millennials,... |
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The Unofficial Guide to the Disney Cruise Line 2019
Len Testa - Unofficial Guides
Format: Paperback
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Your no-nonsense, consumer-oriented guide to Disney's Cruise Line The Unofficial Guide to the Disney Cruise Line by Len Testa with Erin Foster, Laurel Stewart, and Ritchey Halphen describes the best of Disney's ships and itineraries, including a couple of stellar restaurants, top-notch... |
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The Best Moment Of Your Life
Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet
Format: Hardcover
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Discover 100 life-changing travel experiences. Familiar faces from the world of travel, plus Lonely Planet writers, share their most remarkable, poignant and memorable experiences from the road - moments that changed them as individuals and reshaped their perspective on the world. Tales... |
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The Solo Travel Handbook
LONELY PLANET. - Lonely Planet
Format: Paperback
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Don't let the idea of travelling alone stop you from living out your dreams. Packed with tips and advice for before and during your travels, The Solo Travel Handbook gives you the confidence and know-how to explore the world on your own, whether you're planning a once-in-a-lifetime... |
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My Twenty-Five Years in Provence: Reflections on Then and Now
PETER MAYLE - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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The beloved author Peter Mayle, champion of all things Provence, here in a final volume of all new writing, offers vivid recollections from his twenty-five years in the South of France--lessons learned, culinary delights enjoyed, and changes observed.Twenty-five years ago, Peter Mayle and his wife,... |
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Alone Time: Four Seasons, Four Cities, and the Pleasures of Solitude
Stephanie Rosenbloom - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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A wise, passionate account of the pleasures of travelling soloIn our increasingly frantic daily lives, many people are genuinely fearful of the prospect of solitude, but time alone can be both rich and restorative, especially when travelling. Through on-the-ground reporting and recounting... |
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Pasta, Pane, Vino: Deep Travels Through Italy's Food Culture
MATT GOULDING - Harper Wave/Anthony Bourdain
Format: Hardcover
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Joining the acclaimed Rice, Noodle, Fish and Grape, Olive, Pig, a gorgeously illustrated food-lover's tour through the incomparable cuisine and culture of Italy from the James Beard Award-winning author Matt Goulding and his popular website Roads & Kingdoms.Immerse yourself in the breadth... |
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Chesapeake Requiem: A Year with the Watermen of Vanishing Tangier Island
EARL SWIFT - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover
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A brilliant, soulful, and timely portrait of a two-hundred-year-old crabbing community in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay as it faces extinction from rising sea levels - part natural history of an extraordinary ecosystem, starring the beloved blue crab; part paean to a vanishing way of life;... |
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Lands of Lost Borders: A Journey on the Silk Road
KATE HARRIS - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover
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Lands of Lost Borders carried me up into a state of openness and excitement I haven't felt for years. It's a modern classic." - Pico IyerA brilliant, fierce writer makes her debut with this enthralling travelogue and memoir of her journey by bicycle along the Silk Road - an illuminating... |
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Walls: A History of Civilization in Blood and Brick
DAVID FRYE - Scribner Book Company
Format: Hardcover
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In Walls historian David Frye tells the epic story of history's greatest manmade barriers, from ancient times to the present. It is a haunting and frequently eye-opening saga - one that reveals a startling link between what we build and how we live. With Frye as our raconteur-guide, we journey... |
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